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GB Business Outlook unveiled

The annual Grand Bahama Business Outlook (GBBO) will take place on Thursday, March 14, at the Grand Lucayan Resort in Freeport. This year’s theme is ‘Discovering the Opportunities in this Challenging Environment’.

Team in Bahamas in taekwondo tourney debut

WITH the focus on trying to get young Bahamians qualified to compete in taekwondo for the Central American and Caribbean Games to the Olympic Games, the Ba-Do-Jang School of Tae-Kwon-Do got its feet wet at the 2013 Winter Games in Miami, Florida, last month.

Valentino improves record to 2-0

BACK in the ring following a nine-month layoff since his professional debut, Valentino Knowles improved his record to 2-0 in a successful return.

Bahamas works on airlift capacity

The Ministry of Tourism and its partners sought to improve airlift to the Bahamas as they met with airline representatives over two full days of meetings at the Routes Americas conference in El Salvador.

'No politician has stepped up to replace Christie'

NO politician has stepped up and shown that he or she can replace Prime Minister Perry Christie as leader of the Progressive Liberal Party, former PLP Cabinet minister George Smith said yesterday.

'Beautiful Burden' explores life's dualities

ARTIST Claudette Dean’s latest body of work, Beautiful Burden, explores her personal journey into the world of spirituality.

St George's junior councillors take their oath of office

FREEPORT – Nine students from St George’s High School took their oath of office as local government junior councillors.

NFL: Redskins sign Thompson as undrafted free agent

Another son of the Bahamian soil has worked his way onto an NFL roster following the 2013 NFL Draft.

Frustration with roads in Central Abaco

Abaco’s residents continue to be frustrated with the poor condition of the roads in Central Abaco despite the start of long awaited asphalt paving which began at the end of August.

Prosecution to seek death penalty

WHILE three men convicted of murdering a policeman must wait a month to learn what sentence the Supreme Court will impose, they discovered yesterday that Crown prosecutors are seeking the death penalty.

'Govt has failed to address concerns over VAT'

OPPOSITION Leader Hubert Minnis yesterday blasted the government over its failure to address substantial concerns raised by the private sector and homeowners over the implementation of the new Value-Added Tax system.

PM challenge on VAT alternatives

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday challenged the private sector to present a viable alternative to Value Added Tax.

Tax Coalition chief: 2015 reform 'doable'

A Tax Coalition co-chair yesterday said the implementation of a new taxation system in 2015 was “totally doable” given the right collaboration between government, the public and private sector, reiterating that tax reform without fiscal reform would “only address the symptom and not the core issues”.

Gov't urged: Direct privatise proceeds to debt reduction

The Government was yesterday urged to “restrict” all proceeds derived from public asset sales, such as the impending Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) privatisation, solely to paying down the $5.567 billion national debt.

Decision today on when to table webshop laws

CABINET will today decide when webshop legislation will be brought before Parliament, according to National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage. The government intends to regulate the sector and has said taxes on the industry will be retroactive to July 1.

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