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PUBLIC HOSPITALS 'RUN ON JUST 17% OF BUDGET'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Overstaffing through the politically-related "pile on" of public service workers has left the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) with less than 20 per cent of its annual budget availa

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Mail Boat Cybots defeat the Cleaners, Athletico beat Rebels

WITH a change in venue from the AF Adderley Gymnasium to the DW Davis Gymnasium, the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) continued its regular season action on Wednesday night with Athletico Bahamas and the Mail Boat Cybots securing victories in the the double-header.

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High Flyers win opener

The Breezes High Flyers soared on all cylinders last night as they flew past the Johnson’s Trucking 98-84 to snatch a 1-0 lead in the New Providence Basketball Association men’s division II best-of-five championship series.

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Minister: End of AIDS epidemic in sight

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said The Bahamas has reached the moment where “tremendous progress is being made” and that the “end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight.”.

Club Med: Over 75% of workforce returns

Club Med's general manager yesterday revealed that more than 75 percent of the resort's staff have returned to work at the property despite its near three-year shutdown due to COVID-19.

Gov't to 'unleash' $200m Water Corp investments

An MP yesterday said the Davis administration is poised to "unleash" the most ambitious capital investment initiative ever by the Water & Sewerage Corporation with $200m earmarked for 80 projects over a five-year period.

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Dump fire ‘80% out’ but smoke still rising

AS TOXIC smoke from the New Providence Landfill continued to blanket communities yesterday, Deputy Director of Environmental Services Thomasina Wilson said the fire, which has been burning for nearly two weeks, is 80 per cent extinguished.

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No agreement over worker ratios at $200m The Pointe

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes revealed yesterday the government and The Pointe’s executives have conflicting numbers when it comes to the worker ratio at the $200m West Bay Street development.The minister told The Tribune a discrepancy was discovered

Customs delays Nassau port roll-out to October 1

The implementation of Customs’ electronic single window (ESW) for 80 percent of goods entering this country has been delayed by one month to October 1, it was announced yesterday.The Ministry of Finance said the roll-out of the fully electronic proce

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‘More than 80% now have power,’ says BPL

DESPITE more than 5,000 households left without electricity after the passage of Hurricane Matthew 12 days ago, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) executives say more than 80 per cent of residential customers in New Providence have been restored to supply.

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UPDATED – Cases count: 16 positive, including exuma woman

THE Bahamas recorded 16 new cases of COVID-19 yesterday, including ten on Grand Bahama and five on New Providence.

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VIDEO: Kenred Dorsett granted $50,000 bail

FORMER Environment and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett was granted $50,000 bail with two sureties in the Supreme Court on Friday.

Aliv reaches out to help blaze victim

ALIV, as part of its duty to the community, stepped up to the plate to donate funds as well as necessary items which included clothes to 96-year-old Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock resident Doris Smith.Ms Smith is one of Grand Bahama’s oldest inhabitants w

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Giants defend title

The Commonwealth Bank Giants repeated as New Providence Basketball Association Division I champions and will once again represent the capital and reclaim the Bahamas Basketball Federation National Championship.

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Tahnaj Thomas to start on the mound opening night

TAHNAJ Thomas will have an opportunity to make an immediate impression on the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation and their lofty expectations for him this season as he progresses to the Appalachian League. According to Tim Hayes of the Bristol Herald C

Bahamas targets Latin American airlift doubling

THE Bahamas should be able to double airlift from Latin America in two years, the Ministry of Tourism’s director general said yesterday, adding that visitors from the region should grow to nearly 6 per cent of total arrivals in three years.

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Long Island cruise port build-out to hit $500m

The developer behind the planned Long Island cruise port has committed to employing a workforce that is a minimum 80 percent Bahamian for a project where the total investment could exceed $500m.

D’Aguilar: Govt 'living in a dream world' over Bahamian contractor payout

THe Government is “living in a dream world” if it believes that Bahamian contractors will be paid the $74m owed collectively for work carried out on the $3.5 billion Baha Mar development, a former Baha Mar director said yesterday, asserting that “no buyer” except the original developer is interested in seeing them paid.

Briland rebound beats projection ‘by over 25-30%’

Harbour Island resort operators yesterday said the post-COVID tourism rebound has exceeded expectations by 25-30 percent, and added: “We’re still rocking and rolling.”

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SMU beats Arizona 66-60 in Battle 4 Atlantis

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Ben Emelogu scored 20 points and SMU upset No. 2 Arizona 66-60 in last night’s consolation round at the Battle 4 Atlantis, handing the Wildcats their second consecutive loss to an unranked opponent.