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FNM Chairman: Eleuthera water woes due to neglect
FNM Chairman: Eleuthera water woes due to neglect
AFTER reports of days of water disruption in South and Central Eleuthera, Free National Movement Chairman Dr Duane Sands called out the government for "neglecting" residents.
Antique car show at Arawak Cay
Antique car show at Arawak Cay
New cars, old cars, loud cars and two-wheelers were all on show at the 25th annual Antique Car show and Steakout at Arawak Cay.
The show is collaboration between the Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas and the Kiwanis Club of Cable Beach. Funds from the show go towards two scholarships at CoB and to the Ranfurly Home for Children. Volunteers raise money selling lunch tickets and soliciting donatio...
Maynard says new ministers' cars will cost 250,000
Maynard says new ministers' cars will cost 250,000
Free National Movement Chairman Charles Maynard said yesterday that before being voted out of office the Ingraham administration ordered one new vehicle for the prime minister, contrary to the Progressive Liberal Party's (PLP) claim that the former government ordered 12.
A recent article published in the Punch newspaper claimed that the Christie administration had acquired 12 new vehicles at a cos...
Germany powers ahead in electric car sales growth – sales more than treble during the pandemic; Bahamas sees 133% increase
Germany has seen the world’s fastest growth in electric car sales of all major economies during the pandemic, with sales more than trebling to 194,000 cars in 2020, up from just 63,000 in 2019, shows a study of electric car sales worldwide by UHY, the international accountancy network.
Grand Bahamas gets New Police Cars
Grand Bahamas gets New Police Cars
Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police, Quinn McCartney, officer-in-charge of the Grand Bahama District is pictured left outside Police Headquarters in Freeport Wednesday, along with several officers as they showcase four of the five new vehicles acquired for the District. The new vehicles, all 2010 Crown Victoria, according to McCartney will ensure a stronger police presence in the community.
Car dealer allegedly shortchanged Customs
Car dealer allegedly shortchanged Customs
A local car dealer cleared six SUVs through the Department of Customs at a rate of 60 percent, the day after Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Hubert Ingraham raised the duty rate on such vehicles to 85 percent, The Nassau Guardian has learned.
In total the car dealer allegedly shortchanged customs by more than $28,000, according to documents obtained by The Guardian.
EU lawmakers want to cut car emissions by 40 percent by 2030
PARIS (AP) -- The European Parliament wants to cut CO2 emissions from new cars and vans by 40 percent by 2030 and will try to convince the European Union's 28 nations to back the idea despite objections from the powerful car industry. The proposed cut [...]
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Income drop for Summit Insurance in 2010 fiscal year
Income drop for Summit Insurance in 2010 fiscal year
Tough market conditions caused total comprehensive income for Summit Insurance Company Limited in the 2010 fiscal year to decline by 34.5 percent to $2.9 million -- down from $4.5 million the previous year.
Summit Insurance managing director Timothy Ingraham told Guardian Business yesterday that challenges in the auto insurance segment contributed to the decline, but indicated that property pre...
Sumner: Crime continues to be strain on businesses' fixed, start-up costs
Crime and the fear of crime continues to be a strain on businesses, with the cost of security continuing to eat away at one to three percent of business' fixed and start-up costs, CEO of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers' Confederation (BCCEC) Edison Sumner told Guardian Business yesterday.
Last week, during his budget communication, Member of Parliament for Fort Charlotte Mark Humes, ...
Auto Dealers 'Take A Bath' From Matthew
Auto Dealers 'Take A Bath' From Matthew
New car dealers yesterday told Tribune Business they ?really took a bath? in October, with sales ?the worst? in recent memory due to Hurricane Matthew and the struggling economy.