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‘Dock tax’ crackdown on gated communities
The Port Department yesterday confirmed it is cracking down on fees owed by private/residential dock owners in New Providence’s gated communities, and issuing warnings of site visits to inspect “unregistered” facilities.
Confidence key to getting 'single digit' unemployment rate
THE Bahamas can get unemployment “down to single digits” by restoring employer confidence in the economy’s growth prospects, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive said yesterday.Edison Sumner, speaking after Friday’s release of the latest Labour
Dr Minnis' archipelago of opportunities
The experience that best prepared Dr Hubert Minnis for the job of Prime Minister just might be his stint as a businessman.
Miller defends PLP over VAT
TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday defended the Progressive Liberal Party against criticism over how it had handled receipt and expenditure of value added tax (VAT) revenue, suggesting that public demands for transparency and accountability over the tax are “pointless”.
Minnis to unveil ‘change team’ in Grand Bahama
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis will unveil his party’s economic recovery plan for Grand Bahama and introduce its “change team” at a mass rally next week in Grand Bahama.
Students ‘denied access to clinical training’ at Rand Memorial Hospital
STUDENTS in the nursing programme at Terreve College in Grand Bahama claim that they are being denied access to clinical training at the Rand Memorial Hospital as a result of the delayed signing of a memorandum of understanding by the Public Hospitals Authority.
Financial provider slams 'absurd' IMF
A BAHAMIAN financial services provider yesterday slammed the IMF’s “absurd” conclusion that this nation has minimised the economic impact of the sector’s contraction.Paul Moss, principal of Dominion Management Services, told Tribune Business that the
EDITORIAL: Putting the Great into Grand Bahama with the four T’s
IF THERE is one thing that political parties within The Bahamas and any careful observer outside the country could agree on, it is that the island of Grand Bahama has gone from shining star with rising property values and lives filled with optimism to a giant question mark.
Getting beyond just being good enough
Life is a long and winding road, and many travellers for many reasons start out on this journey feeling like they are not good enough. This low feeling view of self becomes the magnetic pull with which they move through life. When you feel like you’r
Enterprise Bill ‘will be made law’
ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel yesterday made it clear that government intends to pass the Commercial Enterprises Bill into law in its current form.
Top attorney ‘dying’ to see Enterprises Act’s Immigration impact
A prominent attorney yesterday said she “loves the challenge” posed to the Immigration Department by the Commercial Enterprises Act, and is “dying” to see its impact.
FNM raises ‘red flag’ over security of votes after inspection
FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday declared that his party’s “red flag is waving” after an inspection revealed that ballot boxes containing hundreds of votes from the advanced poll were “poorly” sealed, and for one constituency left unsealed.
Opposition rejects IMF's income tax
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday demanded “less talk and more action” from the Government, while affirming his party is against the IMF’s income tax proposal.Chester Cooper, addressing the House of Assembly on the ‘Speech from the Throne’
Don't surrender to Bad Day Syndrome
“A Man who is born of woman, is of a few days and full of trouble.” — Job 14:1HISTORICALLY, mothers have always had great intuition and generally commonsense. My late mother was a gifted overcomer with a powerful sense of dealing with the adversities
Miller denies allegations in BPL audit
FORMER Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Executive Chairman Leslie Miller strongly denied allegations he “influenced procurement decisions” or evaded the process altogether when he headed the board of directors, telling The Tribune every contract awarded during his tenure was given to the lowest bidder.
THE FINISH LINE: ‘Canadian colleges have been good to the Bahamas and our players’
IT seems as if more and more Bahamians are heading to Canada where they are having an impact not just on the collegiate scene, but the professional circuit.
EDITORIAL: Unity is needed to build a country
IT IS said that a revolution can be built in a day, but it takes a generation to build a government.
Sisters launch Bahamian version of 'Angie's List'
A NEW online web application hopes to change the way Bahamians and residents seek reputable home service providers when it launches its first phase this August.At the helm of this project, called FindrPro, are Janay Pyfrom-Symonette and her sister Ya
EDITORIAL: Haitians must be treated fairly
IT SEEMS ironic that almost 40 years later Sir Roland Symonette’s son, Immigration Minister Brent Symonette, should be one of those faced with the “Haitian problem” and the need to amend the law to control the growing crisis.
'Tum Tum' and Spartans win Big Ten championship
AFTER four years as the emotional leader of the Michigan State Spartans men’s basketball programme, Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr bid farewell to the MSU faithful at his final game of his collegiate career in the Breslin Center.