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Man charged with housebreaking

A 31-year-old man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court with attempting to break into another man’s house earlier this year. Andrew Cooper, of Devonshire Street, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with attempting to break in

Teens killed in shootings are named

POLICE yesterday officially identified two teenagers who were shot and killed last week.

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The FinCEN files leak and its impact on the banking sector

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Last Sunday, September 20, BuzzFeed News International, a consortium of investigative journalists, published their analysis of a batch of leaked documents from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The leaked files give account of more than 200,000 suspicious financial transaction reports, occurred between 2000 and 2017, that were sent by banks all over the world to the US authorities.

MARKETING REVOLUTION: Sports investments give major pay-off

The Bahamas Judo Federation took a 27-person team to the US Junior Open in Fort Lauderdale for a week.

Bran: Save the Bays leak ‘more damaging’ than Panama Papers

The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) leader yesterday said the ‘Save the Bays’ e-mail leak had been “more detrimental” to the Bahamas and its financial services industry than the so-called ‘Panama Papers’ revelations.

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Web shop chief backs delay in licence bid deadline

THE head of the country’s largest web shop chain has confirmed that the government’s decision to extend the deadline for web shops to submit their bids for licences was due to a “discrepancy on the back taxes and the interpretation of what turnover is”.

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Family: We did not organise Junkanoo rush for funeral

RELATIVES of the late funeral director Ted Sweeting insisted yesterday they were not responsible for organising a mini Junkanoo rush held in honour of their father on Saturday, saying family members were not even aware of Junkanooers’ plans until the day of the service.

FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers: BBF needs $70,000 for team travel

WITH the third and final leg of the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers set for February 19-20, Bahamas Basketball Federation president Mario Bowleg said they will need about $70,000 for the team to travel to compete.

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Hield scores 20 against the Heat in overtime loss

MIAMI (AP) — Kendrick Nunn scored 25 points, James Johnson added 22 on 9-for-11 shooting and the Miami Heat improved their NBA-best home record to 19-1 by beating the Sacramento Kings 118-113 in overtime yesterday.Goran Dragic scored 18 and Bam Adeba

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Triple jumper Charisma Taylor off to impressive start

FORMER Queen’s College versatile track and field star Charisma Taylor is enjoying a phenomenal graduate transitional year from Washington State College to a Lady Volunteer at the University of Tennessee.

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Reckley back in court as prosecutors argue magistrate got it wrong

PROSECUTORS appearing in the Court of Appeal in the case of former Urban Renewal Deputy Director Michelle Reckley and four of her co-accused yesterday argued that a magistrate “erred in law” in his decision to vacate all of the money laundering charges levied against the group.

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'Less than 20' stateless people in The Bahamas - Symonette

THE number of stateless people living in the country is likely less than 20, according to Immigration Minister Brent Symonette, who noted international agencies based in the country have not identified such an individual since he took up the post.

Minister: Web shop tax can reduce VAT burden

Another Cabinet minister yesterday added his voice to those calling for legalising a Bahamian web shop industry, suggesting the $20-$100 million in annual taxes it might generate could lessen what was needed from Value-Added Tax (VAT).

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BAISS championship series tip-off

The Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools basketball championship series tipped off in all four divisions last night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium. Game two in each series is scheduled to take place starting at 4pm today.

B’air, Water Corp eat up $55m in subsidies

Bahamasair and the Water & Sewerage Corporation will collectively consume $55 million in taxpayer subsidies in 2014-2015, the Deputy Prime Minister yesterday revealing that the latter has been allocated a further $15 million for this fiscal year.

Freeport ‘stagnated’; Cayman attracted $6bn

A well-known attorney yesterday called for Freeport’s population to double within 20 years, questioning why it had “stagnated” as its fellow hurricane-hit island, Cayman, attracted $6 billion in investments over the past decade.

Striping's patch plant to create 15-20 jobs

The extension of duty-free incentives beyond the Port area was yesterday cited as critical to Bahamas Striping’s decision to switch its planned $750,000 manufacturing facility from Abaco to Grand Bahama’s West End, a facility that will initially create 15-20 jobs.

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Ministers refute concerns on PharmaChem chemicals

CABINET ministers have refuted an Opposition MP’s concerns over the storage of hazardous chemicals and materials at the PharmaChem plant following its mid-January closure.

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Kristian Robinson and Jazz Chisholm among MLB's Top 100 Prospects

A PAIR of Bahamian minor leaguers were listed among the Top 100 Prospects when MLB Pipeline unveiled its first rankings for the upcoming 2020 season. Kristian Robinson of the Arizona Diamondbacks was listed at No. 43 while Jazz Chisholm of the Miami

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Shadow over Olympians’ homes

RAMON Miller and Eldece Clarke-Lewis, Bahamian Olympic gold medalists, beamed with happiness yesterday as the government signed a $1.2m contract for the installation of infrastructure and development of Olympia Heights.