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Contractor chief: 'Show me numbers' on Pointe
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday demanded to “see the numbers” showing Bahamian participation on The Pointe project has increased 100-150 percent.Leonard Sands called on the government to show just how many Bahamians a
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NCAA: Swimmers make a splash
Bahamian student athletes have excelled early in the NCAA Division I aquatics season.Izaak Bastian, now in his sophomore year with the No.15 ranked Florida State Seminoles, continues to emerge as a standout for the nationally ranked side.The Seminole
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Thomas strikes out eight in pitcher's duel
TAHNAJ Thomas had his second consecutive career high outing in as many appearances for the Bristol Pirates against the Pulaski Yankees. The 20-year-old, 6’4” right hander struck out eight batters in a pitcher’s duel, but the Pirates suffered a 2-0 l
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Killings go on as another man dies
POLICE are investigating another shooting incident that left a man dead yesterday afternoon, the fourth killing since Tuesday.
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Hotel union’s strike vote ‘green light’
Hotel union executives last night said a Supreme Court justice had effectively cleared the way for it to take a strike vote tomorrow over its gratuity dispute with the Melia Nassau Beach Resort.
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Gov’t, web shops at odds on ‘back taxes’
The Government and web shop industry are at odds over how the sector’s ‘retroactive taxes’ are to be calculated, with the proposed method seen as “inconsistent” with both the Gaming Act and international norms.
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Small business faces $748m 'financing gap'
Bahamian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face a “financing gap” that could be as large as $748m, the Bahamas Development Bank’s (BDB) transformation plan estimates. The report, a copy of which has been seen by Tribune Business , suggests t
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Bahamians must 'mobilise corruption outrage to action'
Bahamians must “mobilise their outrage into action” if this nation is to defeat both real and perceived corruption plaguing society, governance reformers urged yesterday.Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) executive direct
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Pro Robot System Review, Does Pro Robot Review Really Works?
Pro Robot Review - What is Pro Robot all about? Is Pro Robot Software scam or work? Is Pro Robot worth it? Can you really make money with Pro Robot Software? Is Pro Robot risky? What are binary options? To find answers to these questions you must read my indepth …
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Air arrivals hit 85% of pre-COVID levels
Total air arrivals to The Bahamas rebounded to 85 percent of pre-COVID numbers during April, more than doubling prior year numbers for a period that included the peak Easter holiday weekend.
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Wildcats top Bahamas 85-61 in Big Blue debut
The Bahamas’ national select squad gave the Kentucky Wildcats all they could handle through 30 minutes, but the visitors separated themselves late in the second half to win their Big Blue Bahamas Tour debut.The Wildcats won 85-61 last night in front
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85-year-old clings to floating refrigerator to survive Dorian
VIRGINIA Mosvold held on to a refrigerator for two days, bobbing up and down in water that nearly covered her face after Hurricane Dorian flooded her family’s home in Grand Bahama in early September.
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‘We want murder rate down to 85’
THE Minnis administration wants to reduce the number of murders to 85 by 2021 while reducing the average time it takes to get a business licence from 30 days to 24 hours.
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Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions
THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.
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Sky Bahamas bounces back with 'exceptionally good Christmas'
A LEADING domestic airline said that it is coming off an “exceptionally good Christmas” with load factors averaging as high as 85 per cent for the period, and its CEO reiterating calls for the government to rethink its decision to levy 15 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on domestic air transportation.
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Joining forces for Freedom of Information
DECLARING the public’s right to know the public’s business, two organisations representing powerful interests and ethics convictions officially joined hands last week to urge passage of the much-touted and long-awaited Freedom of Information Act.
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Concern over mould in court
WHILE remediation work to cure mould is underway in the Supreme Court in Freeport, judiciary staff are concerned about the spread of the infestation through the air-conditioning system.
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first Clasico of the season in completely different positions. Madrid was engaged in tremendous turmoil in what turned out to …
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Protect our access to our beaches
I thank you in advance for the space to address two issues that have dominated the headlines recently, that if not handled carefully can have devastating social consequences for this tiny island on which sits the capital of the country, financial and tourist-wise.
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LOUISE CONSTANCE DUNCOMBE
Funeral Service for the late LOUISE CONSTANCE DUNCOMBE age 79 years of #23 Bethel Avenue will be held on Friday, January 4th, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Annex Baptist Church, Wulff Road and Pinedale. Officiating will be Apostle Mitchel E. …
