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Top doctor warns NHI ‘working backwards’
National Health Insurance (NHI) is “working backwards” by setting a $1,000 annual price for its basic care package without determining critical costs, a leading doctor has warned.
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NPBA: Giants rout the Shockers 95-65, Regulators hold off Pros 93-90
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants, taking off from where they left before the Christmas break, was clicking on all cylinders as they routed the JD’s Seafood Shockers 95-65 at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.
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DPM: ‘This is not the death’ of IBC sector
The deputy prime minister has asserted that the new regulatory structure “will not be the death” of International Business Companies (IBCs), as not all will have to pay business licence fees.
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QC: Web shop tax hikes breach EU’s demands
Island Luck’s attorney yesterday warned that the web shop tax hikes place The Bahamas “in clear and present danger” of violating the European Union’s (EU) anti-tax evasion offensive.
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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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Crew of caped crusaders visit Summit Academy
NEW Providence is being invaded by a crew of caped crusaders – students on a mission to become neighbourhood heroes, serving and protecting their environment at every turn.
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L. W. Pamela Granger
Funeral Service for the late L. W. Pamela Granger age 83 years of Thompson Street, Danottage Estates will be held on Saturday 5thJanuary, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Ambrose Anglican Church, Gladstone and Carmichael Roads. Officiating will be Archdeacon …
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Retired Senior Deputy Director of Immigration Wellington Rupert Ferguson
Memorial Service for Retired Senior Deputy Director of Immigration Wellington Rupert Ferguson age 83 years and a resident of #2B Paradise Lane Seahorse Village, Freeport and formerly of George Town, Exuma, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday 5th, …
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Derek Vernon Bain
Funeral Service for the late Derek Vernon Bain “Riff” age 59 years of, Robinson Road, will be held on Saturday January 5th, 2018 at Love Worth Finding Ministries, Golden Isles Road, Nassau Bahamas at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be Prophet Roger …
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Stafford Davis
Funeral Service for the late Stafford Davis age 83 years of Rolleville Exuma, will be held on Saturday, January 5th, 2018 at Kemp Road Union Baptist Church, Nassau Bahamas at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Ivan Butler assisted by other …
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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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CARNETTA FRANCINE COOPER-BOOTLE
Funeral service for MRS. CARNETTA FRANCINE COOPER-BOOTLE, age 83 years of Cooper’s Town, Abaco and formerly of Green Turtle Cay will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at New Life Ministries, Cooper’s Town, Abaco. Officiating will …
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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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DIANE PHILLIPS: Admit it - there’s never been a better time to put off what you have to do today
Over the holidays as our little public relations office was officially closed, I worked there nearly every day anyway because it is what I do.
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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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‘It’s a pretty big responsibility and I’m really humbled’
BAHAMIAN baseball icon Antoan Richardson is set to take on a new role in his professional career in the front office with the Toronto Blue Jays.
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Sir Franklyn: ‘High chance’ of new Atlantis ownership
Sir Franklyn Wilson says there is “a high possibility” that Atlantis may undergo a change in ownership in 2019, describing this as a “significant” investment boost for The Bahamas.
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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
