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Sports in brief

THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its second playoff series at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night as the Johnson’s Cherry Bombs swept the College of the Bahamas Lady Caribs 28-26, 25-17 and 25-22 to win the series 2-0 and advance to the ladies’ championship.

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Sports in brief

THE defending champions Career Building Lady Cheetahs and last year’s runners-up Bommer G Lady Operators took the opening game of their respective New Providence Women’s Basketball Association best-of-three semifinal series at the DW Davis Gym on Saturday night.

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Tributes to Adderley a 'fierce Bahamian patriot'

FORMER Parliamentarian and acting Governor General, Paul Adderley, died yesterday after a lengthy illness. He was 84 years old.

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‘Pull out all the stops’ to secure stronger summer

The Bahamas must “pull out all the stops” to prevent travel visa woes undermining tourism’s recovery, a top hotelier urged yesterday, especially as summer “could be stronger” than typical winter peaks.

Baptist Basketball League heats up

MACEDONIA Baptist and Temple Fellowship split their head-to-head match-up Saturday as the Baptist Sports Council continued its 2012 Basketball League at Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. In the 15-and-under division, three-time defending champions Macedonia

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Get the right plates or get a ticket

VEHICLES without the proper tags will be targeted and ticketed, this after Transport and Local Government Minister Frankie Campbell on Friday denied claims the Road Traffic Department had run out of new licence plates.

Mobile money uptake hit by bank obstacles

A CABLE Bahamas executive yesterday suggested that commercial banking practices are an obstacle to the faster uptake of mobile money, adding: “We need to get on it right now.”

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PLP 'made provisions' for new morgue in Cat Island

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis made “provisions” for a morgue to be built on Cat Island during the last administration, PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell told The Tribune yesterday.However, these plans were stopped when the Minnis adm

Canada ruling forces broker into 'pull back' on expansion

A BAHAMIAN broker/ dealer has been forced to "pull back" on potential expansion plans following a Canadian regulatory ruling against it, telling Tribune Business it has to-date refrained from legal action against the Securities Commission of the Bahamas because the "horse was already out of the gate".

Cable losses hit $16.7m amid wait for growth pay-off

Cable Bahamas suffered a 12.5 per cent increase in annual net losses to $16.658 million for 2016, driven by Hurricane Matthew-related repair costs and the wait for expansion investments to pay off.

Start-up targeting $250m sales via repair exports

A Bahamian start-up yesterday said it was targeting $250 million in sales “within the first three years” of exporting its airport runway repair products to the Caribbean, as it works on a contract to overhaul eight Family Island airports.

Bahamian insurer: Too early on corporate tax

A major Bahamian insurer yesterday said it was too early to predict whether the industry will be impacted by the G-20 drive for a 15 percent minimum global corporate tax rate.

A missing element in the VAT equation

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Christian Council criticises campaign ads

THE Bahamas Christian Council has spoken out against the negative election ads being produced this campaign, saying name calling and character smearing will not advance the nation.

Bahamas 'cannot afford' failure with tax reform

A co-chairman of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce & Employers’ Confederation’s (BCCEC) ‘Tax Coalition’ says the Government must ensure the right systems are in place to prevent revenue leakage under its proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT), adding: “The one thing we cannot afford is a failure”.

Foreign creditor outrage on 2% Baha Mar offers

Baha Mar’s outraged foreign creditors were last night talking of class action lawsuits, after being offered claim settlements as low as 2 per cent of what they are owed.

Shipping industry 'gone through hell'

Shipping industry 'gone through hell' By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE past three years have been "hell" for the shipping industry, to Arawak Port Development (APD) chief executive Mike Maura Jr said yesterday

Shipping industry 'gone through hell'

Shipping industry 'gone through hell' By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE past three years have been "hell" for the shipping industry, to Arawak Port Development (APD) chief executive Mike Maura Jr said yesterday

Shipping industry 'gone through hell'

Shipping industry 'gone through hell' By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE past three years have been "hell" for the shipping industry, to Arawak Port Development (APD) chief executive Mike Maura Jr said yesterday

Auto dealers in 'uphill battle' over duty rates

FREEPORT-based auto dealers are hoping that write-ups from the recent Auto Show translate into more sales, one describing the industry’s current duty rates/structure on vehicle imports as an “uphill battle”.