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Boat owners: Let us know reduced fees

Fishermen yesterday urged the Government to promptly disclose the new “reduced” boat registration fees prior to their March 1 introduction and ensure all Bahamian-owned vessels are “protected’.

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Laroda confident despite housing shortage

A YEAR after the Chamber of Commerce president in Abaco warned that the housing shortage remains “extremely acute” on the island post-Dorian, Social Services Minister Myles Laroda said he is confident his ministry will provide housing assistance to shanty town residents facing eviction on the island.

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Court told of 28 wounds in police shooting probe

THE mother of Valentino Pratt, one of three men killed by police in Blair Estates in 2019, gasped as a pathologist described the estimated 28 gunshot wounds her son suffered as the Coroner’s Court inquest into the matter continued yesterday.

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Giants junior boys win basketball title

Game two was all the St John’s College Giants junior boys and Charles W Saunders senior boys needed last night to sweep their opponents in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) best-of-three championship series.

Bahamas to host CARIFTA Aquatics Championships

THE Bahamas is gearing up to host 30th CARIFTA Aquatics Championships at the Betty Kelly-Kenning Aquatics Centre from March 28 to April 7 and, with nearly a month remaining on the countdown, preparations which include facility repairs, are in full swing.

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Man charged for two counts of rape over separate incidents

A 26-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he allegedly sexually assaulted two women in separate incidents in New Providence in the last four months.One of his victims was a Mexican woman he allegedly abducted at knifepoint on Paradise Island, where he sexually abused her in his car.

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21-year-old accused of taking car at gunpoint

A 21-year-old man was imprisoned yesterday after he allegedly robbed a man of his car at gunpoint on the Eastern Road in December.

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Two years for having loaded gun

A 37-year-old male was sentenced to two years in prison after he admitted to having a loaded gun in his car on Tonique Williams Darling Highway last week.

Economics and crime

Thanks again in advance for space to address two issues sure to intersect in ways some of us cannot imagine or desire if we can: Economics and crime!

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DEIDRE BASTIAN: Accept ‘the customer is sometimes wrong’

The expression that the “customer is always right” is central to customer service, but is it always applicable to every situation? While it is essential to prioritise the customer’s satisfaction, it is also important to not waste resources through becoming sidetracked by this goal.

Pintard: ‘Why did leading finance officials contradict each other?’

The Opposition’s leader yesterday challenged the Prime Minister to explain why The Bahamas’ two top finance officials “would openly contradict each other” over the Government’s recent $500m borrowing.

MOE security officers protest for owed overtime, promotions and insurance

SECURITY officers in the Ministry of Education protested outside the Office of the Prime Minister yesterday, saying they are tired of fighting for owed overtime pay, promotions, and insurance.

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Banker backs IMF on tax reform scepticism

A SENIOR banker has backed the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) scepticism over the Government’s stance that it will hit its deficit and revenue targets solely through better compliance and enforcement.

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Five-hour talks fail to break hotel industrial deal deadlock

THE Government’s labour director last night said almost five hours of “intense negotiations” had failed to break the deadlock over a new industrial agreement covering much of the hotel industry.

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Developer reassures Adelaide: ‘Heavy work’ to end this month

A BAHAMIAN developer yesterday pledged that noise and other nuisances impacting Adelaide residents should be over by month’s end, and asserted his project will “bring great value” to the area.

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$250m resort requires ‘meaningful’ Bahamian participation to succeed

THE developer behind Grand Bahama’s $250m Six Senses resort project says it will struggle to succeed without “really meaningful” participation by Bahamians in all aspects of its build-out.

Senate’s vice-president attends trade conference

THE Senate’s vice- president represented The Bahamas at a recent trade and economic conference in his role as the Trade Commission’s deputy chairman.

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Baptist Sports Council renamed Bahamas Baptist Sports Federation

IN rebranding and relaunching the organisation, the Baptist Sports Council has had a name change to the Bahamas Baptist Sports Federation with all of its affiliated churches now referred to as associations.

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Six athletes qualify for CARIFTA Games

THE recent 2024 Sonja Knowles Red-Line Athletics Track Classic turned out to be another huge success at the original Thomas A. Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

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GSSSA sudden death playoffs heat up

THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) basketball sudden death playoffs are heating up at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium with action set to continue on the court on Thursday.