Minister confident over contact tracing
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said she is confident in the ability of health officials to properly trace students, teachers and faculty at schools where there have been positive COVID-19 cases.
Education budgets ‘have been underfunded for a while’
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin says while budgets for her ministry have been underfunded over the years, she is hoping the financial provisions this fiscal cycle are more in line with what is expected of the placement of education.
Top aviation body: Delay Customs regime to 2023
The world’s largest aviation association is urging The Bahamas to delay implementing a new border entry and exit regime for private pilots until early 2023 amid fears the process will be “very tedious, cumbersome and unintuitive”.
Fears VAT grab will ‘kill’ marina industry
The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president yesterday warned that reforms set to more than triple the tax rate imposed on foreign yacht charters will “kill” an industry that last year directly injected $122m into the economy.
Moody’s: Multiple ‘risks’ to Gov’ts fiscal forecast
Moody’s last night warned of multiple “risks” to the Government’s fiscal consolidation projections due to the absence of any tax increases in the just-unveiled Budget, while spending restraint will “weigh on economic growth”
Gas dealers ‘shocked’ at margin rise rule-out
Petroleum dealers yesterday said they were “shocked” after the Government ruled out increasing their per gallon margins despite a Cabinet minister revealing it was working to offer alternative help.
Gov’t to cut foreign debt portion in half
The Government is aiming to slash the portion of its debt held in foreign currency by more than 50 percent, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, as he reaffirmed the key components of its liability management strategy.
Deputy PM to head delegation to Qatar and Saudi Arabia
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper will head a delegation of Bahamian ministerial and technical experts to Qatar and Saudi Arabia this weekend.
ALIV Connect aims to assist the disabled community
ALIV presented an initiative yesterday to bring greater assistance to the disabled community called ALIV Connect.
TEACHERS REJECT SALARY PROPOSALS: But union will hold off on industrial action for one week
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson says the union will hold off on industrial action for one week, after revealing that members have twice rejected counter proposals from government as it relates to salaries for members.
Government to push for private sector minimum wage increase
ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said government intends to push for a minimum wage increase in the private sector in the wake of rising costs in the country.
Halkitis: Opposition ‘dead wrong’ on budget
SENATOR Michael Halkitis yesterday defended the prime minister’s budget presentation in face of the opposition’s criticisms as he rejected their claims that the budget failed to address inflationary costs.
Deandre Ayton’s agent talks about his future
DEANDRE Ayton’s free agency speculation continues to make the media rounds and his agent offered public comments for the first time this offseason on the developing situation between the former top pick and the Phoenix Suns.
Sexual assault allegation under investigation
DETECTIVES in New Providence are investigating an allegation of sexual assault made by an American woman, which is said to have occurred yesterday.
Woman charged with abetment to assault
A WOMAN was granted $3,000 bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday following her arraignment for abetting in an assault.
Take the tools of death out of the marketplace
The definition of fire arm is a weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder —usually called small arms.
Two women charged after fight
TWO women faced causing harm charges against each other in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday.
Arrest in connection with housebreaking, stealing
A MAN suspected of housebreaking and stealing was arrested on Wednesday in the Freeport area, a senior police official said.
Man gets probation after assaulting girlfriend
A MAN was placed on six-months probation by a Magistrate’s Court after assaulting his girlfriend at a nightclub
Two men charged in connection with fake $4,349 cheque
TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a fake $4,349 cashier’s cheque.
