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'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.
Police killers jailed for life
STEPHEN “Die” Stubbs, Andrew “Yogi” Davis, and Clinton “Russ” Evans will serve life sentences for a policeman’s murder.
PM announces commission to create new festival
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday announced the formation of a National Festival Commission, charged with the conceptualisation of the new “Carnival-style” festival.
Bahamas Realty chief first BREA nominee for top BFSB award
Bahamas Realty’s chief executive, Larry Roberts, is the first Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) member to be nominated by the Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) for its Executive of the Year award. part of the 2013 Award of Excellence programme.
Still no US Ambassador
TWO years after the last US Ambassador to the Bahamas stepped down, the country is still waiting for a replacement.
Work continues despite cease and desist order - so Abaco residents seek to revoke permission
ABACO residents have successfully submitted an application to have the permit for the construction of a new dock revoked.
Pros get 20-14 win over Jets in season opener
THE rivalry between the Orry J Sands Pros and BaOilCo Jets entered a new chapter as the Commonwealth American Football League delivered a thriller between the two clubs in the season opener.
Sports in brief
WITH the Bahamas Softball Federation’s Austin Knowles National High School Softball Tournament completed over the weekend, the attention will now switch to the 2013 National Round Robin Championship series this weekend (October 31 to November 3)
BFSB award nominees unveiled
The Nominations Committee for this year’s Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) Excellence Awards has released the names of all nominees submitted to the Blue Ribbon Panel. They are:
Salute to Barracuda swimmers
THE Barracuda Swim Club salutes its swimmers who participated in the open water swim races held recently in New Providence and Abaco.
McCartney murder: Police offer reward
POLICE are following a number of “good leads” into the murder of the brother of DNA leader Branville McCartney, but feel a key witness is still holding out.
VAT uncertainty: Super Value puts $1m expansion 'on hold'
Super Value has put a $1 million expansion of its main Carmichael Road warehouse “on hold” due to the continuing uncertainty over Value-Added Tax (VAT), its president describing the Government’s key tax reform as “terrifying”.
Retail sales 'off terribly' at 10% below expectations
Retail sales are “off terribly from expectations”, a leading merchant telling Tribune Business they were down “at least 10 per cent” from forecast.
Double dose of victory for Justin Roberts
JUSTIN Roberts has won his first G4 singles title by defeating 17-year-old Youssef Hassan of Great Britain 7-5, 6-2 at the International Tennis Federation’s G4 Autumn Almere 2013 in the Netherlands.
Death or life imprisonment sentence in five days' time
DEATH or life imprisonment for three men convicted of a policeman’s murder will be decided by Justice Roy Jones in five days time.
Despite rain, Stingrays clobber Spanish Wells 11-1
The Bahamas Softball Federation’s Austin Knowles National High School Softball Tournament got started last night at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex with the CV Bethel Stingrays overcoming the rain to clobber Spanish Wells 11-1 in the girls’ opener.
'Die' Stubbs has a right to live, despite murdering a cop, says his lawyer
STEPHEN “Die” Stubbs has a right to life regardless of a conviction for a policeman’s murder, his lawyer argued yesterday in day two of Stubbs’ Supreme Court sentencing.
Sandals 'took a look' at Baha Mar's Sheraton
Sandals chairman, Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, yesterday confirmed that the resort chain had “taken a look” at the Sheraton Cable Beach property, but denied it was taking over the Baha Mar-owned property.
Tax Coalition urges postponement of VAT 'seismic change'
The Chamber of Commerce’s tax coalition has urged the Government to postpone Value-Added Tax’s (VAT) implementation to a date “at least 12 months” from when it releases the draft legislation, in order to give the private sector and consumers time to adjust to “seismic change”.
BNT concern over Bimini plan
RESORTS World Bimini’s proposal to construct an artificial island atop a live reef in Bimini and the extensive dredging needed to create a jetty to accommodate the company’s five-story cruise ship will cause irreparable and continuing damage to the marine environment of that island, the Bahamas National Trust said yesterday.