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Public alert over real estate scam

THE general public has been put on high alert by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) to be on the lookout for a real estate scam artist.

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Individuals blamed over Dorian tax break abuse

Grand Bahama businesses yesterday said individuals, rather than companies, were the likely culprits abusing the Dorian-related Special Economic Recovery Zone (SERZ) privileges to evade due taxes.

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Sand Dollar set to enjoy ‘multiple security levels’

A Central Bank official yesterday said there are “multiple levels of security” to protect transactions involving the Bahamian digital currency, the Sand Dollar.

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Seniors to take the spotlight at national schools golf tournament

THE playoff rounds in the primary division of the second annual National Schools Golf Tournament is complete.

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‘$2.5m benefit’ for residents in economic zones

RESIDENTS and businesses in inner-city economic empowerment zones on New Providence accessed about $2.5m in tax concessions up to November 2020, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said during debate on the budget in the House of Assembly yesterday.

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One dead and more than 50 migrants detained

MORE than 50 migrants and one deceased individual were taken to Inagua after they were discovered on a cay in the Southern Bahamas on Thursday morning by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.

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One dead and more than 50 migrants detained

MORE than 50 migrants and one deceased individual were taken to Inagua after they were discovered on a cay in the Southern Bahamas on Thursday morning by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.

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Former Atlantis staff to get $500 payment

SOME disengaged Atlantis workers can expect to receive a $500 stimulus payment from the National Insurance Board on Christmas Eve.

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BOOSTER JAB FOR AT-RISK PATIENTS: Third injection may be offered for elderly and those with health issues

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said local officials are examining whether third shots should be made available to Bahamian residents who are immunocompromised and/or over 60 years old.

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Almost 4,000 collected NIB benefits while still working

A Cabinet minister yesterday said he has been informed that almost 4,000 persons were illegally collecting jobless benefits during COVID-19 while still employed

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Ella Saidi earns spot in IEA National Finals

RIDERS from the Bahamas Interscholastic Equestrian League travelled to Tryon, North Carolina this past weekend to compete in the US-based Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Zone 4 Hunt Seat Finals.

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Down the barrel of a gun

A MAN was arrested yesterday shortly after an individual drove by a house and fired several shots while shouting threats of death in what Acting Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander yesterday suggested was an act of retaliation.

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Two staff fired at DRA

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr confirmed yesterday that two employees were terminated this week at the DRA office in Grand Bahama.

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Bahamas Interscholastic Equestrian League regular season ends

THE Bahamas Interscholastic Equestrian League regular season came to a close last weekend, with riders from grades 4-12 in schools across New Providence marking the league’s first year as Region 13 of Zone 4 of the US-based Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA).

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Realtors urged to be vigilant in fraud fight

The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday urged realtors to be more vigilant in combating fraud and increase their awareness of Know Your Customer (KYC) principles.

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We have the right to refuse

Anyone who does not wish to receive the COVID vaccine has a right to refuse it. Government officials and all those who are writing articles and letters in the paper are confused.

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NIB considers extension as pandemic benefits reach $100m

The National Insurance Board (NIB) has paid out over $100m in pandemic unemployment benefits thus far and a decision on whether payments will continue will happen by the end of September.

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Closing arguments in Supreme Court shanty town hearing

ATTORNEY Fred Smith said the Supreme Court must now decide whether the government can lawfully target and destroy all communities of Haitian ethnic origins in the country.

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QCafe ‘a buzz’ with Scholastic Individual Chess Championship

THE Scholastic Individual Chess Championship was held at the QCafe, Queen’s College, on Saturday, April 30.

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‘Show us the proof on hiring’

FORMER Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle yesterday said it was “totally untrue” that people were hired in the civil service on the day of the election.

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