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D’Aguilar: Govt won’t move on web shop tax
IN the face of backlash over the government’s proposed tax increase on web shop operators, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said the new taxation sliding scale for number houses is “set in stone”.
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Urban Renewal centres approved as civilians take over operations
THE Minnis administration has approved the establishment of Urban Renewal community centres on all major Bahamian islands, Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Lanisha Rolle said yesterday.Mrs Rolle made this statement while speaking at
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Burrows helps team to Game 1 victory in the Finals
JARAUN Burrows and FOS-Provence Basket are one step closer to a championship title and league promotion after a game one win in the LNB French Pro B Division Finals.Burrows was limited to just 17 foul-plagued minutes and scored six points in Fos-Sur-
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500 student loans paid off after incentive plan
NEARLY five hundred borrowers have paid off student loans from the Education Loan Authority through the government’s student loan repayment incentive programme, which was established in February 2016.However, MICAL MP Miriam Emmanuel, ELA chairwoman,
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Stranger danger
A short while back, a Supreme Court jury acquitted a grown man of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. The not guilty vote was a vote of six to three.
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Charlton finishes 2nd, Seymour 4th in hurdles showdown
ALTHOUGH they had to run on the opposite side of the track due to the heavy rain, Purdue’s senior Devynne Charlton got out to a great start only to fade at the end for second place, while Texas’ senior Pedrya Seymour’s late comeback produced a fourth
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Don't 'continually' hike VAT for fiscal escape
The government “cannot continually” use VAT hikes to solve its fiscal woes, a top accountant is warning, describing its rising debt servicing and unfunded pension costs as “worrisome”.
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'Unfair' to tax web shops into losses
The government should not force the web shop industry out of business through the imposition of onerous taxation, a top accountant is arguing.
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Baha Mar contractor: No rooms for Sarkis
Baha Mar’s main contractor refused to turn over completed rooms to the original developer in early 2015 as it sought leverage to claim an extra $119m in their growing payment dispute.A senior China Construction America (CCA) official, in a February 1
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Time to pay for our lunch
Milton Friedman was a Nobel prize winning economist famous for repeating a truism of life: there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.
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THE FINISH LINE - Davis Cup: Bahamas, 'it's time to get back to Zone I'
OVER the weekend, the Bahamas’ super quartet of Baker Newman, Philip Major Jr, Jody Turnquest and player captain Marvin Rolle returned home, having accomplished their ultimate goal of advancing from American Zone III to Zone II for 2019. It was anot
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David Nesbitt helps his team capture league title in Brazil
David Nesbitt and his club captured a league title in Brazil.Paulistano Sao Paolo closed out the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) finals with an 82-76 win over Mogi das Cruzes to clinch the best of five series 3-1.Nesbitt got the start but finished with ju
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Web shops urged to withhold due taxes
Web shops were yesterday urged to withhold all revenues currently due to the government, amid claims planned tax hikes were intended to wipe them out in favour of a national lottery.Philip Galanis, the former MP and senator, told Tribune Business he
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Ex-minister 'totally opposed' to web shop taxation hike
The ex-Cabinet minister who oversaw the web shop industry’s legalisation yesterday queried why it was being hit with “destructive” taxation despite meeting all its obligations to date.Obie Wilchcombe, the former minister of tourism, told Tribune Busi
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Mother Sevil Evadne Richards
Funeral Service for Mother Sevil Evadne Richards age 80 affectionately called “Mama” a resident of Pastel Gardens and formerly of Westmorland Jamaica, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital May 8th, 2018, will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday June 9th, …
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Edwin Burrows
Edwin Burrows, 80 a resident of Congo Town, Andros, died at his residence on Monday, May 21, 2018. He is survived by his 1 son: Calvin Burrows; 1 adopted daughter: Joeann Burrows; 1 brother: Bruce Burrows of West Palm Beach, …
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Walton Samuel Davis
Funeral service for Walton Samuel “Ching” Davis, 88 a resident of Brougham Street, will be held at Emmanuel Healing & Deliverance Centre, Emmanuel Way off St. Vincent Road, on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Bishop …
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Javano Donovan Stuart
Funeral Service for Javano Donovan Stuart age 25 of Banton Ave., South Beach will be held at Church of God, Church Of God, East Street and Lilly Of The Valley Corner, on Saturday 9th, June 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating …
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Jackie Beatrice Robinson-Lightbourne
Funeral Service for Jackie “Jappie” Beatrice Robinson-Lightbourne age 80 years and a resident of #1 Westeria Drive Coral Road, Freeport and formerly of Conch Bar, Middle Caicos Island, will be held on Saturday June 9th, 2018, at 10:00 a.m., at …
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Web shop industry: 2,000 jobs will be lost due to tax hikes
The web shop industry yesterday warned that 2,000 jobs will be lost, and 75 per cent of its locations will close, if the Government follows through with aggressive triple-digit tax hikes.