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$110m collected in VAT in first three months
THE government has collected $110m in value added tax payments during the first three months of the year, Prime Minister Perry Christie told the House of Assembly yesterday.
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Matthew gives Bahamas $300m reinsurance boost
The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman has estimated that this nation will benefit from a $300 million foreign currency inflow from reinsurers as a result of Hurricane Matthew.
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Alvena Gertrude Beneby
Alvena Gertrude Beneby, 88 a resident of Bartlette Lane, Johnson Road & formerly of Anderson Hill, Acklins, died at PMH on February 15, 2018. She is survived by her husband: Kenneth Beneby of Lovely Bay, Acklins; 1 daughter: Francetta Beneby-Dada …
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Barbara Eleanor Sweeting
Funeral Service for the late Barbara Eleanor Sweeting age 88 years of Maple Drive, Perpall Tract will be held on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. Officiating will be Fr. I. …
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DRUCILLA BROWN
MRS. DRUCILLA “AUNT DRU” BROWN Age: 88 yrs of Charles Vincent Street, formerly of Abraham’s Bay, Mayguana Died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, 5th October, 2014 She is survived by: 3 daughters – Rowena Charlton, Geleata Brown, and …
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Epsielena Clarke
DEATH NOTICE Epsielena Clarke, 88, of Baldwin Avenue died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, July 6, 2012. Left to cherish her memories are her children: Bishop Kenneth Clarke of Tallahassee, Fl., Pamela Ferguson of Miami, Fl., and Deacon …
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MONDAY UPDATE: One newly confirmed case of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that there is one newly confirmed case of COIVD-19 in The Bahamas, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 93.
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‘I stole conch to support my family’
A 35-YEAR-OLD woman who claimed she stole $100 worth of conch last month to make extra money to support her family was discharged with a warning yesterday.
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Pension providers enjoy 'significant' 100% inquiry rise
By NEIL HARTNELL
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Coleby honoured, Munnings named Player of the Week
It was a week of commemorative achievements for two of the Bahamas’ top collegiate basketball players as the NCAA regular season enters its final week.
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Sweeting: Cultivation centre to open by end of the month
The Gladstone Road cultivation centre is 90 percent complete and will be ready for opening by the end of the month.
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BTC begins ‘fight for every customer’
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has moved swiftly to deliver on pledges of increased consumer value with the launch of its 90-day Always On mobile promotion.
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Palm Cay to start $100 million construction within 90-120 days
PALM Cay, the southeastern New Providence community, is gearing up for the launch of its “next big project” where realtors will have a “big part” to play.The development recently held a VIP broker event to highlight its more than $2m in upgrades to
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WILLIAM EMERSON GIBSON
Death Notice for MR. WILLIAM EMERSON GIBSON, 84 of Marsh Harbour, Abaco, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, September 11th, 2017. He is survived by his Sons: Anthon, Ferdinan and Shawn Lightbourn and Ricardo Scott; Daughter: Cleopatra Burrows; …
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New Providence or New Orleans?
I saw Twitter images of severe flooding throughout parts of New Providence over the weekend. I believe it was a meteorologist who told either The Nassau Guardian or The Tribune that the severe flooding caused by torrential rains was a hurricane drill for New Providence residents. As a resident of Grand Bahama who lived through Hurricanes Francis, Jeanne, Matthew and Dorian, I want Nassau residents to understand that the recent flooding in their communities is nothing compared to the flooding the aforementioned cyclones brought to our island.
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‘Mr Consistent’ Maycock a national golf champion
As consistent as he was from day one, Greg Maycock maintained his lead and held on to win the Bahamas Professional Golfers Association’s Leroy ‘Roy’ Bowe Founder BPGA 2020 National Championship title.
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Labour chief: 2,500 in termination threat
The government’s top labour official yesterday warned that 2,500 employees are threatened with termination unless the period in which they can receive unemployment benefit is doubled to 26 weeks.John Pinder, director of labour, told Tribune Business
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URCA proposes up to 90% cut in call terminate fees
Regulators are proposing up to 90 percent “interim” cuts to a selection of call termination charges levied by the major Bahamian communications carriers, it was revealed yesterday.
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PM gives oil drill fight 'more points than a porcupine'
Environmental activists yesterday pledged to challenge whether Bahamas Petroleum Company's (BPC) agreements are legally watertight after remarks by the Prime Minister that were "music to our ears".
