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British Colonial receives 400 manager applicants
Some 400 persons yesterday applied for managerial posts at the re-opening British Colonial with the property targeting a workforce that is 95 percent Bahamian.
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FRONT PORCH: The virtue of a life-long pursuit of personal growth and wisdom
In 1941, in his early 70s, after an extraordinary career and a dozen years before his death at 84, the brilliant French artist Henri Matisse underwent surgery following a diagnosis of abdominal cancer. He was left bed- and chair-ridden. Sculpturing and painting were now too physically challenging.
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Spartans win Baha Mar Hoops crown
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Spartans’ forward Mikeal Brown-Jones called the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championships one of the greatest tournaments he’s ever played in.
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THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force, through its title sponsor Fidelity Bank, will hold its annual Fun Run/Walk Race on Saturday, starting at 6am from Goodman’s Bay.
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‘Jazz’ gets a warm welcome home
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr made his return to home soil this past weekend at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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Club Med: Over 75% of workforce returns
Club Med's general manager yesterday revealed that more than 75 percent of the resort's staff have returned to work at the property despite its near three-year shutdown due to COVID-19.
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Bain and Grants Town Cybots win title
THE Bain and Grants Town Cybots followed up their undefeated regular season with a Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) title win on Monday.
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‘Buddy’ Hield and Pacers fall to Lakers
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield, who was linked to trade rumours with the Los Angeles Lakers, watched as LeBron James and Anthony Davis put on a show to dismantle his Indiana Pacers to claim the first National Basketball Association’s In-Season Tournament title.
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Low vaccination rates spark fears over polio
HEALTH officials are alarmed by declining vaccination among children and fear the country is at risk of reintroducing polio and other deadly diseases.
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BGDBA Playoffs: Cybots advance to next round, Patrollers tie series 1-1
The Bain and Grants Town Cybots booked their tickets to round two of the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) playoffs on Monday night after sweeping the Police Royals 2-0.
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Country’s first dengue death confirmed to be nine-year-old boy
HEALTH officials confirmed the country’s first dengue fever death since the virus’ re-emergence this year - a nine-year-old boy who died after showing symptoms of the disease.
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$36m stadium repair to finish 14 days before World Relays
THE Chinese government is fully covering the $36m repairs to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, which officials expect to be completed at least 14 days before the World Athletics Relay.
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Banks see 30% profits increase
Bahamian commercial banks collectively enjoyed a 30 percent year-over-year profit increase to $109.2m during the 2023 second quarter due to rising interest income, it was revealed yesterday.
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New Era Gym Rats win GBABA title
THE Grand Bahama Amateur Basketball Association completed their best-of-five championship series at the St George’s Gymnasium on Saturday night.
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Promotion Board president urges 30% stopover focus
The Bahamas Out Island Promotions Board president yesterday urged the nation to near-double the proportion of stopover visitors that make up its tourism base to 30 percent.
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Lori Roach: CARIFTA Triathlon & Aquathlon went exceptionally well
AFTER The Bahamas placed third overall with six medals at the CARIFTA Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships, event organisers are impressed with the country’s first hosting of the event.
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‘Hunger should not be a barrier to learning’
HUNGER should not prevent any child from attending school, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said as the government’s new free breakfast programme was launched on Monday.
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Bahamas ‘tops’ 5m visitors to end-June
The Ministry of Tourism's top official yesterday disclosed that visitor arrivals breached the five million mark for the 2023 half-year although higher-yielding stopovers and air arrivals remained slightly down on 2019's "banner year".
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Amateur golfers Gibson, Johnson miss the cut
It wasn’t the type of performance that Richard Gibson Jr anticipated in his return to the Latin America Amateur Championships.
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44 percent of students need ‘urgent intervention’
A LEARNING loss survey found that 44 per cent of public school students require urgent learning intervention, Education Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said yesterday.