Will first female president of Mexico help women’s lot?
MEXICO will have its first woman president following a landmark vote on June 2, 2024.
FNM still the party of the elites
CONGRATULATIONS are in order for the newly reelected leader of the rump FNM and its Convention Committee on hosting what appears to have been a glittery convention.
Former BIBA chief says RTA changes on insurance not ‘workable to our culture’
GREGORY Ritchie, the former president of the Bahamas Insurance Brokers Association (BIBA), said some proposed amendments to the Road Traffic Act to ensure compliance with vehicle insurance requirements “doesn’t sound workable to our culture”.
‘Delayed but not denied’: Katrina’s long journey to earning her bachelor’s degree
KATRINA Michelle Nixon exemplified the saying, delayed but not denied when she obtained her bachelor’s degree in primary education at 48 last week, calling her journey beautiful despite the hurdles.
Blue Chip Athletics Club adds new athletes to its talent pool
THE Blue Chip Athletics Club, powered by Norwegian Cruise Line, hosted team trials at the Queen’s College campus in hopes of adding a new generation of throwers to their arsenal.
FOUR Walls Squash and Social Club hosts Open Championships
FOUR Walls Squash and Social Club proudly hosted the 2024 Four Walls Squash Open Championships May 23-25, marking the largest tournament since the club’s inception during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov’t launches voluntary tax compliance initiative
The Ministry of Finance yesterday launched a week-long exercise to assist companies in becoming voluntarily complaint with the taxes and fees owed to various government agencies.
Tourism arrivals up 12.4% despite April stopover fall
Higher spending air visitors declined narrowly in April likely due to the peak Easter holiday weekend falling at end-March, it was revealed yesterday, as total arrivals year-to-date jumped 12.4 percent.
Controversial contracts gain $6.75m financing
The Government will spend a combined $6.75m in the upcoming 2024-2025 fiscal year on two maritime contracts that are central to a whistleblower’s lawsuit and have drawn Opposition scrutiny.
‘So bureaucratic’: Registered agents caught up in VAT evasion crackdown
Bahamian registered agents and offices must starting this year submit annual declarations on all their corporate clients’ real estate deals and holdings as part of a crackdown on VAT evasion.
Port’s ‘serious’ Nassau harbour concern eyes year-end repairs
Nassau’s main commercial shipping port says the “serious” challenge created by deteriorating harbour breakwaters may not be tackled until end-2024 at earliest as the Government ramps up Budget funding.
BTC: Eleuthera sabotage was an ‘extortion’ attempt
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday asserted that its fibre optic cables serving Eleuthera were deliberately cut in a bid to extort money from it over a land dispute.
ORG disappointed on govt’s budget for FOIA
THE Organisation for Responsible Governance (ORG) is disappointed that Davis administration has only budgeted $140,000 for the Freedom of Information Act unit in the upcoming fiscal year, the latest indication that fully enacting the law is not a priority for the administration.
Body of a man found floating near GB resort
THE body of a man was found floating in waters east of the Island Seas Resort on Monday evening.
Police say missing boy seen on CCTV camera again, but no further details
POLICE have obtained new surveillance footage concerning 16-year-old Devin Isaacs, who disappeared after his family last saw him on May 15 around 10pm at his residence.
Drivers worry over car licence move
TRANSPORT Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said impending changes to the Road Traffic Act, which will require people to renew their insurance policies in their birth month, will encourage “deeper compliance” with the law and reduce the number of uninsured vehicles.
Our national pride on the decline
Great was it in that Dawn to be alive, But to be young was very heaven.
FACE TO FACE: Inspired by his parents, Arron sets the Perfec-Tone in business
ARRON Pinder was 15 years old when he was first bitten by the business bug.
Time for Pintard to grow up
"POLITICS make strange bedfellows" was played out in real-time recently. Picture this, jumping in and out from bed to bed, seeking rest finding none. The many angles of shenanigans became evident.
