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VAT rules ‘nightmare’ slammed by business
Frustrated businesses slammed yesterday’s newly-released Value-Added Tax (VAT) Rules for introducing previously unknown requirements with just three working days left before the new tax regime’s roll-out.
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Concern over crime fight
One of the major concerns of the Bahamian people today has been the proliferation of crime and the continued fight against its increase.
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'We will rebuild Grand Bahama'
BOTH the government and the Grand Bahama Port Authority yesterday pledged to rebuild the storm-ravaged island as critical needs for housing and basic relief remain high.The level of desperation on Grand Bahama is widespread. GBPA executive director R
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Rotary Clubs of Grand Bahama distribute building materials in East End
Rotary Clubs of Grand Bahama organised several convoys into East Grand Bahama, distributing much-needed building materials to residents to help rebuild homes in those devastated East End settlements.
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Henfield Basketball Shooting Academy takes it to ‘The Lab’
IT’S called “The Lab,” where coach and mentor Marvin Hen eld has created his home for the Marvin Hen eld Basketball Shooting Academy for basketball players who have been marginalised because of their shooting abilities.
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Golden Girls’ gift also held up by govt
THE Golden Girls’ troubles with government gifted land have been dragging on since 2002, according to Olympian Pauline Davis-Thompson, who described the situation as a “secret” kept under wraps to avoid embarrassing the government.
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Bahamians doubtful of PM’s Baha Mar promises
SOME wag once advised that a good rule of life is that “whenever someone says ‘trust me’ run.”
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THE KDK REPORT: A shallow grave
UNDER the cover of darkness, Anastasia and her family fled the bombing and gunfire now ravaging their homeland. No one in the car that evening could understand how they arrived at this point.
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THE KDK REPORT: Above all else – PART 2
THERE are certain definitive sink or swim moments throughout our lives that define each and every one of us. Those moments, while outwardly silent but internally screaming, require hope, stamina and strength of character to survive. This necessary strength is bolstered by knowing that someday, over time and as the seasons change, life will once again become bearable and if fortunate enough, happy and fulfilled.
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PETER YOUNG: The man to deliver Brexit or is Boris just full of flashy hogwash?
In last week’s column, I surmised that Britain was in for an autumn of political disruption over Brexit. The nation has been overwhelmed by this thorniest of issues that has provoked deep divisions and the resulting uncertainty and instability could become even worse.
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TOUGH CALL: Leaders lost in the political mire
“It’s better to have a debate about where we are going, because frankly whoever is the leader, unless the direction is right, I’m afraid the rest won’t be right.” - Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, 2015
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The best of the FNM cabinet
IN this increasingly hyper-partisan and thorny political environment—in the face of a general election—I decided to rate the FNM’s best and worst ministers from 2007 to 2012, measuring the ministerial performances of each and rating them on a scale from one to five. Last week’s YMV column listed the one-star, bottom-tier ministers who I felt had mismanaged the sky-high expectations of the Bahamian people.
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