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Farewell to a titan of the religious community
THE nation bid final farewell to a titan of the religious community at the state recognised memorial of Reverend Dr Charles W Saunders yesterday at Salem Union Baptist Church.
Govt raises status for Nottage funeral
THE Minnis administration has increased the government’s budget for the official funeral for Dr Bernard Nottage from $10,000 to $50,000, the Cabinet Office announced yesterday, while explaining why the former member of Parliament will not be given a state funeral.
Health HQ not fit
IN response to your front page story “health HQ not fit for workers” dated July 12, 2017, I cannot in good conscience sit any longer without voicing an opinion of completely resolving the mould issue facing government and their buildings where thousands of good Bahamians are complaining of various kinds of illnesses like allergies, red eyes, coughs, skin rashes and many more of unknown etiology.
‘I believe the water rise so fast and so high it was a tsunami’
The devastation in North Andros from Hurricane Matthew is almost unimaginable, Ricardo Wells finds . . .
Sarkis ally admits Chinese, Govt are saying: ‘Go to hell’
A key Sarkis Izmirlian ally yesterday conceded that his attempts to regain Baha Mar’s ownership will likely prove futile, given that both the Government and Chinese were telling the original developer to “go to hell”.
20% pt truck tax slash a 'tremendous blessing'
A Bahamian auto dealer yesterday described plans to lower Excise Tax rates by 20 percentage points on certain trucks as “a tremendous blessing”, telling Tribune Business his sales in this category had fallen by 75 per cent since the 2010-2011 Budget.
Web shop gaming: US urges Bahamas to 'beef up' money laundering regime
The US government has urged the Bahamas to beef up its anti-money laundering safeguards ahead of this year’s impending expansion of casino and web shop gaming, describing the latter as an “illicit” industry that “flourishes” in this nation.
Ultimatum issued on Bimini development
Environmental activists have given the Government and Resorts World Bimini an ultimatum to stop work on their planned cruise ship island/jetty by week’s end, or otherwise face Judicial Review proceedings in the Supreme Court.
Provider offers $500-$600m waste to energy plant
A Bahamas-based renewable provider is offering to build and operate an estimated $500-$600 million plasma waste-to-energy plant at the New Providence landfill, creating 400-500 full-time jobs, in the process.
Web shops spark 'blacklist' fear
A top banker yesterday warned the Bahamas risks being ‘blacklisted’ again by the G-20 nations due to the potential money laundering risk presented by the web shop gaming industry.
Port chiefs misconstrued over VAT 'bullet dodge'
Freeport has mistakenly interpreted comments by the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) chairman and president into believing it has “dodged the bullet on VAT”, something the private sector says is incorrect.
Lead adviser: Gov't to avoid double taxation
A key Ministry of Finance consultant “suspects” the Government has given itself enough breathing room to deal with the private sector’s post-Budget ‘double taxation’ fears, adding: “We don’t have two shots at this.”
QC: Don't reward $35m Nygard 'law breaking'
By NEIL HARTNELL
Rival Bahamian bidders in fight for last Gov’t hotel
Rival Bahamian-led bids with strong Andros connections are battling to acquire the last government-owned hotel, Tribune Business can reveal, with at least one proposal focusing on eco-tourism. Prescott Smith, owner of Stafford Creek Lodge, confirmed to Tribune Business that he was heading one group seeking to buy the Fresh Creek-based Lighthouse Club from the Government-owned Hotel Corporation of the Bahamas.
$6.3bn project 'back on track' says developer
EVEN though Kylin International plans to commence major multi-million development projects in Antigua and the Turks and Caicos, Ken Russell says the $6.3bn Blackwood Pointe project for East Grand Bahama is moving in a positive direction again and things are back on track with the Bahamas government.
Coral killer will ‘decimate’ tourism, fisheries sectors
The Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) top executive yesterday warned that tourism and other coral reef-reliant industries will be “decimated” unless this nation rapidly arrests the spread of a killer disease for these key marine ecosystems.
Gov’t to commit on CLICO by year-end
The Government has pledged to make a public statement on its long-awaited CLICO (Bahamas) resolution by year-end, but one creditor yesterday said he “doesn’t expect a cheque will come” by Christmas.
'Reinvest VAT monies in economy stimulus'
A Bahamian fraud expert has urged the Government to use some of its Value-Added Tax (VAT) windfall as an “economic stimulus”, and counter a likely initial increase in unemployment caused by the new tax.
Govt: Baha Mar operators need to put ‘skin in game’
The Government is demanding that Baha Mar’s casino and convention centre, and associated hotels, by operated by “world class” brands who have injected equity financing into the project, the Prime Minister said yesterday.
Public Accounts to probe Ruffin tax row
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will next week launch a probe to “get to the bottom” of the controversy surrounding whether hotelier Philip Ruffin still owes the Government a multi-million dollar sum in unpaid casino taxes.