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FNM deputy can’t back cable rise
THE FNM’s deputy leader yesterday said he could not support Cable Bahamas’ bid for a 27 per cent increase in the price of its basic pay-TV package, suggesting it delay this for “another year or so”.
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Hubert Leopold Pinder
Hubert Leopold Pinder, 80 years of #216 Treasure Cove, passed away peacefully at his residence on Saturday December 20th, 2014. Left to cherish fond memories are his wife, Diana Pinder (nee Golden); two children, Etoile Pinder and Jonathan Pinder; four …
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Suspect remanded to prison over attack on brothers
A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with one of the country’s recent murders.
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judge to decide on bail in Latore Mackey murder case
A JUDGE is expected to make a decision today on whether he will grant bail to one of two men awaiting trial in connection with the fatal shooting of Latore Mackey, Prime Minister Perry Christie’s press secretary.
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New dormitory opened at Fox Hill
OFFICIALS at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services at Fox Hill yesterday described the completion of a 40-unit dormitory complex as the “dawn of a new era”. The newly constructed training facility will host between 80 and 120 potential officers during the department’s next recruiting cycle.
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Grocery retailers ‘thrown under bus’ by VAT marketing
Furious grocery retailers yesterday blasted the Government for “throwing us under the bus” with misleading statements on Value-Added Tax (VAT), and warned consumers that duty reductions would not lead to blanket food price cuts.
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Cable relaunches 27% pay-TV price rise bid
Cable Bahamas has relaunched its bid for a 27 per cent increase in the price of its basic pay-TV package, after unveiling a compromise that seems to have (for the moment) won over the regulators.
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Rate of murders classes nation as conflict zone
THE Bahamas qualified as an “armed conflict zone” with high rates of gun violence according to findings from the United Nations’ and the World Health Organization’s 2014 Global Status Report on Violence Prevention.
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S&P’s higher deficits on VAT ‘uncertainties’
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has agreed that there are “indeed uncertainties” surrounding Value-Added Tax (VAT) implementation, and is less optimistic than the Government in projecting a 3 per cent fiscal deficit for 2015-2016.
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Call for curfew in hot spots to tackle crime
NOTED psychiatrist Dr David Allen has called for a curfew in crime hot spots and urged the government to bring in law enforcement officers from overseas to help combat the crime problem.
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Bahamas is Caribbean's top tourist market share loser
The Bahamas has lost the greatest tourism market share of any Caribbean nation in the post-recession years, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report has revealed, with this nation ranked as the region’s most expensive.
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Eulalee Elizabeth Dupuch
Funeral Service for Eulalee Elizabeth Dupuch, age 91 of Adelaide Village and formerly of The Bight, Long Island who died on December 12th 2014 will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Adelaide Union Baptist Church, Adelaide Village. Officiating …
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William Otis Taylor
William Otis "Lightning Slim" Taylor, 82 yrs., a resident of Ross Corner & formerly of Deadman's Cay, Long Island, died at PMH on Saturday 13th December, 2014. He is survived by his wife: Laurie Maria Taylor; children: Roderick & Jerome …
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Tourism share loss to Cuba ‘inevitable’
A prominent businessman yesterday said it was “inevitable” that a fully-open Cuba will eventually “take a piece of the Bahamian tourism pie”, amid calls for this nation to urgently boost its economic competitiveness.
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Dance school's 'little gems' get a chance to shine
THE young members of the Dance Bahamas School danced their way into the hearts of their audiences last weekend in a holiday performance which was just a taste of what is to come from the company in 2015.
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Atlantis Crown Gynmastics Invitational Thursday at Atlantis
THE excitement is building for the hosting of the fourth annual Atlantis Crown Gymnastics Invitational. It’s all set to get underway in the Imperial Ballroom of the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island tomorrow.
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JUNIOR JUNKANOO RESULTS - Ministry happy with parade quality
MINISTRY of Youth, Sports and Culture officials claimed yesterday that they are “extremely satisfied” with the quality of the 27th annual Junior Junkanoo parade despite the public’s plea to move it back to Bay Street.
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Cybots stop Pros 88-77
THE Island Luck Pros were in full force, but they were pushed to the limit by the depleted Mail Boat Cybots as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.
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BEC generation plant availablity 'just 65%'
The Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) generation turbines at Clifton Pier have just “65 per cent availability”, meaning that out of every 10 attempts to start they fail three-four times.
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Madrena Lewis
Funeral Service for Madrena Lewis age 82 of #22 Perpall Tract and formerly of Moore’s Island, Abaco who died on Tuesday December 2, 2014 will be held on Friday at 10:00 a.m at Calvary Deliverance Church, East Street South. Officiating …
