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Bahamas ‘can’t sit on laurels’ over digital assets regulation

The Securities Commission’s top executive has warned that The Bahamas “cannot sit on our laurels” as she disclosed that further reforms to tighten digital assets regulation will be unveiled “in the next few months”.

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Old Navy Base cove closed till August as clean up continues

THE Old Navy Base cove in Exuma will remain closed until August 10 as workers clean up the remaining diesel from the water and prepare to remove sand for further testing.

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Poultry producer in halt after 3,000 chick deaths

A Bahamian poultry producer last night said it is suspending operations for a “minimum” three-five weeks, and laying-off ten staff, after a cargo bungle saw almost 3,000 of its chicks bake to death at Miami International Airport.

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Goodman’s Bay

Should Government allow private enterprise to coolly take over public open space and no one lift a hand or even understand what is happening? I am concerned what is openly happening on Goodman’s Bay parking lot to the eastern side.

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Negotiations restart after industrial action at airport

THE government has restarted negotiations with the Bahamas Public Service Union (BPSU) following Monday’s industrial action with the hopes of having most of their grievances resolved by the end of August.

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‘Unions need to find a solution apart from industrial action’

FORMER Labour Director John Pinder says he believes union leaders should apply more skills to getting matters resolved outside of industrial action that features, among other tactics, large numbers of workers calling in sick.

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Tourism hopeful major strike damage avoided

The Bahamian tourism industry was yesterday hopeful that widespread, long-lasting damage from the Airport Authority strike may have been avoided even though most of the agency’s employees still failed to show for work.

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DELAYED: Majority of striking airport staff fail to report for work despite ‘illegal’ court ruling

AN estimated 80 percent of airport workers in New Providence who engaged in a lightning strike on Monday did not return to work yesterday, despite a recent court ruling ordering them to report for duty.

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International Basketball Academy hosts media day

THE 9th Denykco Bowles Elite Skills Basketball Camp, presented by International Basketball Academy Bahamas, featured a special segment for its participants where they learned valuable lessons in media training.

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PETER YOUNG: Feasting on the fall of Boris and who replaces him

Some people consider political science is almost a misnomer. Politics is about power and influence and concerns the interaction between human beings while science is based on observation, measurement and interpretation of data in support of a theory or hypothesis.

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Cruise ship occupancies to hit 110% by end-2022

Nassau Cruise Port’s chief executive yesterday disclosed that average passenger occupancies will hit pre-COVID levels of 110 percent by year-end 2022 and beat its own recovery forecast.

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They served with distinction

The police force is an institution comprised of dedicated men and women of integrity, but like in most such institutions, there will be one or two who do not meet those criteria.

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Jones and Hornets end Summer League with 2-3 win-loss record

KAI Jones and the Charlotte Hornets concluded the NBA2K23 Las Vegas Summer League with a 2-3 win-loss record.

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‘Stay vigilant’ over two new COVID variants

A PAN American Health Organisation official has urged countries to remain vigilant in light of the emergence of two new fast spreading variants of COVID-19.

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Nassau hotel demand jumps 27% in Florida

Connections to Nassau/Paradise Island hotels through their promotion board’s website have leapt 98 percent for 2022 to-date, the latter’s chairman revealed yesterday, predicting that business will further “ramp up” into early 2023.

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Give Bahamians ‘direct’ carbon manager equity

Opposition MPs yesterday urged that “ordinary Bahamians” be given an opportunity to directly own shares in the company being created to manage this nation’s multi-million dollar carbon credits and their trading.

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Suspect accused of stealing $80 of women’s underwear given $1,000 bail

A MAN was granted $1,000 bail yesterday for allegedly stealing $80 worth of ladies underwear from a store on Robinson Road.

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Pro basketball players Munnings, Davis headed to new clubs in France

A PAIR of national team members from the recent FIBA World Cup ‘23 Americas Qualifiers will head to new locations when they resume their pro careers in Europe.

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STATESIDE: Roll up, roll up for the great game of ‘pick your nominee’

“I’M just disgusted by what’s happening in the US,” the Bahamian lady said over the telephone. WhatsApp, of course. “What a colossal mess! You know, I heard the other day someone was talking, and they said that the Democrats actually figured out how to entice the conservatives on the Supreme Court to vote on Roe v Wade right now, because it’s the only thing that can prevent a Republican takeover of Congress in November.”