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NO CHINA LIMIT AS COVID CASES RISE
Health Minister says officials are closely monitoring situation By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said yesterday the government currently has no plans to impose COVID-19 testing requirements for travellers coming from China after a surge in cases there. However, he also noted
this could change as officials continue to closely monitor the situation. In recent weeks, more than a dozen countries, including the US, UK and other European nations, have announced new testing measures for passengers from China as the nation battles an outbreak of COVID-19.
KNIGHTS MARCH TO GB VICTORY
SEE PAGE FOUR
BUSINESS LICENCE PERIL IF YOUR LANDLORD HASN’T PAID TAXES By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN companies will have their 2023 business licence renewals withheld if they fail to comply with the government’s crackdown on tax dodging commercial property landlords, it was confirmed yesterday. The Davis administration is demanding all businesses provide the real property tax assessment number for the building from which they operate even if they are merely tenants, while
warning failure to do so could delay or impact the processing of business licence renewal submissions that are due within 27 days at January’s end. The joint objective of the Ministry of Finance and Department of Inland Revenue is to boost both business licence and real property tax revenue. However, companies have been assured existing real property tax arrears will not impact licence renewals. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
MEMBERS of the Platinum Knights on the way to victory at Grand Bahama Junkanoo. See PAGE TWO for the full story. Photo: Vandyke Hepburn
FTX CEO ACCUSED OF CONTEMPT OF COURT
16-YEAR-OLD KILLED IN TWO-CAR COLLISION
THE Securities Commission’s executive director has accused FTX’s US chief of being “in contempt” of the Supreme Court by blocking
THE COUNTRY recorded its first traffic fatality for 2023 after a 16-year-old male died in a traffic accident in the capital on Monday.
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
access to the exchange’s system and digital assets. Christina Rolle said locking the commission out of FTX’s systems was tantamount to “contempt of court”. FULL STORY - SEE BUSINESS
By LYNAIRE MUNNINGS lmunnings@tribunemedia.net
The incident occurred around shortly before 9am on Monday on Bernard Road. Police reported a twocar collision that resulted in the injuries of both drivers and a passenger. SEE PAGE THREE
RISE IN MIGRANTS FLEEING TURMOIL, SAYS BELL By LEANDRA ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter lrolle@tribunemedia.net
LABOUR and Immigration Minister Keith Bell said officials anticipate a “very significant” influx of migrants from Haiti and Cuba to The Bahamas in the days ahead amid growing economic turmoil in the two countries. He said law enforcement officials will remain on high alert for migration activity
LABOUR and Immigration Minister Keith Bell. and also committed his ministry to ensuring “that anyone who comes here through illegal means” will
be repatriated as quickly as possible. Much like The Bahamas, the US, particularly the Florida Keys, has seen a marked increase in migration activity over the last several months, which has resulted in hundreds of interceptions. Most of the migrants are said to be from Cuba and Haiti who are escaping food shortages and rising inflation, among other issues. SEE PAGE TEN
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ALICIA WALLACE: LOOK AT REALISTIC GOALS FOR 2023
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