Bar: VAT real estate fine ‘doesn’t match the reality’
THE BAHAMAS Bar Association has branded as “completely impractical” the Government’s plan to impose a 5.25 percent interest charge if VAT due on real estate sales is not paid within 21 days, warning it fails to “match the current commercial reality”.
Livery drivers relocated by LPIA’s airport resort
LIVERY drivers at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) will likely have to be relocated across the street from their existing parking area to make way for a proposed 250-room hotel.
Family mourns sudden death of 22-year-old at university in Ohio
A BAHAMIAN university student with no known health problems collapsed and died during an activity on his Ohio campus, shattering his family's plans to watch him graduate next year.
Jet ski attacker 'raped tourist'
THE man who claimed to be a jet ski operator and punched an Ohio tourist in the face after she rejected his advances has been jailed for three months as he awaits trial over the alleged rape of another American tourist on a beach in November 2024.
Court orders Bahamas Nurses Union election by November 13
A SUPREME Court judge has ordered the Bahamas Nurses Union to hold its election no later than November 13.
‘Second Chance’ teen jailed for string of robberies
A TEENAGER who told The Tribune in 2024 that he was grateful for a police programme's chance to turn his life around was sentenced to ten years in prison yesterday for a string of armed robberies, most of them carjackings.
Murder accused deny involvement in double killing
TWO men on trial for the May 2020 murders of Denny Rolle and Kim Smith took the witness stand in the Supreme Court on Wednesday and denied any involvement in the killings. One of them claimed that police beat him and put a bag over his head while he was in custody as a 15-year-old.
STATESIDE: Dems gloat over expected Republican midterm losses
THIS morning, it’s 33 days until the date when many Americans feel that their great, ignominious embarrassment will finally begin to end.
Rollins presses government over healthcare and mailboat problems
LONG Island MP Dr Andre Rollins yesterday demanded the government fix longstanding problems affecting healthcare and mailboat services in his constituency, calling it unacceptable for the government to tout progress while ignoring the basic needs of family island communities.
Pintard leaves convention timing up to FNM council
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard has declined to say whether he backs his chairman's call for an earlier-than-planned convention, insisting the party's council will decide.
Man remanded over alleged attempted murders of two
A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been accused of trying to shoot and kill two men in New Providence last week.
British diver murder trial delayed again after 11 years
THE murder trial of a British diver has been delayed yet again, more than 11 years after he was shot dead, as prosecutors move to have the accused find new defence counsel.
Seymour: $942k may not last paralysed man for life
FORMER Free National Movement Senator Maxine Seymour has questioned whether the $941,893.91 awarded to Thorne Clarke, who was left permanently paralysed after being shot by police, will be enough to support him for the rest of his life.
Man denies assault on pregnant wife
A MAN accused of assaulting and injuring his pregnant wife, a popular radio personality, was granted bail yesterday.
Western Air suspends North Eleuthera flights
WESTERN Air is suspending flights to and from North Eleuthera because of worsening runway conditions — just days before thousands of people are expected to travel to Eleuthera for the Harbour Island Homecoming, one of the island's biggest cultural events.
Man accused of raping girl, 17
A 30-YEAR-OLD man has been accused of raping a 17-year-old girl at a business on East Street South last week.
Baby dies after twice being treated at hospital
A ONE-MONTH-OLD baby girl who had twice been treated in hospital and sent home over the weekend died after being brought unresponsive to the Carmichael Road Police Station early yesterday.
HRB proposes NIB benefit change for long-serving workers retiring early
WORKERS who have paid into National Insurance for 40 years or more should be able to retire before 65 with little or no cut to their retirement benefit, Human Rights Bahamas has said.
Goodman ‘owns 30 percent of Dames’ charter company’
A BAHAMIAN boat captain facing a possible life sentence in a $4 million cocaine case owned 30 percent of a charter company co-owned by former FNM candidate Marvin Dames, his lawyer has told a US court — a claim at odds with Mr Dames' description of the man as "never really a business partner."
