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Vaccination move is shot in the arm

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said he thinks allowing fully vaccinated travellers to The Bahamas without a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test will make the country a more attractive destination for visitors.

New Delta volumes ‘quite encouraging’

Initial passenger numbers on Delta Airlines’ flights into both North Eleuthera and Marsh Harbour are “quite encouraging”, the Out Island Promotions Board’s executive director said yesterday, adding that this should “bode well for all stakeholders”.

150 migrants seized at sea during Christmas week

LAW enforcement officers apprehended more than 150 persons at sea during Christmas week who were either being smuggled into or out of the Bahamas.

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'All the money is gone'

STATE National Security Minister Keith Bell yesterday accused the former government of using the Confiscated Assets Fund as a “slush” fund using more than $9 million over the past five years.

Abaco shanty town

HaItians were brought into Abaco in the early 90s to work the 3,000-acre Bahamas Star Citrus Farm. They were more or less treated as slave labour and treated cruelly and paid a pittance. They worked behind barb wire topped fencing with gates padlocked from 5pm to 9am. Without the Haitians there would have been no citrus farm.

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COVID-19: One additional death, one newly-confirmed case

At a press conference on Thursday evening, Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands confirmed that there has been one additional death due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities to nine. The latest fatality was a 51-year-old man from New Providence.

More power restored in Abaco

NEARLY three months after Hurricane Dorian devastated the northwestern Bahamas, electricity supply to the clinic, government offices, airport and water plant in Abaco has been restored, according to Bahamas Power and Light officials yesterday. These

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A COMIC'S VIEW: The epidemic of fake news

I recently had a chance to have a candid and very informative conversation with Dr Duane Sands on ‘Talking Heads’ on Kiss 96 FM, a talk show I co-host with my better half Mary Jane, who you all know from mid-days on our sister station Y-98.

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$25m initiative to reverse 85% small firm credit rejection

A $25m Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan is aiming to reverse an 85 percent rejection rate on small business financing applications, it was revealed yesterday.

Beloved pastor dies at age of 91

Father William Marshall Bishop passed away on September 2, at 9:50 p.m. at his home in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 91 years. Funeral service and interment were held on September 7, at St. John’s Anglican Church, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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$28m collected in the first month of VAT

THE government has collected nearly $28m in value added tax since the January 1 implementation date, according to Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis.

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Jury discharged in Gibson trial for protocol breach

THE jury in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial was discharged yesterday after a Supreme Court judge dismissed two jurors for failing to obey protocols.

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Jurors sworn in after lengthy selection process in Gibson trial

A NEW jury was empanelled yesterday in Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial after a lengthy selection process that dismissed several candidates because of their ties to the accused or witnesses.

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Court of Appeal rejects Adrian Gibson's constitutional motion

THE Court of Appeal rejected Adrian Gibson’s latest constitutional motion on Friday, paving the way for his corruption trial to begin on Monday.

Ministry pleased with sports tourism ‘heads in bed’ plan

THE Sports Tourism “Heads in Bed” initiative worked perfectly for the University of Kentucky, which brought more than 800 fans to support their Wildcats men’s basketball team here last week.

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Ayton and Suns advance to West Finals

A season of historic milestones will continue for Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Finals.

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Buddy ties career high

His production as a member of the Sacramento Kings continues and Buddy Hield reached a new mark this week by tying an NBA career high.

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Gaither falls short of final place, Colebrooke seventh in his heat

TYNIA Gaither’s bid for a spot in the final of the women's 100 metres and Samson Colebrooke's attempt to get out of the first round of the men's 100m heat fell short on Saturday night at the 2020 Olympic Games.

Bahamas world's fourth largest IFC at $595bn

The Bahamas is the fourth largest international financial centre by assets, it was disclosed yesterday, with the $595 billion held by this nation’s financial institutions equivalent to 96 times’ gross domestic product (GDP).

New Defence Force vessels a fisheries 'bright light'

THE Government’s move to bolster the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s (RBDF) fleet by purchasing nine new vessels was yesterday described yesterday as a “bright light” for Bahamian fishermen in the long-running fight against illegal poaching.