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URCA 'u-turn' over third cellular player
URCA 'u-turn' over third cellular player By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian communications regulator has reversed course by deciding not to reserve space in the key 700 MHz radio frequency spectrum for a third cellular operator, while
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Atlantis completing renovations on Royal Towers
ATLANTIS is close to completing renovations in its most iconic hotel – the Royal Towers – and officials at the mega-resort property couldn’t be happier with the upgrades, which have added more sophistication to the rooms and interior spaces.
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Govt mulling over adding property tax on light bills
The government is forecasting a three percent inflation increase this year as a result of the VAT rate hike, and examining whether to collect real property tax by adding it to light bills.KP Turnquest, the deputy prime minister, in an address to the
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Bimini project: construction workforce only 10-30% Bahamian
The 45-60-strong construction workforce for Resorts World’s Bimini cruise terminal and jetty is expected to have just a 10-30 per cent Bahamian component, the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has revealed.
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BAHAMIANS LEAD KNIGHTS TO HISTORIC SEASON
Their storybook season and playoff run ended this weekend, but a dynamic trio of Bahamians led the Niagra College men’s basketball programme to a historic season.
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Teachers respond to govt
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson says a response has been sent to the government on its counter proposal regarding a salary increase for educators.
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Hazel Louise Moore
Funeral Service for Mrs. Hazel Louise Moore, age 99 years, of #16 Beginning Drive, Freeport Bahamas, and formerly of Nassau, Bahamas, will be held on Saturday, February 24th, 2018, 11:00 a.m., at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, East Shirley Street. …
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Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy hosts first event of 2024
While many were enjoying the festivities on Majority Rule Day, juniors along with adults participated at the third Front 9 Golf Tournament Series drive, chip and putt event at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Practice Facility.
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Bahamas facing multi-billion debt rise every five years
SUCCESSIVE governments will continue adding $1 billion-plus to the national debt every five years without structural reforms and greater GDP growth, an ex-finance minister saying: “I saw this coming 13 years ago.”
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Trade deficit leaps 15.6% to $715.1m
THE Bahamas’ trade deficit increased by 15.6 percent to $715.097m during the 2022 first quarter as cross-border flows continued to rebound from the COVID-19 related restrictions of the year before.
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NHI $1,000 cost 'not pulled from out of thin air'
THE National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) chairman yesterday defended the $1,000 premium costing for its basic package, arguing it had not been “pulled out of thin air”.
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11th Providence Holiday Classic starts December 27th
NOW a staple on the Christmas season’s sporting calendar, the Providence Holiday Basketball Classic continues to expand in its 11th edition.
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Jones wins with Foxes on return to Euroleague
Following the best WNBA season of her career, Jonquel Jones was back on the court and joined the Russian powerhouse UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes for the second week of FIBA Women’s Euroleague.
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Govt says: We’ve accepted 80-90% of non-profit needs
The Government believes it has “accommodated 80-90 percent” of non-profit concerns over plans to regulate the sector, although it remains on a collision course with the church.
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PM to meet with Sarkis on Monday
PRIME Minister Perry Christie is expected to meet Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian on Monday after he received verbal assurances from the $3.5 billlion resort's lender China Export Import Bank that it was willing to work with all stakeholders to complete the stalled West Bay Street project.
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Roberts: Baha Mar resort will still open before end of year
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday forecast that the stalled $3.5bn Baha Mar resort will still open before the end of the year despite the possibility of provisional liquidators being appointed at the property.
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Hilton Vincent Taylor
Funeral services for the late Mr. Hilton “Ole Gillum Bo” Vincent Taylor age 97 yrs of Key West Street formerly of the Settlement Clem Johnson, Long Island will be held on Saturday December 1st, 2018 at St. George’s Anglican Church, …
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George Willis Dorsett Sr
Last rites for George Willis Dorsett Sr. aged 82 of Doctovin, Mastic Point will be held on Friday at 11:00 A.M. at Living Waters Church of God, # 3 Marshall Road. Officiating will e Bishop Dr. Wilbert Milton Rolle assisted …
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Esther Jemima Cartwright
Funeral Service for Mrs. Esther Jemima Cartwright age 75 years a resident of Coconut Grove Avenue and formerly of Bottle Creek, Turks and Caicos Island will be held at 11:00 a.m., 22nd August, 2015 at First Baptist Church, Market Street. …
