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'Stop focusing on the peanuts': GB deals grow one tax $63m

A Cabinet minister yesterday told Bahamians to “stop focusing on the peanuts” as he revealed that the cruise lines’ Freeport projects will generate $63m in annual taxes from just one revenue stream. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviati

Private sector: Coronavirus not in our control

Private sector executives yesterday said there was little they can do to combat the coronavirus outbreak and they will take their lead from the government .Wesley Ferguson, president of the Bahamas Taxi Cab Union (BTCU), told Tribune Business that wh

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Bain and Colonials advance to Northeastern semis

CHARLES Bain and the Robert Morris Colonials avoided a first-round upset and will advance to the Northeastern Conference tournament semi-finals.The top seed in the bracket, the Colonials defeated the No. 8 seed St Francis Brooklyn Terriers, 59-58 on

EDITORIAL: Fighting off the coronavirus

PIECE by piece, The Bahamas is putting the building blocks in place to protect the country as best as possible from the risk of the coronavirus.

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Island Luck TV affiliate uses 'void' radio licence

A radio station controlled by Sebas Bastian’s Brickell Management Group (BMG) is broadcasting using a licence that was “voided” by the sector’s regulator, the Court of Appeal found yesterday. Justice Stella Crane-Scott, in a unanimous verdict backed

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Ayton posts double double but ankle injury nagging No.1 pick

A NAGGING ankle injury continues to limit Deandre Ayton as the Phoenix Suns got more bad news during their four-game losing streak. Ayton went down with the injury at the 2:50 mark in the fourth quarter of the Suns’ 123-114 loss to the Toronto Rapto

GB enthusiastic over Grand Lucayan deal

The Grand Lucayan resort’s sale has brought renewed confidence and optimism to Grand Bahama’s struggling business community, which had been awaiting Monday’s deal completion for months. Greg LaRoda, the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce president, sa

ART OF GRAPHIX: Stamping your mark on digital image edits

The clone stamp tool is the oldest and most widely-known replicating device in the Photoshop tool box. The clone stamp is used in digital image editing to replace information from one part of a picture with information from another part. In other ima

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Royal Caribbean in $50m PI investment

Royal Caribbean will invest around $50m to develop its Royal Beach Club project on Paradise Island, its chief executive has revealed, having set a late 2022 target date for its opening. Michael Bayley, who is also the cruise line’s president, told T

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Construction 'being killed' by large-scale expat hiring

The Bahamian construction industry is being “killed and decimated” by the large-scale importation of foreign workers for jobs that are not being made known to locals, it was argued yesterday.Leonard Sands, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA)

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Insurance to give govt full $65m on Grand Lucayan

A Cabinet minister yesterday said Dorian-related insurance claims will ensure the government receives the full $65m Grand Lucayan purchase price, adding: “Now is time to invest in Grand Bahama.” Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for Grand Bahama, ex

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Burrows Sr invited to take part in CBUAO Florida Camp

MARTIN Burrows Sr, who has reached the highest international level for a Bahamian as an International Softball Federation (ISF) umpire and coach, will now get a chance to officiate as an umpire at the collegiate level.Burrows Sr, who turns 55 this ye

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Bay Street's 'survival' fears on Royal Caribbean PI deal

Bay Street retailers yesterday reacted furiously to revelations of Royal Caribbean’s planned Paradise Island “beach break” destination, and questioned: “How will we survive?”Leon Griffin, Treasure Bahamas general manager, told Tribune Business he was

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'Oversight' hits web shop patron taxation

A Cabinet minister says the government aims to correct an “embarrassing oversight” in failing to specify when the web shop patron winnings tax takes effect “within the next 30 days”. Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured , minister of tourism and aviation, t

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Hoyte, Slatter national bowling champions

While David Slatter continued his stranglehold of the men’s title of the Bahamas Bowling Federation’s National Championships, Janice Hoyte finally broke a string of victories by Driskell Rolle, avenging last year’s defeat, to capture her first ladies

Industry workshop aim is to meet the standard

The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) teamed with its Caribbean counterpart to host a Freeport workshop on the development of quality regulation for various local industries. The workshop, held on February 19 in partnership with the CAR

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'Why buy GB airport rather than build a new one?'

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Deputy Leader Buscheme Armbrister voiced concerns about the government’s consideration over purchasing the Grand Bahama International Airport from the current owners and suggested a new airport be built instead.In Novembe

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Ex-minister explores poultry farm revival

A former Cabinet minister yesterday revealed he is in the “advanced” stage of exploring whether to revive a Grand Bahama poultry operation that once produced 3m-5m pounds of chicken annually. Zhivargo Laing, who is the government’s chief World Trade

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Environmental nod 'huge milestone' for oil explorer

A Bahamas-based oil explorer yesterday hailed the receipt of all necessary environmental approvals from the government as “a massive milestone” towards drilling its first exploratory well.Simon Potter, pictured, the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC)

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Electronic retailers fear impact of virus could be devastating

LOCAL electronic retail companies say they fear the global novel coronavirus outbreak will have a devastating impact on their companies in the long-term. In an effort to manage the spread of the deadly virus, Chinese authorities last month mandated