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‘Right church, wrong pew’ over second GB marina
A Grand Bahama investor yesterday said he has yet to receive a satisfactory offer for his second marina asset, revealing: “They’re in the right church, but sat in the wrong pew.”
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Wildcats to face Tigers in Battle 4 Atlantis finale
The Villanova University Wildcats snuck past the North Carolina Tar Heels in an 83-81 overtime thriller to advance to their third Battle 4 Atlantis finals yesterday at the Imperial Arena, Paradise Island.
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Evans says Aliv will not steal major market share from BTC
BAHAMAS Communications and Public Officers Union President Bernard Evans yesterday dismissed assertions that newcomer Aliv will steal a significant market share from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, charging that the former’s initial success is merely the result of “restrictions” placed on BTC by regulators to give Aliv “some advantage” to “get in the game”.
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Aliv’s pay-per-second rates aim to cut customer costs
THE Bahamas’ second mobile operator yesterday promised to deliver superior customer service and “phenomenal” plans, as it outlined pay-per second call rates and “no contracts” as key components of its new mobile services offering.
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Bahamas slams Cayman 105-36
BACK in the win column on day three, the Bahamas sealed a spot in the semifinals of the Centrobasket U15 Championships for Men.
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Jones sets season high 17, Hunter has career high 11
BIG nights from Kai Jones and Sammy Hunter en route to résumé building wins for their programmes highlighted Bahamian student athletes in NCAA Division I basketball on Tuesday night.
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Private sector brands VAT compliance ‘very impressive’
Super Value’s owner has described initial Value-Added Tax (VAT) compliance rates as “very impressive”, amid hopes there has been “a paradigm cultural shift” in attitudes towards paying taxes.
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Marianna Petitfrere
Ms. Marianna Petitfrere Aged: 96 yrs old Of Caspine Road off Soldier Road and formerly of St. Louis du Nord, Haiti Died at her residence on Thursday, 26th November, 2012 FUNERAL SERVICE TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER. SERVICES BY: ROCK OF …
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S&P downgrade a ‘wake-up call’
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said Standard & Poor’s (S&P’s) August downgrade of the Bahamas’ sovereign credit rating to one notch above ‘junk’ status was “a wake up call”, not a “seismic event”.
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First VAT filings: ‘Huge discrepancies’ unlikely
The Tax Coalition’s chairman is not expecting “huge material discrepancies” between the private sector and the Government over the first Value-Added Tax (VAT) filings, although he acknowledged: “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
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$20-$30M INVESTMENT AT LAST HOTEL CORP HOTEL
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor An Illinois-based investor is eyeing a $20-$30 million investment during the first two phases of its plans to transform the last Hotel Corporation-owned property into an upscale boutique resort, with talks aiming
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TECH TALK
• AMAZON has launched a paid streaming music service, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field.
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Top pitchers and batting champions take the spotlight
SIGMA Wildcats’ infielder Jeanette Hilton and Sting Truckers’ outfielder Lamar Watkins are the New Providence Softball Association’s 2014 ladies and men’s batting champions respectively.
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Matriarch Merline Mackey
Matriarch Merline “Merl” Mackey age 94 of Mastic Point, Andros died on Saturday June 2nd, 2018 at her residence. She is survived by her 4 Sons: Hubert, James, Alfred & Rudolph Mackey, 3 Daughters: Zelia Butler, Brenda Adderley & Angela …
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MERLENE ROLLE
MERLENE ROLLE age 94 years of #10 Sunset Drive, Sunset Park died at her residence on Wednesday, February 4th, 2015. She is survived by her Husband: William Rolle; Son: Reuben Rolle; Daughters: Anita Stubbs, Jennemaie Knowles, Betsy Mae Rolle and …
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Vetol Flowers
Mrs. Vetol Flowers, age 94 years, a resident of Driggs Hill, South Andros, died at her residence on Sunday, March 19th, 2017. She is survived by her two sons: Ezra and Gladstone Flowers; two daughters: Mary Nottage and Esther Colebrooke; …
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Rockets, Pros win in NPBA double header
THE New Providence Basketball Association’s season got in full swing with its first double header of the season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.
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NESBITT EMERGES AS LEADER IN FIRST YEAR WITH NEW CLUB
AFTER several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazil’s Novo Basquete Brasil finally opened its 2020-21 season and David Nesbitt has emerged as a leader in his first year with a new club.