DIANE PHILLIPS: Corporate tax will be the next test, though we already pay more in VAT and Customs duties
Forty-nine is behind us, the flag-waving, parades, retreats, the beer, barbeques and day at the beach are memories.
Will Equinor sale pay for clean-up?
KWASI Thompson, MP for East Grand Bahama, has asked the government about the status of the possible sale of Equinor and whether it would ensure sufficient funds are left in place to clean up any remaining oil spill in East End.
PM suggests carbon exchange in Bahamas
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said yesterday his administration is exploring the idea of establishing a Carbon Exchange in The Bahamas with FTX, “where we will trade our carbon credits”.
‘Stay vigilant’ over two new COVID variants
A PAN American Health Organisation official has urged countries to remain vigilant in light of the emergence of two new fast spreading variants of COVID-19.
Family of autistic teenager found dead in car try to cope with loss
THE family of the missing autistic teen found dead inside a vehicle on July 9 is trying to cope with the tragedy.
Pintard wants the facts on incident with Coleby-Davis
OFFICIAL Opposition leader Michael Pintard has urged the Prime Minister to present the facts regarding what is alleged to have taken place between a Cabinet minister and police officer.
Nassau hotel demand jumps 27% in Florida
Connections to Nassau/Paradise Island hotels through their promotion board’s website have leapt 98 percent for 2022 to-date, the latter’s chairman revealed yesterday, predicting that business will further “ramp up” into early 2023.
Hotels ‘close to living with’ rental pool minimum tax
The Bahamian hotel industry yesterday asserted it is “coming close to a position we can live with” by ensuring that the Government’s ‘minimum tax’ on rental pool units is not too “onerous”.
Give Bahamians ‘direct’ carbon manager equity
Opposition MPs yesterday urged that “ordinary Bahamians” be given an opportunity to directly own shares in the company being created to manage this nation’s multi-million dollar carbon credits and their trading.
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 15th July: Nassau – extended
STARTS: 07/15/2022 8:20 AM EDT EXPIRES: 07/15/2022 5:30 PM EDT
Man shot outside his home by gunman
A 35-YEAR-OLD man of Zinnia Street, Kennedy Sub-Division, is in the hospital after he was shot yesterday. Police said the incident happened at around 9.45am.
Pintard denies the FNM ‘did nothing’
OPPOSITION leader Michael Pintard says it’s untrue that the former Free National Movement administration did nothing to contribute to the National Development Plan.
BPL Skyguard Severe Weather Alert 15th July: Freeport – extended
STARTS: 07/15/2022 7:00 AM EDT EXPIRES: 07/15/2022 12:15 PM EDT
Pacers agree to sign Deandre Ayton to $133m deal
Deandre Ayton remains the biggest restricted free agent on the market and is just hours away from finding out whether he will have a new NBA home alongside “Buddy” Hield in Indiana or return to the Phoenix Suns.
‘We cannot give it all away’: Hotels’ rising energy fears
Bahamian hotels were yesterday growing increasingly fearful that rising electricity costs will wipe out their profitability “breathing space”, with one saying: “We can ill-afford to give it all away.”
Minimum wage: Hotels ‘intervene’ over gratuity
The Bahamian hotel industry has “intervened” over the upcoming minimum wage increase to propose that employees earning the bulk of their income from gratuities receive less than the full rise, it was revealed yesterday.
PMH ‘BURSTING AT THE SEAMS’: Flood of patients has hospital in crisis mode struggling to manage
A MAJOR jump in hospital admissions has left the Princess Margaret Hospital “bursting from the seams”, forcing health officials to have some patients re-located to Doctors Hospital West to receive medical care.
A spectacular display
My family and I attended the Tattoo parade for the 49th Bahamas Independence celebrations on Clifford Park on July 9th, 2022. We were not disappointed this time.
Pro basketball players Munnings, Davis headed to new clubs in France
A PAIR of national team members from the recent FIBA World Cup ‘23 Americas Qualifiers will head to new locations when they resume their pro careers in Europe.
