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Foreign yacht VAT end 'not big enough carrot'

Eliminating VAT on foreign yacht charters by combining it into one 14 percent all-in fee is "not enough of a carrot" to reclaim The Bahamas' lost 40 percent market share, a marina chief is warning.

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Father rings bell signalling survival in his fight against aggressive form of cancer

JUST days before Father’s Day, Sharvez Woodside stood in a cancer centre ringing the bell — a symbol of survival after months of aggressive treatment for a rare disease that almost killed him before he could meet his daughter.

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Bahamas issues travel advisory urging citizens to avoid Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a strong travel advisory urging all Bahamians to avoid travel to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories due to escalating hostilities in the region.

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Police reserve gunned down

THREE men were killed in two separate shootings on Father’s Day — including Reserve Inspector Lernex Williams, a devoted father of four—who was gunned down during an attempted armed robbery in broad daylight at the Palmdale Shopping Plaza.

Disaster Risk Management Authority condemns act of vandalism at Abaco Hurricane Shelter

THE Disaster Risk Management Authority (DRMA) has condemned an act of vandalism at the under-construction Abaco Shelter and Community Centre, calling it a reckless blow to the island’s ongoing recovery efforts at the start of hurricane season.

Commissioner of Police among five to receive King’s birthday honours

POLICE Commissioner Shanta Knowles has been awarded the King’s Police Medal for her services to law enforcement.

Man to pay fine for causing harm to mother of his child

BRIAN Miller Jr, 32, was granted $2,000 bail on Friday after pleading guilty to causing harm to the mother of his child during a domestic dispute earlier this month.

Woman accused of unlawful entry

A VISIBLY distressed and dishevelled woman was granted $2,000 bail on Friday after being charged with unlawfully entering a Lincoln Boulevard residence earlier in the week.

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“They waited on my son like a thief in the night”

NINETEEN-year-old Jeremiah Vernal Stubbs had just begun to carve out a future: a new job, clear goals, and a deep love for his tight-knit family. But in a burst of gunfire just feet from his home on Winder Terrace, those dreams were violently extinguished on Friday.

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GB residents worry over void left by Silver Airways collapse

GRAND Bahama residents hope the void left by Silver Airways after its collapse will soon be filled - amid fears of the economic impact on the island.

Bahamas Urban Youth Development Centre says calls for govt support ‘unanswered’

AS reports emerge of mothers prostituting their daughters to make ends meet, the Bahamas Urban Youth Development Centre (BUYDC), an organisation dedicated to fighting child exploitation for over a decade, is demanding to know why its calls for government support have gone unanswered.

Cooper says FNM is ‘eager for a beatdown’ dismissing suggestions of early election

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper, seemingly dismissing speculation of an early election, said the Free National Movement (FNM) appears “eager for a beat down”.