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Two VAT holidays to help families cope
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced that both a back-to-school value added tax holiday and a hurricane preparedness VAT holiday will take place during August and July.
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Three months in jail for store break-in and theft
A SPANISH Wells man was sentenced to three months in prison for breaking into his father’s shop and for stealing an assortment of vodka from another business last week.
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Robbers snatch Miller’s payroll
FORMER Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller says he was robbed yesterday of $2,700 when he went shopping at an Oakes Field grocery store.
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Retailers hope for Xmas 'bump' on Sunday open
Retailers yesterday hailed the "boost" provided by the Prime Minister permitting them to open for the two Sundays pre-Christmas as they bid to end a largely miserable 2020 with a sales "bump".
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Bahamas First sees Q1 losses increase 50%
Bahamas First yesterday blamed a decline in the value of its investment holdings and a $4.1m year-over-year reversal on its Cayman health insurance portfolio for a $1.344m first quarter loss.
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$3m contract signed for Cat Island water
A $3m contract was signed yesterday between the Water and Sewerage Corporation and Island Site Development Company to bring potable water to hundreds of residents in Cat Island for the first time, marking an end to what officials called a long and difficult chapter.
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The daily challenge: what's for dinner?
With 7pm weekly curfews and the food stores closed on weekends, it is harder than ever to figure out that never-ending question of what’s for dinner.
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Local shop initiative looking for ‘next big thing’
THE ShopLocal initiative will be extended through this month as the initiative’s director is looking for “the next big thing” to spur Bahamians into shopping at home.
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Water Corp chief: Cut-off supplier was given $4m
The reverse osmosis plant operator that cut-off central Eleuthera's water supply has been paid $4m this year to cover debts owed by the Water & Sewerage Corporation, it was disclosed yesterday.
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Marinas’ ‘one-stop shop’ dream in Customs halt
The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president yesterday voiced growing frustration that its dream of creating a “one-stop shop” for all boating fees and permits has been halted by Customs.
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Retailers glad curfew won’t prevent shopping
RETAILERS were yesterday happy that the newest curfew change taking effect today does not prevent customers from shopping and gives workers sufficient time to get home from work.
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FACE TO FACE: Alicia and her daughter Ednique were lost - when will we wake up and stop the violence?
A precious eight-year-old little girl is on a memorial billboard at the entrance of Nassau Village. She shouldn’t be there. She should be counting down the days to her birthday on December 12. She should be trying to adjust to the new normal of online schooling and thinking about what she wants for Christmas. But on September 28 this year, Ednique Wallace became the victim of murder. She and her mother Alicia Sawyer lost their lives together in a senseless act of violence that occurs too often in our society.
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Rental expenditure
Issue: The Government’s Huge Rental Expenditure Let’s have a look at abandoned and derelict Bay Street properties.
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Retailers ‘scared’ on emergency extension
RETAILERS say the Government’s extension of its COVID-19 emergency powers Order through to December 28 threatens to create more uncertainty for the key Christmas shopping season.
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Water corp starts work on Long Island stations
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation has started construction of booster stations in the areas of Mangrove Bush, Petty’s and Grays.
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‘Forget the manifestos, what about National Development Plan?’
GOWON Bowe, Group CEO for Fidelity Bank & Trust, has said he is not moved by the 2021 Manifesto and Blueprint for Change released by the two major political parties as they gear up for the next election, but instead wishes they would carry out the policies of the National Development Plan initiated in 2016.
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AID in expansion to Harbour Bay
A major Bahamian retailer yesterday confirmed it has expanded to the Harbour Bay Shopping Centre in a bid to reach consumers who would never travel to its main location.
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The many faces of Brave Davis
We must size up two men to lead the country. A doctor and a lawyer. Where they differ is on character.
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Closed until restrictions over
A POPULAR West Bay Street cocktail bar and coffee shop announced yesterday its decision to cease operations until the government eases COVID-19 restrictions.
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Call for more police after Chippingham robbery
A SMALL business owner yesterday appealed for more police presence in the Chippingham area after an armed man robbed her convenience store on Wednesday night of all the day’s earnings.