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Airline chief fears 20-25% ticket price increase from VAT

Ticket prices could increase by 20-25 per cent if the Government decides not to make domestic aviation ‘exempt’ from Value-Added Tax (VAT), a senior airline executive warned yesterday, adding that it would retard Family Island development.

Chamber chair: Gov't can cut spending 'up to 20%'

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chairman yesterday said there was “no question” the Government could cut its spending by up to 20 per cent, as he urged it to get “the broadest possible buy-in” on tax reform.

Vixens vex the Lady Truckers

The NPVA commenced its championship Sunday night at the D W Davis gymnasium. In the first match, the Johnson Lady Truckers appeared to be on a mission and got off to a good start, winning the the first 2 sets 25-16, 25-21, however, the defending champions

BUSINESS BITES: It’s time to call a halt to this colonial throwback and take control of Grand Bahama

The destruction, flooding and profound commercial dislocation wreaked by Hurricane Dorian on Grand Bahama has awakened the long-simmering debate about how the island is governed.

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Jonquel Jones posts double double in 84-63 loss

GRAND Bahamian senior Jonquel Jones posted a monstrous double-double of 27 points and 17 rebounds but the No. 22/20 George Washington women’s basketball team dropped a top-25 showdown to #15/10 Stanford 84-63 at the Cardinal’s Maples Pavilion on Saturday.

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Bahamas backs Sir Ronald Sanders for top Commonwealth post

SIR Ronald Sanders, who is vying to become the first Caribbean national in more than 20 years to hold the the post of Secretary General of the Commonwealth, has been assured of the support of the Bahamas by Prime Minister Perry Christie ahead of the vote at the end of this month.

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Countdown to Carnival

NASSAU’S Western Esplanade resounded to the sound and colour of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival on Saturday afternoon and evening as the public enjoyed a sense of what is to come in May at the official launch of this year’s event.

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Vasyli to appeal bail refusal

THE wife of murdered millionaire podiatrist, Phillip Vasyli, will contest a Supreme Court judge’s repeated refusal to grant her bail, The Tribune has learned.

Sentencing delayed in unlawful sex case

SENTENCING for a man convicted of unlawful sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl has been delayed by six weeks.

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For the love of music with DJ KD

LIKE MOST deejays, Krino “DJ KD” Deleveaux’s inspiration to get behind a mixing board stems from his love for music.

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Two men accused of murders

TWO men were remanded to prison yesterday after being arraigned in connection with two separate murders.

In tribute to Long Island’s HM

Once in a while, there walks onto the stage of this world a man whose vision is as broad as the universe - a man who seems bigger than life; a man whose timing is always punctuated by question marks.

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‘PTI Road Traffic proposal never made it to Cabinet’

TRANSPORT and Energy Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis suggested that a businessman who presented a proposal to the government for the Road Traffic Department did not demonstrate that he could fulfil certain requirements for the project.

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Two accused of bail violations

TWO men were charged in the Magistrate‘s Court yesterday for allegedly violating their bail while on release on separate murder charges.

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Colts’ Strachan makes his season debut

FOR the second consecutive season, Mike Strachan factored into the Indianapolis Colts’ passing game.

$17M invested in in-land break-bulk facility at Gladstone Road

THE Arawak Port Development Company (APD) said yesterday that approximately $17 million has been invested in the in-land break-bulk facility at Gladstone Road.

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Man found shot dead in car on Palm Breeze Drive

A MAN believed to be in his mid-20s or early 30s was shot dead in his car at Palm Breeze Drive on Friday afternoon.

Sweeting eliminated

By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net One win split between two draws meant an early exit for Bahamian-born Ryan Sweeting in the first major of the year on the ATP Tour. Sweeting was eliminated from both the doubles draw and main d

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Contracts signed for Exuma hospital

PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham was on hand yesterday for the official contract-signing ceremony for the construction of the Exuma Community Health Care Facility.

GOVT EMPLOYEES TAKE $6.5M IN APD SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net GOVERNMENT employees accounted for $6.5 million in share subscriptions in APD Limited's initial public offering, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with the IPO reaching just over