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Agriculture sees inflation raise prices fivefold

COMPANIES in the agriculture industry said inflation has impacted them, with one business stating that in some cases prices have increased fivefold.

Pintard: Gov’t had ‘enough meat’ over BPL fuel hedge

The Opposition’s leader yesterday charged that key policymakers in the Davis administration were given “sufficient meat” to understand the fall-out if the trades underpinning Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedge were not executed.

Fuel hedge to save $55m, BPL chief informed minister

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) was on track to save its customers more than $54m over the 18 months to January 2022 if its controversial fuel hedging initiative was followed, a Cabinet minister was informed.

VAT lift on power bill ‘insignificant’

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard said the government’s amendment to the Value Added Tax Bill to increase the VAT-free ceiling on Bahamas Power and Light bills from $300 to $400 is “insignificant”.

Darville tables new NHI Bill in Parliament

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville yesterday tabled the new National Health Insurance Bill 2022, which once passed will repeal the NHI legislation of 2016.

Tough times - but people still gambling

DESPITE high inflation that has left many Bahamians scraping to make ends meet, people are still gambling, said one pioneer of the gaming industry.

Operations back at Abaco Big Bird

FOLLOWING a 3,000-product loss in July, an Abaco Big Bird poultry operations manager says the company resumed operations last week despite ongoing challenges.

Three years in prison over $3.8m drug haul

A MAN was sentenced to three years in prison yesterday in connection with a $3.8m marijuana drug bust off Andros in 2018.

PETER YOUNG: Conservatives in disarray in Britain but new prime minister in place

BELOW is the text I drafted on Sunday in time to meet the usual press deadline of Monday afternoon for my weekly column. But over the weekend and yesterday events in London moved rapidly, with the situation changing by the hour.

Trade Policy ‘won’t be Nassau centric’

The Bahamas Trade Commission’s chairman has pledged that the country’s national trade policy will not be “Nassau centric” as it seeks to complete consultation on the initiative by month’s end.

Tourism’s ‘perfect storm’ closing on pre-COVID

Bahamian tourism was yesterday said to be enjoying “the perfect storm” via a record booking pace that will see it exceed pre-COVID business levels by 2023 at latest, with one hotelier saying: “I think we’re back.”

Will crime kill tourism economy?

As many people have expressed concern in the newspaper about the high crime robberies and murders in The Bahamas, President of the Hotel Association Robert Sands and Vice President of Baha Mar stated the government needed to urgently address the high crime rate before it impacts tourism.

Jonquel Jones makes debut with Turkish club

A brief offseason break for Jonquel Jones came to an end in just over a month as she returned to the hardwood in Turkey’s Herbalife Nutrition Women’s Basketball Super League.

Pro basketball players take spotlight in France

RADSHAD Davis had another season high, Willis Mackey Jr and Aaron Levarity finally took the court together, and Dominick Bridgewater continues his production to highlight performances from Bahamian players in various pro basketball leagues throughout France.

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