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Island Luck chief: ‘I was misled’ on web shop taxes
ISLAND Luck’s principal is alleging that the Government “misled” him over planned web shop tax increases, adding: “My legitimate expectation in a proper consultation was dashed.”
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PM told: ‘Treat $2bn insurers with respect’
Bahamian insurers yesterday urged the prime minister to “treat the industry with the respect it deserves” over its $2bn Dorian-related payout after he suggested it was “holding back” recovery efforts.
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Exam results table - depressing again
STUDENTS who took the Bahamas General Certificate of Secondary Education (BGCSE) examinations failed to do any better this year in Maths, English and Science than test takers for the past five years.
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Island hoteliers fear they may not recover
EZRA Russell is ready to close up shop three years after opening the largest hotel on Cat Island, the Fountain Bay Resort and Marina.
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MORE THAN 100K NOW VACCINATED . . . but confirmation of 20 more deaths shows COVID fight not over
THE Ministry of Health confirmed 20 additional COVID-19 deaths on the weekend, bringing the total to 557 to date.
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Freeport taxi drivers 'livelihoods at stake'
Freeport taxi drivers claim their livelihoods are at stake, especially now that Grand Bahama's major hotel property has closed its doors.
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Banks approve fewer than 50% of mortgages
Less than 50 per cent of mortgage applications were approved during the 2017 first quarter, highlighting the Bahamas’ ongoing housing crisis and borrower difficulties in qualifying for credit.The Central Bank’s research department, in a presentation
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Auto dealers ‘take a bath’ from Matthew
New car dealers yesterday told Tribune Business they “really took a bath” in October, with sales “the worst” in recent memory due to Hurricane Matthew and the struggling economy.
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Cruise line’s pull-out ‘worst case scenario’
The Grand Celebration’s owner has warned that its restructuring hinges on a new agreement with the Ministry of Tourism, and that a pull-out from Grand Bahama would be a “worst case scenario” which costs the Grand Lucayan 50 per cent of its pre-Matthew business.
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GB Power: No rate rise from $18.3m asset recoveries
The Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) majority shareholder yesterday confirmed it had been given regulatory approval to recover $18.3 million tied up in retired generation units, although it emphasised this would not lead to an increase in customer tariffs.
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Carmetta Gaitor
Carmetta Gaitor, 91 yrs., a resident of Mastic Drive, Blue Hill Heights & formerly of 1st Street the Grove, died at PMH on 13th July, 2013. She is survived by 6 sons: Reginald, Orthnell, Leslie, Raymond Tony & Jerry Gaitor; …
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Citi Bahamas Celebrates 12thAnnual Global Community Day
CITI Bahamas celebrated its 12th annual Global Community Day on June 10 with approximately 250 Citi volunteers in Nassau joining the efforts of nearly 100,000 of their colleagues, family and friends in 500 cities in 91 countries and territories to en
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Conserve Jean Baptiste
Conserve Jean Baptiste age 82 years of Tulip Ave., Garden Hills #3 died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, March 5th, 2018. He is survived by his wife: Sheila Baptiste; sons: Andreadie McPhee, Damean Daniels and Stephen Baptiste; daughters: …
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Noel Conliffe
Death Notice for Noel Conliffe, age 82 years, of Sunrise Road, Gamble Heights, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday November 9, 2015. Noel was predeceased by his daughter: Vanria Conliffe. He is survived by his daughters: Valencia and …
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Melius Oberson
Melius Oberson affectionately called “Louie” age 82 of Timothy Lane, Fox Hill died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, October 19th, 2014. He is survived by his wife: Rosilia Dieujuste; sons: Louisson Maleson, Orly and Wilson Oberson; daughters: Roselene, …
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Maxine Rosanna Payne
Maxine Rosanna Payne, 82 yrs., a resident of Gerald Bartlette Subdivision & formerly of Fowler Street, South, died at PMH on 5th May, 2015. She is survived by her 2 sons: Byron Payne & Wallace Thompson; 4 daughters: Patricia Laing, …
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Charles Daniel Cooper
Rev. Charles Daniel Cooper, 82 a resident of Palmetto Point, Eleuthera, died at his residence on 17th August, 2016. He is survived by his 2 sons: Cheyenne & Danny Cooper; 1 daughter: Monique Cooper; 3 brothers: Rev. Elvis Cooper, Deacon …
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Carl Augustus Knowles
Death Notice for Carl Augustus Knowles, age 82 years, of Culbert’s Hill and Hillview Drive, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday April 22, 2016. He is survived by his daughter: Donna Cartwright; grandchildren: Minerva and Nicola Cartwright; great …
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Willis Eric Hart
Willis Eric Hart, 82 a resident of Spencer Court, Soldier Road, & formerly of Durham Street West, died at his residence on Saturday 28th October, 2017. He is survived by five daughters: Julie, Linda, Paula, Anatchas and Monica. Three sons: …
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Eddie Elridge Smith
Eddie Elridge Smith age 82 years of Silver Palm Blvd., Seabreeze Estates died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, December 26th, 2016. He is survived by his wife: Shirley Smith; children: Marion and Illianna Smith, Patricia Ingraham, Grandville Brown, …
