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80 test positive for TB exposure

MORE than 340 people living in two shelters for Hurricane Dorian victims have been screened for tuberculosis - 80 of them with positive skin tests, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday.

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Community service order for beating man at gas station

A 26-year-old man who assaulted another man at a local gas station was yesterday ordered to perform 80 hours of community service.

BTC celebrates small business in October

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is again celebrating October as Small Business Month in recognition of over 80 percent of its corporate client base.The company kicked-off its month-long series of events on Friday, September 28, during th

Kalik maker’s loss doubles as revenues decline 15%

Commonwealth Brewery yesterday blamed a 15 percent year-over-year revenue decline for its 2021 first quarter loss more than doubling in comparison to 2020 figures.

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NCAA: Bahamian players bond in exhibition games

WE may still be months away from the NCAA basketball season, but several Bahamian players had the opportunity to travel with their programmes this summer as they prepare for the 2015-16 campaign.

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Lyford Cay financier 'vanishes' in $22m battle

Controversial Lyford Cay financier, Viktor Kozeny, has responded to attempts by the Czech authorities to seize $22 million of his alleged assets by seemingly ‘vanishing’, attorneys denying he has any ownership interest in the company to which the funds belong.

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THE FINISH LINE: Pintard remarks 'like music to the ear', vote for All-Star select Jonquel

IT IS not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish. • The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to comment on the state of affairs in local sports, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and

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THE PRESS BOX: My Super Bowl 52 in the 'bold north'

I LOVE it when a plan comes together. My trek to the “Bold North” frozen Minnesota, for Super Bowl LII (52) as the Bud Light and Bud Light Caribbean brand ambassador was an awesome experience, from start to finish. The game between the Eagles and P

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Art bringing awareness to young lives lost on the street

VIOLENCE in society was the inspiration behind artist Dwight Ferguson’s latest installation - a public artwork in Elizabeth Estates Park, which was unveiled on Saturday.

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Bahamian judge in war crimes trial role

FORMER Bahamas Chief Justice Sir Burton Hall has sentenced two former Bosnian senior officials to 22 years in prison for their role in the 1992-95 Bosnian war.

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Expatriates 'no more than10%' of GB industrial staff

EXPATRIATE workers account for no more than 10 per cent of the Freeport industrial sector’s workforce, one executive said yesterday, telling Tribune Business that the real challenge was finding employees with the required skills at entry level.

Papa John’s return to create 100 jobs

Papa John’s Bahamian comeback is the core of a new $2.5 million franchise group that will create 100 new Bahamian jobs at full-build out, its principal revealed yesterday.

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‘Scumbags’ hit Robin Hood re-opening with $30k theft

Efforts to re-open the former Robin Hood store off Tonique Williams-Darling Highway have hit a ‘major setback’, Mario’s Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief executive, Leslie Miller, telling Tribune Business yesterday that the store had suffered $30,000 in damages after thieves stole six air conditioning units last week.

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Brewery’s $1.331m loss exposes COVID fall-out

Commonwealth Brewery yesterday unveiled a negative $11.685m bottom line reversal as full-year 2020 revenues slumped by 28.4 percent due to COVID-19’s economic devastation.

Energy subsidies cost Bahamas 1% of GDP

The Bahamas is giving away a sum equivalent to 1 percentage point of gross domestic product (GDP) in pre-tax subsidies to its petroleum and energy sectors, the second-highest number among Caribbean oil importers.

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Jones’ double powers Sun past Sky 100-94

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 27 points and 11 rebounds for her 10th double-double this season, and the Connecticut Sun held off the Chicago Sky 100-94 last night for their fifth straight win.

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Bahamian quartet in NCAA 'March Madness'

WHEN the dust settled on “Selection Sunday,” four Bahamian players and their respective universities received bids into the 68-team field for the NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament, commonly referred to as “March Madness.”

BGDBA Playoffs: Cybots and Avengers go up 1-0 in first round

The Bain and Grants Town Cybots and Airport Authority Avengers nabbed the first wins in their round one playoff matchups.

Bahamas First fights off IT system hackers

A major Bahamian insurance company has revealed it almost fell victim to computer hackers “during the height” of the COVID-19 pandemic’s lockdown. Bahamas First, the property and casualty underwriter, revealed in its just-released 2019 annual report

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Retailer 'can't afford to take risks blindly' after 80% sales fall

A Bahamian retailer has warned he and others "cannot afford to take blind risks any more" due to the Government's handling of COVID-19, with curb-side restrictions slashing his sales by 80 percent.