Hotel union chief: VAT hike's urgency for industrial deal
The hotel union’s newly-elected president yesterday said the VAT rate hike had increased the urgency for the leadership to secure a new industrial agreement for its 5,000 members.Darren Woods, pictured, told Tribune Business that the Bahamas Hotel, C
Bahamas culinary team named Caribbean's best
The Bahamas National Culinary Team was selected as the region’s best for 2018 as they secured numerous gold, silver and bronze awards at the “Taste of the Caribbean” competition.Apart from winning the coveted “Caribbean National Team of the Year”, Ch
IAN FERGUSON: Don't dismiss benefits of a higher education
We have known the benefits of pursuing a college education for a long time. Research tells us that individuals with higher education earn more, pay more taxes and are more likely than others to be employed and have benefits such as pensions and healt
Palm Cay benefiting from $2m expansion
A southern New Providence community believes it is reaping the benefits of a six-month expansion that saw it invest $2m to refresh its amenities.Palm Cay, located in the island’s south-east, employs some 100 Bahamians during peak season. The upgrades
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WORLD CUP: England fall to Januzaj screamer as Belgium take top spot
(Mirror.co.uk) England will face Colombia in the last 16 of the World Cup after their defeat to Belgium.
Government wants single digital ID for Bahamians
THE government intends to create a single digital ID for citizens of The Bahamas to make online access to services seamless and more efficient to reduce government cost, Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest revealed. The government will be seeking a
Robinson vows to support FNM
WHILE declaring unwavering support for the governing Free National Movement despite being fired as parliamentary secretary by Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, Bain and Grants Town MP Travis Robinson said his vote and presence in the House of Assembly are “mortgaged” to his constituents.
‘Bannister must go over my daughter’s death’
THE family of Garvinisha Carey, the young mother who was tragically killed after her car crashed into the concrete barriers that closed off Munnings Road, is calling for the resignation of Works Minister Desmond Bannister.
Davis: $25m Lucayan budget shows govt’s lack of belief
OPPOSITION Leader Philip “Brave” Davis said the Minnis administration’s $25m budget for an equity stake in the Grand Lucayan Resort proves it has no confidence it will strike a deal with the Toronto-based Wynn Group for the sale and revival of the property.
9/11 attackers were refused Bahamas entry
FOUR months before terrorists orchestrated the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, two men involved in the deadly events landed at the Grand Bahama airport but were quickly sent back because they lacked the appropriate visas.
Fit to walk, fit to drive?
Re: Dames wants police to pass fitness tests.
EDITORIAL: No one likes VAT – but would they prefer the IMF?
BAHAMIANS seem to have one thing in common – no one likes Value Added Tax, whether it be 7.5 percent or the 12 percent percent to which it was recently increased.
Don't believe in Ghosts
Patriotic Bahamians are invited to join a Junkanoo rush-out at the Lynden Pindling International Airport to bid a native farewell to the letter writer who uses the signature “The Ghost of Junkanoo Future”.
Chinese group upset at claims over gutter oil
THE Chinese Community Association of the Bahamas has refuted “distorted” and “disturbing” videos circulating on social media and picked up by a local TV news station accusing some Chinese restaurants of allegedly using waste oil.The association said
Giving non-violent inmates a path back into society
THE Citizen Security and Justice Programme of the Ministry of National Security has announced that from July 7-October 7, 143 inmates will undergo training from the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute. The training will be in seven vocational
‘It was a no brainer for me as the leader to rejoin the BBA’
WHILE there were talks to get all of the leagues back under one umbrella, Freedom Farm founder Greg Burrows said a conscious decision was made to rejoin the Bahamas Baseball Association.
Bahamas committed to CEDAW convention
THE Bahamas, through the Department of Gender and Family Affairs of the Ministry of Social Services and Urban Development, is diligently preparing to ensure proper representation at the upcoming United Nations CEDAW (Committee on the Elimination of a
‘College Bound’: HO Nash summer camp in its 19th year
COACH Patricia ‘Pattie’ Johnson has been a household name on the local high school scene, instructing many young girls and boys the basic skills of playing sports, particularly basketball and volleyball.
Rangers parade in Eleuthera
FOR the first time in the history of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s (RBDF) Rangers Programme, the island of Eleuthera witnessed a Rangers passing out parade ceremony.Eleuthera contributed 86 of the country’s youth to the Rangers Programme from Nor
