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EDITORIAL: Melia shutdown is a disaster for its staff

The news about the Melia Nassau Beach Resort could hardly be worse – it will close down for two years.

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PETER YOUNG: There’s only one question on everyone’s lips - when will it be my turn?

Having written briefly about coronavirus vaccines only last month, I hesitate to return to the subject today. However, this column not only allows me to offer my own views on a range of issues but also provides an opportunity to articulate as best I can the concerns of other people whose voices do not get heard. At this stage of the virus pandemic, people are expressing anxiety about the urgent need for a vaccination programme here in The Bahamas - and it seems this is increasingly seen as the single most important issue facing the country at the moment.

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52 samples sent to be tested for new strains

HEALTH officials are still waiting to receive the test results of 52 positive COVID-19 samples which were sent abroad to determine if any of the new coronavirus strains are present in The Bahamas.

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Mitchell: How many are really out of work?

PLP chairman Fred Mitchell has called on the Minnis administration to be clear about the country’s unemployment rate after what he termed contradictions from Labour Director John Pinder and Labour Minister Dion Foulkes on the issue.

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Fusion Superplex celebrates: 70 set for cinema open recall

The Fusion Superplex last night said 70 more workers will be recalled after the government gave the go-ahead to re-open its cinemas, its top executive saying: “The staff want to bring champagne in.”

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Mark St Fort dominates with 38 points, Nesbitt in the win column

MARK St Fort’s transition to the Japanese B2 League has been a welcome change to the veteran swingman.

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One more death amid uptick in positive cases

THE recent uptick of coronavirus cases and hospitalisations is something health officials will have to continue to monitor to determine if the country is experiencing another COVID-19 outbreak, a local infectious disease expert said yesterday.

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‘Churches should speak up’

FORMER Bahamas Christian Council president Bishop Simeon Hall says he is disappointed that there have been no public statements released from church groups on the issue of COVID-19 vaccines.

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‘Revamp agriculture in its entirety

BAHAMIAN farming “needs to be revamped in its entirety”, an agriculture group’s head has conceded, arguing that this nation has “no choice but to support its own” with wide-ranging reforms.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Can someone please explain why this is allowed to happen?

A real-life Hatfield-McCoys is playing out on a narrow, paved path off Village Road in Nassau. That’s where a few residents on the southern side and in a neatly fenced in area at the cul de sac on the western end have been fighting a seemingly endless battle with an unlicensed hotel that occupies the northern side.

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Voter registration centres to open on Monday

SEVERAL centres for voter registration are expected to open on Monday, as officials ramp up a phased plan to expand the existing register to first time voters and people needing constituency transfers before the next general election.

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Govt to plug genetic exploitation loophole

The government yesterday moved to finally plug a loophole that has enabled foreign exploitation of The Bahamas’ biological and genetic resources without this nation earning a cent.

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Now taxi drivers out in protest

SCORES of angry taxi drivers gathered in Rawson Square yesterday to protest what they consider poor treatment and a blatant “disregard” to their concerns about their industry.

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Ayton scores 17 to help Suns top Bucks, 125-124

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 30 points, Chris Paul added 28 and the Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to four games by rallying to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 125-124 last night.

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Andros lodge: Oil strike out removes ‘dark cloud’

An Andros bonefishing lodge’s co-owner yesterday said “a large dark cloud” that helped slash bookings by 30-40 percent has been removed with the failure to discover commercial oil quantities.

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Hield scores 21 in loss to 76ers

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Chavano “Buddy” Hield scored 21 points last night but it wasn’t enough as Joel Embiid’s 25 points and 17 rebounds helped the Philadelphia 76ers turn up the defensive intensity in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 119-111.

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Smith finally gets to feel Vince Lombardi Trophy

His role as a player ended in 2015, but after playing on a number of different teams, he ended up back where he started in the National Football League as a professional scout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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FULL SEVERANCE PAY IS ‘DOUBLE EDGED SWORD’

A Cabinet minister yesterday argued it was a “double-edged sword” for companies to give furloughed workers full severance packages, as he urged persons to remain committed to their employers.

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FACE TO FACE: Forget the Law – your future lies in media

“FOR every cause, there is an effect... for every action, an equal and opposite reaction!” Debbie Bartlett started out her famous show “Reaction” on ZNS Channel 13 with this quote for over a decade.

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Oil opponents demand ‘permanent drilling ban’

“Ecstatic” oil opponents yesterday urged The Bahamas to “seize the moment” and impose a permanent drilling ban after Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) first exploratory well came up empty.