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It was much safer in 2018 than it was in 2017, says Ferguson

OVERALL crime across the country decreased by eight percent last year when compared to 2017, with murders dropping 25 percent, Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said yesterday.

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Real estate sales show two-tiered market continues

Real estate sales data for the 2019 first half continues to show a two-tiered market, as the lower and middle class segment continues to struggle while the upper end surges. An analysis of Multiple Listing System (MLS) data by real estate firm, Enge

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Hotels eliminate ‘cannibalisation’ fears in 2018

The Bahamian hotel industry’s strong 2018 performance has eliminated “genuine fears” that Baha Mar’s full opening would “cannibalise” the market, a Cabinet minister argued yesterday.

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National High School Soccer Championships set for April

The Bahamas Football Association, in conjunction with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture, announced that the Samuel P. Haven National High School Soccer Championships 2018 will be held fro

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Deficit overshoots DPM’s final prediction by $105m

The Government’s 2017-2018 fiscal deficit overshot the deputy prime minister’s year-end forecast by $105m due to a late spending “ramp up”, a top official admitted yesterday.

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Bain Jr selected for 2018 Class ofthe Howard University Hall of Fame

ARNOLD F Bain Jr, a Bahamian who had a stellar track and field career at Howard University in the 1960s, has been selected for inclusion into “the 2018 Class of the Howard University Hall of Fame as a member of the 1968/1969 track and field team.”Bai

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Govt will 'explore options' if web shop tax talks fail

A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed the government will “explore its options” if it is unable to persuade the four web shop hold-outs to pay due taxes via negotiation.

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Queen's College Student is 2018 All-Bahamas Merit Scholar

AARON Edgecombe has earned the coveted 2018 All-Bahamas Merit Scholarship Award.The prestigious award was bestowed on the Queen’s College graduate by Governor General Dame Marguerite Pindling and Minister of Education Jeffrey Lloyd on August 9, durin

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Govt listing to take BISX close to $9bn

The total market value of all securities listed on the Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) will be just short of $9bn once the government completes the listing of its debt. The stock exchange’s 2019 first half report, released yesterday

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‘Cash thief was caught on camera’

SECURITY footage showed a worker at a local automotive services company taking funds out of the cashier’s drawer and pocketing it, according to one of the establishment's managers.

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Satellites shine light on Dorian's damage

Grand Bahama’s share of total Bahamian economic output dropped by 4.5 percentage points in the six years to 2018 based on the the strength of “night lights” seen from space, a study has revealed. A newly-released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB

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BAIC in $500k govt bail-out

The Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC) has received a $500,000 taxpayer bail-out to help pay down a $3.123m debt that left it on “life support”.

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Jury selected for inquest into 2018 police-involved killing of two men on Cowpen Road

A FIVE-PERSON jury was empanelled yesterday as the inquest into the 2018 police-involved killings of Roy Stubbs and Ernst Forest on Cowpen Road began.

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Start of JBLN season postponed until Jan 20

THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau has announced that they will postpone the start of their 2018 season on Saturday until Saturday, January 20 due to the extenuating circumstances and anticipated weather issues.League commissioner Jeff Albury has a

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Web shop hold-outs on ‘shaky ground’

The Attorney General yesterday warned the web shop industry’s tax hold-outs they are on “very shaky ground” in failing to comply with the settlement agreed with the Government.

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Overall crime shows 7% decline

CRIME declined by seven percent in 2019 despite a four percent uptick in murders and a 12 percent increase in armed robberies, according to police statistics. Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson, as he released the statistics, cited Hurricane Dorian for the murder increase from 91 in 2018 to 95 in 2019, saying law enforcement will learn from having its resources stretched to respond to a natural disaster.

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Confession was made under duress, Supreme Court rules

A SUPREME Court judge declined to accept as evidence a man’s alleged confession to armed robbery after the 19-year-old claimed police beat him on his buttocks with a cutlass, put a fish bag over his head, poured hot sauce in his eyes and forced him to confess to the crime.

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Aliv confirms readiness for 2018 storm season

Aliv yesterday moved to reassure Bahamians that its nationwide infrastructure was fully prepared to withstand a 2018 hurricane season projected to feature 13 named storms.Damian Blackburn, the mobile operator’s top executive, said: “We have ensured t

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Airline adds five flights for Xmas

American Airlines has added five new flights with 453 total seats to its Bahamas routes, increasing the number of non-stop and connecting flights from three major US cities.Beginning in December 2018, the new flights will offer more options and impro

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Dare we hope for better?

Re: Friday 6 April 2018 Editorial page.