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FACE TO FACE: Men can be vulnerable too - so let’s celebrate them

IT’S important to celebrate men! They use their brain, their brawn, their wit, and their love to be heroes. Those who do so much for so many deserve to be honored and praised, too – even more so during the Christmas season. They may be even more vulnerable during this time, so it’s important to be aware of men’s feelings and needs, according to Terence Bethel.

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AG: New tax for BPC if royalties 'abysmally low'

The attorney general yesterday said the Government could impose a new tax on Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) if it declines to renegotiate "abysmally low" royalty rates that are the world's poorest.

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'Payments crisis' not Gov'ts fault

A Caribbean economist yesterday stuck to her forecast that The Bahamas "faces a potential balance of payments crisis" within the next two years but is arguing this will not be the Government's fault.

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Loan delinquencies up $92m as tourism arrivals totally dry-up

Mortgage and consumer loan delinquencies soared by $91.8m in two months as tourist arrivals to The Bahamas dropped 98.4 percent year-over-year for October, the Central Bank has revealed.

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Government must ban oil drilling

Is the Bahamas Government going to risk destroying The Bahamas $8bn per year tourism and fisheries sector ($80bn over ten years) for Simon Potters’ promise of $5bn in oil revenue that is based on a speculative oil well and a confidential oil deal with the Bahamas Government?

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INSIGHT: Are we doomed to always be a nation for sale?

EMBARASSED in international media, one of the most glaring shortcomings of our democratic process was laid bare for the world to see in the recent indictment of Peter Nygard. The horrific allegations should come as no shock to those of us who heard stories about the infamous Nygard Cay.

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INSIGHT: Before we talk about oil pollution, what are we doing about plastic?

AS The Bahamas prepares for the possibility of oil drilling and the risk of spillage, this archipelagic nation ranks among the top 30 per capita plastic global polluters, according to a Forbes Magazine report.

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UPDATED: U.S. Congress members urge PM to reconsider oil drilling agreement

SEVERAL members of the United States Congress have written to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Environment Minister Romauld Ferreira urging them to reconsider the oil drilling agreement with Bahamas Petroleum Company.

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Oil opponents now seeking 'Xmas miracle'

Environmental activists yesterday admitted they are seeking "a Christmas miracle" as the Bahamas Petroleum Company's (BPC) drilling ship closed in on the location for its first exploratory oil well.

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‘Keep The Bahamas blue’

PROTESTERS came out on Saturday at Blake Road to demonstrate against planned oil drilling in The Bahamas.

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Nygard investigation

It is my hope that the contents of this letter will not change my good relationship with senior management of our Royal Bahamas Police Force.

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Cyber security experts: BTC network vulnerable

Bahamas-based cyber security experts yesterday argued that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) outdated network equipment left it vulnerable to penetration by malign actors.

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Tourism rebound to be 'slower than we want'

A senior tourism executive yesterday warned that The Bahamas' rebound will be "slower than we want it to be" despite Atlantis moving to expand its re-opening with The Cove's February 11 return.

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Senior citizens get a Christmas gift

SENIOR citizens were treated to food and Christmas gift packages yesterday thanks to Mt Olive Baptist Church in Bain Town.

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'Talk is cheap' warning over $1.5bn debt fears

The Government was yesterday warned that "talk is cheap" when it comes to The Bahamas' mounting fiscal and economic woes, as governance reformers demanded: "Let's see some action."

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Davis and Panthers get win over Miller Jr and Eagles

RADSHAD Davis had the better individual performance and his FIU Panthers got back into the win column with a dominant performance against Franco Miller Jr and the Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles.

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CIBC suffers major loss amid $94m dividend wait

CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) plunged to a $63.543m net loss for the year to end-October 2020 as it awaits permission to pay almost $94m in total dividends to shareholders.

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FRONT PORCH – A nation for sale: Another generation of scandal

On Tuesday the United States Department of Justice charged 79-year-old Peter Nygard with racketeering offences and sex trafficking.

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‘Pandemic has delayed courts’

THE COVID-19 pandemic has added more backlogs to the courts, but Chief Justice Brian Moree, QC, said the judiciary is working its way through those cases which have been disrupted since March.

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Calls on Minnis to cancel oil exploration licences

ACTIVISTS and business owners have written to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis urging him to “immediately cancel” all existing oil exploration licences, reject all proposed renewals and impose a permanent ban on fossil fuel exploration within the country’s borders.