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'We can't tax our way out'
The Tax Coalition’s co-chair yesterday reiterated that the Bahamas “cannot tax our way out of” the current fiscal crisis, as he urged this nation to avoid the “disturbing” example set by Barbados.
Super Value fears $4m cost from VAT split tax approach
Super Value’s president yesterday said the proposed VAT ‘split tax treatment’ for food retailers would cost the supermarket chain $3-$4 million per annum, and potentially “wipe out most of the industry”.
Bahamas teams in win column at major beach soccer championships
IN the Bahamas’ first appearance at the Major Beach Soccer Championships, Quality Beach Soccer Club delivered a series of encouraging performances against some of the most notable teams in the region.
Top four seeds dominate en route to next round
Day one of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Giorgio Baldacci Open Challenge Tennis Tournament was highlighted by the performances of the top two players in the men’s singles draw.
BORCO hosts Christmas fun
FREEPORT – The employees of BORCO and their children got a real treat to kick off the holiday season when the company hosted them to a Christmas family fun day and then an evening thank you banquet.
Francis, Ferguson and Turnquest are victorious
Teenagers Joshua Turnquest and Shannon Francis, fresh off their appearances in the IC North American 16-and-under Junior Challenge, pulled off victories in three of the six scheduled matches played in the men’s qualifying round of the Giorgio Baldacci Battle of the Elite Players Tournament at the National Tennis Centre on Tuesday.
Sports in brief
THE top player in City Bowling League competition Monday night at Mario’s Bowling and Entertainment Centre was Leon Graham of Unique Discovery, who crushed the pins for a gigantic 666 high three game set. The men’s runner-up MVP was Errol Morley of BEC Shockers with an outstanding 638 set.
Things 2 Do
The Children of The Bahamas Photography Exhibition
Elite players qualifying round starts today
WHILE play in the main draw won’t get started until Wednesday, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association is allowing 14 other male players to earn eight spots out of the qualifying round to join the top eight in the Giorgio Baldacci Battle of the Elite Players Tournament.
‘Private vs Government Schools Scholarship Quest’
The Street Legends Organisation continues its mission of providing opportunities for young Bahamians through the sport of basketball.
Sports in brief
CHAMPION Amateur Boxing Club is scheduled to hold its 18th annual Ray Minus Sr End of Year Amateur Boxing Tournament, recognising the legends of the ring - former Bahamian boxing greats.
What happened to 'Death' in Pain & Glory?
WHAT happened to Dencil “Death” Miller? That’s the million dollar question that was asked as the veteran lightweight refused to get dressed to fight the youthful Lester Brown Jr on the undercard of the “Pain and Glory” professional boxing card on Friday night.
Private sector unveils $304m new tax measures
The private sector’s Tax Coalition has submitted $304.427 million worth of new revenue-raising measures to the Government as part of its alternatives to Value-Added Tax (VAT).
CAFL: Stingrays get win over the Falcons, Pros beat Jets in ot
WEEK seven of the Commonwealth American Football League featured three games on the schedule and the first week with games played simultaneously in New Providence and Grand Bahama.
Water union's first refusal claim branded 'nonsensical'
A union’s claim to have ‘right of first refusal’ over all Water & Sewerage Corporation outsourcing initiatives, including the multi-million dollar Windsor water plant contract, were yesterday branded as “nonsensical”.
Hotels want 10% VAT 'across the board'
The Bahamian hotel industry wants a 10 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate to be applied to it “across the board”, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with the sector working “aggressively” to ensure tax reform does not undermine its competitiveness.
Magic in the air at Ranfurly
IT WASN’T just a typical evening at the Ranfurly Home for Children on Mackey Street last Tuesday – magic was in the air!
YOUR SAY: VAT is not the solution
MY name is Tim. I am a 40-year-old graphic designer on the Island of Abaco and a citizen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. I believe the Bahamas is indeed in need of tax reform; in fact we are likely more than overdue. Import duties have long been an inefficient model for the country due in large part to how easily and often they are circumvented and go unpaid.
BTC appeals for help to stop copper thefts
AN unremitting onslaught by copper thieves on telecom facilities has police and the Bahamas Telecommunications Company appealing to the public for assistance in stemming the dangerous criminal attacks.
Celebrating 45 years of dance and theatre
The Bahamas Dance Theatre is gearing up for its Christmas musical production, In Retrospect: Our Living Legacy of Dance.