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83 Dominican poachers detained

MORE than 80 suspected Dominican poachers were apprehended by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force yesterday.

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Battle 4 Atlantis relocates to U.S.

The Bahamas’ sports tourism product continues to suffer from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic with several major events on the local calendar relocated or postponed. The latest casualties were Complete Sport Management’s Battle 4 Atlantis presented by Bad Boy Mowers and bd Global’s Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. Both events will be relocated to respective locations in the United States.

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Teachers at odds over numbers on 'sick out'

ABOUT 1,000 teachers across the country called in sick yesterday in protest over what they described as a lack of COVID-19 health and safety protocols at schools, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson.

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INSIGHT: Did we miss out on the health deal of a lifetime?

FOR decades, Princess Margaret Hospital has struggled to provide a first-class health service for the thousands of patients it cares for.

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INSIGHT: When a vaccine arrives we have to ensure it is available to all

FOR anyone who still resisted the idea we may be in a tough stretch for the remainder of this year, next year and potentially beyond, hopefully you heard Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar’s thoughts on when we would return to pre-COVID tourism success. His response, though indecisive, was much more measured than the last time he offered his thoughts.

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GB power cost 'third lowest' in region says top executive

A Grand Bahama Power Company top executive said the cost of electricity in Grand Bahama is the third-lowest in the Caribbean region but agrees that it could be lower.

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ActivTrades: Tech shares rally – Is it a massive bubble about to burst?

Given the economic fallout wreaked by COVID-19, it is little surprise to see the macroeconomic figures of a large majority of countries falling sharply, while many companies have reduced their target profit for this year and for 2021. Yet despite all this, US indices just reached new all-time records, with the Nasdaq in particular showing the most dramatic rally.

Water potability 'progressing' in Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama’s water potability is progressing, according to the GB Utility Company, which reports its customer base potable supply is at 70 percent.

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Pastors donate generators

A GROUP of pastors from the African Methodist Episcopal Church has donated more than 20 new generators to assist with Abaco relief efforts post Hurricane Dorian, which ravaged that island one year ago.Representing the group of pastors was Reverend Ra

Issues facing the world

There are two issues I would like to address but I do so from a world weary cynical perspective:

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190 health workers out of action because of COVID-19 exposure

MORE than 190 healthcare workers have been taken out of the system due to COVID-19 exposure, Health Minister Renward Wells revealed in the House of Assembly yesterday.

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Chisholm hits his first home run in the majors

Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm was searching for a breakthrough at the plate and it finally came in the first at bat of last night’s series finale against the Atlanta Braves.

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64 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

SIXTY-FOUR additional COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday, bringing the total to 2,721, according to the Ministry of Health.

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Deputy PM: Too early to say if govt will extend unemployment benefits programme

DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest said Wednesday it is too early to say if the government will extend its unemployment benefits programme, expressing hope that reopening the tourism sector will return people to work.

Supply shortage squeezes virtual learning expense

Electronics retailers yesterday warned that global demand has sent the price of virtual learning devices "skyrocketing" and created supply shortages as the October 5 school return looms.

Alarm voiced over cruise industry's Nassau bypass

A Bahamian destination provider yesterday voiced alarm that the cruise ship industry may initially bypass Nassau in favour of its private islands once it makes its COVID-19 comeback.

Bahamas must 'lose 14-day quarantine'

An Exuma-based water excursion provider yesterday said it had "no choice" but to make the sector's November 1 opening after losing $1.5m in sales to COVID-19. Ray Lightbourn, pri

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Long Island woman died of heart attack, say relatives

RELATIVES of the Long Island woman who health officials say died from COVID-19 last month believe she did not die because of complications with the virus, but rather from a heart attack. They also have complained about the level of care the woman re

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Small businesses say 85% are ‘one man bands’

Some 85 percent of a new small business advocacy group’s members have been reduced to “one-man bands” by COVID-19 and its lockdowns, its first proposed president revealed yesterday.

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15-year-old accused of using gun to rob woman

A 15-year-old was charged with armed robbery in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.The North Andros boy was accused of using a .9mm pistol to rob a woman of a wallet containing $200, two Alcatel cell phones valued at $90 each and $80 cash which belonged to