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Financial analyst chief backs income tax move
A Bahamian financial analyst yesterday backed the introduction of income tax as he called for this nation to move away from VAT and the other regressive levies it has relied on for decades.
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EDITORIAL: What do the people want or need?
AS the by-election in West Grand Bahama and Bimini approaches, there are a lot of voices striving to be heard.
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Wynn identifies three sites to avoid ‘parking anarchy’
A Goodman’s Bay developer yesterday said it has identified three potential off-site parking locations for construction workers and staff as it bids to avoid the “anarchy” that occurred during its first project.
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Pintard touts near-$50m equity gain on BPL plant
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) enjoyed a near-$50m equity gain on its ‘Station A’ investment, the Opposition’s leader charged yesterday, slamming accusations of cost overruns as a “misrepresentation”.
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Jurors sworn in after lengthy selection process in Gibson trial
A NEW jury was empanelled yesterday in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial after a lengthy selection process that dismissed several candidates because of their ties to the accused or witnesses.
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‘Incompatible’ Balmoral condo hotel is rejected
The Balmoral Club’s eight-storey, 50-unit condo hotel expansion has been rejected by the planning authorities because it is “incompatible” with land use and development trends in the community.
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FTX executive violated work permit restrictions
An FTX executive breached Bahamian Immigration regulations by working outside the scope of his work permit, court documents have revealed.
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Top sailor Spencer making some waves
Cartwright joins coaching staff at Brown University
Top sailor Spencer Cartwright has made a name for himself on the waters and will now look to make his mark as an assistant coach for the Brown University sailing team.
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Women’s national soccer team in scoreless draw with USVI
ALL TIED UP: The Bahamas women’s national team finished in a 0-0 draw with the US Virgin Islands in an away game at the Bethlehem Soccer Complex over the weekend.
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Man fined $2,000 for body armour he claims he found in the garbage
A MAN was fined $2,000 yesterday after admitting to having police body armour that he claimed he found in the garbage last week.
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Woman granted $4k bail after allegedly stabbing boyfriend
A WOMAN was granted $4,000 bail yesterday after she was accused of stabbing her boyfriend during a fight last weekend on Carmichael Road.
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Man charged with being found with loaded gun, granted bail
A MAN was granted bail yesterday after he was allegedly found with a loaded gun last weekend.
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PM: Consumer Protection Bill will help ‘reimagine economy’
The Prime Minister yesterday said strengthened consumer protection laws are a key component in the Government’s plan to “reimagine the Bahamian economy”.
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Stop ‘beating dead horse’ over BPL fuel hedge row
A Cabinet minister yesterday urged the Opposition to stop “beating a dead horse” over Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedging strategy and summer’s sky-high light bills.
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$600m Shipyard project set to boost GB investor confidence
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday said Grand Bahama Shipyard’s $600m dry dock ground-breaking should boost investor confidence in the island.
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Pintard denies Shell sidelined over engines
FNM leader Michael Pintard yesterday denied that Shell North America was sidelined during the selection process for new engines at Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) under the last administration.
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ALICIA WALLACE: Progress needed as lines blurred for domestic and care workers
SUNDAY, October 29, was the first International Day of Care, declared by the General Assembly of the United Nations.
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Dismissed worker wins just under $2,000 of the more than $50,000 he sued Ministry of Tourism for
CHIEF Justice Ian Winder ruled that the government pay $1,963.19 to a former Ministry of Tourism contract worker, far less than the more than $50,000 the man sought.
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Minister ‘mischaracterised’ BPL’s $21m cost overrun
A Cabinet minister was yesterday accused of “mischaracterising” a review of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) key generation investment by suggesting it had incurred a $21m cost “overrun”.
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Arawak port beats profit target by 18%
Nassau’s main commercial shipping port yesterday revealed it beat its full-year profits target for 2023 by some 17.7 percent or more than $1.4m compared to original forecasts.
