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Govt seeking $20m for UBS House buy
The Government has been seeking to finance its impending acquisition of UBS House via a $20 million bond issue to Bahamian investors, Tribune Business can reveal.
NSA making sure Bahamas ready to host IAAF World Relays
WITH 20 weeks left, the National Sports Authority is making sure that the Bahamas is ready to take on the 20-plus countries expected here to participate in the inaugural International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Relays at the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.
20% pt truck tax slash a 'tremendous blessing'
A Bahamian auto dealer yesterday described plans to lower Excise Tax rates by 20 percentage points on certain trucks as “a tremendous blessing”, telling Tribune Business his sales in this category had fallen by 75 per cent since the 2010-2011 Budget.
Sports in brief
THE Champion Amateur Boxing Club hosted its 18th annual Wellington “Sonny Boy” Rahming Silver Glove Amateur Boxing Tournament at the Wulff Road Boxing Square on Saturday.
Two accused of gun threat
TWO men were given bail in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate charges of assaulting and threatening a man with a gun on New Year’s Eve.
Three face gun charges
TWO men and a woman were charged with possession of an illegal firearm in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court this week.
Inagua man jailed for alleged wounding of man with cutlass
A MAN was remanded after he allegedly wounded a man at a police station in Inagua and assaulted four others with a cutlass last week.
Two men charged after knife attack
TWO MEN were imprisoned on Friday after they were accused of attacking a man at knife point last month and stealing more than $1,000 in cash from him.
Hurricane death toll rises to 74
THE official Hurricane Dorian death toll has risen to 74 after police in Abaco and Grand Bahama recovered four unidentified bodies in late January and early February. According to a press release from the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),
65 new cases of COVID-19
The Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that there are 65 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Sports in brief
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CAC: Men's softball, basketball team struggles
Following the sizzling hot pace set by the swim team, headed by triple gold medallist Joanna Evans, the Bahamas’ performance at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games cooled down a bit in Barranquilla, Colombia with mixed success so far from t
NASSAU DARTS ASSOCIATION TEAM STANDINGS/ MATCHUPS
Silver Dollar Coins A 11 -v- B-52's 1 Coins A- (14 Tons)- Doubles: Harry Brown 1-180 + 3T = 4T Total, Kansas Fields 3T, Henry Forbes 2T Triples: Harry Brown, Graylon Roberts Singles: Harry Brown 20, Donald Burrows 24, 4T, Henry Forbes 28, Kansas Fields
Budget deals marinas 'another slap in face'
A former Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president yesterday asserted that the Budget has dealt the industry "another slap in the face" through multiple fee increases for dockage and vessel registration.
Ex-gaming minister: 'Ideal time' for lottery
The ex-minister who oversaw the web shops’ legalisation yesterday said it was an “ideal time” to introduce a national lottery, suggesting it could generate $150-200m per annum. Obie Wilchcombe, the former minister of tourism, while criticising the go
‘Hundreds of acres’ for LPIA expansion
Nassau airport’s managers are moving to secure “hundreds of acres” for potential future expansion of its runway and terminal “footprint”, a Cabinet Minister revealed yesterday.
Tobacco smuggling: Bill to recover 80% of revenue losses
The Government yesterday estimated that it will recover 80 per cent, or $20 million, of the revenues it loses annually to tobacco smuggling via its Excise Stamp initiative, and disclosed it was looking at similar measures to combat illegal alcohol imports.
Ryan Ingraham defends high jump title
LAST week at the Fritz Grant Invitational, Ryan Ingraham was complaining of a groin injury. Over the weekend, he was delighted that it didn’t flare up again as he successfully defended his men’s high jump title at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations BTC National Championships.
Personal income tax not on gov’t ‘agenda’
A CABINET minister has affirmed that the introduction of a personal income tax is “not on our agenda” - not even for the top 10 percent of earners as recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
RESULTS: Ambassadors Track Club’s annual Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational
THE results of the Ambassadors Track Club’s Annual Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational, held on Saturday at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, are as follows:
