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Insurers: Dorian losses increase to $1.5bn-$2bn

Estimates for Hurricane Dorian’s total insured losses were yesterday said to have increased to between $1.5bn to $2bn as the entire Bahamian industry was removed from international “review”. Anton Saunders, RoyalStar Assurance’s managing director, t

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The link between prostate and breast cancer

What does prostate cancer have in common with breast cancer?The answer is the BRCA 1 and 2 gene mutations. The BRCA 1 and 2 genes were first discovered in 1994.BRCA stands for Breast Cancer associated gene. Women with the inherited BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 g

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BISX-listed fund targets storage drive to $100m

A BISX-listed fund is entering New Providence’s warehouse and storage space market to help drive ambitions of more than doubling in scale to some $100m in assets.

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Colts’ Mike Strachan looks ahead to second season

HEADED into his second season with the Indianapolis Colts, Mike Strachan said his mindset is to continue his progression up the organisation’s depth chart.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy needs to be addressed

The COVID-19 outbreak has become a pandemic for a reason, as we humans simply do not possess the natural immunity for the novel coronavirus. Vaccinations are safe and highly effective at reducing severe illness and hospitalizations from the COVID-19 virus.

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With one in six Bahamian men affected, here is how to lower your risk of prostate cancer

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has registered that 200 Bahamian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019, and that number is likely underestimated, as several Bahamians seek prostate cancer screening and treatment abroad and are therefore often not captured in local statistics.

Students learn table etiquette

LAST week 80 students from D W Davis Jr High School learned the principles of table etiquette at Sandals Royal Bahamian.

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Sears says newly launched Traffic Management Centre first phase to cost $1.8m

THE Ministry of Works and Utilities launched the first phase of its Traffic Management Centre yesterday.

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Michael Pintard appealing for help to find missing Grand Bahama man

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard is appealing for help finding Philip “Big Mama” Stubbs, who has been missing for almost a week.

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59-year-old man dies from COVID-19

ANOTHER COVID-19 death has been recorded, according to the Ministry of Health yesterday.

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Two-sport star? Deyton Albury makes debut on the gridiron

DEYTON Albury is known for putting up big numbers on the basketball court. But he may be a two-sport star on the rise after his debut on the gridiron. Albury returned the opening kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown, rushed for 120 yards and another to

Global growth too low

Since September 2019, the Federal Reserve has been buying 80% of US Treasury debt. The US is borrowing from itself – unprecedented. The attack on the Abqaiq oil facility in Saudi Arabia in September 2019 that affected global oil supplies significantly barely increased oil prices. The killing of the Iran general by the US on January 3, 2020 barely influenced oil prices. The markets are not being influenced by threat to Middle Eastern oil.

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Recognising women's softball legends

Members of the women’s national softball team of the late 70s and 80s were recognised yesterday during the House of Assembly session. The women were invited by Minister of Youth, Sports & Culture Dr Daniel Johnson as a part of events to honour International Women’s Day.

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Sandals staff learning to save lives

BOTH Sandals Royal Bahamian and Sandals Emerald Bay are continuing their bid to ensure that as many as 80 per cent of their staff are trained to deliver life-saving aid, not only to resort guests, but to members of the public who may need assistance.

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Jaron Cornish making a name for himself with Sea Wolves

JARON Cornish continues to make the most of his recent opportunities in his first season with the Stony Brook Sea Wolves men’s basketball programme.Cornish has set milestones in his last three games, most recently scoring in double figures for the se

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Hall our coach of the year

By virtue of securing the bronze medal at the FIBA Under-27 Centro Basket Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Grand Bahamian Quintin “Three Ounce” Hall was selected as The Tribune’s Coach of the Year.The Bahamas earned the third place with an 85-

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Bahamas 6th overall after 75-50 loss to Guatemala

IT wasn’t what she expected, but head coach Varel Davis said her young team gave it their best shot, finishing as the sixth best team in the FIBA Under-17 Centrobasket Championship for Women.

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Demetrius Ferguson headlines for the X-Men

ED Reed is that kind of play-making defensive back that has a knack for highlight reel plays and finding the end-zone. Demetrius Ferguson is developing a similar reputation.

Resort’s business down 80% via 15 year amenity loss

A Freeport timeshare resort is blaming the loss of “about 80 per cent” of its business on the 15-year failure of successive Royal Oasis owners to live up to their access and amenity provision obligations.

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PM: 20% hotel vacancy cut to hit jobless goal

The prime minister yesterday argued his six percent unemployment rate goal can be achieved by increasing average occupancy rates at existing Bahamian hotels by 20 percentage points. Dr Hubert Minnis, telling the House of Assembly that his ambitious