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Prime Minister’s Trophy up for grabs
Final practice sessions are in the books, and the return of the Bahamas Bowl is just hours away from kickoff as teams vie for the Prime Minister’s Trophy.
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FIU beats Toledo 35-32 in Bahamas Bowl
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — FIU fumbled away the opening kickoff, gave up a touchdown 23 seconds into the game and found itself trailing by double digits by the end of the first quarter.
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EDITORIAL: As elections near, a warning over spending wars
AS ELECTIONS near, there are certain things we know to expect in The Bahamas.
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KPMG urges Gov’t: Be ‘more aggressive’ over spending cuts
A leading accounting firm last night urged the Government to “take a much more aggressive approach” to cutting its projected $1.823 billion in public spending, describing the issue as “the elephant in the room”.
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Construction VAT silence branded ‘unconscionable’
Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said it was “unconscionable” that the Government had yet to reverse VAT’s return on construction services, adding: “There’s a lot of angry people here.”
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IT miss exposes NHI to ‘US-fraud levels’
A well-known physician yesterday warned that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme could be exposed to “US-style fraud levels”, after the Government admitted the necessary IT system will not be ready for its January 2017 launch.
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‘Great’ if quarterly VAT filers achieve 80-90% compliance
A top Ministry of Finance official believes the compliance rate for quarterly Value-Added Tax (VAT) filers will “not be as high” as that for larger companies, suggesting an 80-90 per cent level would be “great”.
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$80k a year to prevent Freeport drainage flooding
GRAND Bahama Port Authority is investing $80,000 annually to ensure Freeport’s drainage system is “storm ready” to prevent flooding.
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THE FINISH LINE: Pintard remarks 'like music to the ear', vote for All-Star select Jonquel
IT IS not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish. • The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to comment on the state of affairs in local sports, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and
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Water Corp needs 'topup' to $20m subsidies
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Water & Sewerage Corporation will "definitely need" an increase to the existing $20 million taxpayer subsidy allocated to it for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, its gene
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How to sweat less over AC
We find ourselves in the same situation every year. Winter is nearly here, but it still feels like 90 degrees outside.
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ALICIA WALLACE: We need to have our say at climate talks
IN less than two weeks, world leaders and activists will meet at COP26, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. The conference will be hosted by the United Kingdom in partnership with Italy. Parties that signed the 1994 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) treaty.
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Esther Calsalva Douglas
Funeral service for Esther Calsalva Douglas, 81 yrs., a resident of Joan's Height & formerly of Pigeon Creek, San Salvador, will be held at Central Church of Christ, Yellow Elder Way & Melvern Road, on Saturday 27th August, 2016 at …
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HILTON CLAYTON MOSS
Semi-Military Service for Retired Officer HILTON CLAYTON MOSS, 81 a resident of Penny Saving Bank Lane, will be held at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, Deveaux & Young Streets, on Saturday August 26, 2017 at 10:45 a.m. …
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Leotha Boris Thompson Pratt
Funeral Service for the Late Leotha Boris Thompson Pratt, age 81 years of #300 Melbourne Crest, Freeport, Grand Bahama, and formerly of Snug Corner, Acklins, will be held on Saturday January 18th, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at Grace Community Church, Palmetto …
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Sir Joseph Vincent Lleida
A funeral service for the late Sir Joseph Vincent Lleida, 81, of Bougainvillea Avenue, High Vista, Nassau, The Bahamas will be held at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Hill Street, Nassau, on Monday, 30th July, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. Monsignor …
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Joseph Harvey Deveaux
Cremation Service for Joseph Harvey Deveaux, age 81 of Yellow Elder Gardens and formerly of Kemp Bay, Andros who died on Friday, May 10th 2019 will be held on Friday, May 31st, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Hillview Seventh-Day Adventist …
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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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Buddy scores 20 as short-handed Cavs get 90-82 win over Pelicans
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 26 points and the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 90-82 win over the New Orleans Pelicans last night.
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Miller calls for copper export ban
MARIO’S Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief, Leslie Miller yesterday added his voice to calls for the Government to ban copper exports, adding that such thefts had cost him $150,000-$200,000.
