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PASTOR ON RAPE - PEOPLE DOES LIE: Rex Major says that some women would use claims to end marriage
AS Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis, cabinet ministers and other senior government officials looked on, a prominent pastor lamented efforts to criminalise marital rape during a national ecumenical church service yesterday, declaring: “People does lie!”
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Make-up of Davis and Billie Jean King teams complete
WITH their final trials held over the weekend at the National Tennis Center, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association completed the make-up of both the men’s Davis Cup and female Billie Jean King Fed Cup teams.
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Reloaded baseball champions crowned
AFTER hosting a successful Reloaded Baseball Invitational featuring teams from Nassau and the Family Islands in March, the programme held a team championship game for the Coach Pitch division this past Sunday at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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PM unveils lease-to-own Crown Land return plan
The Prime Minister has pledged to launch a lease-to-own initiative involving Crown Land to entice Cat Islanders to return home.
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Reinvesting 50% of corporate tax no GDP growth panacea
Reinvesting 50 percent of the revenues generated by a corporate income tax would lessen - but not eliminate - the negative economic impact of each of the four proposed implementation options, the Government is forecasting.
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Club Med: Over 75% of workforce returns
Club Med's general manager yesterday revealed that more than 75 percent of the resort's staff have returned to work at the property despite its near three-year shutdown due to COVID-19.
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Visitor 'leads' jump 40% for Family Islands duo
A senior tourism official says The Bahamas' digital marketing efforts have generated a 40 percent increase in visitor "leads" for Cat Island and San Salvador hotels this fiscal year.
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'We’re 20 years late on corporate income tax, so we’re catching up' says expert
A TOP financial expert believes it is the time to have a discussion about corporate income taxes for companies in The Bahamas.
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AG: Govt working to reduce backlog of police-involved killing cases
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said the government is working to reduce the backlog of police-involved killing cases by increasing staff capacity at the Coroner’s Court.
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Grand Bahama arrivals 'continue to improve'
Grand Bahama continues to see a strong rebound in tourism numbers, according to a tourism official who reports that total arrivals on the island were over 100,000 at the end of the first quarter of 2023.
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Clubs & Societies May 19th, 2023
The Anglican Church Women (ACW) paid a courtesy call on Sir Cornelius A Smith on Tuesday, May 16, at the Office of the Governor General.
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Gas retailers say ‘dire summer’ as margin concerns ‘hopeless’
A BUSINESSMAN claims a dire summer may await Bahamians as “hopeless” gas retailers doubt the government will address their profit margin concerns in its upcoming budget.
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Revenue surge to $274m via corporate tax switch
The Government could near-double pre-COVID business taxation revenues if it were to implement a 15 percent corporate income levy across-the-board on all entities bar those generating less than $500,000 in annual turnover.
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PM: $160m project to give 300 full-time jobs
The Prime Minister yesterday unveiled the revival of the long-awaited Cat Island Partners project with a "scaled down" $160.45m investment that aims to create 150 Bahamian construction jobs and up to 300 permanent posts.
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Cat Island 'going to get whole hog'
Government officials yesterday pledged that Cat Island is "going to get the whole hog" when it comes to airport, roads and utilities upgrades and investments.
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More than 500 Grand Bahama homes assessed for repairs
MORE than 500 homes have been assessed on Grand Bahama for the Small Homes Repair Programme, which is expected to be copied in the Family Islands, according to an Urban Renewal official.
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PM blasts 'blinkered' officials' tax attitude
The Prime Minister yesterday slammed "blinkered" public officials for adopting inflexible approaches to the collection of outstanding taxes that "close the business" and hinder economic growth and productivity.
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Adrian Gibson jury finalised as trial set to get under way
NINE jurors were selected yesterday to evaluate evidence from more than 40 witnesses in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial.
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CORPORATE TAX PLAN REVEALED: Govt favours proposal of 10-12 percent rate for most businesses
The Government is leaning towards reforms that will see most Bahamas-based businesses pay a "modest" corporate income tax of either 10 or 12 percent with the only exception being small firms earning less than $500,000 annually.
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DPM: Tourism must 'lead way' on technology industry set-up
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday said “tech tourism” must lead the creation of a Bahamian technology industry as the Government moves to give the Tourism Development Corporation (TDC) more authority.
