McAlpine calls for income tax rather than VAT rise
OUTSPOKEN Pineridge MP Frederick McAlpine yesterday ridiculed his government’s budget, telling parliamentarians it appears Free National Movement politicians have reneged on their words.
New osmosis plant for Ragged Island
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation is in the process of procuring a solarised reverse osmosis plant for Ragged Island, WSC Chairman Adrian Gibson told The Tribune yesterday.
Police investigating motive behind fatal shooting
POLICE yesterday said they are following several leads into a shooting that left a man dead.Assistant Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander, the officer in charge of criminal investigations, yesterday said officers are sifting through various repo
Pathologist testifies over police shooting of teenager
A FORENSIC pathologist yesterday confirmed that the purported sequence of events surrounding the shooting death of a teenager by a police officer in Yellow Elder Gardens five years ago corresponded with the two gunshot wounds the victim received.Dr C
Bid to raise funds for crash victim's family
A GOFUNDME account has been launched to support the family of one of the three men killed in a plane crash on Eleuthera earlier this week.The American men were identified as Scott Dawson, Todd Crawford and Danny McKnight. Their deaths are being inves
RBDF holds major exercise
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force will be hosting the largest military training exercise of its kind this month.Tradewinds 2018 is an annual regional military training exercise that will be held in the Bahamas from June 14 to 21. This year’s exercise w
FNM chairman: Our budget will clear up PLP mess
FREE National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer has said the Minnis administration’s 2018-2019 budget will “solve” the “financial mess” left behind by the Progressive Liberal Party. There has been intense backlash to the government’s plan to raise the va
Papa John’s to open in the Bahamas
WITH Papa John’s set to open its doors this summer, Papa John’s Bahamas CEO John F Wilson is as excited about the company’s commitment to the Bahamian community, as he is about making great pizza consistent with the Papa John’s global standard.
Students are honoured for a successful year
AS the school year comes to a close, 13 students from Doris Johnson Senior High School were rewarded for their achievements.Last year, BTC pledged its support to the Student of the Month programme where it recognised the outstanding achievements of s
Going . . . going . . . gone: Controlled sinking of HMBS Yellow Elder (video)
HER Majesty’s Bahamian Ship Yellow Elder was sunk as a “dive wreck” yesterday by Stuart’s Cove Dive Bahamas, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force said.The vessel will be used as an artificial reef site for visitors.Commissioned on November 20,1986, HMBS Y
THE BIG QUESTION: Who deserves a national honour?
THE Advisory Committee for National Honours is calling for nominations of notable Bahamians to be considered for a national award.
Minnis calm over political risk from tax rise
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis does not appear concerned about losing political capital because of raising VAT to 12 percent.“I have said before my job is to save the country,” Dr Minnis said yesterday when The Tribune asked him if he was worried hi
Electric bill exemption on VAT is raised to $200
THE value added tax exemption ceiling on electricity bills has been raised to $200, Finance Minister K Peter Turnquest revealed yesterday.The change will come into effect August 1.Last week he announced the ceiling would be $100, but the decision was
Turnquest: My company won't benefit from budget
DEPUTY Prime Minister Peter Turnquest said it is “ridiculous” to believe removing customs duty on aeroplanes and helicopters will prompt him to now buy aircraft for his business.The government is removing customs duty on aeroplanes and helicopters in
Laing defends former FNM govt
FORMER Minister of State for Finance Zhivargo Laing defended the fiscal performance of past Free National Movement administrations yesterday, knocking the Minnis administration’s narrative that its current fiscal consolidation measures are necessary
