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Carnival ‘was never meant to be profitable’

BAHAMAS Junkanoo Carnival was never designed to work as a “profit exercise”, according to Bahamas National Festival Commission Chairman Paul Major.

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Did Fred learn anything from Abu Dhabi?

IN YESTERDAY’S Tribune, a photo, taken in December, was published of Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell being received by Abu Dhabi foreign affairs minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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At 'breaking point' on 30-40% tax burden

A leading accountant yesterday urged the Government not to enact reforms that would increase the existing 30-40 per cent tax burden on Bahamians, warning that many were “at their breaking point right now”.

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Fishing champions riding the crest of a wave

A BLUE marlin hooked in the last five minutes of the final round of the 2014 Bahamas Billfish Championship (BBC) decided the overall title in thrilling fashion for Jr Davis and his team aboard Wave Paver.

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Benchmark 'guarantees' subsidiary's solvency

A BISX-listed company has upgraded support for its main broker/dealer subsidiary to a guarantee that will ensure it remains financially solvent until end-April 2015, in a bid to assuage the Securities Commission’s ongoing concerns.

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Bahamas’ 20% shrink ‘not seen in worst crisis’

Bahamian economic output shrunk by a “remarkable” 20 percent in 2020, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economist said yesterday, branding this COVID-induced plunge as “something you don’t see in the worst crisis”.

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SAC lead QC by 13.5 points on final day

A WIN in the final event of the day widened the margin for the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine as they continue their bid to unseat the Queen’s College Comets as BAISS track and field champions. Headed into day three, just 13.50 points separa

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Licensing delays cost Doctors Hosp $1.275m

Licensing and permit delays for its medical tourism programme cost Doctors Hospital $1.275 million in its last financial year, helping to propel it to a collective $261,391 net loss.

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Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 88-71

After getting off to an impressive start in an historic win over Cuba in their opener on Monday, the men's national basketball team found the going rather to

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Jury shown images of aftermath of murder

A SUPREME Court jury yesterday was shown nearly five 100 images illustrating the aftermath of the murder of a web shop employee in Deadman’s Cay, Long Island.

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Banks see 30% profits increase

Bahamian commercial banks collectively enjoyed a 30 percent year-over-year profit increase to $109.2m during the 2023 second quarter due to rising interest income, it was revealed yesterday.

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Bimini project: construction workforce only 10-30% Bahamian

The 45-60-strong construction workforce for Resorts World’s Bimini cruise terminal and jetty is expected to have just a 10-30 per cent Bahamian component, the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has revealed.

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‘Lightning Bolt’ to strike at IAAF World Relays

LAST year, the Jamaican Athletics Administrative Association (JAAA) sent the second fastest man in the world - Yohan Blake - to compete in the inaugural International Amateur Athletic Federation IAAF/BTC World Relays at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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VIRUS SPREADING IN YOUNG PEOPLE: Govt lockdowns begin in outbreak islands as change seen in spread

NINE confirmed cases of COVID-19 in a single day on Andros and a COVID-19 positivity rate of 58 percent in Cat Island helped push the government to implement a two-week lockdown of those islands which began at 8pm yesterday.

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'Deck now stacked against' Bahamian tourism's rebound

The hotel union's president has voiced alarm that "the deck's being stacked against" the revival of the Bahamian tourism industry and wider economy by travel restrictions imposed in its major markets.

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Bahamas to field its best team ever: FIBA Pre-Olympic qualifier August 14-20

With National Basketball Association’s DeAndre Ayton and Eric Gordon all committed to joining Chavano “Buddy” Hield and Kai Jones, the Bahamas is expected to field its best team for the Pre-Olympic Qualifier in Santiago de Estero, Argentina.

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Nesbitt and team force 5th and deciding game

NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt and his Regates de Flamengo Basketball Club forced a fifth and deciding game in Brazil’s Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) Finals.

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Ragged Island renewables as high as 95%

RAGGED Island’s renewable energy penetration will be as high as 95 percent through a solar plant that will be owned by Bahamas Power & Light (BPL), it was revealed yesterday.

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84-year-old woman strangled to death

THE death of an 84-year-old woman who was found at her home about two weeks ago has been classified as a homicide by strangulation.