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‘FNM being left out of COVID meetings’

MICHAEL Pintard says the Davis administration continues to leave the Free National Movement out of meetings with top health officials about COVID-19.

VAT covering 99% of economy despite $50,000 exemption

THE Government’s plan to exempt businesses with an annual turnover of $50,000 or less from paying Value Added Tax (VAT) will capture “99 per cent” of the turnover taking place in the Bahamian economy, a senior Ministry of Finance official believes, relieving small businesses from the compliance burden.

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'I want to develop my own legacy'

SINCE graduating from Queen’s College in June, versatile Shaun Miller Jr was eagerly looking forward to the day when he will leave home to begin his collegiate career. His journey will begin today when he heads off to Ohio State along with sprinters

Tourism providers find re-opening tough going

Several tour, attraction and excursion providers say they are struggling to understand and implement the necessary COVID-19 protocols after the Prime Minister yesterday gave the go-ahead for their July 13 re-opening. Peter Rebmann,Pearl Island’s man

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On Da Hook

AS THE winter begins and the weather is less favuorable and more unpredictable, boaters and fisherman must take full advantage of any opportunity to get out on the water.

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ON DA HOOK: What’s in your tackle box?

WITH Wahoo season in full swing, many people have been asking the Bahamas Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) what is the hottest Wahoo lure on the market.

New Providence is hit by weekend of heavy rainfall

THERE were 6.18 inches of rainfall from Friday to Sunday morning in Nassau - above average activity, Chief Meteorological Officer Patricia Weeks said yesterday.

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Pro basketball player Dwight Coleby signs in Venezuela

DWIGHT Coleby’s next stop on his professional basketball journey will take him to the Venezuelan SuperLiga.

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Poll: Govt should not have say on media approach

GOVERNMENT should NOT have a say in how the media approaches news, according to the majority of voters in the online Tribune poll.

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SHOOTING INCIDENT: Man being questioned after woman killed, toddler in critical condition

Police are questioning a 27-year-old man of Lily of the Valley Corner in connection with a shooting incident on Thursday that has left a 56-year-old woman dead and her two-year-old grandson in critical condition in hospital.

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On Da Hook

ALL roads lead to Bimini on February 1 to 5 for the first Resorts World Ocean Sports Wahoo Challenge, which offers a guaranteed minimum payout of $35,000 Resorts World Bimini, the Hilton Hotel at Resorts World, and the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism have teamed team up to host the first of what is expected to be an annual event.

HOUSE STAFF UNDER QUARANTINE

HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie and the majority of House staffers are under quarantine after Chief Clerk David Forbes tested positive for COVID-19, The Tribune understands.

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BYD CELEBRATES ONE MILLIONTH EV PRODUCTION WITH CUSTOMER REBATES

THIS week marks a milestone in electric mobility around the world. BYD produced their one millionth new energy passenger car, which rolled off the production line in Shenzhen, China, on May 19th. To celebrate this historic moment, Easy Car Sales, the local distributor and warranty centre for BYD in The Bahamas, is offering factory rebates to EV buyers through the end of May.

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UPDATED: Abandoned Bay Street building destroyed in blaze

AN abandoned two-storey building on Bay Street was engulfed in flames Friday afternoon, destroying the structure.

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Pair in court on vagrancy charges

TWO men were taken to court yesterday to face vagrancy charges. Dudley Smith, 30, appeared before Senior Magistrate Derence Rolle-Davis after officers found him in the Stewfish Drive area on April 29 and had reason to suspect he was planning to com

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Student knifed to death outside school

A NINTH-grade student was fatally stabbed Tuesday following an incident outside a school with another teenage boy.

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Search and rescue efforts unable to retrieve crashed plane, locate occupants

SUNDAY 7.10PM UPDATE: The search for the pilot of the plane is continuing.

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Bahamas Power & Light | SKYGuard Tropical Storm Fred Projected Track, Winds & Arrival Times ( e-Alert #10)

Tropical Storm Fred Discussion Number 8 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

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Police investigating more child abductions

Police are investigating another alleged abduction after a child was taken from a park off Soldier Road on Wednesday before being dropped off a short time later.

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Davis pledges PLP support for Dorsett

INTERIM Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Leader Phillip “Brave” Davis has pledged the party's full support behind former Cabinet minister Kenred Dorsett, while maintaining that the PLP is "not a corrupt party" and “does not support corrupt practices.”