Top Customs officers in ‘vast fee disparity’
Two senior Customs officers received a combined $836,391 in reimbursements over a three-and-a-half year period by selecting themselves for the most lucrative import clearance assignments.
‘Comfort’ as PM pledges tax increases last resort
Businesses and Bahamians can take “comfort” from the Prime Minister’s repeated assertion that new and/or increased taxes will be “a last resort”, a governance reformer said yesterday.
New ministry role for Judy Terrell
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness has announced that Judy Terrell, former director of communications at the Public Hospitals Authority, has taken on a new post as the ministry’s director of global health communications.
200 Haitian migrants repatriated
NEARLY 200 Haitian migrants were repatriated to their homeland in two separate charter flights yesterday.
Concern remains on vaccine hesitancy
A PAN American Health Organization official has said The Bahamas has only reached around 39 percent vaccination coverage and that vaccine resistance is a serious issue both here and the region at large.
RCI chose not to bid on Lucayan contract
ROYAL Caribbean International has abandoned plans to acquire the Grand Lucayan resort, with its President and CEO Michael Bayley saying the cruise company did not submit a bid during the recently concluded request for proposals process.
PM unveils plans for $900m crackdown on large tax delinquents
The Prime Minister yesterday unveiled plans to crackdown on delinquent taxpayers owing a collective $900m by creating a unit to focus on the Government’s major revenue generators.
Brave double down on Govt’s ‘hidden’ $650m
The Prime Minister’s accusation that his predecessor hid an “astounding” $650m of unfunded liabilities from its pre-election fiscal report was yesterday exposed as a “difference in interpretation”.
Port Facility security exercise held today
THE Ministry of Transport will be conducting an International Ship and Port Facility Security national exercise from 10am to 1pm today in Abaco, Grand Bahama, North Bimini, New Providence, South Eleuthera and Inagua.
Pentecostal Assemblies hold annual convention
THE Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Council of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World is currently hosting its 73rd annual General Convention under the theme: “Standing on a Firm Foundation”.
Court orders man to repair his own son’s bicycle
A 56-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday ordered to repair his son’s bicycle after admitting damaging it earlier this week.
A city stuck in the mud
On Friday, the 4th of March, exasperated residents of Grand Bahama marched from a local business in Grand, Freeport to the headquarters of the Grand Bahama Port Authority. They wanted to protest and register their concerns about a city that appears to be dying slowly on the vine and its key infrastructure seems to be falling into disrepair.
The storm is over
My basic philosophy in public life has always been to give roses and kudos to individuals while they are alive to appreciate them. I make no exceptions. The storm that hovered over The Bahamas for several years, for whatever reasons, appear to be over. The elimination and relaxation of possibly heavy handed curfews and lock downs. The economy, save for certain historical enclaves within our Family Islands, is back up and running on almost full throttle.
Accused over slapping mother
A 29-YEAR-OLD man who slapped his child’s mother during a heated argument last month was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Disturbance in court
A MAN was arrested in Magistrate’s Court yesterday after he cursed a senior magistrate and punched a police officer in an unprovoked attack.
National basketball team players back to work with clubs
FOLLOWING the latest window of FIBA 2023 World Qualifiers, several national team members were back with their respective clubs as they prepared for a run to the postseason.
Romad Dean ends season in OSBA final four
ROMAD Dean and the Crestwood Lions finished the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season as one of the top prep programmes in all of Canada.
Bahamians in NJCAA Division I Men’s National Basketball Tournament
THE NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament will feature several Bahamian student athletes, including a head-to-head matchup in the opening round.
UB celebrates International Athletic Training Month
THE University of The Bahamas Athletics department is celebrating International Athletic Training Month which is an opportunity to spread awareness of the impact athletic trainers have on sports and student-athletes.
Cruise passenger count at new post-COVID high
Nassau Cruise Port’s (NCP) new arrivals terminal will be operational by year-end 2022, its chief executive said yesterday.
