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‘One hand tied behind its back’

Abaco businesses and residents are voicing concerns over the imminent deadline by which they must submit applications for the continuation of Hurricane Dorian-related tax relief.

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Prices plummeted around the world after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. But no stock exchange has been hit as hard as the Moscow Stock Exchange.

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URCA: What’s App won’t fully replace mobile calling

What’s App and other over-the-top (OTT) applications are “unlikely” to fully replace traditional mobile phone calls and text messages despite their 97 percent penetration of the Bahamian subscriber base, regulators believe.

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EDITORIAL: Workers in demand as furlough scheme ends

WHILE all eyes are on the Royal visit that began yesterday, there is one story that should not be drowned out in the fanfare.

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Blockchain operator blasts ‘unfounded’ $20m lawsuit

A Bahamian blockchain and digital assets firm has slammed a $20m damages claim as “unfounded”, asserting that it was lavished with praise by the party making the allegations less than five months earlier.

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Bahamas ‘open for business’ with latest COVID upgrade

The Bahamas is “unquestionably” in a strong competitive position after US federal health authorities confirmed this nation’s COVID ranking is set to be upgraded to ‘moderate’, a top hotelier said yesterday.

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Carnival’s private island plan to up arrivals 48%

The $80m expansion of a cruise line’s private island will create 200 construction jobs, and an extra 80 full-time posts, through growing annual visitor arrivals by 48 percent compared to pre-COVID volumes.

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Labour chief asserts whimper greeted COVID furlough end

The COVID furlough period’s end sparked very few worker terminations, the Government’s top labour official is asserting, with Nassau Cruise Port’s need for 250 construction workers “a good indicator” of the economy’s growing revival.

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Lathaniel Bastian enters transfer portal after standout season

FOLLOWING a standout season with the Angelo State Rams, Lathaniel Bastian has entered the transfer portal.

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FRONT PORCH: COVID-19 – Magical Thinking is Killing Us

SINCE December, a steady flow of Bahamians have continued to die from COVID-19. The great majority of these were unvaccinated. More will continue to die, especially with a new wave likely on the horizon in the weeks ahead. Some estimate a new wave may begin within six to eight weeks.

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EDITORIAL: Atlantis pay rise a promising sign

FOR much of the pandemic so far, many businesses have been hanging on and waiting for better days.

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Moxey says ‘robust plans’ for International Bazaar

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey has revealed that “robust plans” for the International Bazaar area are expected with the reopening of the road at the Royal Oasis Resort.

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‘Don’t pull the rug from under’ $1m expansion

A Bahamian manufacturer, poised to double its workforce following a $1m expansion, yesterday urged the Government not to “pull the rug out from under us” with hasty tariff cuts that remove what little protection exists for local industries.

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Atlantis chief: Our staff ‘need pay increase now’

Atlantis is awarding its unionised employees a 3 percent “across-the-board” pay increase with effect from April 25, its top executive saying: “Our team members need an increase now”.

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COVID mask deterrent ease for cruise tourists

The Government’s COVID enforcers have eased the mask-wearing mandate for cruise ship passengers as vessel occupancy for Nassau berths hit a post-pandemic record of 91 percent last Friday.

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Are we out of the woods yet?

Potentially the US and EU maybe experiencing another wave of COVID-19 this spring. In the US cases are at an eight month low, but the exponential growth in infections seen in The EU is the latest evidence that COVID-19 remains a persistent threat with the potential to upend our hopes for moving past this pandemic.

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Zane Knowles: ‘I’m beyond thankful for this opportunity’

ZANE Knowles suffered a possible life-threatening injury last season but the former national basketball team standout is set to return to the court in Bulgaria.

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Baseball prospects move up MLB Pipeline

BAHAMIAN baseball players continue to progress in their respective organisations as Major League Baseball Pipeline began its annual practice of revealing its top 30 prospects for each franchise.

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Strict enforcement of COVID rules during visit

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville suggested yesterday that there will be strict enforcement of COVID-19 rules during the UK Royals’ visit to The Bahamas this week, while assuring that any potential exposure to the virus amid the trip “will be dealt with”.

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IMF ‘preaching to choir’ over COVID-19 ravages

A senior hotelier yesterday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is “preaching to the choir” over its call to make increased COVID-19 vaccination rates The Bahamas’ leading economic policy priority.