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2022 mixed for Out Island resort targets

FAMILY Island resorts experienced a mixed 2022 in terms of hitting their collective targets as they closed in on a return to pre-COVID business volumes, a top tourism official has confirmed.

Scotia: 95% gone online amid ‘lousy’ service claim

SCOTIABANK (Bahamas) will this year test mobile banking technology capable of serving all Family Islands, its top executive said yesterday, with 95 percent of customer transactions now conducted online or at ABMs.

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Sand Dollar rout Zulu Media 96-64, Cyber Tech top Mekaddish Millionaires 82-80

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

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Police chief concern over bail decisions

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police are looking forward to a good year working with legal officials with a view of taking individuals off the street who continue to offend and get bail.

Briland resort enjoys 33% revenue surge

A Harbour Island hotelier yesterday said the Christmas holidays were “bananas as usual” with December 2022’s revenues 33 percent ahead of pre-COVID comparisons for that month.

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Learning loss assessment starts next month

THE Ministry of Education announced the start of the learning loss assessment tests for next month in partnership with a private international learning analytics company.

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Stop ‘abandoning’ Budget projections

The Government must “stick to” its fiscal forecasts and stop treating the Budget “as an annual exercise” if it is to build much-needed investor confidence, a Bahamian banker is warning.

NPBA: Tucker Boys beat Giants 57-56, Eagles top Rebels 76-60

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend with a pair of games played on Friday and Saturday night.

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Roots wants Junkanoo judging change

MEMBERS of The Roots have called for the “abolition” of Junkanoo’s “flawed” judging system, adding it is overdue to be changed.

NPBA: Giants and DDL in win column

THE defending champions Discount Distributors Liquors and runners-up Commonwealth Bank Giants both pulled off victories over the weekend to highlight the men’s division one play in the New Providence Basketball Association.

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One Eleuthera Foundation: Food for thought about food sustainability in The Bahamas

I recently came across a document that I wrote in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when the world was in turmoil due to lockdowns and many of the distributions systems that we took for granted for many years were shutting down.

‘NPBA action is fantastic’

University of the Bahamas Mingoes open new year with big victories

WITH the return of the New Providence Basketball Association action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, the University of the Bahamas Mingoes and the Rockets opened the new year with big victories.

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‘ALARM’ AT CHILD ABUSE STATISTICS: Advocacy group questions lack of public outrage

THERE were 240 new reported cases of child abuse, neglect and abandonment documented between January and October of last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Social Services.

Goldwynn’s $100m eastern expansion

GoldWynn’s developer yesterday said it no longer plans to acquire additional Goodman’s Bay real estate to its immediate west and will instead move eastwards with its $100m second phase expansion this year.

West Bay Street development’s rental rates 20% above target

A residential West Bay Street development was yesterday said to be more than 95 percent sold with rental rates some 20 percent higher than projected.

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McKay Jr and Saints on a roll

AFTER some good Bahamian cooked meals and some quality time with family and friends, Gregory McKay Jr returned to Limestone University and helped the Saints men’s basketball team to two straight victories.

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Gov’t pledges law change over its $233m borrowing

The Government has promised to change the law to facilitate its “use” of $233m in International Monetary Fund special drawing rights (SDRs) that have for the past 16 months boosted The Bahamas’ foreign reserves.

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UPDATED: Couple shot dead in their sleep

Two men are being questioned by police after a man and woman were shot dead in their sleep early on Monday morning.

Tapping into loan ‘like printing money’

OPPOSITION leader Michael Pintard has warned of “grave concern” over the government tapping into $232m International Monetary Fund (IMF) special drawing rights (SDR), warning of the “equivalent of printing money”.

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Tributes paid in final farewell to Andrew 'Dud' Maynard

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis with other officials joined the family and friends of Andrew “Dud” Maynard in a final farewell to the former parliamentarian at his funeral on Friday.