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Central Bank holding $71m 'dormant' funds

The Central Bank of the Bahamas was holding almost $71 million in ‘dormant account’ funds at year-end 2012, having received a further $3.58 million last year.

The British are coming

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Travel visa purchases ‘much higher’ for May

A Cabinet minister yesterday argued local COVID case numbers are the only obstacle to tourism’s revival as May’s health travel visa purchases were “substantially higher” than the prior month.

Bahamas ‘leads pack’ over digital adoption

A senior Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) executive yesterday hailed The Bahamas as “a bit of a bellwether” for the Caribbean on digital payments adoption with more than 50 percent of its local clients now using such channels.

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Giants avoid being eliminated

JEREMY Hutchinson and Gamaliel Rose provided a 1-2 punch as the twin towers helped the Commonwealth Bank Giants stave off elimination against the defending champions Mail Boat Cybots on Saturday night.

GBPA ‘exposed’ to legal challenge on power rate process

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) was yesterday warned it is “exposing” itself to potential legal challenge by allowing just a nine-day public consultation over the island’s proposed electricity rates for the next three years.

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HALF OF MEDICAL STAFF STILL WON’T TAKE JAB: Doctor among COVID deaths as Pfizer rollout scheduled for Thursday

AN unvaccinated physician has died of COVID-19 complications, while three unvaccinated healthcare workers are currently hospitalised with the virus, according to Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee chairperson.

GSSSA: Rattlers to face Mystic Marlins

By BRENT STUBBS

Bahamas destroys Dominica 125-21 in CBC U-16

WE may be running out of superlatives to describe just how dominant the Bahamas junior national team has been in overwhelming the competition at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation U16 Championships.

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GBPA welcomes govt help for small business

THE Grand Bahama Port Authority’s small business recovery grant programme will receive matching grant funding of $100,000 from the government’s Small Business Development Centre to assist small businesses. GBPA President Ian Rolle “welcomed” the par

Trump-ing US travel warning on Bahamas

A Cabinet minister yesterday said he has “cautiously” asked the prime minister to raise The Bahamas’ concerns over US travel advisories when he meets Donald Trump this weekend.

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Final results in - but analysis raises questions over accuracy

REFERENDUM results from Fort Charlotte, Fox Hill, Marathon and Sea Breeze – the remaining four undisclosed constituencies from Tuesday’s vote – were released to the public yesterday, with all four adhering to result trends already set earlier this week.

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PREVENTION OR PROSECUTION?: PM says priority must be tackling causes of crime not just catching criminals

PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis has described as “alarming” this year’s current rise in cases of murder.

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Minister targeting 8.8% boating market growth

THE Bahamas' marina industry saw more than 157,000 boats landed last year, according to the Minister of Tourism, who yesterday said projections indicate an 8.8 per cent increase in the recreational boating market over the next several years.

78% debt ‘threatens to sink the Bahamas’

The Bahamas’ 78 per cent debt-to-GDP ratio “is a real concern” that threatens to sink this nation, the FNM’s deputy leader said yesterday.

$300m stocking island project to bring 200 permanent jobs

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday announced the government’s approval of an application for the sale of 70 acres of land on Stocking Island, off Exuma, where a $300m five star development will be constructed.

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‘VJ’ Edgecombe and Donovan Freeman fall to east 88-86

BAHAMIANS Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe and Donovan Freeman took the court for the 2024 McDonald’s All-American Game at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Tuesday.

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Operators force deciding game 5

With the game and their season on the line, Keva Johnson powered inside for the winning basket to help the Bommer Gee Operators stave off elimination and force a fifth and deciding game.

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South Andros men win opener

South Andros won the opener of the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s 2014 Bunny Levarity Basketball Tournament at the AF Adderley Gymnasium last night. But Bimini gave them all they could handle.

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High blood pressure linked to sexual dysfunction in women and men

It is well-known that uncontrolled elevated blood pressure can lead to erectile dysfunction in men. It is relatively common for the first symptom of new onset or known poorly controlled hypertension to be poor quality erections.