02 July 2018
The increase Value Added Tax by 60 per cent came into effect yesterday with some businesses saying that they are still not prepared. The decision to increase VAT to 12 per cent came during the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance’s budget communication on May 30th. Perfume Bar Manager, Sandy Martinez is one of […]
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29 June 2018
The Clifton Review The Clifton Review is a tri-weekly column that examines the question of the Clifton project along with the evolution of the war between two billionaires. We covered the start of this war with articles describing the battle over easement rights, the mysterious burning of a home, the blocks to rebuilding, and countless questionable court […]
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29 June 2018
The Chief Executive Officer of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) Whitney Heastie said yesterday that there will be no load shedding this summer, but there is no guarantee of no outages. Mr. Heastie said the company has spent a lot of time preparing for this upcoming summer which he anticipates will be a better summer […]
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29 June 2018
It was announced yesterday that a total of 9,200 visitors to New Providence over the past four years injected $23.8 million into the local economy due to the Bahamas Bowl. An additional $5 million was spent on food, supplies, entertainment, and local transportation. Minister of Transport Frankie Campbell said that the government is well on […]
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29 June 2018
The Bahamian Chinese Community Association of The Bahamas (CCA) is outraged in the wake of disturbing videos circulating on social media coupled with a recent television report that they say distorted and damaged the public’s perception of them. The organization made it clear in a release that it has been under contract with the Bahamas […]
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29 June 2018
With the increase in Value Added Tax (VAT) becoming effective on Sunday, July 1st, many organizations in Civil Society are bracing themselves for increase expenditures and a shortfall in revenue. That includes local charities like The Red Cross, The Salvation Army, and The Great Commission, who either expect or are already seeing a jump in […]
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29 June 2018
The recently fired Parliamentary Secretary Travis Robinson says he is still going beyond for his Bain Town constituents and has decided to form a new business. “Travis Robinson the man behind the name, I am now going into some consultancy business as relates to tourism in the Bahamas,” says Mr. Robinson. Bain Town MP […]
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29 June 2018
There are over 200 homes in Bain and Grants town to be fixed and to be ready for the hurricane season. The Member of Parliament for the constituency Travis Robinson has launched a roofing project to ensure all his constituents that are in desperate need of roof repairs are covered in the next few months. […]
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29 June 2018
Today employess of Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) who have applied and been approved for BPL’s voluntary separation packages will be released. BPL Chief Executive Officer Whitney Heastie said yesterday that the Company has taken previous experience and applied them to ensure that it doesn’t fall into any kind of trap in relations to letting […]
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29 June 2018
Police on the Berry Island are investigating the death of a Chinese woman, believed to be an alleged drowning. According to reports, shortly after 11:00am yesterday morning, a woman was discovered unresponsive floating in waters off Great Stirrup Cay. She was removed from the water and CPR was rendered before being transported to the local […]
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