VAT reassurance 'final impetus' for $100m expansion
PALM Cay’s chief executive yesterday said recent value-added tax (VAT) “assurances” by the Government had served as the “final impetus” to kick-start its latest $100m expansion.Rob Batchelor, Palm Cay’s chief executive, told Tribune Business that the
Tourism matters heads to Bimini
The Why Tourism Matters workshops launched in the Family Islands last night with an event in Bimini, as organisers expand the initiative beyond New Providence.The Tourism Development Corporation (TDC), working with the Bimini Chamber of Commerce, Bah
Contractor makes donation to BTVI
Well-known contractor Larry Treco and his wife, Paula, recently donated an Apple iMac desktop computer to the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI).Mr Treco learned of BTVI’s computer needs from its president and fellow Rotarian, Dr Rober
PI resort tells locals to vacation at home
A Paradise Island-based resort is encouraging Bahamians to stay at home when looking for a vacation escape.Comfort Suites is inviting residents to stay at the all-suite hotel. Yasmine Strachan, its director of sales, said that given the possible stre
Govt to 'move quickly' on Contractors Board
The Government and Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) are in talks over the appointment of the Contractors Board, which will oversee enforcement of the the sector’s governing law.Desmond Bannister, minister of works, told Tribune Business: “We ar
Bahamian marinas 'not taking foot off the gas'
BAHAMIAN marinas believe that strong interest at the recent Fort Lauderdale boat show will translate into increased business, telling Tribune Business: “We’re not taking our foot off the gas.”Basil Smith, the Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) exec
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Monday, 5th November, 2018.
INSIGHT: If I was running a sham like this I’d avoid the hard questions too
IT HAS been almost 18 months since the Free National Movement became the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and many of us are still struggling to figure out just who this government is. What is their brand of governance? What will we remember them for? Will it be for taking a savvy campaign catchphrase and turning it into a punchline? Or as the government that unabashedly increased the tax burden on its citizenry?
You're ruining my brother's life, says Jean Rony's sister
THE sister of Bahamian-born Jean Rony Jean-Charles yesterday appealed to the public for empathy as she denied allegations meant to thwart his upcoming citizenship bid.Clotilde Jean-Charles told The Tribune she is constantly bombarded with fake news a
INSIGHT: Don't be fooled, 'prove your status' makes us all Jean Rony
The Social Media frenzy about the identity of Jean Rony Jean-Charles for him to have to “prove who he is” promotes a serious threat to the presumption of innocence in The Bahamas. Targeting Jean Rony puts everybody’s freedom and presumption of innocence at stake. We are all potential Jean Ronys.
Cousins cleared of role in murder
A SUPREME Court jury has acquitted two cousins of the role they were alleged to have played in the slaying of businessman Leo Rahming at the car rental company and carwash he owned in the Marathon area last year.
Minnis - ‘our errors smother successes’
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis renewed his pledge to improve his party’s communications programme as he told participants in a weekend conclave his administration’s mistakes were louder than its accomplishments.
Sands warns doctors and insurers will have to cut charges
All doctors, healthcare facilities and insurers must cut their fees if the revised National Health Insurance (NHI) model is to succeed and be financially viable, a Cabinet minister has warned.
Series of armed robberies
POLICE are investigating five armed robberies, which occurred over the weekend, leaving one man in hospital nursing stab wounds.Two of the robberies happened on Saturday.Shortly after 1pm, a man was at Christie Park on Nassau Street when he was appro
Raptors, Knights victorious in GSSSA cross country
THE CH Reeves Raptors and the CR Walker Knights, two powerhouses in track and field, continued their successes by winning the junior and senior divisions of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s cross country.The one-day event was hel
Caribbean Tip-Off Classic soaks up spotlight
THE first Caribbean Tip-Off Classic gave some of the country’s top basketball players at the prep level an opportunity to return home and showcase their skills against some of the best in international and local talent.Three days of nearly nonstop pl
Panthers stop Truckers for men's crown
THE Palmetto Point Panthers were not supposed to be here, but they will take the Bahamas Softball Federation’s 2018 Men’s National Softball Championship title back to Eleuthera.The Panthers, embroiled in a dispute over their representation of the Ele
Albury and Nixon take home spokesmodel titles
GRAND Bahamian private school principal Rickelle Albury and local businessman Christopher Nixon carted off the two new titles as sports women and men spokesmodels.The categories were introduced on Saturday night by the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitnes
MAKO Aquatic Club wins the Blue Waves Invitational
MAKO Aquatic Club continues its impressive showing so far this season, winning the Blue Waves Swim Club Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex on Saturday.Coming off two consecutive victories, including their own meet last weekend, Mako
