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Man dies from stabbing injury

A 38-year-old man died in hospital on Friday from a stabbing injury he received last month.

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Trio charged with forgery

THREE men were charged with forgery in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with fake licence discs.

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Pair accused of attempted murder

TWO men were charged with attempted murder and possession of a firearm in the Freeport Magistrates Court on Thursday.

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Two charged with cultivating marijuana

A man and woman were charged in the Magistrate’s Court on Friday with cultivating marijuana.

Govt killing all it touches

EDITOR, The Tribune.

BOSS calling BTC into line on 20% sales fall

A well-known retailer yesterday blasted the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) for phone line woes that slashed sales in key product lines by up to 20 per cent during its “Christmas season” equivalent.

Bahamians warned: 'Brace' for 15-20% premium rises

Bahamian businesses and households were yesterday warned to “brace” for insurance premium increases of up to 15-20 per cent as a result of the 2017 hurricane season.Property and casualty insurers warned of potentially “significant” rate increases as

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CARIFTA standards attained at T-Bird meet

AT least four athletes attained the qualifying standards for the 50th CARIFTA Golden Jubilee here over the Easter holiday weekend, while there were several record-breaking performances as the T-Bird Flyers concluded its two-day meet at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.

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SAC storm back to win championship

ONE week after relinquishing their Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools track and field title to the Queen’s College Comets, the St Augustine’s College regained their winning formula as they dominated the BTC/ScotiaBank National Track and Field Championships.

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Gov’t told: Avoid ‘piecemeal approach’ over tax reforms

The Opposition’s leader yesterday urged the Government to avoid “a piecemeal approach” to reform in the FNM’s response to the corporate income tax proposal, warning: “We have a very small margin for error.”

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Athletes shine in track and field classic

With a chance to qualify for the BTC Carifta Games and the IAAF World Youth Championships, LaQuan Nairn has abandoned his chance to play basketball for the CR Walker Knights and is now concentrating on his high jump abilities in track and field.

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Water Corp needs 'topup' 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

Food store VAT exceeds forecast by double digits

Food stores’ early 12 percent VAT collections have exceeded predictions by double digits, with Super Value’s owner admitting: “We were all wrong about breadbasket sales.”Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business that VAT “zero rated” food products were up

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Champions crowned in Freedom Baptist’s 3rd annual Majority Rule Basketball Tournament

FOUR champions were crowned in Freedom Baptist Academy’s third annual Majority Rule Basketball Tournament at the CI Gibson Gymnasium over the weekend.

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'Buju' Bain guilty of murder

FREEPORT- Bendricko "Buju" Bain was convicted of murder in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.

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Get set for the summer

THE International Game Fish Association (IGFA) Kids Fishing Camp programme will be held this summer.

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Budget’s housing focus can be ‘windfall catalyst’

The Budget’s focus on stimulating home ownership “could be the catalyst that triggers an economic windfall” by boosting investor confidence in the wider economy, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president believes.

GBPA reforms critical as 'we're at the bottom'

A prominent Freeport attorney is today backing a Government takeover of the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA), telling Tribune Business: "We're at the bottom and haven't moved for 20 years."

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‘Burden cannot be heavier with corporate income tax’

Corporate income tax must not impose a heavier tax burden on businesses than what already exists, private sector executives are warning, while urging that such proposed reform cannot be viewed in “isolation”.

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Trio accused of robbery

THREE men accused of committing a food store robbery in Nicholls Town, Andros were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.