Woman abducted and raped on Sunday morning
A WOMAN was abducted and raped after leaving a pharmacy in the Carmichael Road area on Sunday morning, Chief Superintendent Solomon Cash told The Tribune yesterday. The incident took place shortly after 9am. “A lady…was at a local pharmaceutical es
Leave term limits alone
Must we copy-cat the United States on everything they do, even the dumb stuff? The government wants to tinker with the Constitution by imitating the American practice of limiting their president to two terms in office.
Charlton v Seymour hurdles showdown ‘will be a treat’
At some point before she was done, Devynne Charlton figured that she would eventually face Pedrya Seymour in a major collegiate championship matchup.
‘Keno’ gets chance to play for title in French league
JARAUN ‘Keno’ Burrows, one of the Bahamas’ most talented basketball players, will get a chance to play for the championship title in the French Pro B Division, the second tier level league in the country.
National exposure on deck for Freeport Rugby Football Club
THOUGH their Heineken Cup season ended with a bitter defeat to Baillou, Freeport Rugby Football Club will join forces with their Bahamian rugby rivals in a highly anticipated showdown with a Texas all-star squad in Nassau on Saturday.
BCA: VAT hike to shut 40% of construction sector
The VAT rate hike will force 30-40 percent of Bahamian contractors out of business, the government was warned yesterday, while reducing this nation to “a tourism-only economy”.
Developer: 'Millions on the line' through VAT structure alter
A prominent Bahamian developer yesterday warned “millions of dollars are on the line” through budget tax changes that make it “impossible” for real estate projects to claim back VAT.Jason Kinsale, president of Aristo Development, told Tribune Busines
Fiscal hawk: Reject IMF on revenue ratio
The Bahamas was yesterday urged by a well-known “fiscal hawk” to strive for the “lowest revenue ratio in the Caribbean” and reject the IMF and credit rating agencies’ advice.Rick Lowe, an executive with the Nassau Institute think-tank, told Tribune B
Gov't financial systems 80% below maximum
The government’s financial management systems remain “below global standard” and have seen “limited improvement”, scoring 80 percent below maximum in their last assessment.An Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report on The Bahamas’ “fiduciary sys
$400m extra VAT 'more than risky'
The Government’s forecast of $400m in extra VAT revenues is “more than risky”, the Exuma Chamber of Commerce’s president warning: “I can almost guarantee it won’t happen.”Pedro Rolle yesterday told Tribune Business that the 60 per cent VAT rate hike’
Nassau Flight Services privatisation 'six to eight months away' from end
The Government’s bid to privatise Nassau Flight Services (NSF) is “probably six to eight months away from coming to a conclusion”, a Cabinet minister has revealed.Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, said the potential sale of the go
VAT hike to shut 40% of construction sector
The VAT rate hike will force 30-40 percent of Bahamian contractors out of business, the government was warned yesterday, while reducing this nation to “a tourism-only economy”.Leonard Sands, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president, tol
$6m tour operator to create 70 jobs
A $6m tour operation will create 70 jobs within its first year when it begins to expose Eleuthera to thousands of tourists from 2019 onwards.Tourism Adventures plans to launch a fast ferry that will take 500 guests per day from Nassau to Eleuthera in
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UPDATED: Three American men killed in Eleuthera plane crash
THREE American men were killed when a plane heading from Eleuthera to the United States crashed Tuesday.
FACE TO FACE: Witnessing tears and violence drove Elaine to show a brighter path
Why do we hurt the ones we say we love? I believe somewhere in our hearts and minds when we hurt others, it’s because we were not loving ourselves. The love we say we have for others must be felt within the very core of our being. Once safe and secure in our own personal love, then we can have healthy, loving relationships that edify us rather than destroy us.
'We kept rise secret to avoid disruption'
DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said the government withheld its intention to increase value added tax until last week because it did not want to influence the consumer behaviour of Bahamians.People everywhere have lamen
We lost so much
THERE has been no moment in the past four days void of a tearful reminder of what the Labour Day tragedy took away, according to Bahamas Financial Services Union President Theresa Mortimer.In an interview with The Tribune at her Horseshoe Drive offic
Munroe: Has officer been involved in multiple shootings?
ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe wants to know if the police officer responsible for the death of 20-year-old Deangelo Evans has been involved in other fatal police shootings this year. Mr Munroe is representing the Evans family and is expected to start reachin
Boater dies as vessel hits reef
ONE man died and two others were injured when their speedboat smashed into a reef just off the coast of New Providence late Sunday night.
