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‘More than 20,000 extra jobs since 2012 election’
PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday despite repeated claims from Official Opposition members that his administration has not spurred growth in employment, his government has created over 20,000 jobs since taking office in 2012.
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9,208 work permits issued in 2015 - 36 per cent to Haitian nationals
OVER 9,000 work permits were issued by the government in 2015, more than 30 per cent of which were issued to Haitian nationals, according to the latest immigration statistics.
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Pro basketball player Zane Knowles signs with new club
ZANE Knowles will continue his career in Bulgaria’s National Basketball League.
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PLP defiant over cut in Urban Renewal employees
THE governing Progressive Liberal Party has responded to the outrage over its decision not to renew the contracts of 80 Urban Renewal employees, by declaring the party has a mandate to organise the scheme as it sees fit.
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Why it's important to keep the books in order
William of Wykeham, in Hampshire, England, was born of peasant stock in 1324. When he died 80 years later he was one of the richest men in England, despite some business ups and down.
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THE mother of all consumer battles is over, and Apple is one of the winners. Americans shopped online for a record $11bn on Cyber Monday, and AirPods and MacBooks were very popular.
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Insurance regulator in blacklist ‘what if’ look
The Insurance Commission was yesterday said to be looking at “what if” scenarios to ensure insurers have access to sufficient reinsurance capacity if The Bahamas stays on Europe’s tax blacklist.
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Union of Central Bankers members walk off the job
MEMBERS of the Union of Central Bankers walked off the job yesterday citing unresolved grievances with management.
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Why home ownership in New Providence is cost prohibitive
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ plan to make land in Western New Providence “affordable” to young Bahamian professionals is commendable.
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Bannister hails housing community as a sign of growing confidence
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday hailed the development of an upscale housing community in western New Providence as a sign of the growing investor-confidence in the Bahamian economy.
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Event to put Bahamas 'on the yachting map'
The first Bahamas Charter Show is aiming to “put this nation on the yachting map”, it was revealed yesterday, with more 20 boats and 80 registered brokers already registered to attend. Dr Kenneth Romer, the Ministry of Tourism’s executive director o
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Buddy scores 16 in 114-112 loss to Magic
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — The Orlando Magic made a pair of costly defensive mistakes in the final 80 seconds. Evan Fournier’s quick change of mind and a big shot by Aaron Gordon more than made up for it.
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Top official hopes surge is slowing down
THE country recorded 2,489 cases of COVID-19 in the first clinically monitored week of 2022, according to Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Phillip Swann.
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Jonquel Jones scores 30, grabs 17 rebounds in win
JONQUEL Jones delivered another dominant performance for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023 Qualifiers.
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IAN FERGUSON: Addressing key workplace woes
More than 80 percent of Bahamian businesses do not have the benefit of on-staff human resources professionals.
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NPBA PLAYOFFS: Eagles Nest, Rockets in the win column
THE Leno Eagles Nest stunned the Aliv Bucket and the Discount Distributors Rockets knocked off the Leno Regulators as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its first round playoffs at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
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BPL boss details strategy to drive down consumer bills
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chief executive Pam Hill said yesterday the company is aiming to improve efficiency at its plants and is also pursuing a fuel hedging strategy as a means to provide lower electricity costs to consumers.
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Battle against drugs a model for dealing with illegal guns
THE partnerships between the Bahamas, the United States and other regional governments which led to a 75 per cent drop in the drug trade can act as models for the fight against illegal guns, Minister of National Security Dr Bernard J Nottage said.
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Leaks blamed as rationing continues
A YEAR and a half after agreeing to pay a foreign company more than $80 million to reduce water losses, the Water and Sewerage Corporation is now experiencing a “significant” increase in leakage, general manager Glen Laville admitted yesterday.
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Homes destroyed in shanty town fire
RESIDENTS jumped from burning homes into a nearby creek to escape the flames that devastated an Abaco shanty town early yesterday morning. More than 70 homes were wiped out in the blaze that consumed the Sand Banks area, although no one is thought to have been injured in the fire, which police believe was arson.
