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The important gums - What people need to know

IF YOU knew that two professional mouth cleanings a year would likely save you from gum diseases would you do it?

Man dies after car drives off Arawak Cay

POLICE are not certain of the circumstances that led to the death of a man who drove his SUV off a bridge at Arawak Cay early yesterday morning.

Investigation underway over police officer’s death

GRAND Bahama’s Rand Memorial Hospital Administrator Catherine Weech has confirmed to The Tribune that there is an investigation underway to determine how a police officer died at the hospital last weekend after being treated for an ankle injury.

M.P.: Citizens suffocated by crime

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant yesterday urged the government to put more effort into the fight against crime as citizens are being “suffocated” by the crime.

‘Armed robbery’ now classified as murder

THE STABBING death of a teenage boy on Wednesday has now been classified as a murder, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson.

Woman stabbed teenager she says tried to rob her

A 28-year-old woman is in police custody after she stabbed a teenage boy to death during an alleged attempted robbery early yesterday morning, police reported.

And who invited the Americans to take an interest?

BIG BROTHER is watching and our local Sherlock Holmes is busy beating the local bushes to find out who invited him in.

Death threat for victim hours before 'execution'

BUSINESSMAN Cedric Hepburn received a death threat from an unknown caller several hours before he was gunned down at Fortune Bay Drive, according to close relatives who revealed that he had been getting threats by phone.

Breezes owner calls for tourism 'export' status under VAT

SuperClubs Breezes owner has called on the Government to treat tourism as an export industry for Value-Added Tax (VAT) purposes, adding that Nassau and the Bahamas would “see a real uptick” in the economy by 2015.

Port to generate $5.8m for Gov't

The Nassau Container Port is projecting that it will generate $5.8 million in ‘top-line’ revenues for the Government in the year to end-June 2014, with the company having slashed its annual financing costs by $500,000.

Immigration fees 'violate' private pilot Rights Bill

Immigration overtime fees are “violating” the ‘Bill of Rights’ that governs how this nation treats visiting private pilots, a well-known guide for Caribbean aviators has charged.

Burned body found

POLICE discovered the burned body of man behind a church off Cowpen Road yesterday. According to reports, a worker alerted police to the discovery at Refuse Court around 10am.

Murder victim Edgar George Dart hailed as hero by family

British citizen Edgar George Dart, who was shot and killed while in Grand Bahama, is being hailed as a “hero” by grieving family members.

Low turnout for protest against power costs in Grand Bahama

The Coalition for Concerned Citizens (CCC) is determined to continue its fight in lowering the cost of power on Grand Bahama, despite a low turnout of supporters at Tuesday’s demonstration.

Murdered woman named

THE elderly woman who was found dead and partially decomposed had a history of “mental illness,” according to police sources.

RBDF say tyres used to burn bodies - but police say deaths not yet classified

FORENSIC Officers are working to determine the race, age, sex and cause of death of the four badly burned bodies discovered last week on Anguilla Cay.

VAT 'straw to break back' of food retail

Food prices would have increased by more than 7 per cent under a 15 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT), with a sector body warning this tax in any form will be the “straw to break the back of our industry”.

VAT revisions can 'cripple business'

The proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) assessment process could “potentially cripple a business” if has to pay an inaccurate sum to the Treasury for months, creating a “huge potential injustice”.

Gov't to examine 'casual' workers

The Employment Act makes no distinction between full-time and casual workers, the director of labour calling on companies not to discriminate in how they are treated.

Tax Coalition urges price control end

The private sector’s Tax Coalition has added its voice to those urging that Price Controls be abolished, warning that food store overheads would have increased by between 7.5-12 per cent under a 15 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT).

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