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No new confirmed COVID-19 cases for sixth consecutive day
The Ministry of Health is reporting that there are no new confirmed cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day.
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UPDATED: Police name seven victims in helicopter crash
A Bahamasair jet left Grand Bahama International Airport on Friday afternoon with the bodies of billionaire Chris Cline, his 22-year-old daughter, Kameron, and five other people who were killed in a helicopter crash off Abaco.
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Insurance faces 'significant strain' if rates cut again
The Bahamian insurance industry will be placed under “significant strain” if there is a further cut in the Prime interest rate, with one underwriter also said to require “recapitalisation”.
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VAT alternatives 'don't generate revenue we need'
The private sector’s proposed Value-Added Tax (VAT) alternatives will not generate “the revenues we need” for a fiscal turnaround, a former finance minister argued yesterday, warning: “We’re running out of time.”
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‘No big improvement’ to $1.3bn bad loans in 2015
The $100 million Bank of the Bahamas ‘bail out’ helped to staunch the industry’s 2014 bad loan bleeding, but “no significant improvement” to this problem is expected in 2015.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Farewell to Big Ed, a baseball legend
I was deeply saddened on Wednesday evening to hear of the passing of Bahamian baseball legend Ed Armbrister, after a long battle with diabetes.
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Bahamian tennis ace making his presence felt at the ITA Atlantic Region Championship
BAHAMIAN tennis ace Christian Cargill is making his presence felt as a freshman and is having an immediate impact on the William and Mary Tribe men’s tennis programme.
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Jones and Sun clinch playoff spot
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun clinched a playoff spot in the 2021 WNBA playoffs and took sole possession of the league’s No.1 seed with their sixth consecutive win.
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Over-65s invited to take COVID vaccine
VACCINATION sites across New Providence will have the capacity to vaccinate over 2,000 people daily once the country has enough supplies, according to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee Deputy Chair Ed Fields.
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Stella Maris already at 80% Christmas occupancy
Long Island’s Stella Maris resort is already posting 80 per cent occupancy levels for the Christmas/New Year holidays, its general manager saying that apart from cut-off tree stumps “no visitor would realise a hurricane came through here”.
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Jonquel Jones scores 23 in return from EuroBasket tournament
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in her return from the EuroBasket tournament, and the Connecticut Sun beat the short-handed Washington Mystics 90-71 last night.
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'Major concern' over BISX listed firm's $5m prefs
The $5 million investment in a BISX-listed firm’s preference shares “is of considerable concern” to the liquidators of its largest client, who have warned that the deal will receive their “continued attention”.
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Roxanna Sweeting
Mother Roxanna Sweeting age 86 of Miller’s Heights died at Doctor’s Hospital Monday December 28th, 2015. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME INDEPENDENCE DRIVE and will be announced later.
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Tourism in ‘huge win’ on COVID test ease
Bahamian tourism was yesterday said to have secured “a huge win” after millions of dollars in visitor bookings were rescued by the Government suspending tougher COVID testing measures.
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Countdown to the Heart Ball
THE countdown is on for the Sir Victor Sassoon Heart Foundation’s 52nd Annual Heart Ball.
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Doris Elizabeth Poitier
Funeral service for Mother Doris Elizabeth Poitier, 97, of West & Brougham Streets, who died on 10th August, 2012, will be held at Bethel Baptist Church, Meeting Street, on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Officiating will be Pastor Timothy Stewart. Interment …
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Renewable adoption hit by 'out of sync' approvals
A renewable energy provider yesterday said an eight month to four-year approvals process featuring “out of sync” government agencies is the greatest obstacle to the technology’s adoption. Philip Holdom, president of Alternative Power Supply (APS), s
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Chamber endorses CEO over 10-year securities barring
The Chamber of Commerce last night fully endorsed its chief executive’s performance and integrity after details of his ten-year securities industry ban and total $210,000 fines emerged.Michael Maura, the Chamber’s chairman, in a signed statement desc
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Sands Beer comeback a 'survival difference-maker'
A Bahamian brewery yesterday hailed the return of its own-brand beers as the difference between "being in business or out of business" after surviving for a year on just 35 percent of normal revenues.
