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‘Who’s driving this VAT bus?’

The Government has yet to appoint its Value-Added Tax (VAT) Comptroller even though there are just five weeks left before implementation, with the private sector and Opposition crying: “Who’s driving this bus?”

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Mailboat runs aground off Egg Island

A GROUP of passengers and crew members had to be evacuated from the M/V Legacy after the mailboat ran aground in waters near Egg Island off Spanish Wells, Eleuthera, on Wednesday morning.

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Improving relationships by improving health

Successful relationships between men and women lead to a myriad of positive effects on society.

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'PLP started Dillet project - not us'

THE multi-million dollar project to renovate the Stephen Dillet Primary School this summer began without ministerial approval under the former Christie administration, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said yesterday.

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Super Value chief blasts fake 'mask seize' claim

Super Value’s chief yesterday blasted the “mischief maker” behind an e-mail falsely claiming the government seized $176,000 worth of masks from it, adding: “We need to fight the virus, not each other.”Besides “categorically denying” the assertions in

Super Value more than triples inventory levels

Super Value’s principal yesterday said he has more than tripled the supermarket chain’s inventory levels to guard against coronavirus disruption, and warned: “Panic buying is not doing any good.”Rupert Roberts revealed that he has increased stock lev

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Roberts hits out at Allen over VAT

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party chairman Bradley Roberts hit out at former Central Bank governor Sir William Allen for his comments on the government’s plan to introduce Value Added Tax next year.

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Ravens are champions of Flag Football League

FOR the second time in three years, the Summit Academy Ravens are the champions of the Bahamas Flag Football League.

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Call to stop copper exports to crack down on thieves

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller and Super Value president Rupert Roberts say the government “doesn’t understand” the overall negative effect that copper theft has on the country.

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Drug lord awaits decision over $250,000 fine or jail ruling

MEVLIN Maycock Sr is awaiting a Court of Appeal decision over his questioning its jurisdiction to order that he serve two more years in prison if he fails to pay a $250,000 fine. The Appeal Court had upheld his prison conviction for the possession of $1.2m worth of marijuana, but in doing so added the fine to better reflect the worth of the drugs confiscated.

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Super Value chief in resort exit ‘gem’

Super Value’s owner says his Bimini Sands property will be transformed into “a little gem” matching nearby Cat Cay through the deal that will secure his resort industry exit.

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Armed robbers take woman's car in Freeport

A woman was robbed at gunpoint of her vehicle in Freeport, Grand Bahama Police have reported.

Brothers accused of rape at Eight Mile Rock

TWO brothers were charged with rape in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

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Police find ammunition in bushes

POLICE discovered a quantity of ammunition in bushes at the rear of an apartment complex in the Freeport area on Thursday.

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Man in court accused of rape

A Freeport man was charged with rape on Tuesday in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court.

Haitian man accused of beating woman

A HAITIAN man was charged in the Magistrate’s Court in Abaco in connection with the brutal beating of a Haitian woman a week ago on the island.

Man arrested over Grand Bahama robbery

Grand Bahama police arrested a man who is suspected of committing an armed robbery in Freeport during the early hours of Monday.

Motorcyclist dies in traffic accident

A 38-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a traffic accident on Monday evening in Hope Town, Abaco.

Marijuana field spotted from air

BAHAMIAN and US authorities discovered a marijuana field while conducting air patrols in Abaco over the weekend.

Cyclist injured in collision with car

GRAND Bahama police are investigating a traffic accident in Eight Mile Rock that has left a cyclist injured and in hospital.