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Tourism chief ‘praying’ for vaccination uptick

THE Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president yesterday said he is “praying” more persons become vaccinated at the next available opportunity as it is the “only way to combat COVID spikes”.

Sands fears for staff as cases spike

WITH daily recorded new COVID-19 infections back in the triple digits, former Minister of Health Dr Duane Sands says the country’s third wave appears to be accelerating.

HUBERT EDWARDS: A matter of life and debt

Given the need for growth, let us consider where we are.

Radio owners challenge broadcast ‘dumb down’

RADIO station owners are challenging the decision by regulators to seek two more FM broadcasters given that the market is already saturated with players “dumbing down” content and struggling to survive.

‘The protocol measures are extremely complex’

As the chef de mission for the Central American and Caribbean Games in Veracruz, Mexico, in 2014, Cora Hepburn said she’s more prepared for the task of heading Team Bahamas in the same capacity for the 2020 Olympic Games.

‘Fairly good turnout’ at 10th annual Ed Armbrister Baseball Summer Camp

ORGANISER Michael Butler said he was quite impressed with the outcome of the 10th annual Ed Armbrister Baseball Summer Camp, which paid tribute to the late Major League Baseball Player.

AML Foods targets $12m sales at new Freeport site

AML Foods is targeting $12m in annual sales from its new Solomon’s Freeport location, its top executive revealed yesterday, despite it being two-thirds the size of its former Queen’s Highway site.

17 new COVID related deaths reported

MINISTRY of Health officials have reported 17 new COVID-19 related deaths including several cases that were previously under investigation and are now reclassified.

Employer to still pay for staff COVID tests

A prominent Bahamian merchant yesterday backed away from requiring employees to pay for their own COVID-19 tests and said it will comply with an Act that requires it to foot the bill.

Bucks even series

Deandre Ayton’s postseason double digit scoring streak ended at 13 games and the Phoenix Suns squandered a nine-point fourth quarter en route to a game four loss in the NBA Finals.

Jones and WNBA All-Stars beat US Olympic team 93-85

A BUSY WNBA All-Star night for Jonquel Jones featured an MVP calibre performance in an historic win for Team WNBA and a second place finish in the MTN DEW 3-Point Contest.

Union chief: Workers not feeling tourism’s rebound

The hotel union’s president yesterday said industry workers were yet to feel the benefits from tourism’s post-COVID resurgence with “no higher than 40 percent” of his members recalled to work to-date.

Carnival’s GB port to double arrivals to 1m

Carnival’s Grand Bahama port will double the passengers it brings to the island to one million within three years of completion, economic forecasters have predicted, while boosting annual visitor spend by $68m.

Cruise port eyes 1m visitors by end-2021

Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday said it could welcome one million visitors over the five months to year-end 2021 even if vessels call with just 60 percent average occupancy.

Baha Mar builder seeks Bahamian judicial assistance

Baha Mar’s main contractor has launched its own bid to secure Bahamian judicial assistance in a bid to unearth evidence that will support its counter-claims against former owner Sarkis Izmirlian.

Realtor: ‘Best sales in 99-year history’

A prominent realtor has revealed his firm is enjoying “the best year in our 99-year history” with the high-end Bahamian property market “going gangbusters” following its post-COVID lockdown emergence.

Ayton’s foul trouble limits the Suns in Game 3 loss

Deandre Ayton struggled in limited, foul plagued minutes of his Phoenix Suns’ game three loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2021 NBA Finals, but acknowledged the support from the Bahamian public as one of his many motivating factors in his team’s chase for the first Larry O’Brien trophy in franchise history.

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