Gov’t ‘can’t just tax’ for NHI’s financing
The Government “can’t just tax” to finance National Health Insurance (NHI), a businessman is arguing, but must instead consult the private sector and tackle the wellness crisis via more creative means.
Bahamian officials heading to China over SME management
The Chinese ambassador has met with government officials set to travel to China for a seminar designed to boost growth among Bahamian small and medium-sized businesses.
Bahamas Striping’s $183m GB project ‘never signed’
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said a proposed $183m contract with a Bahamas Striping group affiliate to overhaul west Grand Bahama’s roads was “never signed; it was cancelled”.
Finance chief dismisses fears boaters ‘scared away’ by fees
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday rejected arguments that new and increased boating fees will “scare away” high-spending tourists, and asserted: “The Bahamas is for Bahamians.”
Cruise waste levy to aid ‘stressed’ landfills
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said revenues generated from the $300 per ton levy on cruise ship waste will be used to upgrade Family Island landfills “significantly stressed by the industry.
NHI ‘trigger pull’ on employee/employer funding will come - but ‘premature’ now
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed The Bahamas will “eventually have to pull the trigger” on employer and employee funding for National Health Insurance (NHI) but it is “premature” to do so now.
Recreational boater poaching top threat after 70-80% surge
Poaching and other illegal practices by recreational boaters have increased by 70-80 percent over the past decade to become a bigger threat to Bahamian fisheries than the Dominicans, it was argued yesterday.
Board chief optimistic over reversing 30% airlift drops
A tourism executive yesterday pledged “we are working” to reverse the present 32 percent and 28 percent airlift capacity decline for Marsh Harbour and North Eleuthera, respectively, through end-June 2026.
Major PI project with $150m sales focus of legal fight
A Paradise Island development said to have generated "over $150m" in pre-sales is the focal point of a furious legal battle that has erupted between its former and current development partners.
NHI expansion will ‘fail’ if current woe not fixed now
National Health Insurance (NHI) will “fail completely” if it expands patient numbers and benefits without “immediately fixing” current payment backlogs, the Opposition’s finance chief argued yesterday.
Capo: $201m liability switch 'masks' Resorts World dump
Resorts World Bimini's original developer is alleging its Genting partner has converted an "illegitimate $201m liability" placed on the project's books into a loan to "mask" its financial "misallocations".
DEIDRE BASTIAN: Avoid misconceptions about entrepreneurship
We have all dreamed about starting our own business at least once.
Contractors president calls for dedicated construction school
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday called for the creation of a school dedicated solely to the construction industry to “aggressively” tackle skilled labour shortages.
‘Don’t burden Bahamians by tax fishing’, argues Senator
The Opposition’s lead senator yesterday urged the Government not to “put an onerous burden on Bahamians by fishing for taxes” amid expectations it will shortly clarify its vacation rental compliance drive.
Entrepreneurs expand retail roll-out in Super Value move
Two Bahamian entrepreneurs have expanded their cleaning products’ penetration of the New Providence retail market to Super Value after securing a spot in Kelly’s Home Centre two months’ ago.
