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BPGA gears up for 50th National Pro Golf Championships
THE Bahamas Professional Golfers Association (BPGA) is gearing up for its 50th Year National Professional Golf Championships for men, women and senior men.
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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.”
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Contaminated oil a new blow to Andros power
A CONTAMINATED supply of fuel led to a new shutdown of a power unit in Andros as restoration efforts continued following the fire that severely damaged BPL’s North Andros Power Station last week.
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Sonja Knowles Track Classic on Saturday
THE fourth edition of the Sonja Knowles Track Classic returns to the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium this Saturday and Sunday with a new timing system to facilitate a quicker and more efficient track meet.
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Property tax pace 20% up amid ‘over aggressive’ fear
Real property tax collections are pacing 20 percent ahead of the previous record year, the Government’s top finance official disclosed yesterday, as he predicted it will be “very close” to its full-year deficit target.
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Restaurant crowdfunder targeting $2.4m in sales
A restaurant entrepreneur yesterday said he is targeting $2.4m in total sales for 2023 as he mulls opening a third location on Carmichael Road.
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'Giant boost' as $600m transformational project launched at Grand Bahama Shipyard
A $600m transformational project, which will include two of the largest dry docks in the world, was launched at the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Friday, and was said to be a “giant boost” to the island’s economy, tourism and employment.
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NPBA: Heatwaves, Rockets, Shockers in the win column
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with a series of games played.
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URCA proposes 20% expansion in budget
The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is for the second consecutive year proposing a major hike in its operating budget via a near-20 percent increase for 2024.
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‘Buddy’ Hield and Pacers fall to Lakers
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield, who was linked to trade rumours with the Los Angeles Lakers, watched as LeBron James and Anthony Davis put on a show to dismantle his Indiana Pacers to claim the first National Basketball Association’s In-Season Tournament title.
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Year-round real estate: July 'best month' by 30%
Realtors yesterday asserted the Bahamian property market has joined tourism in becoming a year-round industry with one revealing that July exceeded all other months "by at least 30 percent" as the strongest for contract signings.
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Gov’t ‘disagrees’ on IMF’s ‘top 10%’ income taxation
THE Government “disagrees” with the IMF’s assertion that it must introduce a personal income tax targeting “the top 10 percent of earners” and other reforms to hit its 25 percent revenue-to-GDP goal.
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Central Bank mortgage ease may not have instant impact
A realtor yesterday hailed the Central Bank's bid to help more persons "accomplish the Bahamian dream" although he warned the impact may not be felt instantly.
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‘Jazz’ gets a warm welcome home
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr made his return to home soil this past weekend at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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Coastline awareness campaign launched by Tourism at GB school
A CAMPAIGN to keep coastlines clean has been reintroduced on Grand Bahama by the Ministry of Tourism, Investment and Aviation (MOTIA).
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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.
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Atlantis in 25% large boat fall-off post-VAT
Atlantis has suffered a 20-25 percent fall in large vessel volumes since VAT’s imposition on charter fees, its marina dockmaster has revealed, with the decline “definitely hurting the small man” more.
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Eric Wiberg: A beacon that saved lives of pilots
WHEN the 112-foot Castle Island Light off Acklins was operational, it was a critically important beacon that three World War Two bombers crash-landed near in order to be rescued.
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PM: INDECENT NOT TO ACT OVER HAITI – Davis warns there may be no perfect solution for nation facing crisis
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said that doing nothing about the crisis in Haiti “violates every notion of decency”.
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Independence holiday sees Family Island visitors soar
FAMILY Islands are reporting high volumes of visitors over the Independence Day holiday weekend.