22 July 2019
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Frankie Campbell yesterday labeled comments making rounds on social media surrounding the government’s intention to cut assistance for Bahamians receiving social assistance for 10 years or more, as “erroneous and absolute misinformation, intended only to create mischief”. In a statement issued yesterday, he said, “The misinformation that has […]
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22 July 2019
Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]
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19 July 2019
Nygard’s Golden Jubilee Review It’s not an everyday occurrence to discover an individual who has pulled himself up by his bootstraps to achieve phenomenal success with a business that’s still breaking barriers, still achieving firsts, and still innovating fifty years later. What does it take? How did he achieve it all? And how can we […]
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19 July 2019
Police are investigating an alleged drowning of a woman that occurred on Wednesday. According to police, shortly before 2 p.m., an American female, a home owner in Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, while swimming with her two grandsons in waters on Gilliam Bay Beach, Green Turtle Cay, was reportedly caught in a rip current. Police said […]
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19 July 2019
The new Gaming Amendment Bill 2019 seeks to impose a tax on the winnings of number games for domestic players, according to Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday in the House of Assembly. D’Aguilar, who is also the minister responsible for gaming, made this comment after the original amendment bill was withdrawn this past Tuesday. […]
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19 July 2019
The 2019 midyear preliminary crime report indicates that crime across The Bahamas is down 17 per cent compared to 2018. Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson yesterday indicated as much however, what was noticeably absent from the commissioner’s report were police involved shootings – two of which occurred just 17 hours apart this week. When pressed […]
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19 July 2019
Thirty-nine -year-old D’Javon Johnson appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyanne Ferguson-Pratt on one count of murder. It is alleged that on July 10 Johnson, by means of unlawful harm, did intentionally caused the death of Nicartha Murphy, also known as Twin. The chief magistrate informed Johnson that he was not required to enter a plea and […]
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19 July 2019
Opposition Leader Philip Davis urged the government to be careful when imposing taxes on Bahamian business owners and suggested that foreign winnings at casinos should be taxed too. He said, “You don’t want to create a tax regime in any industry in your country where it’s going to be a disincentive innovation and the creation […]
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18 July 2019
Findings from the Bridge Authority’s audited financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2017 indicates that there is a deficiency its Bond Sinking Fund. Minister of Public Works Desmond Bannister yesterday laid the audited financial statements on the table in the House of Assembly. The sinking fund was voluntarily established by the authority to […]
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18 July 2019
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis yesterday in the House of Assembly said Liberty Latin America CEO Balan Nair apologized to him and Bahamians during a phone call for the insulting comments made in a viral video. In fact, the prime minister said the video circulating on social media does not reflect what actually took place. […]
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