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Business owners 'not living in ivory towers'

The prime minister’s attack on business owners “has no merit” in most cases, a prominent entrepreneur argued yesterday, adding: “We’re not living in ivory towers.” Robert Myers, who has multiple business interests, told Tribune Business that it was

'husban stabbed wife after trying to run her over'

'husban stabbed wife after trying to run her over' By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A WOMAN who was allegedly stabbed 17 times and almost mowed down by her estranged husband just days before Christmas will testify befor

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Construction 'being killed' by large-scale expat hiring

The Bahamian construction industry is being “killed and decimated” by the large-scale importation of foreign workers for jobs that are not being made known to locals, it was argued yesterday.Leonard Sands, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA)

VAT's 'blood from stone' for commercial landlords

A Bahamian realtor says the VAT Department sought to get “blood from a stone” by rejecting pleas from commercial property landlords to switch to cash-based filings/payments at COVD-19’s peak. David Morley, Morley Real Estate’s president, told Tribun

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Lupus 242 kicks off awareness month

Last week, members of Lupus 242 kicked off their Lupus Awareness Month activities by paying a courtesy call on Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands. During the meeting, the group outlined the challenges

Deeply concerned about Bank of the Bahamas issue

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Meet the country's first female Senate Chaplain

SHE is a woman of firsts.It’s been almost four years since Reverend Eileen Johnson was installed the first female senior pastor of Lighthouse Fellowship Church of God “City on the Hill,” in Pinewood Gardens, achieving her first major feat.Today, she

Gov't 'can't say' how much spent on NHI

The Minister of Health “cannot say” how much the Christie administration spent on National Health Insurance’s (NHI) launch, saying only: “It’s more than $100 million.”Dr Duane Sands acknowledged that many Bahamians will be amazed the Government canno

Retailers aim to match US prices 'as close as possible'

BAHAMIAN retailers are aiming to get “as close to US prices as possible” to encourage more local consumer spending and benefit the economy “tremendously”.Tara Morley-Nolan, the Bahamas Federation of Retailers (BFR) co-chair, told Tribune Business yes

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Devynne, Carmiesha sign letters of intent to attend Purdue

PURDUE University, here comes hurdler/sprinter Devynne Charlton and sprinter Carmiesha Cox.

Gov't 'to miss' VAT rate, deadline goals

The Government is subtly signalling it will miss its target Value-Added Tax (VAT) implementation deadline and introduce it at a lower rate than the advertised 15 per cent rate, a well-known businessman said yesterday.

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Ivanique Kemp reaches semis

LONDON, England — It wasn’t the type of race that Ivanique Kemp had anticipated, but she got through the first round as one of the three automatic qualifiers in her heat in the Women’s 100m Hurdles yesterday.

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Superman returns

Precisely one month and a week after having surgery to repair his patellae tendinitis at the Homerton University Hospital in Homerton Row, London, Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands returned home yesterday walking on crutches to a surprise welcome reception at the Lynden Pindling International Airport.

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Bank warns on provisions rise

BANK of the Bahamas International has warned investors it may have to increase loan loss provisions further during its financial year's second half, its managing director telling Tribune Business it was "grappling" with the inability to rapidly sell distressed real estate assets.

Lead adviser: Gov't to avoid double taxation

A key Ministry of Finance consultant “suspects” the Government has given itself enough breathing room to deal with the private sector’s post-Budget ‘double taxation’ fears, adding: “We don’t have two shots at this.”

'Power partnerships' key for entrepreneurs

By Natario McKenzie

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Going for gold x3

SHAUNAE Miller put her exclamation mark on her final appearance at the BTC Carifta Games by smashing the one-year-old record by Anthonique Strachan to clinch the under-20 girls 200 metres in dramatic fashion.

Retailers in mixed Christmas verdicts

Bahamian retailers yesterday revealed a mixed Christmas performance, with some reporting up to 20 percent year-over-year sales increases but others bemoaning declines. Brent Burrows, general manager of CBS Bahamas (Commonwealth Building Supplies), t

The morning after

EDITOR, The Tribune. Congratulations are in order. The Bahamian people swallowed the PLP's message hook, line and sinker. They said in no uncertain terms that they did not want the FNM, and that they trust the PLP to be in charge of their affairs for the