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Water Corp needs 'top up' to $20m subsidies

Water Corp needs 'top up' to $20m subsidies By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Water & Sewerage Corporation will "definitely need" an increase to the existing $20 million taxpayer subsidy allocated to it for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, its gene

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Cargo port ‘starts to shrink the gap’

Nassau’s sole cargo port yesterday voiced optimism it has “started to shrink the gap” to pre-COVID business volumes with vehicle imports making up 20 percentage points during May alone.

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‘Don’t be dictated to’ by 15% corporate tax

The Bahamas “shouldn’t be waiting for someone to dictate to us” and must act now on tax and Business Licence reform ahead of the global push to a minimum 15 percent corporate tax.

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STUBBS OPINION: 'We could have structured our team in a better way to combat Jamaica'

SO it was all business once again for the Jamaicans...

Bahamas First fears over ‘destabilising’ 20% price undercuts

Bahamas First yesterday pledged that it would “not lie down” in the face of “aggressive” price undercutting by an upstart Caribbean insurer, which is offering discounts of 20 per cent or greater to existing market premiums.

‘The Tank’ Williams loses unanimous decision to Hammer

IT WAS a less than desirable result in the return to the ring for Bahamian heavyweight Sherman “The Tank” Williams in his first fight of 2015.

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Ministry's 'strong support' for $100k VAT threshold

Increasing the compulsory Value-Added Tax (VAT) registration threshold to a $100,000 annual turnover has “strong support” within the Ministry of Finance, as it would still capture almost 98 per cent of economic activity.

Govt told: ‘Get tough’ on Hutchison inaction

The Government was yesterday urged to “get tough” with Freeport’s largest investor, amid fears that Memories’ pull-out “will be the death knell” for the island’s tourism sector and wider economy.

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Sports in brief

DURING the Inside the NBA show on TNT following game seven of the Eastern Conference Final between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers, the Bahamas got mentioned several times by one of the colour commentators, Charles “Sir Charles” Barkley.

COMMITTEE TO HELP YOUNG PROFESSIONALS APPOINTED

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has appointed members of the Committee for the Development of Communities for Young Professionals.

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Repeat offender convicted again over stealing

AN ex-convict who was released from prison for good behaviour was yesterday sentenced to five years behind bars after he repeated the same offence that had landed him in prison in the first place.

Time to put faith in the system

Kudos to the police who are clearly doing their job very well.

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Hunt for suspect in attempted child stealing

POLICE are hunting for a suspect in an attempted child stealing.

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White Dove camp teaches martial arts

The White Dove Organisation is holding its annual martial arts summer camp at the Columbus Primary School.

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Man's body found in pond

Police are investigating the death of a man who was found in the pond at the rear of the National Insurance Building, Baillou Hill Road.

FOUR HELD OVER DRUGS SEIZURE

BY DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Four Bimini men were taken into custody in connection with a drug seizure in Lucaya on Tuesday. Asst Supt Loretta Mackey reported that Drug Enforcement Unit officers execute

Annual JBLN All-Star Showcase

FIELD OF DREAMS: All-Star players take part in the 2012 Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) All-Star Showcase at the St Andrew's Field of Dreams over the weekend. In this year's event held on Saturday, games were played in all divisions and there was

Seems like a short order

Re: Parts Of Grand Bahama Still Without Power. The Tribune, November 26, 2019.

Friends in deed

Re: Volunteers In Florida Send Supplies To Help.

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UPDATE: Murder in Kennedy Subdivision

Police are reporting a murder in Kennedy Subdivision. Details are sketchy at this time.