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Scheme aims to bring farming into the backyard

AGRICULTURAL Development Organisation has partnered with The Church Commercial Farming Group (TCCFG) to facilitate the backyard farming initiative.

‘Challenge to survive’ even on $260 minimum wage

DESPITE the government raising the country’s minimum wage to $260, some yesterday argued that the challenge to survive remains.

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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.

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IAN FERGUSON: Get your business prepared for 2023

October is typically when successful businesses invest time and resources to prepare for the upcoming year. Today’s article focuses on a globally-respected tool that is being reintroduced to help Bahamian businesses attain a higher level of global competitiveness.

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PM: ‘No concerns’ that businesses won’t cope

PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said yesterday he had no concerns about small business longevity in the face of an impending light bill increase and now a newly announced higher minimum wage of $260 a week. Mr Davis said it was a step in the right direction.

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Officials to assess national diploma

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin revealed officials are hoping that by December they will be able to make an accurate assessment of the national high school diploma so that they can ensure it does not negatively affect students.

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Unions not giving up $300 minimum wage

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) president yesterday asserted that the labour movement will push for a further minimum wage increase to $300 per week once the economy has rebounded “in a strong way”.

Labour on the Blocks job fair to be held this weekend

OFFICIALS say the upcoming Labour on the Blocks job fair this weekend promises to be the “largest job fair ever”.

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Isaacs and Hanna team up at Lake Eerie Crushers

A PAIR of Bahamian players are set to become teammates in the Frontier League after a series of trades by the Lake Eerie Crushers.

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URCA promises ‘active review’ of BPL fuel hike

The energy regulator’s pledge that it has begun “an active review” of the up to 163 percent hike in Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel charge was yesterday branded “critical” to its continued credibility.

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PM calls on UN to ‘step up’ on human trafficking

AS he spoke of his administration’s plans to fortify the country’s borders in a bid to stave off increased migrant crossings, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis revealed that The Bahamas opted not to sign a declaration that suggested nations host undocumented people last June.

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PETER YOUNG: Effective new forum or just another talking shop?

PRESIDENT Macron of France started the ball rolling in May this year. During a speech in the European Parliament, he proposed creation of a European Political Community (EPC) as a new forum with the aim of promoting, at the strategic level, dialogue in order to strengthen the security and stability of the European continent.

‘Swimming against tide’ on $400k BPL bill hike

A local manufacturer is “swimming against the tide right now” with Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel charge hikes set to increase its 2023 electricity bill by around $400,000 year-over-year to more than $1m.

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Moody’s doubles down on ‘overly optimistic’ forecasts

Moody’s has doubled down on concerns that the Government’s Budget revenue forecasts are “overly optimistic” and that its debt servicing payments will be higher than projected due to the rise in global interest rates

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Three-under-par Harris is champion

FOR the second tournament in a row, David Harris emerged as the champion of the Bahamas Professional Golf Tour.

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Munnings makes impact in French ProB League

TRAVIS Munnings has had an immediate impact in his promotion to the French ProB League with his Boulazac Basket Dordogne basketball club.

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23 points and nine assists for Domnick Bridgewater

DOMNICK Bridgewater returned to pro basketball in the French Nationale Masculine 2 League on what seemed like a moment’s notice, but it took little time for the young point guard to display midseason form.

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1,400 consumers disconnected from power grid

BAHAMAS Power and Light CEO Shevonn Cambridge has revealed that slightly more than 1,400 consumers have been disconnected from the power grid.

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Atlantis: COVID rebound to ‘absorb’ BPL hit to $30m bill

A senior Atlantis executive yesterday voiced optimism that Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) massive fuel charge hikes will not slowdown the post-COVID tourism rebound “by itself” despite “the risk of eroding profits”.

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Banks must ‘clear runway’ on high loan delinquencies

The Central Bank’s governor yesterday agreed that commercial institutions must “focus on clearing the runway a lot more for new lending” by tackling loan delinquencies that exceed Caribbean and international norms.