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‘Great’ if quarterly VAT filers achieve 80-90% compliance

A top Ministry of Finance official believes the compliance rate for quarterly Value-Added Tax (VAT) filers will “not be as high” as that for larger companies, suggesting an 80-90 per cent level would be “great”.

Bahamas fifth at Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships

The 2017 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships continued at The Links Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas remains in fifth place in the race for the Arthur Zadie Trophy.After three rounds the Bahamas has posted a total of 1,

James, Heat escape with 97-93 win over Bulls

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- The odds had to overwhelmingly be in Chicago's favor. Down by a point with 22.7 seconds left, with Derrick Rose heading to the line to shoot a pair of free throws. The reigning NBA MVP. He was a perfect 29 fo

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Bahamas beaten by Puerto Rico

Team Bahamas was on the receiving end of a 45 point rout in the opening game of the 2018 Centrobasket Women’s Championship.The senior national women’s basketball team made their tournament debut in a 95-50 loss to the host country last night at the C

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FIBA U-17: Bahamas men settle for bronze

ROMAD Dean controlled the boards for Team Bahamas all tournament and came up with his most timely offensive rebound and score to lift the team to a bronze medal at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championship for Men. With the win, the Bahamas will a

KPMG says Gov’t spending ‘far greater than needed’

The Government’s $1.823 billion recurrent spending Budget is “far greater than it should be” when set against the services it is delivering to the Bahamian people, a top accounting firm is arguing.

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Greene and J Addison win OSBA Challenge Series

PAUL Greene led his J Addison Prep basketball programme to another in-season tournament title in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association.

Bahamas requires $160-$180m swing to 'stabilise' debt

The Bahamas needs a $160-$180 million ‘positive swing’ on its primary Budget balance to “stabilise” the debt-to-GDP ratio, with an even “stronger adjustment” needed to slash the $7 billion-plus national debt.The Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB

Gov’t ‘exhausts’ 95% of deficit projection

The Government used up 95 per cent of its projected 2015-2016 full-year deficit within the first five months, the Chamber’s chairman arguing this shows the Bahamas cannot escape its fiscal predicament via new taxes alone.

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Dwight Coleby and Hilltoppersaccept bid to play in the NIT

IT may not be on the main stage in the NCAA Tournament but several Bahamian NCAA Division I basketball players will still have postseason opportunities. Dwight Coleby, Travis Munnings and Calvin Anderson will be featured in tournaments as their prog

Victim was 'nice, quiet young boy'

A NEIGHBOUR of the man who was shot dead on Monday night is taken aback by his murder, describing the victim as a quiet and down-to-earth person. Kevin Storr, believed to be in his early twenties, was killed near his home on Toote Shop Corner off Ea

The sting of death

In memory of my beloved brother-in-law Andrew Melvin Newton, of Nassau, Bahamas, who transitioned to heaven on November 1, 2017. Dedicated to his wife Shena Newton and sister Theodora (Dora) Newton. What makes the sting of death so painful is that ea

Reports of Nottage death false

THE family of former member of Parliament Kendal Nottage has said social media posts circulating about his death are false.

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97 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday

The Ministry of Health reported that there were 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with two more deaths under investigation.

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Grand Bahama lockdown extended

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced the extension of Grand Bahama’s lockdown for seven days.

Teenager accused of Grand Bahama murder

AN 18-year-old man was charged with murder in the Freeport Magistrates Court yesterday.

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Centenarian enjoys Bahamas vacation

After having reached the grand old age of 100 years, American visitor Gussie Taylor-Dennis would not be deterred from enjoying a fun-packed vacation in the Bahamas. She was in Nassau last week as a guest of former Deputy Prime Minister Cynthia “Mothe

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Inner Wheel making masks to meet demand

WITH the government now ordering people to wear face masks when they leave their residence to help stop the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, members of the Inner Wheel Club of East Nassau has started to make them.

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Making face masks to help workers

WITH the government now ordering people to wear face masks when they leave their residence to help stop the spread of COVID-19, members of the Inner Wheel Club of East Nassau have started to make them. “When it became clear that wearing a mask, even

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Aliv places Dorian repairs at $5m-$10m

Aliv yesterday completed the full restoration of its mobile towers in Abaco and east Grand Bahama, finishing a storm recovery “first phase” estimated to have cost between $5m-$10m.