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Ex-finance minister says income tax 'stable' choice
An ex-minister of state for finance yesterday backed income tax as a more "stable" and equitable alternative to the present regressive structure that is dominated by VAT and import duties.
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Albury leads team to championship
AS a tune-up to the Big Shots Prep Nationals this weekend, Deyton Albury had an impressive showing as he led his Believe Prep Academy to a championship title this past weekend in South Carolina.
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Bahamian student athletes take NCAA Division I spotlight
CHARLES Bain’s scoring output since last week’s senior night has been his best stretch of the season to highlight play from Bahamian student athletes in NCAA Division I basketball last weekend.
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EDITORIAL: The vaccine can restore our health - and the health of our economy
THE battle to develop a COVID-19 vaccine has been won – now begins another battle, this time to convince people to take it.
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INSIGHT: It’s 10 o’clock on Friday night and on Paradise Island the party’s going strong
COVID-19 restrictions have, admittedly, crippled many businesses especially those in the entertainment sector. Yet it would appear the restrictions placed on businesses are seemingly being enforced on some while others get a free pass to do as they please.
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Banks: 25% never verified Building Code compliance
The Central Bank is urging all licensees to ensure their offices can withstand a Dorian-type Category Five hurricane after 25 per cent said they had never confirmed Bahamas Building Code compliance.
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COVID - crime and choice
There were 73 people murdered in 2020, down from 95 person in 2019. This gives a homicide rate for 2020 of 18. 6 per 100 000. This is still considered an epidemic. According to United Nation, Homicide rate of 10 per 100 0000 or above is considered an epidemic.
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Charisma Taylor double record breaking triumph
VERSATILE Charisma Taylor turned in another impressive performance to lead a number of Bahamian collegiate and professional athletes in action over the weekend in various track and field meets around the United States of America.
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Knowles and Coleby enjoying win streaks
BOTH Zane Knowles and Dwight Coleby are currently enjoying win streaks for their respective clubs in the Turkish Basketball First League with just a few weeks remaining in the regular season.
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Bahamas’ FIBA 2022 AmeriCup qualification bid comes to an end
TEAM Bahamas experienced another fourth quarter collapse against Puerto Rico and saw their FIBA 2022 AmeriCup qualification bid come to an end.
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Charles Bain scores season high 12 points in back-to-back games
CHARLES Bain celebrated senior night with his most productive performance in back-to-back games for the Robert Morris University Colonials.
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McDonald’s tells healthcare workers: Be our guest
WITH frontline workers pushed to the limit during the COVID-19 crisis, one of The Bahamas’ most popular eateries is providing sizzling sustenance – McDonald’s is dishing out 1,000 Be Our Guest coupons and health care workers are lovin’ it, according to Ministry of Health officials.
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Digital billboards to play part in MARCO alerts
FOUR digital billboards have been erected across New Providence to send out warnings about missing children to facilitate the rollout of the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system.
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Will union perish with no vision?
Please publish this letter to our Prime Minister.
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Bowleg and Team Bahamas touch down in Puerto Rico
Team Bahamas is set to face its toughest test in their FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualification bid this weekend in the third and final leg of the process.
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EDITORIAL: Melia shutdown is a disaster for its staff
The news about the Melia Nassau Beach Resort could hardly be worse – it will close down for two years.
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PETER YOUNG: There’s only one question on everyone’s lips - when will it be my turn?
Having written briefly about coronavirus vaccines only last month, I hesitate to return to the subject today. However, this column not only allows me to offer my own views on a range of issues but also provides an opportunity to articulate as best I can the concerns of other people whose voices do not get heard. At this stage of the virus pandemic, people are expressing anxiety about the urgent need for a vaccination programme here in The Bahamas - and it seems this is increasingly seen as the single most important issue facing the country at the moment.
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Mark St Fort dominates with 38 points, Nesbitt in the win column
MARK St Fort’s transition to the Japanese B2 League has been a welcome change to the veteran swingman.
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Lashann scores 31, earns MVP award, Jonquel on court
LASHANN Higgs earned another weekly MVP award for Pajariel Bembibre in Spain’s Liga Femenina Endesa while Jonquel Jones and UMMC Ekaterinburg returned to Russian Premier League play.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Can someone please explain why this is allowed to happen?
A real-life Hatfield-McCoys is playing out on a narrow, paved path off Village Road in Nassau. That’s where a few residents on the southern side and in a neatly fenced in area at the cul de sac on the western end have been fighting a seemingly endless battle with an unlicensed hotel that occupies the northern side.
