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SunCash leading the way on transactions of Sand Dollars

A digital payments provider is proud to tout they are processing 80 percent of all Sand Dollar transactions as it leads the way to more business accounts for 2024.

Taxi union chief laments 80% Christmas decline

The taxi union's president yesterday lamented an 80 percent decline in Christmas business for his members compared to prior years with the festive season a "far cry" from pre-COVID earnings.

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Bahamian music legend Ronnie Butler dies age 80

Bahamian music legend Ronnie Butler died early on Sunday morning. He was 80.

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Munnings advances to league final, Knowles returns after ruling

TRAVIS Munnings and his Portuguese club advanced to the league final while Zane Knowles and his Bulgarian club received a favourable ruling in arbitration to keep their playoff hopes alive.

BISX-listed firm’s affiliate in $75.5m ‘discrepancy’

There is a $75.5 million discrepancy over the sum allegedly held by a BISX-listed firm’s broker/dealer affiliate for a claimed multinational fraud, Tribune Business can reveal, with regulators having seized computers and a server from its downtown Nassau offices.

Statements retraction

In a recent letter that I had written and that was published by The Freeport News, I had wrongly stated that the Grand Bahama Port Authority Limited (GBPA) owned 20 per cent of the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC); and that the Canadian corporation Emera Inc owned 80 per cent. Actually, Emera owns 80.4 per cent of the local power company, according to the local power company's website.

Laying out the road map for economic resilience

In the latest of his series, Hubert Edwards says growth must be The Bahamas' focus amid the COVID-19 quagmire If the problems faced by The Bahamas are to be solved in a sustainable way, it is critical there should be a proper problem definition.

Food prices to ‘never return to pre-COVID’

The Retail Grocers Association’s president yesterday warned Bahamians that food prices will not return to pre-COVID levels and said: “The cost of operations is increasing all over the world.”

'Over 80%' of food products VAT-free

The Government yesterday urged consumers to be “patient” as they familiarise themselves with the VAT-free breadbasket, with the industry suggesting “80 percent” of products fall into this category.The Ministry of Finance, in a statement yesterday, sa

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Giants off to good start with 77-63 win over Shockers

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants, in their bid to regain their New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) title that they relinquished to the PJ Stingers last year, have regained control of the early leaderboard with another impressive victory.

In the NPBA, Stingers rout UB Mingoes, Stampers top Eagles Nest

THE PJ’s Stingers stung the University of the Bahamas Mingoes 87-69 and the Triple K Stampers stomped past the Leno Eagles Nest 97-94 as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

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Bahamas girls ready for under-17 Centrobasket in San Juan

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation will field its first team for a busy summer with the upcoming Centrobasket Under-17 Championships. The U-17 Girls will be hosted at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Team Bahamas will be capta

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A diamond among island regattas

THE Cat Island Sailing Club will host its Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Regatta in New Bight from July 29 to August 1 as it honours one of the regatta co-founders, Godfrey Kelly.

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Capital backs Bahamas: ‘Get past’ 7.2m record

The Bahamas was yesterday urged to quickly “get past” pre-COVID’s record 7.2m visitor arrivals after this nation ranked among the top Caribbean destinations which tourism investment capital is most bullish on.

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STATESIDE: Special counsel Jack Smith and the Elliot Ness comparison

JACK Smith is Elliott Ness. Or is he? Especially before he grew a scraggly beard, Smith resembled Kevin Costner playing the Treasury Department’s legendary crime-fighter and nemesis of notorious Chicago Depression-era gangster Al Capone, depicted by the peerless Robert DeNiro in 1987’s celebrated movie “The Untouchables.”

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31-member team for the Commonwealth Games

THE Bahamas Olympic Committee yesterday announced a 31-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, scheduled for April 4-15 in the Gold Coast, Australia.

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Ayton poster boy

Bahamian Deandre Ayton, preparing for his third season in the National Basketball Association (NBA), was the poster boy for the upstart Phoenix Suns as they unveiled their new Nike City Edition uniforms.

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Convict facing 40 years for attempted murder of three

A Crown Prosecutor is seeking 40 years’ imprisonment for convict Doyle Mackey for the attempted murder of three men at a public cemetery in East Grand Bahama three years ago when two brothers were also shot dead. Erica Kemp, senior Crown counsel in t

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Raymond 'will always be remembered as one of the best competitors that I've personally coached'

RAYMOND Higgs may not have gotten the results he desired, but he will leave the University of Arkansas with some more credentials he achieved by highlighting the Bahamian contingent in key match-ups at the NCAA Division One Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend in Eugene, Oregon.

'White hot' Cable Beach development 85% sold

A high-rise Cable Beach development was yesterday branded "white hot" with 85 percent of its first-phase units already sold even though its construction will only be completed in 2024.