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RIP: BACO members are laid to rest

IT was an unusual Saturday for members of the Bahamas Association of Certified Officials.

Retailer orders three months early to beat supply backlog

A BAHAMIAN retailer says this Christmas has proved more challenging than in previous years because product orders had to be placed months in advance to overcome supply chain and shipping challenges.

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‘Tax and spend govt’ raises road traffic fees

THE Free National Movement has accused the Davis administration of being a “tax and spend” government due to the impending increase in Road Traffic Department fees.

Abaco residents hit out at ‘absurd’ grocery prices

SEVERAL Abaco residents have expressed frustration over the “absurd” prices of food in grocery stores on the island. Yesterday, The Tribune spoke to several residents after receiving numerous complaints about items being overpriced for the average person.

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Fair share: Hotel rental unit tax not in effect yet

A key Budget measure designed to ensure hotel rental pool units pay their fair share of taxation has yet to be implemented amid the wait for legislation to give it lawful effect.

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‘Banner year’: Resorts beat revenue target by 10% pts

Resorts on major Family Islands are targeting “a banner year” in 2023 after room revenues through to end-October beat the industry’s post-COVID target by ten percentage points.

Issues in the courts

Greetings and thanks very much for the opportunity to write these several points to ponder.

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Bahamas 4th overall

CARIBBEAN BASEBALL CUP

Team Bahamas finished the 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup in fourth place and missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.

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Ayton has 28 points, 12 rebounds in 129-124 loss to Pelicans in overtime

THE Phoenix Suns are mired in a losing streak, but Deandre Ayton continues to enjoy one of his best statistical stretches for the season.

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The new normal

THE past two years have been an economic and social roller-coaster.

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Two shot dead off West Bay Street

A MAN in his early 20s and a teenage boy who was out on bail were shot dead on Friday morning when they were ambushed by gunmen in a parking lot on Ferguson Road off West Bay Street.

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‘New farming model’ to aid 57,000 trapped in poverty

A “new food production model” will aid up to 57,000 poverty-stricken Bahamians through the location of ten hydroponic container farms “in poor and vulnerable communities”, it has been revealed.

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Golden win for Dorian Williams in Britain

A FORMER student of the Beacon School in Grand Bahama competed in the first British Down Syndrome swimming championships recently, taking the gold and silver medals in two events.

Knife killer ‘knew wife of victim’

THE sister of a man who was fatally stabbed at a home in Pinewood Gardens on Wednesday night believes he was killed by someone his wife knew.

Implications of Warnock’s Georgia win

The much anticipated run-off in the Georgia Senate race has been completed, and the Democratic Party incumbent Raphael Warnock has won, giving his party a 51-vote majority in the Senate.

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Two charged over firearms and drugs

TWO men were charged in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with recent firearm and drug possession charges after being captured by police following a car chase.

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‘Residents can still apply’ despite SERZ order end

DESPITE the end of the Special Economic Recovery Zone provisions, government MPs reiterated yesterday that residents in Grand Bahama and Abaco still needing post-Dorian assistance can apply to the relevant agencies to get the help they need.

Marinas suffer 40% or more business plunge

Bahamian marinas were yesterday said to have suffered up to a 40 percent or more decline in business that is being blamed on VAT’s imposition on yacht charter fees.

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Man and woman questioned over stabbing death

Police are questioning a 20-year-old man and a 40-year-old woman in connection with a stabbing death on Wednesday night.

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Fined for $3,000 fraud offence

A MAN was fined in court after admitting to fraudulently obtaining $3,000 by claiming to be a bail bondsman.