Street Hockey: Hurricanes get 6-2 win, Sharks earn 4-0 victory
LAST week Wednesday, the Nassau Street Hockey League continued with playoff hockey featuring a 6-2 win from the Hurricanes, which kept them from being eliminated, and a 4-0 win from the Sharks, which moved them onto the final round of the playoffs.
Smith making impact with Empower Sports Network
A FORMER junior national team standout has made the transition to coaching and training to impact a future generation of student-athletes in the Bahamas.
‘It has been a great experience for me’
MIKHAIL McLean has made the transition from the court to the bench as a member of the Houston Cougars’ coaching staff.
'Not a single bribe demand is probed'
Corruption is “rooted in the fabric of Bahamian society”, a survey unveiled yesterday revealing that zero action was taken over the 6 per cent of bribery demands reported to authorities.Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer survey
'Riddled with danger': How insurance VAT hits storm victims
THE continued imposition of VAT on general insurance premiums is “riddled with danger” for that industry, the Government and wider private sector, a respected accountant warned yesterday.Kevin Seymour, also a former Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce p
DPM pledges 'most stringent controls' on ownership registry
THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday promised that the proposed Beneficial Ownership registry will have “the most stringent controls”, amid industry concerns over the lack of prior consultation. K P Turnquest told Tribune Business that it was “not an
Corporate tax removal paves way for 10-year financial sector 'molding'
THE Bahamas can “mould the financial services industry it wants for the next 10 years” after dumping corporate taxation from a key Bill, a former Cabinet Minister said yesterday.Ryan Pinder, ex-minister of financial services, told Tribune Business th
Fraud, evasion fears block tax breaks on Over-the-Hill goods
Fears of “duty arbitrage” and tax evasion mean that businesses in the proposed Over-the-Hill ‘tax free zones’ will not receive breaks on the goods they sell, the Government revealed yesterday.The Minnis administration, unveiling its long-awaited prop
New water plant in 300% quality rise
A WATER plant that will supply western New Providence communities has seen a 300 per cent quality improvement since it began service in 2017.New Providence Water Development Company’s (NPWDCo) new reverse osmosis plant, now-completed following a two-
THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Showing your best face via the Internet
IS there any real value to owning a business website? It is sometimes perceived that small businesses will not benefit because of their size, and inability to produce a well thought-out site. This thought might just be a misconception and, since we a
Tourism eyes team-up with Black Enterprise
THE head of African American media group, Black Enterprise (BE), has pledged to send potential group business worth millions of dollars to the Bahamas.Earl ‘Butch’ Graves Jr, president and chief executive, led a delegation to the Bahamas that pledged
Court sends mum home to care for her sick son
A CHILD’s “numerous and severe disabilities” were the primary reasons his mother’s four-year prison sentence for firearm possession has been quashed, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Former Court of Appeal President Dame Anita Allen, along with fellow
‘Commodore, stop mashing our boats’
A CLIP has gone viral of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis admonishing Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Tellis Bethel about marines “mashing up” defence force vessels, adding that officers must “learn to navigate”.
33 days in jail – after being told he was free
A MAN previously sentenced to seven years in prison for armed robbery as part of a plea deal is suing the government for unlawfully detaining him for over a month after he was declared a free man by a Supreme Court judge.
Nygard loses fight to avoid New York trial
A NEW York appeals court has ruled that a 2015 defamation lawsuit filed by billionaire Lyford Cay homeowner Louis Bacon against his neighbour, Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, can be heard in the state.
Is this deal the best we can get?
I AM willing to take Michael Maura’s opinion on the BP&L announcement with Shell.
Team Bahamas ready for beach soccer challenge
WHEN the men’s national team play in the Bahamas Beach Soccer Cup this weekend at the National Beach Soccer Stadium at Malcolm Park, Gavin Christie said they will be ready for the challenge from Mexico, Spain and the United States.
‘Golden Knights’ honoured
GRAND Bahamians Michael Mathieu and Demetrius Pinder returned home with Eleuthera’s Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown and Nassau’s Ramon Miller to be honoured on Monday for winning the men’s 4 x 400 metre gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games.
MEN’S 4 x 400 TEAM ALL SET FOR THE PENN RELAYS
FIVE of the six men who won the silver medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the XXI Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, are expected to represent the Bahamas in the same event at the 124th annual Penn Relays.
Thompson named Player of the Year
BAHAMIAN female tennis player Danielle Thompson, a senior at Morgan State, was named the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Year, as announced by the league office yesterday in Norfolk, Va.
