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Captain held after ‘threats to his crew’

POLICE are questioning a boat captain after his vessel was brought into New Providence on Sunday by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for allegedly threatening his crew.

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Tourism ‘90% unaffected’ by COVID-19 tightening

Tourism industry executives yesterday voiced optimism that the industry’s recovery will not be impacted by the government’s tightening of COVID restrictions, with one asserting it will be “90 percent unaffected”.

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You may have heard this before from BPL . . . PLEASE BEAR WITH US

BAHAMAS Power and Light chairman Dr Donovan Moxey has called for consumers to “bear” with the company following several recent power outages in New Providence, insisting the electricity provider is doing “ everything” it can to improve service.

BPL chief hails $15m storage ‘game changer’

Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chief executive yesterday hailed its planned $15m battery storage facility as a “game changer” for energy costs, efficiency and supply reliability.

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BPL Abaco restoration ‘advanced’

BAHAMAS Power and Light Company is at the advanced stage of their restoration efforts in Abaco post Hurricane Dorian, according to chief operating officer Ian Pratt.

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The importance of the Olympic Games

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THE Summer Olympics finally got on the way last Friday, in Tokyo after a year’s delay caused by the pandemic.

Top restaurant’s manager laments COVID measures

An executive with a prominent restaurant says the tighter COVID restrictions “don’t make any sense” as he lamented the earlier curfew, indoor dining prohibition and discrimination in favour of hotels.

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URCA demands Cable Bahamas pull political ad

THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority has ordered Cable Bahamas Limited to immediately cease and desist from broadcasting a political advertisement of Progressive Liberal Party Leader Philip “Brave” Davis that has been showing on its channels.

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Tourism urged: Do more to counter COVID inaccuracy

A senior tourism official yesterday questioned what the industry is doing collectively “to counter” COVID-19 disinformation on social media as he revealed the “uneven” Family Islands recovery.

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Nassau’s airport in US PreCheck first

The Bahamas’ main aviation gateway has been selected as the first airport outside the US to run a 90-day “pilot” for fast-tracking security clearance for returning American travellers.

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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.

Robotics and renewables join high school curriculum

The Ministry of Education is adding robotics and sustainable energy as topics to its high school curriculum in a bid to further reduce workforce skills gaps in industries The Bahamas wants to develop.

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Forbes: Vaccine coverage must be the priority

THE country’s top infectious disease expert says vaccine coverage in the country needs to be prioritised as less than 40,000 Bahamians have been fully vaccinated and COVID-19 cases surge again.

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‘OVERWHELMED’: Nurses’ leader says staff struggling with stream of new COVID patients

AN increase of COVID-19 hospital admissions is overwhelming public sector nurses who are already strained by “poor” working conditions, Bahamas Nurses Union president Amancha Williams said yesterday.

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PMH forced to restrict services as cases surge

PRINCESS Margaret Hospital has suspended all elective surgeries and only emergency cases are being allowed in response to an influx of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks.

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Ayton: This is just the beginning

Deandre Ayton’s memorable 2021 postseason run came to an end as his Phoenix Suns missed an opportunity to make franchise history in the NBA Finals.

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Willis Mackey Jr signs with Mulhouse Basket Agglomeration in France

Willis Mackey Jr has relocated to a new club in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) League.

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Airbnbs ‘choke off’ local rental market

Exuma’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday warned that the island’s soaring vacation property success was “choking off” Bahamian access to affordable rental units.

Policy reforms need for $200m IDB guarantee

The Bahamas must implement several policy reforms to develop its “blue economy” in return for obtaining a $200m guarantee that will underwrite the government’s planned $700m foreign currency bond.

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Ayton and the Suns miss out as Bucks win championship

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again.