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Jitney sector alarm on IPO, Gov't's 20% stake

Jitney industry players yesterday expressed major reservations over plans to unify Nassau’s public bus system, one saying he could not support a proposed initial public offering (IPO) and granting a 20 per cent equity stake to the Government.

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Athletes make cut for CAC Jr Championships

WITH a little help from ‘Golden Knight’ Demetrius Pinder on Saturday at the Fritz Grant Invitational, Ashley Riley surged to victory in the open men’s 800 metres, joining a list of qualifiers for the Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships.

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FNM: Carnival is latest ‘boo boo’ for govt

FREE National Movement (FNM) Leader Dr Hubert Minnis last night railed against Prime Minister Perry Christie and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government for failing to address crime, wasting value added tax (VAT) money and most recently making a “boo boo” out of Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.

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Keyshawn breaks national record in senior boys’ javelin

KEYSHAWN Strachan wanted to go out in style as he competed in his final Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) Track and Field Championships. He did so by carrying the banner for the St John’s College Giants with a Bahamas national record breaking performance in the senior boys’ javelin.

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High jumpers qualify for CARIFTA Games

In a repeat showdown from last year, Kenya Forbes turned the tables on Shaunece Miller as the two high jumpers took the top two spots and also surpassed the under-17 girls’ qualifying height for the CARIFTA Games.

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CLIMBDOWN? Webshops set to win deal on new tax rates

The web shop industry’s “sliding scale” tax structure could be cut to just two bands with much lower rates under new proposals being considered by the Government.

Police hunt for murder suspects

POLICE are searching for two men they believe can help with ongoing murder investigations.

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I AM an avid reader of the Weekend Magazine which forms an important part of my weekend reading.

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I AM an avid reader of the Weekend Magazine which forms an important part of my weekend reading.

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MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER ATTEMPT

A MAN was charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s court yesterday with attempted murder.

Chantal remnants may bring storms

REMNANTS of the weather system Chantal are moving northwards and may bring thunderstorms to the Bahamas this weekend.

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Friday night’s action in the New Providence Volleyball Association featured The Scotia Bank Defenders topped the Crusaders in straight sets.

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Friday night’s action in the New Providence Volleyball Association featured The Scotia Bank Defenders topped the Crusaders in straight sets.

Wanted man turns himself in

A MAN wanted by police turned himself into the Central Detective Unit in Freeport yesterday.

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Saintus, Lightbourn victorious in Bahamas Half Marathon

CHRISTOPHER Saintus and Yunelis Lightbourn celebrated their second victories in the Bahamas Roadrunners’ Bahamas Half Marathon yesterday.

Clubs and Societies 09/25/15

Bahamas Autism Awareness Campaign. - Nassau Airport Development (NAD) company has presented Reach Bahamas with a donation that included contributions made by generous passengers who recently traveled through Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).

Businesses suffered 10-20% revenue fall, ex-Minister agrees

A former Minister in the Christie Cabinet has acknowledged that Bahamian businesses experienced an average 10-20 per cent revenue reduction in 2015 post-Value-Added Tax’s (VAT) introduction, and called on his former colleagues to focus on economic growth,

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‘I consider myself a Carifta baby’

She still probably has one of the greatest moments in the history of the Carifta Games, running down her Jamaican rival on the anchor leg of the girls’ under-20 4 x 400 metre relay for the gold medal here at home when she went on to earn the prestigious Austin Sealy award for the most outstanding athlete in 1984.

Clubs and Societies: 10302015

Cycling Club Bahamas. - Upcoming events:

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES - July 17, 2015

Cycling Club Bahamas. - Upcoming events: Saturday, leaving 6am sharp from Harbour Bay Shopping Centre in front of First Caribbean Bank, 30 miles headed west.