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Cleaning up above and below water
The Bahamas Reef Environment Education Foundation (BREEF) held an above and underwater beach clean-up in commemoration of World’s Ocean Day last weekend.
IAN FERGUSON: Employers must wake up to staff discontent
The past two-and-a-half years have possibly seen the most dramatic shift in the labour market, and work environment, in Bahamian history. Unemployment rates during the pandemic hit unprecedented levels and now, two years later, as companies recover in leaps and bounds, frictional joblessness and mass resignation has become our new reality.
Duke safety August Campbell out with 'upper body injury'
THE Duke football programme has been riddled with injuries this season, with August Campbell the latest casualty of an already depleted secondary.
PLP reveals plan for government
THE PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party last night released its "Charter for Governance," a blueprint on how they will govern if victorious at the polls on May 7.
American couple rebuild after Hurricane Dorian devastated their Guana Cay retirement home
AMERICANS Norvell and Mark Slezycki went on an emotional roller-coaster after Hurricane Dorian swept away their dream retirement home in Great Guana Cay, Abaco.
Union chief: Taking vaccine should be a choice for teachers
TAKING the COVID-19 vaccine should be a personal choice for teachers, Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson said yesterday.
Slop buckets still being used at Fox Hill prison
THE inhumane practice of “slopping” is still alive in the over-crowded maximum security block at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDCS), Fox Hill, according to Commissioner of Corrections Patrick Wright.
Medical supplies blocked by US will arrive next week
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said a shipment of medical supplies ordered by the Ministry of Health but blocked by US officials will arrive in the country next week.
Digital wallets can be used to pay bills
PEOPLE collecting unemployment payments at SunCash can use a “digital wallet” to pay bills as an alternative to redeeming cash in person, according to National Insurance Board (NIB) Director Dr Nicola Virgill-Rolle. On Tuesday, scores of people queu
Straw vendors - keep market closed
STRAW vendors are calling for the government to push back the Straw Market’s re-opening date until the cruise ship industry resumes in September.
EDITORIAL: Warning signs for the economy
HOW seriously is our economy being hurt by COVID-19? Our lead story today is a telling sign.
National independence prayer for anniversary
A NATIONAL independence prayer has been created to mark the 40th Anniversary of Independence.
Concerns amid fresh oil spill off Grand Bahama
OFFICIALS of the Ministry of Transport and Aviation have launched a full investigation into another oil spill that occurred off Grand Bahama over the weekend.
Halkitis: No viable option other than VAT
APART from the imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT), the Bahamas has no other viable option to spark the required streams of revenue it needs to arrest government debt, according to State Finance Minister Michael Halkitis.
Gov't urged to remove planning 'bottlenecks'
A well-known contractor yesterday urged the Government to identify and alleviate the “bottlenecks” in the planning and approvals process, particularly for single-family homes, claiming that such projects were pumping money directly back into the the economy.
Miller says BEC customers threaten to sue over leaks
BAHAMAS Electricity Corporation Executive Chairman Leslie Miller yesterday said the corporation now faces threats of legal action following leaks of information concerning large sums of money owed by high-profile customers.
80% Parliament backing needed for spending rise
Fiscal Responsibility legislation must “make it extremely difficult” for the Government to exceed Budget spending forecasts, an outspoken businessman yesterday demanding that any increase require at least 80 per cent Parliamentary approval.
40 to 80 percent 'show no symptoms of dengue'
ABOUT 40 to 80 percent of people show no symptoms of dengue, with most of the recently confirmed 100 cases confined to the inner city in New Providence, according to officials from the Ministry of Health and Wellness on Friday.
Competition fearson Super Value's City Markets 'deal'
RIVAL food retailers have voiced fears that allowing Super Value to acquire City Markets' remaining stores would create a "virtual monopoly" in the New Providence supermarket business, with an estimated 60-80 per cent market share.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS - 'Summer of Thunder': Providence Storm get win over North Carolina
IT WAS certainly not what North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Roy Williams expected when he brought one of the most storied programmes in NCAA history to the Bahamas for a pair of exhibition games at the “Summer of Thunder.”
