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AG to web shops: ‘Time to pay up’
The Attorney General yesterday warned the web shop industry it was “time for lawful taxes to be collected”, and said of the Government’s stance: “We’re ready to go to war.”
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Oswald Obed Arnett
Oswald Obed Arnett age 82 a resident of Bamboo Boulevard South Beach, and formerly of San Salvador died at the Princess Margaret Hospital Wednesday December 26th, 2018. Cherished memories are held by: Four daughters: Marsha Arnett, Elrena Whymns, Sandra Johnson …
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Charles Hezekiah Smith
Charles Hezekiah Smith, 82 yrs., a resident of Behring Point, Andros & formerly of Grand Cay, Abaco, died at his son’s residence in Stafford Creek, Andros on Sunday, December 30, 2018. He is survived by his 8 daughters: Romelda Moxey, …
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Bishop Joseph M Swann
A Memorial Service for Bishop Joseph M. Swann, 91 a resident of Stapledon Gardens, will be held on Thursday, January 3rd at 7:00 PM at The Church of God of Prophecy, Community At Heart Tabernacle, Coral Road, Freeport, Grand Bahama. …
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Gwendolyn Louise Henrietta Pratt
Funeral service for the late Gwendolyn Louise Henrietta Pratt age 80 years of #94 Bernard Road, Fox Hill will be held on Saturday, January 5th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church, Bernard Road. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. …
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JULIE MARIONETTA ARMBRISTER
MRS. JULIE MARIONETTA ARMBRISTER, age 80 years of #2 Woods Rodgers Drive, South Bahamia, Freeport, Grand Bahama and formerly of Long Bay Cays, Andros died at her residence on Tuesday, January 1st , 2019. She is survived by her son: …
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EDITORIAL: Why it's time we took tackling climate change seriously
How serious are we about tackling climate change here in The Bahamas? We ask because the rest of the world seems to be leaving us in their wake.
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Murder toll lowest in nine years
THE country closed out 2018 with 91 reported murders, the fewest in nine years, according to The Tribune’s records.
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Our junior female athletes of 2018
THE future of Bahamian sport is in good hands with the current generation of young women leading the charge
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Non-profit sector ‘lucrative’ area for financial services
A well-known QC has backed the Government’s decision to spend more time in getting non-profit regulation right, describing the sector as a “lucrative practice” for the financial services industry.
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Police aim to reduce murders to less than 90 next year
WITH the country on pace to record fewer than 100 murders in a year for the first time in nearly a decade, National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday declared his goal for the year ahead: fewer than 90 murders.
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Govt ‘strained’ by first non-profit bill
The Government would have placed increased “financial strain” upon itself had it gone through with the initial Non-Profit Organisations Bill version, sector representatives warned.
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$4.8m seawall close to completion at Smith’s Point
THE $4.8m seawall and road repaving project at Smith’s Point in Grand Bahama is just about finished and residents are eager for the community to be reopened to the public.
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2018: A year of career-defining moments for our shining stars
It was a year that displayed the diversity of Bahamian sports across many disciplines and career-defining moments for many of the country’s superstars and stars on the rise.
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NCAA Div 1: Bahamians set new career highs
SEVERAL Bahamian players set new career high scoring marks in NCAA Division I basketball over the course of the holiday season.
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15th Providence Basketball Club tourney tips off today
A STAPLE of the holiday season basketball schedule for senior boys’ programmes, the Providence Basketball Club is again providing an opportunity for teams to showcase their skills and get an early assessment of their clubs headed into the new year.
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NPBA: Giants close out the regular season undefeated
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants closed out the New Providence Basketball Association regular season play for the year as the only undefeated team remaining in the team standings.
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Unwise to suggest Nassau is getting safer
There are times Ministers and senior officials when they will be well advised not to comment as usually what they say comes to bite them hard. Between the PM’s statement copied by the Asst Commissioner of Police and the Minister that it was safer in Nassau can only be described as stupid.
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We're all getting in the Christmas spirit
IN a bid to improve their public image, a team of police prosecutors held a toy drive and luncheon last week for over 80 children at the Bahamas AIDS Foundation.
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Man dies after argument outside Nassau nightclub
A MAN was found unresponsive with injuries to his body near an abandoned building on Hampton Street on Friday night.
