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Gov’t to create $15m SPV intermediary for egg plan

THE Government will create an off-balance sheet special purpose vehicle (SPV) to facilitate the $15m project designed to drive The Bahamas to 100 percent self-sufficiency in egg production.

Moms-to-be: Forget pickles and reach for pistachios

(BPT) - Results of a new study among pregnant women with impaired glucose intolerance during gestation (GIGT) or gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) - commonly known as gestational diabetes - show that eating pistachios may help manage blood sugar l

Tour operator fears on COVID protocols

Tour and excursion provider are voicing concerns over the cost and ease of execution associated with implementing portions of the tourism industry’s post-COVID-19 Readiness and Recovery Plan . Captain Mike Russell, owner of Chubasco Charters, told T

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'Stability' concern on NIB's $100m COVID drawdown

The Central Bank has voiced confidence that COVID-19 will not produce a 'bad loan' blow-out to match the $1.2bn credit arrears peak caused by the 2008-2009 global recession.

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Bahamas at ‘critical point’ in gaining COVID balance

The Bahamas has reached “a critical juncture” in its battle against COVID-19 where it must balance saving lives and preserving livelihoods, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is warning.

Anthony Newbold's words prick consciences

AS ANTHONY “Ace” Newbold took his place at the lectern of Holy Trinity parish church on Friday, he looked down on the draped coffin of his friend of 30 years, then donned the mantle of a Marc Antony come to bury his Caesar. This Bahamian Anthony, like that Roman Antony, and his Caesar, was determined not to let the good that Edmund Spencer Moxey, 80, had done for his people be interred with his bones.

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INSIGHT – The future of healthcare is here now: be bold

Picture this: you have just been in a car accident. You’re lying on a gurney in the ambulance, sirens blaring as they rush you to the hospital. There’s a family member in the ambulance who’s grasping your hand, terrified. The paramedic asks: “Are you allergic to any medications? Has anyone in your family ever had a bad reaction to their medicine? Have you ever had trouble with anaesthesia?” He’s looking at you and glancing at the family member as he asks. What do you say? Can your family member answer his questions?

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THE ALICIA WALLACE COLUMN: Poverty isn’t a choice, for many it’s their battle throughout life

Money is a complicated topic of discussion. It is, in many ways, taboo to talk about money in real terms. We can comfortably talk about high prices, sales and taxation, but it is more difficult to discuss, in concrete terms, salaries, expenses and what we can and cannot afford.

Job fair to be held at COB next week

STUDENTS at the College of The Bahamas (COB) have the opportunity to meet leading professionals in a diverse range of careers at the Career Symposium and Job Fair next week.

Get hooked on fish and stay healthy!

By Dr Betty Adderley

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Lady Zoe Maynard dies, aged 92

FRIENDS and family are mourning the death of Lady Zoe Maynard, wife of former Deputy Prime Minister Sir Clement Maynard, who died peacefully at home yesterday, aged 92.

Women in the Bible - Part two

NOW this should attract the attention of any truth seeker. The two most influential philosophers in the world of Christian theology in the Middle Ages were both of the Greco-Roman world into which Christianity was born – Plato (427-347 BC) and Aristotle (384 - 322 BC).

Japan trio all in action - but with mixed results

The trio of Bahamian players in the Japanese B-League were all in action over the weekend with mixed results for their respective teams.

Promotion Board president urges 30% stopover focus

The Bahamas Out Island Promotions Board president yesterday urged the nation to near-double the proportion of stopover visitors that make up its tourism base to 30 percent.

Call for immediate ceasefire

JOINING the voices of non-governmental organisations, feminist movements, and activists all over the world, Equality Bahamas calls for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the occupation of Palestine by Israel.

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Tourism in ‘huge win’ on COVID test ease

Bahamian tourism was yesterday said to have secured “a huge win” after millions of dollars in visitor bookings were rescued by the Government suspending tougher COVID testing measures.

Chapter 11 ‘ideal vehicle for Baha Mar’ if all agreed

A US judge yesterday agreed that Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection would have been “an ideal vehicle for restructuring” the $3.5 billion Baha Mar project had the Government and its Chinese partners not objected to using it.

Relief agency anger at Customs run-in

AN international disaster relief agency is crying foul after a disastrous run-in with officials from the Departments of Customs and Immigration that led to the seizure of their charitable cargo and the imprisonment of its founder in Exuma.

BTC broke law on exclusive phone card agreements

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was yesterday fined $243,442 after regulators determined its ‘exclusive’ phone card supply agreements broke the law, excluding rivals from up to 60 per cent of the market.

Developer’s 90 workers face ‘irreparable harm’

Blackbeard’s Cay and its 90-strong staff are threatened with “irreparable harm” as a result of its legal woes, which have already reduced cruise visitor numbers to the project.