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'Good has come' from $6m Numbers Houses
July 08, 2010
'Good has come' from $6m Numbers Houses
Numbers Houses employ up to 3,000 Bahamians directly with an annual payroll of $6 million, and make $1.2 million in per annum charitable donations, a senior executive told Tribune Business yesterday, adding that the sector could become an $80-$100 million industry if legalized.
Making his case for legalizing local gambling or playing numbers, Dicrius Ramsey, general manager of Island Luck, said...
New charter service from Florida to The Bahamas
January 14, 2015
New charter service from Florida to The Bahamas
A U.S. air charter provider yesterday announced the launch of scheduled charter flights from two U.S. destinations into the Family Islands beginning in spring, providing a much needed boost to the country's airlift.
Owners of iJet Charters and Wildcat Touring yesterday announced the launch of services from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International's (FLL) Sheltair terminal to Marsh Harbour, North El...
January 08, 2015
Bahamas Team Outstanding at "Little Mo" Tennis Championships
Bahamian Michael Major, Jr. of Brajaxba After School Tennis won the Boys? 8?s category of the 18th Annual ?Little Mo? International Jr. Championships held at the PGA Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens...
December 18, 2014
Town Centre Mall Bahamian Arts & Crafts Christmas Expo and Fashion Show
The Town Centre Mall will host a Bahamian Art & Crafts Christmas Expo and Fashion Show, for manufacturers of handmade crafts on December 19th, & 20th, 2014, starting at 10:00am in the morning until 8:00pm...
A journey that started out on faith
July 02, 2014
A journey that started out on faith
Charles Rose Jr.'s journey from his home on Grand Bahama to graduating from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering started out with $3,000 in his pocket and lots of faith that he would get into and graduate from the university charging $30,000 in annual tuition fees.
"I went through a lot to go after my dreams," said the recent g...
Wilson: BTC 'two percent' deal being 'refined'
May 23, 2014
Wilson: BTC 'two percent' deal being 'refined'
The deal announced in January between Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) and the government to transfer two percent of the company's shares into a charitable trust has yet to be formalized, with Franklyn Wilson, the government's chief negotiator of the deal, claiming it is being "refined".
Wilson maintained yesterday, as he did in March, that there are no outstanding "business issues" keepin...
Man tells of harrowing ordeal at sea
February 04, 2014
Man tells of harrowing ordeal at sea
Keith Johnson, 48, is in hospital suffering from hypothermia and severe dehydration, but he said he could not be happier.
Johnson is one of two men who swam for nearly 27 hours in shark-infested waters after they became separated from a fishing boat they were traveling in on Saturday.
Johnson, a father of three, said he set out on a fishing trip early that morning with his friend, Silbert Evans, a...
January 29, 2014
State of Emergency: Bahamas Consul General Randy E Rolle Advises Bahamians
Bahamas Consul General Randy E Rolle Advises Bahamians In Georgia To Remain Home During Snowstorm...
Silence over scheduled BTC meeting
January 15, 2014
Silence over scheduled BTC meeting
THE government remained tight-lipped on the Prime Minister's meeting with Cable and Wireless executives, which was scheduled to be held yesterday afternoon...
New VAT study 'shows govt hasn't done its' homework'
January 15, 2014
New VAT study 'shows govt hasn't done its' homework'
The cost of an additional study on value-added tax (VAT) announced by the prime minister has been called into question by the shadow minister for finance, who suggested it shows "the government hasn't done its homework."
Peter Turnquest, member of Parliament for East Grand Bahama, said that upon hearing Prime Minister Perry Christie reveal plans for an additional study on VAT during his keynote sp...
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