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Flowers: I’m not firing staff
CRAIG Flowers says he has gone against the grain in opting not to lay off employees because it is not known if his company – FML Group of Companies - will suffer loss due to increased government taxes, which includes a five percent stamp tax on patrons.
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Freedom Farm champion boys!
GRAND Bahama — Back after a year’s absence, Freedom Farm clinched a 4-3 walk-off-the-field victory to secure the boys’ 14-under championship title over the Grand Bahama Little League yesterday in the Bahamas Baseball Association’s National Championsh
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Bran backs tax hikes on 'toxic' gaming sector
The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) ex-leader has given his full backing to the web shop tax hikes, arguing that the industry has “been shown to be toxic” for Bahamian society.Branville McCartney, pictured, renewing his call for a national lotte
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Island Luck staff brace for up to 350 job losses
Island Luck yesterday warned staff to brace for up to 350 job losses after it was “unsuccessful” in mitigating the impact of a 184 percent tax rate hike on its business model.The Bahamas’ largest web shop chain, in a memorandum to employees, said it
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Leona Naomi Curtis
Leona Naomi Curtis age 91 years of Moss Town and formerly of Farmer’s Hill, Exuma died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday June 18th, 2018. She is survived by her sons: Ralph, Patrick, Anthony, Wayne and Lyndon; daughters: Paula …
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Matriarch Ethel Sherman-Griffin
Matriarch Ethel Sherman-Griffin age 82 of Lowe Sound, Andros will be held on Saturday June 23rd, 2018 10:00 a.m. at St. John’s Native Baptist Cathedral, Meeting St. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Alonzo A. Hinsey Sr. Assisted by Pastor Philmore …
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Kenneth Dayward Kemp
Funeral service for Kenneth Dayward Kemp, age 80 years, of Cable Beach, will be held on Friday June 22, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., at The Church of the Most Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Trinity Way, Stapledon Gardens. Officiating will be …
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Foulkes: Web shop job cuts unfortunate
A DAY after web shop Asure Win said it will close 11 locations and layoff about 50 workers, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes described impending staff cuts from the sector as “unfortunate”, but said there are several factors contributing to the closure of gaming houses aside from a tax increase.
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50 jobs go as web shops shut own after tax hike approved
The Asure Win web shop yesterday blamed the budget’s tax hikes for the closure of 11 sites, and termination of 50 staff, by the end of June amid warnings the sector is not “hyperprofitable”.
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• Apple is trying to drag the US’s antiquated system for handling 911 calls into the 21st century. If it lives up to Apple’s promise, the iPhone’s next operating system will automatically deliver quicker and more reliable information pinpointing the
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Bahamas delegation heads to NBA draft for Deandre
MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard, will head a Bahamian delegation to Brooklyn, New York for the National Basketball Association (NBA) 2018 Draft where Bahamian Deandre Ayton is expected to become the number one pick.The draft wil
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Web shops ‘taking advantage of workers’
THAT Island Luck employees were seemingly threatened with a loss of pay if they failed to attend Thursday’s protest is a “blatant, naked attempt to take advantage of poor people”, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.
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Woman dies as car crashes into barriers on Munnings Rd
A WOMAN was killed yesterday morning when her burgundy 2013 Hyundai Elantra collided into road barriers on Munnings Road.Paramedics pronounced her, Garvanisha Anastasia Carey, dead on scene after attempting to revive her.The death prompted fresh crit
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Web shop pay cut threat over anti-VAT demo
Island Luck employees were seemingly threatened with the loss of a day’s pay if they did not attend yesterday’s anti-VAT and gaming tax protest in Rawson Square.
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NHI will cost you $15-$80 a month
THE government is “revamping” National Health Insurance to focus more on catastrophic care with the introduction of the BahamaCare Plan and expects a contributory plan of $15 to $80 per month to fund it.
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D’Aguilar: We will be flexible
TOURISM and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the government will be flexible with web shop taxes, adjusting its new sliding scale scheme if it proves too onerous.
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Govt deals: 2/3 of firms need 'personal contacts'
Two-thirds of Bahamian businesses have needed to use “personal contacts” to close or speed-up government deals, showing why “red tape” and corruption are among the country’s top woes.A Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) s
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Edwin Burrows
Funeral service for Edwin Burrows, 80 a resident of Congo Town, Andros, will be held at Mt. Pleasant Green Baptist Church, Quakoo & East Streets, on Saturday June 16, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Wesley Thompson, …
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Matriarch Ethel Sherman-Griffin
Matriarch Ethel Sherman-Griffin age 82 of Lowe Sound, Andros died at P.M.H on Wednesday 6th June, 2018. She is survived by her husband George Griffin Sr., 2 Sons: Renardo Griffin & Lonnie Storr, 3 daughters: Cleo Russell, Carolyn Deveaux & …
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Prince Albert Stuart Duncombe Whyms
Prince Albert Stuart Duncombe Whyms, aged 80 years of 3rd Street, The Grove and formerly of Long Bay Cay, Andros, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, June 1st, 2018. He is survived by one (1) Son: Devon Stuart; …
