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Understand our history

When black Americans raised their placards and started marching in the thousands to inform their country and the world that “black lives do matter,” my thoughts slipped back many moons ago to recall a popular childhood saying – “monkey see, monkey do!” I wondered how my Bahamian brothers, who had settled the race issue many years ago and had taken over the government of our country, would find an excuse to get into the act.

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Thousands ignoring BPL disconnection warning

Less than 1 percent of the 16,000 Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) customers threatened with disconnection have yet to pay-off their arrears or agree a payment plan, it was revealed yesterday.

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‘WE BROUGHT IT ON OURSELVES’: Families rush to stock up for urgent GB lockdown many accept must happen

GRAND Bahamians rushed out to grocery stores yesterday morning just after Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced a two-week lockdown starting this week in response to the virulent spread of COVID-19 infections on the island.

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PETER YOUNG: China may be dismissive of the UK - but Britain’s bark still has bite

The issue of the extent of the involvement in Britain of China’s huge telecommunications company, Huawei, has finally come to a head. Last week, citing national security concerns, the UK government banned the tech giant from any role in developing the infrastructure of 5G – the nation’s next generation mobile communications network.

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FACE TO FACE: Locked away in her room for three painful weeks trying to protect her vulnerable parents: one woman’s life with COVID

A Bahamian woman who survived the deadly COVID-19 virus today shares her story and applauds Prime Minister Hubert Minnis’ decision to close the borders to US travellers in order to preserve the health and safety of Bahamians.

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Hotelier calls for 'calibrated' action on COVID surge

A Harbour Island hotelier yesterday urged the government to adopt “a more calibrated approach” to the surge in COVID-19 infections rather than cut off all commercial transport links to the US.Benjamin Simmons, proprietor of The Other Side and Ocean V

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Island hoteliers fear they may not recover

EZRA Russell is ready to close up shop three years after opening the largest hotel on Cat Island, the Fountain Bay Resort and Marina.

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Man admits forging U.S. currency

A 25-year-old man was fined $6,000 for forging Bahamian and American dollar bills to purchase items from two businesses last week.

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Fined $200 for cocaine possession

A 26-year-old man who was caught with three grams of cocaine was fined $200 in Magistrates Court yesterday.

Cruise line confirms CDC-delayed return

Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line yesterday said US health authorities had left it with “no choice” but to delay its operational restart until October 1. The operator of the Grand Celebration and Grand Classica , which sail to Freeport and Nassau respect

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'Body blow' for tourism restart

The tourism industry’s revival has suffered “a body blow” by the continued Atlantis and cruise industry uncertainty, a Cabinet minister has conceded, as commercial travel to the US was yesterday cut-off. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and a

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Bay Street sees 80% income loss extended longer

Eighty percent of the spending that kept Bay Street afloat has dried up via a cruise industry shutdown just extended to October 1, the Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair has revealed. Charles Klonaris told Tribune Business he does not fore

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ActivTrades: Change may be uncomfortable but we must embrace it

Altering habits isn’t easy, there is comfort in routine and change can be painful; we have all experienced, at various points in our lives, the disruption caused by it: the first day at a new school, a relationship break-up, changing jobs, etc.

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Mike Sands has made considerable strides with NACAC confederation

SINCE coming into office last year, president Mike Sands has made considerable strides with members of the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Confederation.

Exuma companies eye road project spin-offs

Exuma businesses are hoping a project to upgrade ten miles of the island’s roads will provide a much-needed boost to the economy and employment amid ongoing COVID-19 struggles.Caribbean Pavement Solutions (CPS), a Bahamas Striping Group of Companies

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15 month sentence for carrying unlicensed firearm

A 27-year-old man who claimed he carried an unlicensed firearm because he had to get food for his family was sentenced to 15 months in prison on Friday.

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5 MORE CASES: Another two travel infected added to week’s rising tally

THE Bahamas recorded five new COVID-19 cases yesterday as the Office of the Prime Minister announced that Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, the face of the government’s COVID-19 response, is leaving her post next week.

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Miller-Uibo named to newly created TAA Board

Bahamian Olympic champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo was among a list of 24 athletes named to the newly created board called The Athletics Association (TAA) that was formed to safeguard the global interest of track and field athletes.

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Five new cases of COVID-19

Five new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Thursday by the Ministry of Health.

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PM tours construction site

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar toured the Goldwynn boutique hotel construction site on West Bay Street yesterday. Construction on the $120 million project has resumed after a temporary stop due to COVID-19