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Bahamian importer said he was unaware of guns American man shipped through his service

A POLICE officer testified yesterday in the trial of a businessman who allegedly imported ten firearms and more than 100 rounds of ammunition through a courier company in June.

DPM urges UN to take international tax control

The deputy prime minister yesterday renewed calls for a body such as the United Nations (UN) to oversee global tax issues as The Bahamas has been “playing catch up” with the OECD and Europe for too long.

Gov’t ‘intentional’ over post-Dorian recovery

The deputy prime minister says Grand Bahama is now enjoying the highest percentage increase in airlift of any island as the Government has been “intentional” over the post-Dorian rebound.

Multiple events to mark National MSME month

The Small Business Development Centre (SBDC) yesterday said it will stage multiple events throughout The Bahamas this month to highlight the importance of micro, small and medium-sized firms (MSMEs).

BPL union presidents not visited ‘Station A’ in years

Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) line staff union leader yesterday said he has not been inside Clifton Pier’s ‘Station A’ power plant for years.

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FACE TO FACE: A recipe for success for students

AKHEPRAN International Academy is emerging as a force to be reckoned with in the junior culinary world. Students are gaining national attention with creative, scrumptious, health conscious Bahamian dishes.

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Appeal for financial aid as cost of living rise impacts the Ranfurly Home for children

INFLATION is making it harder for the Ranfurly Homes for Children to function.

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British Colonial Hotel expected to open on December 12

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said the British Colonial Hotel will open on December 12 with 288 renovated rooms, 300 Bahamian employees and 18,000 sq ft of meeting space.

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PM told that BPL fuel hedge ‘in the money’

The Prime Minister was told Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedge, which his administration has sought to discredit, was “in the money” even though fuel woes “substantially ate into the benefits”.

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Hitting near 3% growth to make ‘incredible difference’

Economic growth in the “upper 2 percent” range and above will make “an incredible difference” to The Bahamas’ economic prospects if achieved consistently, the Central Bank governor asserted yesterday.

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Minister: $21m ‘overrun’ on key BPL investment

A Cabinet minister yesterday asserted that Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) key generation investment has suffered a $21m-plus “cost overrun” while failing to deliver the promised efficiencies and savings.

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Mortgage loan approvals decline to under one-third

Less than one out of every three mortgage loan applications was approved in the 2023 first half despite total credit applications to the commercial banking sector increasing by 9.4 percent year-over-year.

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Digital payments ‘a train that is not going to stop’

The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said he is aiming to “leapfrog The Bahamas to an even better digital payments state” as he warned: “This is a train that is not going to stop.”

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Govt set on East Hill St for new Parliament

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said Cabinet has approved the creation of a new House of Assembly building, which will be located at the site of the old post office headquarters on East Hill Street.

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Police-involved killing of Garth Harrison ruled a justifiable homicide

THE family of Garth Harrison III was stunned after a Coroner’s Court jury ruled yesterday that the 24-year-old’s police-involved killing in 2019 was a justifiable homicide.

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Minnis calls govt plan to send troops to Haiti ‘unacceptable’

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis opposes government’s plan to send troops to Haiti, telling parliamentarians yesterday that no officer should risk their lives “on a deployment to a conflict zone with no plan or structure.”

We need you, Fred Mitchell

If we have to march on Bay, we will do just that. We want you. You have a proven record to show the youth, under privileged, the elderly, etc. We want you, Mr Fred Mitchell, no ands, ifs or buts. Best of luck at the polls. You are the best man for the job.

Visitor arrivals match 2019 record in first nine months

Total visitor arrivals for the first nine months of 2023 have equalled pre-COVID’s 2019 full-year record of 7.2m, it was revealed yesterday, with hotel room rates almost 60 percent higher.

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PETER YOUNG: English wine on show? We’ll drink to that

THERE has been so much publicity about the Israeli-Gaza war that most people will be aware that it has moved to another deadly phase as the Israeli bombardment of Gaza intensifies and tanks and troops have also now crossed into the territory. The humanitarian situation has worsened and, in reaction, pro-Palestinian rallies are being held around the world.

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MAN SHOT DEAD AT HARBOUR BAY PLAZA: Victim leaving gym as gunmen pulled up and opened fire

SCREAMS rang out through the Harbour Bay Plaza last night and tearful family members gathered as a 29-year-old man was shot dead after leaving the gym.