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No answer from Parks and Beaches
Following on from my letter last week about the hideous signs and more hideous shanty shacks, my invitation to the Parks & Beaches Chairman McKell Bonaby, to offer a date when he could meet with the residents in the east has gone unrequited.
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Thomas Sears: Softball tournament was a success
THE US Virgin Islands softball team took home bragging rights early in October when they won the inaugural One Caribbean Invitational Women’s Fast-Pitch tournament.
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FACE TO FACE: Nurse Gwendolyn Brice-Sealy – Called to care
IT takes a special calling on one’s life to be called to care for others when they are, in some cases, at their lowest. Being ill is never easy. But the people who care for you during your infirmity can make the world of difference in your recovery. Nurse Gwendolyn Brice-Sealy knows this, and she considers the calling on her life to care for the sick a blessing that has enriched her life.
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Opposition leader slams ‘half-baked’ contract award report
The Opposition’s leader yesterday described the Government’s long-promised release of details on $140m worth of contract awards as “half-baked and incomplete” plus non-compliant with the law.
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Procurement list reveals 843 contracts worth $140m
The Government last night finally released its long-awaited public procurement disclosure which revealed the awarding of 843 contracts worth a total $140m via its online portal over the ten months to end-June 2023.
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Now deal with signs and shacks
If I might piggy back on the resounding result of the Atlantis Aerodrome town hall meeting on Tuesday night. I have never heard people speak so passionately against what was being proposed and I actually had the feeling that what they felt about Fort Montagu is that it is a sacred place.
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Jonquel Jones and Liberty in 0-2 hole
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 26 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces routed the New York Liberty 104-76 last night to take a 2-0 series lead in the WNBA Finals.
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NPBA regular season starts Nov 11
THE New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) regular season is scheduled to begin on Saturday, November 11. The league’s opening night will be hosted at the Kendal G L Isaacs Gymnasium which is expected to be one of the facilities utilised for a few of the games this season.
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Corporate income tax for Bahamas ‘mammoth task’
A leading Bermuda accountant yesterday warned The Bahamas that implementing a corporate income tax regime is a “mammoth task” that should not be underestimated.
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Bahamian Jevone Barrett joins NBA’s Future Basketball Operations Stars Programme
Bahamian Jevone Barrett has been selected to join the National Basketball Association’s (NBA) Future Basketball Operations Stars (FBOS) Programme for the next six months.
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Pintard falls short again
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Gov’t spending reform is ‘absolute necessity’
The Opposition yesterday branded reform of government spending as an “absolute necessity” as it argued that the $804.5m increase in total expenditure compared to pre-COVID levels is “possibly unsustainable”.
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Gov’t told: Avoid ‘piecemeal approach’ over tax reforms
The Opposition’s leader yesterday urged the Government to avoid “a piecemeal approach” to reform in the FNM’s response to the corporate income tax proposal, warning: “We have a very small margin for error.”
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EXAMS: DROP IN STUDENTS RECEIVING A TO C GRADES – Minister says BGCSE results show ‘much work to do at all levels of the system’
THE number of students who achieved A, B and C grades in BGCSE exams this year dropped compared to 2022, with more students receiving D, E, F an G grades.
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Make Freeport ‘boom town’ before Hawksbill deal ends
The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president is seeking a legal opinion on whether corporate income tax can be lawfully imposed in Freeport as he yesterday warned that time is running out to make the city a “boom town”.
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Caribbean Hoopfest on for the first time in ‘sporting paradise’
THE Bahamas continues to be a sporting hub for international tournaments this year, with the Caribbean Hoopfest being the latest set to take place next in the sporting paradise.
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‘Don’t price ourselves out’ on corporate income tax
Bahamian realtors yesterday said data showing they enjoy near-40 percent gross profit margins is “skewed very far off” as they urged the Government “to be careful we don’t price ourselves out of the market” over corporate income tax.
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‘Burden cannot be heavier with corporate income tax’
Corporate income tax must not impose a heavier tax burden on businesses than what already exists, private sector executives are warning, while urging that such proposed reform cannot be viewed in “isolation”.
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Female performers calling out disturbing new concert trend
FEMALE entertainers are hitting back at unruly fans, after several performers were pelted with items thrown on stage during their sets.
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Excitement builds for ‘Peace on da Streets’ Basketball Classic
THE 27th edition of the Michael “Scooter” Reid Peace on Da Streets Basketball Classic returns to a new Hope Community Center basketball court next week Monday.
