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New Holy Spirit Church of God gears up for 40th anniversary
By JEFFARAH GIBSON
Schools in ‘test run’ for World Relays
AT least 17 schools from New Providence and the Family Islands have signed up to participate in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Association’s “Test Run” this weekend at the new Thomas A Robinson National Stadium for the International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) inaugural World Relays.
Baha Mar: Morgans is 'still part of plans'
Exuma’s February Point project is aiming to hire a further 120-140 persons when construction work ramps up within the next two months, its owners yesterday telling Tribune Business the project was “moving a little faster than we anticipated”.
Tourism: VAT rate cut to keep industry 'globally competitive'
Hotel industry executives yesterday backed the Government’s decision to cut the Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate in half as keeping the sector “globally competitive”, despite its rejection of their own 6 per cent recommendation.
Sea Bees meet is buzzing
WITH the season winding down, the Sea Bees Swim Club provided the local swimmers with another opportunity to qualify for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s annual Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championship.
Gaming VAT: Casinos 'vehemently opposed'
MAJOR casino operators are “vehemently opposed” to suggestions that Value-Added Tax (VAT) should be levied on players via the gross sum bet, fearing this could make them “less competitive” than North American rivals.
Deputy PM: Local firms could not match landfill deal
DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said yesterday that Renew Bahamas was selected to remediate the New Providence Landfill after Bahamian-owned companies conceded that they could not match the deal the foreign-owned company made with the government.
Nottage hits back at Wilson over COB president search
THE head of the committee charged with finding the new president of the College of the Bahamas yesterday hit back at Franklyn Wilson, the college’s former Council Chairman and a major benefactor, over his comments as to who should be appointed.
STATESIDE: Just how far can you push the rules and get away with it?
JOAN and her friend Marilyn were in her New York City kitchen, warding off the unseasonable chill outside with steaming mugs of coffee. They were talking about the world’s current number one bogeyman.
FTX’s Bahamas liquidators beaten to $143m by DOJ
The bid by FTX’s Bahamian liquidators to take control of $143m held in US bank accounts was rendered “moot” - at least temporarily - after the assets were seized by the US federal authorities.
FTX prosecutors push for tougher sentence
US prosecutors are exploiting the $426m transfer of digital assets to the safekeeping of Bahamian regulators to press for a harsher prison sentence for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
ALICIA WALLACE: How can people still think it’s a woman’s job to look after the home?
This week, a family’s story was made public in a request for financial assistance.
FACE TO FACE: The singer with words to say about the law
She is a Gospel recording artist who shares her gift at churches and events throughout The Bahamas and the world. She was a school administrator for 32 years, helping to nurture the lives of Bahamian children. Yet Lenora Taylor was treated with such disrespect by police, even in her senior years, that she felt obliged to share her story and call on the leaders of the Royal Bahamas Police Force to ensure the officers who deal with the public act with more professionalism.
‘Speedy’ Gardiner: Steven ‘amazing’ and ‘very humble child’
“AMAZING” and “very humble child” were some of the words that Steven ‘Speedy’ Gardiner Sr used to describe his son, World and Olympic men’s 400 metre champion, Steven Gardiner Jr, whom he quipped “not too many people get to experience what he achieved.”
STATESIDE: A spellbinding Sunday in Augusta
Among golf tournaments, the British Open and the Masters are generally regarded as the most prestigious and the most steeped in the many traditions with which golf drapes itself.
'Tsunami of disregard' for statutory process
Bahamian law has been repeatedly ignored to the benefit of wealthy developers due to a “culture of subservience” among civil servants, attorney Fred Smith, QC, told the Supreme Court.
Munroe argues on behalf of Glinton in contempt hearing
ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe faced an uphill battle yesterday as he attempted to convince Court of Appeal judges that the words and actions of his client Maurice Glinton during an extradition appeal were not in contempt of court and deserving of punishment.
Insurers deny ‘ball dropping’ on NHI
Insurance industry leaders have denied “dropping the ball” on seeking wider private sector support for their stance on National Health Insurance (NHI), adding: “It hasn’t killed our fight.”
POLITICOLE: Greg Moss sets about reconfiguring the battle lines
YOU don’t have to be a “prophet”, as some have suggested, to know that the country’s next general election in 2017 will be a significant turning point in the future of The Bahamas and everyone who calls this country home.
Myers awaits Chamber's resignation acceptance
Robert Myers yesterday said he was waiting for the Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors to accept his resignation, amid increasing suspicions he had been ‘set up’ over his vehicle’s disputed valuation.