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NPBA Finals: Discount Distributors Rockets win Division One title
THE Discount Distributors Rockets added another chapter to their long-standing rivalry with the Commonwealth Bank Giants in division one play.
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One-month tax certificate to halt ‘bush crack, man gone’
Bahamian tax authorities yesterday asserted they have “learned from our mistakes” as it emerged companies with outstanding bills are only being issued with tax compliance certificates valid for one month.
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Doctors Hospital targets $10m acquisition boost
Doctors Hospital yesterday predicted annual revenues will increase by $10m through its acquisition of The Kidney Centre in a deal that will make its workforce more than 1,000-strong.
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Bannister: No safeguards in Electricity bill
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works Desmond Bannister said the recently tabled Electricity Bill would empower the government to transfer Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) assets to subsidiary companies.
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Pintard: I’ll win leadership vote
THE threat of a challenge from former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis at the upcoming Free National Movement convention has not dented Michael Pintard’s confidence that he will be affirmed as leader of the party.
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‘Fantastic opportunity’ given Bahamas in UK tax change
Realtors yesterday argued The Bahamas has “a fantastic opportunity” to exploit changes in UK tax law by attracting hundreds of ultra wealthy individuals and their families to domicile in this nation.
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Cable ‘not rolling over and playing dead’ over Starlink
A senior Cable Bahamas executive pledged the group is “not rolling over and playing dead” as she was forced to defend its ability to compete with Elon Musk’s upstart Starlink satellite Internet service.
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Sale mulled for ‘crown jewel’ of Great Exuma
A sale is being explored for a development described as “the crown jewel of Great Exuma” but which has “stagnated” over the past decade and failed to live up to its promise.
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FTX chief’s Albany handover to preserve $200m recovery
The head of FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary is handing over his Albany home to local liquidators to ensure the recovery of “more than $200m” from selling-off the crypto exchange’s real estate is not endangered.
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Minister: We’ll leave taxi sector in ‘better condition’
A Cabinet minister has pledged the Davis administration will leave the taxi industry in “better condition” than it found it with the new driver code of conduct not designed just to “reprimand”.
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FTX’s Salame hands $200m Albany home to liquidators
THE head of FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary is handing over his Albany home to local liquidators to ensure the recovery of “more than $200m” from selling-off the crypto exchange’s real estate is not endangered.
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Minister urges private sector aid for ‘country-changing’ initiative
A Cabinet minister last night urged the private sector to participate in the National Apprenticeship Programme and improve workforce skills levels.
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GBPA seeks to reassure on ‘unfortunate public noise’
The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) last night moved to reassure its licensees and potential investors over “the very unfortunate public noise” created by its $357m dispute with the Government.
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'Horrendous' surge in contractor walk-aways
The Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president yesterday revealed there has been "an horrendous" increase in complaints over the past 12-18 months about contractors abandoning clients.
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‘There’s no hospital without physicians”
More than half of surveyed doctors feel the new $290m hospital is not “fiscally sound”, the Medical Association of The Bahamas (MAB) president said yesterday, as she warned: “There’s no hospital without the physicians.”
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Don’t ‘erode’ public worker benefits in pension reform
The Government’s public sector pension reforms “must not erode the benefits” workers enjoy under their current scheme, a union leader is warning, while challenging if those impacted were consulted.
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Davis govt ‘vindicated’ as stadium ‘sold out’ for World Relays
YOUTH, Sport and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg said the World Relays over the weekend vindicated the Davis administration’s decision to renew The Bahamas’ commitment to the event.
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Activist ‘cosmically disappointed’ with Gov’t over dolphins’ rescue
The environmentalist who led the campaign to close Blackbeard’s Cay yesterday asserted she is “cosmically disappointed” in the Government while branding the surviving dolphins’ rescue a “PR stunt”.
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Wendy’s: Atlantis can’t dictate what happens on PI
WENDY’S attorneys yesterday asserted that Atlantis cannot dictate all that happens on Paradise Island even though it may view the fast-food restaurant as “not up to snuff”.
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‘Priority’ to strike cruise port balance for taxis
A Cabinet minister says it is a “priority” to find the correct “balance” between taxi drivers and the Nassau Cruise Port to ensure it is “fair and just” for all parties.
