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Minister Rolle: ‘I’m just not the type of mother that has favourites’

LIKE a mother with three children, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle said her triple portfolios will be treated the same in the allocation of funds.

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‘Thousands of vaccines’ to counter near-bottom status

The Bahamas will likely receive “hundreds of thousands” of COVID-19 vaccine doses this quarter, it was revealed yesterday, amid concerns the nation is near-bottom in the Caribbean in inoculation rates.

Mining project pledges 100% local ownership

North Andros residents and individual Bahamian investors will own 100 percent of the company that will hold some 5,200 acres targeted for an aggregate mining project, it was revealed yesterday.

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‘Right this ship in the fastest possible time’

The Bahamas must “right this ship in the shortest possible time” to show creditors it has the post-COVID economic and fiscal crisis under control, a local economist urged yesterday.

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ALICIA WALLACE: It’s our job to protect young girls by recognising the reality facing us

The issue of sexual violence against women and girls is in the media too often for us to pretend the incidents are isolated or separate from systemic issues. We struggle to recognise and address some of those issues, such as capitalism and misogyny, while others are universal enough to receive widespread acknowledgement.

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DPM: Bahamas 'far from' uncontrolled debt spiral

The government is “far from” an uncontrolled debt spiral, the deputy prime minister argued yesterday, while voicing concern that a PLP administration would not remain faithful to fiscal consolidation. K Peter Turnquest told Tribune Business that Bah

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Aviation 'cutting edge' targeted for early 2021

A Cabinet minister is aiming to bring a reform package that will keep The Bahamas on aviation's "cutting edge", and improve its global regulatory standing, to Parliament in the 2021 first quarter.

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Collapsed firm's owners offer liquidator $150,000

Taylor Industries owners have offered to pay $150,000 to help cover their former staff's termination pay and other benefits from the $2.335m generated by selling the collapsed firm's former head office.

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Developer: Residency ease for 'American first'

A Bahamian developer poised to break ground on a $50m project yesterday urged the Government to resolve tax and permanent residency bottlenecks for the country to exploit an "American first".

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Port profits off 34% amid signs of grim retail Xmas

Nassau's major commercial shipping port yesterday revealed profits slumped by 34 percent during the three months to end-September as it detected further signs of a grim Christmas for retailers.

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U.S. ELECTION: Trump wins Florida, locked in other tight races with Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump carried Florida, the nation's most prized battleground state, and he and Democrat Joe Biden were increasingly focused early Wednesday on the three Northern industrial states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — that could prove crucial in determining who wins the White House.

Aliv targets January 2018 for ‘break even’

The Bahamas’ new mobile operator yesterday said it expects to “break even” around January 2018, having gained 50,000 subscribers to-date despite not penetrating 45 per cent of the potential market.

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Bahamas LPGA Classic officially open

The Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic, now in its sixth year, has helped to solidify the Bahamas as the sports mecca of the region, said Travis Robinson, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation.

Bahamas LPGA Classic officially open

The Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic, now in its sixth year, has helped to solidify the Bahamas as the sports mecca of the region, said Travis Robinson, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation.Robinson was speaking at the offici

Broker/dealer holds off Commission’s provisional wind-up

A Bahamian broker/dealer that admitted to misusing almost $4 million in client monies without permission has temporarily held-off the Securities Commission’s bid to place it into provisional liquidation.

QC warns on 25% withhold tax over Grand Bahama Power buy-out

AN outspoken opponent of the GB Power Company buy-out yesterday alleged there was shareholder “uproar” over the revelation that Emera dividends will be subject to a 25 per cent ‘withholding’ tax.

'No celebration' as deficit shrinks 22%

The 22 per cent reduction in the Government’s first quarter deficit was “exactly what we want to see”, a governance reformer said yesterday, while warning celebrations are premature.Robert Myers, a principal with the Organisation for Responsible Gove

'Too valuable' to allow $30m VAT uncertainty

The insurance industry is “too important to the Bahamian economy” to allow uncertainty over an unpaid $30 million VAT refund to persist, a top executive warned yesterday.Anton Saunders, RoyalStar Assurance’s managing director, told Tribune Business t

Fears over ‘retroactive’ property tax crackdown

Fears were expressed yesterday that the Government’s real property tax crackdown is seeking to “retroactively” extract more revenue from compliant owners on the grounds that their homes/businesses are under-valued.

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Protest organiser slams PLP ministers for hijacking march

HUNDREDS of Bahamians took to the streets on Friday in solidarity with the "We March Bahamas" movement, whose organisers called on Bahamians far and wide to "turn their backs" to some politicians, mainly those affiliated with the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP).