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Tropical Storm Fiona forms in Atlantic

A DEPRESSION over the central Atlantic Ocean strengthened on Wednesday afternoon into Tropical Storm Fiona to become the sixth named storm of the season.

Shelters - all open from noon Friday.

All remaining emergency shelters opened at 12 noon today, to accommodate residents who might have to evacuate their homes due to severe flooding. The shelters in the Southern Bahamas were activated on Thursday for residents who decided to remain on

Athletes in spotlight at final trials

DEVINE Parker, Megan Moss, Denvaughn Whymns, Tavonte Mott, Shaun Miller and Bronson Rolle were among some of the outstanding performers at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ final trials for the CARIFTA Games over the weekend.

THE BIG T TRAVELS TO LOS ANGELES TO SEE REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER LIVE

There’s been plenty for Bill Maher to celebrate of late: He’s just marked the 20th anniversary of his original talk show, Politically Incorrect, with his team; his HBO political discussion programme Real Time is in its 11th season, and the news just keeps handing him comedy material.

Hutchison 'falls miserably short' on Grand Bahama

Hutchison Whampoa “has fallen miserably short” on Grand Bahama, a well-known attorney yesterday urging it to “step up to the plate” and correct the “management disasters” that have resulted in many of its investments failing.

Legal battle to restart on web shop taxation

The Government and web shops will resolve their dispute over the industry’s “sliding scale” tax structure in the courts, it was revealed yesterday, despite making progress on the “patron tax”.

BTC targets ‘another 20%’ in cost slashes

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) needs to “reduce operating costs by another 20 per cent” before cellular phone services are liberalised, its chief executive yesterday saying its post-privatisation transformation had reached “the halfway mark”.

THE PRESS BOX: FIFA WORLD CUP 2018 PREVIEW PART 1

FIRST things first, let’s start things off by congratulating Budweiser and Jimmy’s Wines and Spirits for running another awesome promotion. Once again, sending another lucky Bahamian to a world-class, international sporting event. This time around,

Father Marcian basketball tourney underway

THE Father Marcian Peters basketball tournament continued yesterday with play in the primary boys’ division dominating the schedule at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

Brokers leader: Health sales rise 20% despite NHI

The Bahamas Insurance Brokers Association’s (BIBA) president says her business has enjoyed a 20 per cent increase in health insurance sales despite National Health Insurance’s (NHI) imminent arrival, with policy renewals occurring more quickly than ever.

Baha Mar gets $2m severance pay nod

Baha Mar yesterday obtained Bankruptcy Court authorisation to pay almost $2 million in severance monies, with July 20 now seemingly set as the date that will determine the fate of several thousand employees.

VAT ‘Death sentence’ fear for new housing projects

The Government’s proposal to make residential real estate sales ‘exempt’ from Value-Added Tax (VAT) could have “very serious” implications for property developers, Tribune Business was told yesterday, one describing it as “a death sentence”.

Labour Dept placing just 2 per cent of job seekers

The Department of Labour is finding work for just 2 per cent of its registered job-seekers, a ratio that is exacerbating low workforce productivity and inequality in Bahamian society.

NHI threatens 20% rise in doctor costs

The Government’s proposed National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme threatens to increase doctors’ costs by “at least 20 per cent”, amid competing proposals to reform the profession’s relationship with insurers and the Government.

Carifta day 2: Golds for Shaun Miller in high jump, Girls 4x100 team

A YEAR ago Shaun Miller was injured and missed the trip to Grenada, so he had to wait for this year to make his debut at the 46th Flow Carifta Games.

‘Absolutely horrible’ boat registration hikes kick-in

Fishermen and tour operators yesterday hit out at the “absolutely horrible” ten-fold and greater increase in boat registration and renewal fees that Bahamian businesses must pay with the New Year’s arrival.

Bahamas ‘20 years behind’ Canada on Payment systems

Private sector leaders yesterday hailed the Central Bank’s planned 2013 electronic payments initiatives as “long overdue”, adding that the Bahamian commercial banking system was 20 years behind Canada in the adoption of such technology.

Port in 2.5% tariff rate rise forecast

The Arawak Cay port’s tariff rates are expected to increase by 2.5 per cent per year from 2016 onwards, it has been revealed, matching the Bahamas’ long-term inflation rate.

Megan Moss claims Athlete of the Year

COLLEGIAN Megan Moss returned home to claim the Red-Line Athletics Track Club’s coveted Athlete of the Year award.Although she arrived home late after her flight from Florida was delayed on Saturday night, Moss joined a host of outstanding performers

Athletes qualify for the CARIFTA Games

KEYSHAWN Strachan, in rewriting his Bahamian national javelin record, led a list of nine athletes who achieved the qualifying standards for the 2022 CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica, set for the Easter holiday weekend.

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