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Auto dealers: Numerous VAT questions unanswered
BAHAMIAN auto dealers are still pushing for 11th hour Value-Added Tax (VAT) concessions, with the sector still raising numerous unresolved issues just two weeks prior to implementation.
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Ethian Campbell
The public is informed that Mr. Ethian Campbell, 82 yrs., a resident of Bay Lily Drive, Seabreeze has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date.
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80% tourist share a Quality 'bonus'
Super Value’s president yesterday said his first Quality Supermarket had received “a little bonus” through tourists generating 80 per cent of sales, telling Tribune Business he expected the Cable Beach site to be “profitable from day one”.
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64 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday
SIXTY-FOUR additional COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday, bringing the total to 2,721, according to the Ministry of Health.
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Community service order for beating man at gas station
A 26-year-old man who assaulted another man at a local gas station was yesterday ordered to perform 80 hours of community service.
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Bahamas 0-3 after 96-63 loss to Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic caught fire from beyond the arch in the second half and, in particular, during a third-quarter run where they took control for good en route to a win in the latest World Cup qualifier.
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Group business would 'allow higher hotel room yield'
THE Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB) is hoping to make the group business segment 20 per cent of its total business, a board executive telling Tribune Business that this would ultimately allow hotels to achieve a higher room yield.
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Carlton King
DEATH NOTICE Carlton King, 85 yrs., a resident of Gaitor's, Cat Island, & formerly of Dumfries, Cat Island, died at his residence on Sunday 17th March, 2013. He is survived by his 6 daughters: Theresa Sturrup, Patricia Burk, Valerie Mortimer, …
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Khanaochi Nickoli Knowles
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT Funeral Service for the late Khanaochi Nickoli Knowles affectionately called “Kolie” age 31 years of Lynden Pindling Estates who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday April 17th, 2012 at 3:00pm on Saturday April 28th, 2012 at …
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Card spending rose 57% during COVID
Credit card spending in The Bahamas increased by 57 percent year-over-year during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers transitioned to digital and online payments, a survey has disclosed.
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Teline Jean-Pierre
Funeral Service for Teline Jean-Pierre, age 82 of Lyon Road off Shirley Street and formerly of Port-De-Paix, Haiti who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, November 4th, 2019 will be held on Saturday, November 16th 2019 at 10 …
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Meditation - At death's door
“When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.”
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Isaacs Jr returns to pro baseball
TODD Isaacs Jr will return to professional baseball this season with the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian-American Division of the Frontier League.
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Bahamians can handle Abaco debris clean-up
Bahamian companies have the necessary equipment and capacity to handle the massive clean-up of Abaco’s Dorian debris, a local contractor involved in the effort is arguing. Atario Mitchell, president of Caribbean Pavement Solutions (CPS), said: “For
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Salem Union Baptist are volleyball champions
SALEM Union Baptist carted off the top prize in the Baptist Sports Council’s 2013 Co-Ed Volleyball Classic at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday.
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Colts’ Mike Strachan looks ahead to second season
HEADED into his second season with the Indianapolis Colts, Mike Strachan said his mindset is to continue his progression up the organisation’s depth chart.
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‘Sorry - $20 vouchers were a mistake’
NATIONAL Food Distribution Task Force chairperson Susan Larson said miscommunication caused 1,500 food assistance recipients in parts of New Providence to get under-valued vouchers this week.
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$5.5bn refinery: 80% of jobs for Bahamians
THE developer behind the proposed $5.5 billion oil storage terminal and refinery for Grand Bahama yesterday pledged that 80 per cent of jobs will go to Bahamians. Peter Krieger, Oban Energies’ non-executive chairman, speaking at the signing of a Memo
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Dorothy Melvenia Williams
Dorothy Melvenia Williams, aged 82 years of Kennedy Subdivision, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday February 8th, 2016. She is survived by 2 Sons: Gregory Rahming and Troy McNeil; 5 Sisters: Georgina Whitfield, Alice Johnson, Judy Delancy, Una …
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Moss, Armbrister turning heads on the hardwood
BAHAMIAN female basketball players at the collegiate level have had an immediate impact with their respective clubs, winning a series of early season accolades.
