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$25 of marijuana? Fined 20 times the value

A 23-year-old man who was found with $25 worth of marijuana must pay 20 times that amount to avoid spending a month in prison.

Bahamas Half Marathon all set for November 20

WITH about 400 registered participants, the 2016 Bahamas Half Marathon is in full swing for Sunday, November 20. The fun is scheduled to begin 6am at Arawak Cay.

Run the numbers on income tax

YOUR columnist Dick Coulson argues again for Income but has he done his homework?

UB Mingoes fall to 1-2 with loss to defending NPSA champions Wildcats

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s softball team lost to the NPSA defending champions Wildcats 20-4 on Tuesday night in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

GB Power operators in 20-week training plan

Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) has invested in a comprehensive, 20-week training programme for its plant operators that started on November 19, 2012.

Airport drops short term parking fee 33%

Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) yesterday dropped its short-term parking fees by 33 per cent in response to customer feedback.

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Five in custody over murder of 20-year-old

POLICE have five men in custody for questioning into the murder of a 20-year-old man on Thursday night. The victim was gunned down shortly after 9.30pm as he walked through Wilson Track with another man.

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CORPORATE TAX PLAN REVEALED: Govt favours proposal of 10-12 percent rate for most businesses

The Government is leaning towards reforms that will see most Bahamas-based businesses pay a "modest" corporate income tax of either 10 or 12 percent with the only exception being small firms earning less than $500,000 annually.

No Property Fund dividend until 80% occupancy rate hit

The BISX-listed Bahamas Property Fund will not pay shareholder dividends until its overall occupancy rate improves into the 80 per cent range, its administrator has told Tribune Business.

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS - WEEK 4

I WENT 12-4 last week, I’m back in form and nowhere to go but up, up and away.

BREA chief slams 20% ‘surge’ as inaccurate

A furious Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) president yesterday slammed the “member” responsible for leaking inaccurate data suggesting market sales volumes rose 20 per cent in 2015, when they actually dropped almost 10 per cent.

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City Meat chief: $6-$10m to turn 4 stores around

CITY Markets' principal believes an investment of between $6-$10 million is required to turn the supermarket chain's remaining four New Providence stores around, telling Tribune Business he aimed to close their sale to Super Value "by the end of this week".

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SAC seek vengeance in BAISS championships

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Sports’ (BAISS) Track and Field Championships, which surpassed the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ (BAAA) National Championships in terms of the drama and suspense last year, is back this week at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium and the expectations are just as high this time.

Nadal beats Djokovic to win Monte Carlo final

By JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writer MONACO (AP) -- Rafael Nadal finally managed to beat Novak Djokovic in a final, thrashing the top-ranked Serb 6-3, 6-1 on Sunday to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the eighth consecutive year and end a run of seven straig

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Bahamas in 0-2 hole after loss to US Virgin Islands

Team Bahamas finds itself in a 0-2 hole of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers after they dropped their second consecutive game of the first home-away series. The visiting US Virgin Islands got the better of the Bahamas in the rivalry once again with thei

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UB Mingoes men’s basketball team opens the season with losses

UNIVERSITY PARK, Illinois – The University of The Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball team lost both games at the Governors State University Jaguars Tip-Off Classic over the weekend.

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Knowles returns to inspire Wildcats

THE Sigma Wildcats saw the return of Linda Knowles in their line-up and now they are starting to live up to the hype as one of the female teams to watch in the New Providence Softball Association.

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Coastline awareness campaign launched by Tourism at GB school

A CAMPAIGN to keep coastlines clean has been reintroduced on Grand Bahama by the Ministry of Tourism, Investment and Aviation (MOTIA).

SunCash leading the way on transactions of Sand Dollars

A digital payments provider is proud to tout they are processing 80 percent of all Sand Dollar transactions as it leads the way to more business accounts for 2024.

Taxi union chief laments 80% Christmas decline

The taxi union's president yesterday lamented an 80 percent decline in Christmas business for his members compared to prior years with the festive season a "far cry" from pre-COVID earnings.