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Safety issues raised by US and local government officials concerning recreational watercraft
A NEW travel advisory has been issued by the United States warning over the lack of regulation of commercial water craft – and an FNM senator has called for action at Goodman’s Bay to ensure public safety.
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Lobster season fears over boat registration fee reform
Bahamian fishermen were yesterday “eagerly awaiting” promised revisions to the over “ten-fold” increases in annual boat registration fees amid fears the reforms will not take effect before lobster season’s August 1 start.
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Contractor chief: Stop Heads of Agreement ‘blank cheques’
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday demanded that the Government stop giving developers “a blank cheque” to bring in foreign contractors and workers amid the latest British Colonial/Pointe controversy.
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Opposition ‘to hammer’ Gov’t on BPL’s $110m
The Opposition’s leader has pledged to “continue to hammer” the Government over the accounting treatment it is using for the $110m loan advanced to Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) to pay off its fuel arrears.
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Soaring water demand squeezes bottle supply
Water suppliers yesterday said they are running out of one-gallon bottles as quickly as they restock since the extra hot summer means consumers are demanding “way more water”.
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Bahamas bank’s account seized over $58.5m ‘pig butcher’ scam
A Bahamian financial institution yesterday asserted it “has been proactively co-operating” with a US Secret Service probe that seized its bank account on the basis that $58.465m in fraud proceeds were laundered through it.
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Monitoring system blamed for man’s death on bail
RELATIVES of a man killed at a nightclub in Fox Hill believe he would be alive if the ankle bracelet system that monitors people on bail worked better.
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Deandre Ayton ‘thinking about’ playing for the national team
BAHAMIAN professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player Deandre Ayton remains undecided on his decision to play with Team Bahamas at the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying tournament in Argentina.
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Security guard charged for possession of ammunition
A SECURITY officer was granted bail after he was accused of having almost 100 rounds of rifle ammunition in his home last weekend.
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Fire Services camp could save a life
The Royal Bahamas Police Force Fire Services is holding its first summer programme under the theme ‘Creating Safer Communities by impacting our youth through Fire Prevention’.
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Abaco camp marks 50th year
The Abaco Youth Camp at Assemblies of God in the Bahamas including the Turks and Caicos, also known as Camp Abaco, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year as the country celebrates its 50th year of independence.
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Karters show skills at Bahamas Games
Members of the Edukarting Bahamas team were present at the Bahamas Games to display their skills and introduce Family Island visitors to the sport.
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BPL’s 71% cost hike branded ‘outrageous’
Private sector executives yesterday branded the 71 percent hike in Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) total energy costs as “outrageous” and “brutal”, with one saying: “I don’t know how businesses are surviving.”
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$700m external loan goal ‘looking very favourable’
The Government’s bid to raise almost one-third of its near-$2.2bn gross financing needs for the 2023-2024 fiscal year from external banks is “looking very favourable”, a senior official revealed yesterday.
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Supply ‘challenges’ freeze ice supplies
Food stores and gas stations yesterday blamed supplier woes for ice shortages that impacted New Providence amid searing heat over the weekend.
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Jobs and prices fear over electric costs
GROCERS may raise food prices and gas retailers are promising to lay off staff as some businesses see a 70 per cent increase in electricity costs this summer.
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Athletes reflect on 6th Bahamas Games - a Golden Jubilee event
WITH Saturday marking the end of the basketball segment of the 6th Bahamas Games, eight athletes were able to stop and reflect on how they felt coming into the games and their excitement going up against the other islands.
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Central Bank 'agrees' on $232m IMF SDR roll-over
The Central Bank has "agreed to roll over" the $232.3m IMF special drawing rights (SDR) financing it provided to the Government as part of the latter's 2023-2024 borrowing plan, it was revealed yesterday.
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BPL bills 'like a mortgage'
The Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE) president yesterday described Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) bills as being “almost like a mortgage now” as households and the private sector struggle to cope with the increased expense.
