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Samaritan's Purse sets up tent hospital at PMH

Samaritan's Purse in partnership with Princess Margaret Hospital is setting up a 20-bed tent hospital at PMH to assist in management of COVID-19 cases.

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Murder victims identified by police

POLICE have released the identities of two recent murder victims. The man who died in hospital on Saturday has been identified as Okel Solomon, 45, of Laird Street. According to police, Solomon showed up at the Southern Police Station shortly after 1

Chamber unveils its small firm seminars

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce (GBCC) has announced the start of its 2014 Small Business Seminar Series with the launch of its first event, ‘Entrepreneurship 101’, set for February 20 at its headquarters from 9am to 4pm.

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CR Walker Knights win seventh straight GSSSA championship

The C.R. Walker Knights brought home their seventh straight Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) track and field championship.

Track and field athletes make the cut for CARIFTA

THE sixth edition of the DTSP Wolf Pack Track Classic saw the trend of athletes qualifying in field events continue while track athletes joined the count.

Big Red Machine just keeps rolling

The St Augustine’s College (SAC) Big Red Machine kept rolling at the 2024 National High School Track and Field Championships where they claimed six out of eight division victories on Sunday evening at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

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Olympian Jamal Wilson dominates in high jump

WHILE there were no additional CARIFTA qualifiers, Kyle Alcime improved on his performance in the under-20 boys’ high jump, becoming the latest Bahamian to soar over the 7-foot barrier, in the Roadrunners’ 11th annual Dianne Lynn Thompson Classic.

Bahamas promoted at Florida art show

The Bahamas this weekend used an annual art show in Fort Lauderdale to continued to market itself as open for business post-Dorian. Hosted by Howard Alan Events, the show took place from October 19-20 on Las Olas Boulevard with hundreds of exhibitor

Bahamas rendezvous as ships prepare to repatriate crew

NEARLY 20 Carnival Cruise Line ships will head to The Bahamas over the next several days as the final plans are put in place to sail nine of the ships to repatriate more than 10,000 healthy crew members who remain on board due to restrictions limitin

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Web shop pay cut threat over anti-VAT demo

Island Luck employees were seemingly threatened with the loss of a day’s pay if they did not attend yesterday’s anti-VAT and gaming tax protest in Rawson Square.

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CARIFTA GAMES: Bahamas lands six medals on day one

ST. George's, Grenada: The BTC Bahamas Team closed out day one of the 45th Carifta Games on Saturday with six medals, including two silver and four bronze, while there were a couple of close four place finishes at the Grenada National Athletics Stadium.

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Bulk property tax discount 'win-win'

The Government can "get an immediate cash injection" worth potentially hundreds of millions by implementing a series of discounts for bulk real property tax payments, a prominent realtor said yesterday.

Star Performers Track Classic results

Results from the 10th Star Performers Track Classic held on Saturday at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

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Prince Harry's trip to Bahamas makes Tatler's front page

THE popular British magazine Tatler has chosen Prince Harry as the first man to headline its cover for almost 20 years – and selected an image from the prince’s March trip to the Bahamas as the main photo.

Gov’t crackdown on 20-25% uninsured motorists is urged

The Government was yesterday urged to crack down on the 20-25 per cent of Bahamian motorists who are uninsured, given the increasing frequency of traffic accidents where victims have no compensation recourse.

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 11/13/2015

Camperdown Plant Sale. - The Plant Ladies of Camperdown are back by popular demand with their seventh annual Camperdown Plant Sale this Saturday.

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Foulkes: Web shop job cuts unfortunate

A DAY after web shop Asure Win said it will close 11 locations and layoff about 50 workers, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes described impending staff cuts from the sector as “unfortunate”, but said there are several factors contributing to the closure of gaming houses aside from a tax increase.

Solar bids: Offers for 50% greater supply already in

The Government already possesses proposals that will generate 50 per cent more solar energy than what is being targeted via the Carbon War Room (CWR) tender, Tribune Business was told yesterday.

Insurers: NHI figures may be 20% ‘under estimate’

The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) $895-$965 million National Health Insurance (NHI) cost estimates may be a “conservative” 20 per cent under-estimate, its chairman has revealed to Tribune Business.

Baha Mar’s $11.5m tax write-off . . . if it opens

Baha Mar will enjoy at least $11.5 million in tax write-offs if it is ever able to complete its development, Tribune Business can reveal, with its current debt to the Government pegged at $20 million.