Govt approves tax certificate reply to OECD
The government has approved the creation of tax residency certificates for permanent residents so they can prove compliance with other countries’ laws, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday.
Minister admits credit costs and access obstacle
A Cabinet minister yesterday admitted credit costs and access must be eased for Bahamians as he defended the government’s work permit reforms against opposition criticisms.
Former BORCO terminal awaits latest purchaser
Ownership of the former Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO) has changed hands for the third time in the past decade with Friday’s announcement of its parent’s acquisition.
Ex-minister: Caribbean IFCs in ‘serious trouble’
CARIBBEAN international financial centres (IFCs) are “all in very serious trouble”, a former financial services minister warned yesterday, expressing fears that many may not survive.
BISX unveils fee and rule change proposals
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) yesterday unveiled proposed rule and fee changes for market comment and feedback via a 30-day consultation.
Four industries drive renewed GDP growth
Four sectors were yesterday identified as key drivers of The Bahamas’ 1.6 percent real GDP growth in 2018 that was hailed as the first decent expansion for five years.
INSIGHT: Why are we so intent on being a latecomer to the legalisation and decriminalisation of marijuana?
WHILE the US and Canada are raking in billions in profits from the marijuana industry, the Bahamian government continues to drag its feet on the issue. Since the CARICOM Regional Commission on Marijuana held a town meeting nearly a year and a half ago, there has been little to no movement on the matter.
Hanna Martin dismisses FNM govt as abysmal
DESPITE a wave of positive reviews from Cabinet ministers of the Minnis administration’s first two years in office, opposition member of Parliament Glenys Hanna Martin says this government’s performance has been “abysmal”.
BELIZE: The people have spoken, politicians should respect them
AS territorial claims go, Guatemala’s claim to all – every square inch – of Belize is, perhaps, the most outrageous.
Two years in and 58 bills passed
Parliament has passed 58 bills since the Free National Movement won the general election two years ago.
Bishop Simeon Hall calls for a moratorium on murders
BISHOP Simeon Hall has called for a moratorium on murders, urging Bahamians and residents to “pray and trouble God’s throne for divine intervention” to halt killings for a period of 30 days.
PLP to vote against Immigration Act amendments
THE Progressive Liberal Party will vote against amendments to the Immigration Act set to be debated in the Senate today. The opposition party said it is “fundamentally opposed” to the reforms that the PLP feels “will loosen the controls that we presently have to protect the integrity of our borders and our workforce.”
Albany closes in on South Ocean deal
Albany’s developers are getting closer to acquiring their 383-acre neighbour, Tribune Business can reveal, after all South Ocean staff were last week told to report to its human resources unit.
Water union hit with $25k costs
A Supreme Court judge has awarded the Water and Sewerage Corporation costs in a recently ended case with the Bahamas Utilities Services and Allied Workers Union.
Potter’s Cay: Man held in connection with murders
POLICE have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with the double homicide that occurred at Potter’s Cay Dock last week.
FORCED OUT: Senior officers sue after being sidelined by enforced vacation
THE Minnis administration has been accused in an extraordinary lawsuit of exploiting vacation leave policies to unfairly sideline senior law enforcement officers.
Team Bahamas disqualified from men’s 4x200m, US retains 'golden baton'
It was a disappointing appearance for a shorthanded Team Bahamas at the 2019 IAAF World Relays.
