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By D’Arcy Rahming

Freeport call centre eyes up to 600 jobs

A Freeport-based call centre set to open this fall yesterday suggested it could createup to 600 jobs, although it will start with 100 or one-sixth of that amount.

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Lourawls Nairn heads to Michigan

LOURAWLS Nairn will be taking his talents to East Lansing, Michigan, in the fall of 2014 after he verbally committed to the Michigan State Spartans yesterday.

Cigarette manufacturer targeting $3m in sales

A Grand Bahama-based cigarette manufacturer is reporting “excellent market interest” in its Palms brand less than three months after its launch, with sales exceeding initial expectations.

Haitians left homeless by fire hold meeting

MEMBERS of the Haitian community in Abaco which was ravaged by fire on New Year’s Eve met last night to discuss the way forward.

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Drivers speak up for greater role

LIMOUSINE drivers yesterday elected new executives for their association in a bid to increase their visibility in the industry. President elect Ellington Ferguson said the new team will move immediately to restructure the organisation, which he felt had grossly under-represented its some 200 members thus far.

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Ayton cans 16 to help his Suns top Rockets

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 27 points, Deandre Ayton contributed 16, and Landry Shamet added 19 off the bench and the Phoenix Suns pulled away late to beat the Houston Rockets 123-111 last night.

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‘Shaq’ Cleare inks deal in Spain

FRESH off another appearance with the senior men’s national team, Shaquille Cleare is on the move once again at the professional level.

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'Buddy Healed' after foot surgery

BACK on the court just in time to see his team make a run in NCAA Conference tournament play, Buddy Hield looks to be near to full strength headed into the postseason.

Landfill operator eyes tight ‘break even’ goal

Renew Bahamas yesterday said it will have to export 10-12 containers of recycled materials daily from the New Providence landfill to “break even” and recoup its $8 million investment.

VAT to hit CIBC operating costs

CIBC FirstCaribbean believes the factors that drove a 74.8 per cent first quarter profit increase will remain present throughout 2015, even though Value-Added Tax (VAT) will grow its Bahamian subsidiary’s operating expenses.

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Moody’s now challenges Govt over debt ratios

Moody’s is now questioning another key fiscal projection by Prime Minister Perry Christie’s government, warning that the Bahamas’ uncertain outlook makes it hard to forecast how high - and when - the debt-to-GDP ratio will peak.

Summit scales peak in 72% profit growth

A Bahamian insurer believes it will be “challenging” to repeat a 2015 performance which saw its net income increase by 72.3 per cent year-over-year.

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Education reform still a 'critical endeavour'

In a rapidly evolving world where information is readily accessible, the ability to think critically has become an indispensable skill.

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$30m investment set to aid 25,000 Bahamians

Some 25,000 Bahamians and 150 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are projected to benefit from a $30m investment to unlock the country’s ‘blue economy’ potential and enhance coastal protection.

Gov’t boost from moody’s $44m deficit miss forecast

MOODY'S has given the Government’s fiscal consolidation campaign a major boost by predicting that this year’s fiscal deficit will only narrowly overshoot its target by $44m.

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PETER YOUNG: The rescue and the rebuild need a strong hand at the helm

So much has been written already about the catastrophe of Dorian that it is hard to find further words to describe its deadly effects and the horrors inflicted on people in Abaco and Grand Bahama. The destruction and loss of life is almost beyond belief and the extent of the suffering unimaginable. So it is heartening that the worldwide publicity has produced an extraordinarily positive response from other countries and that an international humanitarian aid operation is now under way.

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BUSINESS BITES: Joplin recovered from tornado - so can we from 2019 Dorian?

In the Tornado Alley states of the USA, tornadoes, large and small, are too frequent to be named. Only the worst are identified for the official records — like Joplin in 2011.

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'Deer in headlights' on $1.5bn debt increase

Fiscal watchdogs yesterday warned The Bahamas' debt-to-GDP ratio must "be upwards of 90 percent" after Central Bank data revealed the Government's direct debt rose by $1.5bn in just 12 months.