Sandals hits back at claim it hid 60% of resort’s intake
SANDALS is disputing assertions by the Bahamian tax authorities that its Emerald Bay resort only reported 40 percent of revenues earned as it defended its one-of-a-kind “business model”.
Watson: No olympics on ZNS due to high cost
ZNS is not broadcasting the Olympic Games this year because it could not afford the rights, according to general manager Clint Watson.
Advocate disturbed by lack of progress on marital rape law
AN advocate for criminalising marital rape is disturbed by the Davis administration’s lack of progress on legislation.
Minister: We’ll raise minimum wage soon
THE Davis administration wants to increase the minimum wage again soon, Labour Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said yesterday.
Private cays hurting local income
IN stopping by to convey views that many Bahamians have, but for reasons unknown unable to make them in the print media.
RBDF chief says illegal migration has slowed ‘considerably’ despite expectations of a surge
DEFENCE Force Commodore Raymond King said officials expected illegal immigration, which has slowed “considerably” since the start of the year, to increase when Kenyan officers reached Haiti to lead a multi-national security mission there.
FACE TO FACE: Breaking the cycle of domestic abuse
“Family is everything” - it’s a popular quote often used when people make their social media posts with their loved ones.
Bahamas should boycott Olympics over blasphemy
WHEN I got home on Saturday afternoon I asked my wife why she wasn’t watching the Olympic Games, which is airing on Peacock TV app.
Glover-Rolle addresses public servants’ concerns over incremental increases
AFTER some public servants complained that incremental increases were not accurately reflected in their monthly pay, Labour and Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said yesterday that payments were made on time.
Camp launched in GB for children with disabilities
A SUMMER camp was launched in Freeport on Monday for Grand Bahama children with disabilities.
A doctor, psychologist and lawyer among RBDF reserve graduates
A MEDICAL doctor, a psychologist and a lawyer are among the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s (RBDF) reserve training programme graduates.
Man tells judge that he feared for his life after admitting to removing monitor
A MAN who admitted to breaching his bail conditions and ditching his monitoring device on the street told a judge he feared for his life after being shot four times.
Man charged with July 18 fatal stabbing
A 42-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of a fatal stabbing in Sunshine Park earlier this month.
Man accused of sexually assaulting woman
A 45-year-old man was granted $3,000 bail yesterday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in Fox Hill in May.
Man gets three years jail for loaded gun
A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in his Kennedy Subdivision home last week.
PETER YOUNG: Real change or more of the same in Britain?
In last week’s column, I said I would examine today the policies of a new Labour government following its massive victory in Britain’s general election earlier this month.
PETER YOUNG: With all his flaws, why do people vote for Trump?
With the US presidential election in November now not far away, many people are following almost daily the activities of former US president and Republican Party nominee, Donald Trump.
$300m GB resort project receives full approval
THE SIX Senses development in Grand Bahama has received full approval to start its $300m resort project, according to developer Marc Weller.
Doctor in need of transplant airlifted to US
AJITA Wallace-Pinder, a newly married doctor in dire need of a heart transplant, was airlifted out of the country on Friday and underwent surgery.
