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Doctors sees 75% growth in demand

Doctors Hospital has seen a 75 percent year-over-year increase in demand for its services based on top-line revenue growth during the first six months of its 2022 financial year, a senior executive has revealed.

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A TRUE BAHAMIAN PATRIOT: Former Governor General Arthur Dion Hanna dies age 93

FORMER Governor General and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Dion Hanna, the ardent progressive whose faith in Bahamians helped push The Bahamas toward independence and sparked the Bahamianization policy that defined an era, died at home yesterday at 93.

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Realtors ‘embrace’ demand for cryptocurrency purchases

Bahamian realtors yesterday revealed they are developing strategic alliances to “embrace” cryptocurrencies already being used as a means of payment for local property transactions.

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Governor: Public finance rebuild ‘ambition’ critical

The Central Bank’s governor yesterday said the government’s “fiscal consolidation ambition” is critical to protecting the external reserves and currency peg, as well as enabling the country to meet its debt payments.

Marinas seek ‘home port’ equivalent over yachting

The Bahamas will enjoy “the equivalent of cruise ship home porting” if the government follows through on pledges to develop a fully-fledged yacht registry, Tribune Business was told yesterday.

Taylor Industries owners give ex-staff $150k boost

The Supreme Court has approved a transaction that will see Taylor Industries’ former owners make a $150,000 payment that could significantly boost recoveries for former staff of the insolvent retailer.

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‘Thousands of vaccines’ to counter near-bottom status

The Bahamas will likely receive “hundreds of thousands” of COVID-19 vaccine doses this quarter, it was revealed yesterday, amid concerns the nation is near-bottom in the Caribbean in inoculation rates.

Gas station operators warn on taxing times

Bahamian gas station operators yesterday said they have received no answer from the government despite “crying out for assistance” on improved profit margins and a lower tax burden.

Sovereign Wealth Fund

There has been a lot of chatter in the news and on talk shows about our national treasure and the need for a Sovereign Wealth Fund, and it has become tiresome listening to all the banter around Aragonite.

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Ayton posts double double in loss

DEANDRE Ayton recorded his 14th double double of the postseason but the Phoenix Suns lost their third consecutive game of the NBA Finals and now face elimination for the first time in the 2021 Playoffs.

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HUBERT EDWARDS: A matter of life and debt

There is every expectation that The Bahamas’ current economic crisis will eventually come to an end. These things always do. What is not as clear is when, and how, it will be corrected.

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PAHO: Don’t reopen fully when cases are on the rise

A PAN American Health Organization official has warned countries against fully reopening economies while COVID-19 cases are rising.

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Carnival’s GB port to double arrivals to 1m

Carnival’s Grand Bahama port will double the passengers it brings to the island to one million within three years of completion, economic forecasters have predicted, while boosting annual visitor spend by $68m.

Neutrality boost if ‘get ahead of G-20’

THE Bahamas can become a “neutral” venue for deal structuring and other major transactions “if we can get ahead of the curve” on the latest tax avoidance crackdown, a prominent banker argued yesterday.

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TV PROVIDER FACES PROBE ON SERVICE: Watchdog URCA to hold investigation into Cable Bahamas’ breakdowns

Regulators last night pledged to investigate Cable Bahamas’ TV service quality and said they were “majorly concerned” by the length and frequency of outages suffered by customers.

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Two down, two to go

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns have never been closer to an NBA title.

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PETER YOUNG: Beating the Germans at Wembley, dare we dream of more?

AFTER writing last week about the then upcoming clash between England and Germany at the European football championships, the extraordinary events of recent days demand a return to the subject today.

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Doctors in $7.747m COVID testing boost

Doctors Hospital enjoyed a $7.747m revenue boost as a result of administering more than 100,000 COVID-19 tests during the ten months to end-January 2021, it has been revealed.

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Central Bank signals reserves past danger

The Clearing Banks Association’s chairman yesterday said he is “not jumping through hoops just yet” despite the Central Bank’s actions signalling the post-COVID recovery is on “an upward trend”.

Nearly $50m loans fall into delinquency

Almost $50m worth of loans became delinquent during May 2021 as COVID-19 payment deferrals continued to expire, the Central Bank of The Bahamas has revealed.