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Bahamas’ ‘first class fills before economy’

The Bahamas’ tourism rebound is seeing “first class fill up before economy class”, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, estimating that as much as 80 percent of the industry’s economic impact has returned.

Disney: ‘We’ve struck right tone’ on Eleuthera project

Disney Cruise Line’s president yesterday asserted the cruise line had “really struck the right tone” in balancing economic development with conservation at a Lighthouse Point project it hopes to start this year.

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Pfizer rollout to start on Monday

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday declared the country finally has enough vaccines to meet demand and administration of the 128,700 Pfizer vaccine doses donated by the United States government will begin as early as Monday.

Doctors chief: Non-COVID patient care ‘under threat’

Doctor’s Hospital’s top executive yesterday warned that care for non-COVID patients is “under threat” as pandemic sufferers drive bed occupancy levels at its main hospital to near 80 percent.

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Fox Hill basketball legends recognised

WHILE there were no normal activities to commemorate the Fox Hill festivities on Tuesday, Pastor Robert ‘Bob’ Brown took the opportunity to recognise the achievement of some of the legendary basketball players in the community.

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PAHO renews call for people to take the vaccine

WHILE acknowledging the startling increase in COVID-19 cases in The Bahamas, Pan American Health Organization officials have renewed appeals to regional people and healthcare workers to take the vaccine.

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‘This boom has legs’

Palm Cay’s developer is planning to invest a further $100m in accelerating its build-out by exploiting surging real estate demand, its top executive saying yesterday: “This boom has got some legs.”

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Bahamas Power & Light | SKYGuard Tropical Storm Fred Projected Track, Winds & Arrival Times ( e-Alert #10)

Tropical Storm Fred Discussion Number 8 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

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Potcakes rescue mission

AROUND 80 dogs from the Bahamas Humane Society will take part in a “Wings of Rescue” flight to the United States this morning as a part of a plan to reduce the population in the overcrowded shelter.

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Tropical storm watch continues

CHIEF Meteorologist Basil Dean predicted heavy rainfall starting as early as today due to a disturbance in the Atlantic Ocean – which has since developed into Tropical Storm Fred.

PLP plays politics with lives

The PLP is playing politics with people’s lives.

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‘Jazz’ placed on COVID-19 injured list

AS a precaution, Bahamian professional baseball player Jasrado ‘Jazz’ Chisholm was placed on the Miami Marlins’ COVID-19 injured list with flu-like symptoms on Monday, the Marlins’ announced on their website.

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‘Niche marketing is the way forward for GB’

A SENIOR tourism official in Grand Bahama said they are focusing attention on niche markets to boost the island’s tourism sector.

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Officials keep watch on potential tropical storm formation

OFFICIALS at the National Emergency Management Agency are closely monitoring one of two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean, one of which could be in Bahamian waters by Wednesday.

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Bringing home gold: Time for a national celebration

Team Bahamas, led by gold medallists Steven Gardiner and Shaunae Miller-Uibo, will be returning home on Thursday for national celebrations for their performances at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

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WORLD VIEW: Rethink full membership of CARICOM to make it effective

Almost 80 years ago, Jamaica’s Norman Manley asked a question that has been echoing throughout the 12 independent English-Speaking Caribbean countries that form the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

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Law change to open building inspections

The government is planning to reform construction-related laws so that licensed architects and engineers can approve building works performed by their counterparts, the deputy prime minister has revealed.