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‘Mind blowing’: Under 4,000 firms face paying VAT
Under 4,000 Bahamian companies would likely face having to pay a Value-Added Tax (VAT), a Cabinet Minister describing as “mind blowing” the fact over 85 per cent of businesses might be exempt.
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Port's 80% efficiency almost tops Caribbean
The Freeport Container Port (FCP) is the second most efficient port in the Caribbean despite having the highest shipping costs per mile, a World Bank study has found.
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IDB’s 37% digital woe ‘totally different’ now
A digital payments provider yesterday said a survey that found 37 percent of Bahamian firms have challenges accessing electronic payments would have “a totally different result” if done today.
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Lloyd: union did not disrupt exams
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said his ministry has regular dialogue with the Bahamas Union of Teachers over issues of contention, adding that recent union industrial action did not negatively affect students’ national exams.
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$25m initiative to reverse 85% small firm credit rejection
A $25m Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan is aiming to reverse an 85 percent rejection rate on small business financing applications, it was revealed yesterday.
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NPBA: Shockers get 92-79 win over Regulators
A BUSY night on the New Providence Basketball Association schedule featured several blowout wins for division contenders.
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Tour operators enjoy 70% post-COVID visitor revival
Tour and excursion operators yesterday said business volumes have returned to 70 percent of pre-COVID levels amid a strong tourism rebound.
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‘Chicken’ and Cougars earn 105-98 win over Tigers in OT
WE were patiently waiting for Danrad “Chicken” Knowles to have a breakout game this season. That game came Sunday night when he outplayed the top player in all of college basketball and led his Houston Cougars to a 105-98 win over the LSU Tigers in overtime.
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Hield helps Kings hold off Westbrook, Thunder 117-113
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — The Kings sprinted out to a big lead and used their up-and-down style to put Oklahoma City on its heels. Then they got a big lift from Buddy Hield’s perimeter shooting to finish off the Thunder.
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Nottage vow in face of 25% rise in murders
NATIONAL Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage broke his silence on crime last night, contending that the government is “up to the challenge” as the nation continues to grapple with startling crime statistics.
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Cleone Esivel Collins
A funeral service for the late Cleone Esivel Collins, age 95, of Marsh Harbor, Abaco, The Bahamas, will be held at Bible Truth Fellowship, West Avenue, Nassau, will be held on Saturday, 7th December, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Brother Raymond …
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BEC saddled by $86m fuel debt
THE Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) currently owes its major fuel supplier more than $86 million, its executive chairman revealed yesterday, adding that the monopoly energy supplier was paying Shell West excess of $18 million a month “just to keep going”.
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Melvin Alexander Miller Sr
Melvin Alexander Miller Sr., age 98 of Bullen Terrace, Golden Gates #2 and formerly of Miller’s, Long Island died at his daughter Residence on Monday, September 10th 2018. He is survived by his 7 Daughters: Dorothy Knowles, Lucille Flowers, Rosamond …
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Margaretta Virginia Kerr Paul
Margaretta Virginia Kerr Paul, 98 yrs., a resident of Golden Palm Estates & formerly of Bimini, died at her grand daughter's residence Cedar Harbour, Abaco, on 8th April, 2015. She is survived by her 3 daughters: Sylvia Paul of Orlando …
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Catherine Ferguson
Catherine Ferguson age 98 years #42 Taylor Street, Nassau Village and formerly of Forest Town, Exuma died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019. She is survived by her Daughters: Ethel Ferguson and Cynthia Russell; Sisters: Lena …
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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: 13-1 last week... it seems like I’m rounding into form
IT seems like I’m rounding into form - a robust 13-1 last week, 98-58-2 for the season - has me sitting pretty in the standings, distancing myself from the pack in the process.
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$250m PI investment 'shakes off' lockdown
Sterling Global Financial’s $250m Hurricane Hole redevelopment is “shaking off” the COVID-19 lockdown with a construction restart that has brought 75 Bahamians back to work.The Paradise Island-based project has resumed with masks and social distancin
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Killings prompt plea to families
THREE murders occurred within 24 hours in New Providence this weekend, the latest of them a man who was killed after a basketball game at AF Adderley Junior High School yesterday - prompting a call for people who know relatives possess illegal firearms to “do the honourable thing”.
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St John’s Native Baptist advances to 15-and-under final in the AID Basketball Classic
DEFENDING champion and pennant winning St John’s Native Baptist Church was the first team to book their spot in the Baptist Sports Council’s 2015 AID Basketball Classic championship series.
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Water & Sewerage loses court ruling on ‘double dipping’
A Supreme Court judge has ruled against the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s practice of docking the salaries of union members in a bid to end “double-dipping” in relation to sickness and maternity benefit claims, ordering that the corporation reimburse and/or refund all monies taken from union members as a result of the “ultra vires” exercise.
