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Smash hit "Sarah's Wedding" comes to Nassau
IT WAS just last year when Bahamian entrepreneur Kerel Pinder was sitting in her sister’s North Carolina apartment writing down all the thoughts that came to her mind. These thoughts quickly turned into the script for her now successful romantic comedy play called “Sarah’s Wedding”.
Miller’s comments on the Gender Equality Bills ‘unenlightened’
FNM Deputy Leader Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday branded comments made by Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller over the Constitutional amendment bills “misogynistic” and said the remarks are a testament of his “unenlightened thinking”.
Chamber chief: Baha Mar 'prudent' to push back opening
A SENIOR private sector executive has said that it was “prudent” for Baha Mar to delay its “grand opening” to late Spring 2015, stating that while the delay had come as “no surprise” it could led to increased employment opportunities for Bahamians.
Baha Mar delayed
BAHA Mar, the $3.5 billion mega resort at Cable Beach, has delayed its grand opening from the end of this year until “late Spring” 2015. Instead the development is to open in stages from December onwards.
Meet the new Bahamian medal winner
JEFFERY Gibson, the second Bahamian 400 metres hurdler to win a Commonwealth Games medal, is the son of Bridgette and Regtt Gibson and was born on August 15, 1990, in Freeport, Grand Bahama.
Baha Mar pushes ‘full’ opening to late Spring
Baha Mar yesterday confirmed it has pushed its ‘Grand Opening’ back to “late Spring” 2015, with the $3.5 billion mega resort project set to open in stages from December 2014 onwards.
Gov’t urged: Target energy reform over Constitutional Bills
The Government has been urged to prioritise energy reform over its Constitutional Bill, a top private sector executive describing it as “the only big ticket item” capable of offsetting Value-Added Tax’s (VAT) cost of living increases.
Revised VAT ‘not such a bad deal’
The revised 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) proposal is “not such a bad deal” if there is no alternative to it being the Government’s tax of choice, a well-known businessman has argued.
The Prime Minister dreams of a bright future
SPEAKING to reporters at the opening of Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation’s executive offices last Thursday, Prime Minister Christie exuded confidence in a buoyant economic future for these islands.
Don't 'permanently delay' Central Revenue Agency
A Tax Coalition co-chair yesterday expressed hope that the Government’s plans to create a Central Revenue Administration (CRA) would not be “permanently delayed”, after the responsibility for collecting the new tax was switched to the Value-Added Tax (VAT) Department.
Travel restrictions on VAT delinquents 'unconstitutional'
The Government’s plans to prevent delinquent Value-Added Tax (VAT) payers from leaving the Bahamas until their bills are settled was yesterday branded unconstitutional, and likely subject to legal challenge if ultimately passed into law.
Chamber to lobby for auto duty reduction
The Tax Coalition will lobby the Government for a 5-7.5 percentage point reduction in auto industry duty rates, its co-chair arguing: “We can’t afford for that industry to fall apart.”
PM confident unemployment will fall to 10% or less
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday he is “confident” that the unemployment rate will fall to “10 per cent or less” in the next two to three years.
Super Value robber's appeal is dismissed
COURT of Appeal Justices yesterday dismissed the appeal of a man convicted in 2010 of armed robbery and burglary at the home of Super Value Food Stores owner Rupert Roberts.
Coalition co-chief praises 'awesome macro' VAT reforms
A Tax Coalition co-chair yesterday praised the Government for a seemingly “awesome” job with its ‘big picture’ Value-Added Tax (VAT) adjustments, and eliminating the “nightmare” of intra-group reporting.
Exemption elimination saves Super Value $7m
Super Value’s owner yesterday confirmed the decision to ‘exempt’ no goods from Value-Added Tax (VAT) would save his company $5-$7 million in extra costs per annum, with the sector’s “biggest objection” to the new tax now removed.
O'Neil Mortimer extends consecutive hit record to 2,696
IN the first Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Tennis-A-Thon at the National Tennis Centre on Saturday, seven players eclipsed the old record of 563 consecutive hits set by William ‘JJ’ Fountain.
Softball news in brief
THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association continued its regular season in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.
PLP chairman: Job statistics show success
NEW LABOUR Force statistics have validated the Christie administration’s job creation claims and confirmed the success of efforts to turn around the economy, PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday.
Gov't 'contradicts itself' over BPSU industrial deal
The Government has “contradicted itself” over last week’s industrial agreement with the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU), a leading private sector executive saying its inflation “fears have been realised”.