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‘Final approvals’ near for Disney cruise project in Eleuthera
DISNEY Cruise Line’s Eleuthera project is in the final approval stages, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced last night, adding its Environmental Impact Assessment is under review.
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Doctors Hospital ‘overrun’ with COVID-19 patients
DOCTORS Hospital is “overrun” with COVID-19 patients and continues to be pounded from the requirements of care required for people with the virus, according to its chief executive officer, Dr Charles Diggiss.
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‘Aggressive bar’ set by $40m cruise port loan
A US institutional investor “has set a pretty aggressive bar” for other lenders to match by supplying Nassau Cruise Port with $40m towards its construction financing needs, its chief executive revealed yesterday.
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Nassau targets 62.5% increase in cruise calls
Nassau Cruise Port is projecting a 62.5 percent in monthly cruise ship calls between September and December 2021, it was revealed yesterday, with demand exceeding available berths in the Christmas run-up.
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Super Value sets target for staff to vaccinate
SUPER Value Food Store chain has called on its staff to be fully vaccinated by the end of September or take a weekly negative test.
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25 more deaths as surge powers on
THE country’s top infectious diseases expert has warned The Bahamas needs “to get a handle” on a worsening COVID-19 situation, as officials confirmed 25 new COVID-19 deaths and 196 new cases over the past two days.
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Gov’t’s $109m payables are ‘highly questionable’
The Opposition’s deputy leader yesterday branded the Government’s assertion that it owes vendors some $109m in current accounts payables as “highly questionable”.
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Bahamian insurer: Too early on corporate tax
A major Bahamian insurer yesterday said it was too early to predict whether the industry will be impacted by the G-20 drive for a 15 percent minimum global corporate tax rate.
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Jonquel Jones ties career high 31 points
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 21 of her career-high tying 31 points in the first half and Connecticut beat the Washington Mystics 85-75 last night for the Sun’s ninth straight victory.
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Coach gets ready to take team off to CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifiers
AFTER making her debut as Bahamas Football Association’s head coach of the women’s national soccer team, Cherlindria Thompson is preparing to take her second team off to the CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifiers.
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PETER YOUNG: As an island nation what do you do to halt the flood of refugees?
WITH surprising candour, even the minister responsible for immigration has admitted it. In the words of the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the UK’s current asylum system is “broken”. This is an issue of prime importance in Britain, not least because the nation’s lack of control over its own borders was one reason for withdrawing from the European Union. So perhaps it is worth examining the current situation in some detail.
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PETER YOUNG: As an island nation what do you do to halt the flood of refugees?
WITH surprising candour, even the minister responsible for immigration has admitted it. In the words of the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, the UK’s current asylum system is “broken”. This is an issue of prime importance in Britain, not least because the nation’s lack of control over its own borders was one reason for withdrawing from the European Union. So perhaps it is worth examining the current situation in some detail.
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FACE TO FACE: Work hard, never settle added up to success for Antoinette
She climbed to the heights of her career in financial services and pioneered in her field, blazing a trail for women in The Bahamas. She has travelled the world representing her country, helping to secure the second pillar of the economy. She has led premier international companies with footprints in The Bahamas, always lobbying for this jurisdiction.
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Minister hails exam result improvements
EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd, pictured, yesterday highlighted several improvements in this year’s national exam results, which showed more students achieving A, B and C grades in 2021 when compared with 2020.
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33 GB candidates make their pitches to voters
GRAND Bahama is experiencing for the first time the largest surge of independent candidates and new political parties to contest the five constituency seats in the 2021 general election.
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BOB secured $34,000 loan on stolen vehicle
Bank of The Bahamas secured a $34,000 loan on a vehicle despite being informed three days before that it had been stolen in Florida, a Supreme Court judgment has revealed.
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BOB chief pledges lending tightened
Bank of The Bahamas’ managing director yesterday pledged that lending policies have been tightened significantly since it secured a $34,000 loan on a vehicle it already knew was stolen.
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Peter Galanos dies, aged 80
FORMER parliamentarian and insurance businessman Peter Galanos died at his home early yesterday morning at the age of 80.
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Marine accused of pulling gun says he was extorted
A MARINE accused of pulling a gun on his former girlfriend and her new lover yesterday claimed the couple tried to extort him of $5,000 to drop the charges.
