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Gov’t boost from moody’s $44m deficit miss forecast

MOODY'S has given the Government’s fiscal consolidation campaign a major boost by predicting that this year’s fiscal deficit will only narrowly overshoot its target by $44m.

Disclosures filed by some MPs as others decline response

AS the deadline for filing financial declarations as required by the Public Disclosure Act, a number of Members of Parliament confirmed they had filed on time – although several others declined to say or did not respond.

GBPA: We’ll fight govt over demand

THE Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) yesterday blasted the Government’s huge payment demand as ill-founded by arguing that Freeport’s $200m annual tax revenues far exceed what government invests in the city.

GBPA: $200m in taxes far exceed Gov’t outlay

THE Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) yesterday blasted the Government’s huge payment demand as ill-founded by arguing that the $200m tax revenues earned by the latter far exceed what it invests in Freeport.

Five charged with defrauding Water and Sewerage Corp, including two former employees

FIVE people, including two former Water and Sewerage Cooperation (WSC) employees, were granted bail yesterday after they were accused of defrauding WSC of tens of thousands of dollars from 2019 to 2020.

Gov’t eyes jet ski safety crackdown

The Government is eyeing a safety crackdown on jet ski operators that could result in the industry having to sign up to and abide by a ‘code of conduct’, it was revealed yesterday.

CARIFTA TV payment cut in half on contract breach

An upfront $50,000 cash payment related to broadcasting rights for last year’s 50th CARIFTA track and field championships was cut by 50 percent after organisers breached the contract.

Renward Wells airlifted to Florida

Former Cabinet Minister Renward Wells has been airlifted to Florida after being taken ill last week.

Bahamasair teams with TSA for faster security screening

Bahamasair says it has partnered with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide more efficient and seamless security processing for passengers flying to and from the US.

Lamar Taylor: ‘It’s just that I am tired right now’

WHILE Lamar Taylor welcomed the opportunity to compete against one of his toughest rivals in the Caribbean, he was disappointed that he didn’t perform as well as he anticipated with the matchup against Trinidad & Tobago’s Olympian Dylan Carter.

PI Straw Market relaunch to boost tourism’s authenticity

Senior Atlantis executives say the Paradise Island Straw Market’s relaunch, and creation of the accompanying Food Village, will provide tourists with more authentic experiences.

Three men charged on the murder of Renaldo Pinder

THREE men were behind bars yesterday after they were accused of killing a man last week.

FRONT PORCH: The ghosts of vicious colonial and racist mindset endure

There is a racist and colonial mindset born of European imperialism that endures.

Students learn how to farm

STUDENTS at Preston Albury High School, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, have been showcasing their crops.

Field athletes take home 23 out of 33 medals

OVER the last few years, the field events have garnered lots of attention as Bahamian athletes have risen to the occasion time and time again at all levels and, at the 51st CARIFTA Games in St George’s, Grenada, the field athletes delivered in a big way.

Date yourself, baby girl

IN THIS era of TikTok influence - the “girlies” are promoting more now than ever - the importance of taking time to “date yourself” as a woman.

Andros fire rages on

FIRE services continued to manage the massive Andros forest fire after additional fire fighters from New Providence arrived on the island to assist.

Residents voice objections to new PI resort proposal

RESIDENTS last night argued that plans to transform the former Paradise Harbour Club site into a seven-storey hotel represent an “overdevelopment” that will impact quality of life and devalue their properties.

Scout Association week of fellowship, training and information sharing

The Scout Association of the Bahamas, a dynamic youth organisation with a mission to develop the youth in myriad ways, recently hosted its annual week of fellowship, training and information sharing.

PM: Lawyers to meet as GB deadline looms

TENSIONS between the Grand Bahama Port Authority and the Davis administration continue to brew as the deadline for the former to pay the government $357m or face arbitration proceedings nears, with Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis saying the promises of Grand Bahama will remain unfulfilled without a paradigm shift.

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