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Public demand for vaccine ‘flattened’
DEMAND for the COVID-19 vaccine has flattened in The Bahamas even as more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab could arrive in the country as early as today, according to Ed Fields, deputy chair of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee.
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Taxis suffer 80% business fall-off
Taxi drivers have seen an 80 percent fall in business as they enter the traditionally slow September period, their union head said yesterday, adding that COVID testing and changed protocols are also to blame.
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PM says affordable land and housing plans are part of manifesto
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has insisted that recently announced plans to offer concessions to young, prospective homeowners was sparked by goals in his party’s manifesto and not because an election is approaching.
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Dump trucks destroyed in blaze at compound
ROYAL Bahamas Police Force Fire Services is investigating a fire that left several privately owned dump trucks destroyed on Monday morning.
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COVID death toll increases by 10
TEN new COVID-19 deaths were reported over the weekend, taking the number of virus-related fatalities to 209.
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Instructor training held
MORE than 80 people participated in a certified craft instructor training course yesterday.
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Wynn targets April 2022 opening on $80m sales
The Wynn Group yesterday said it is targeting an April 2022 “soft opening” for its Goodman’s Bay condo hotel after generating $80m in residential unit sales.
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Bahamas hits 80% airline ‘sweet spot’
The Bahamas has hit the airline “sweet spot” with more than 80 percent of incoming seats to the destination filled during June 2021, it was revealed yesterday.
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Resorts showing Easter promise
Family Island hotels say they are “booked solid” for the Easter period, with one disclosing an 80 percent occupancy level for the holiday that traditionally marks the winter season peak and climax.
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Jonquel Jones scores 30, grabs 17 rebounds in win
JONQUEL Jones delivered another dominant performance for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023 Qualifiers.
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Stopover visitors off 100,000 for January
The Bahamas saw January visitor arrivals fall by more than 100,000 or 84 percent, a Cabinet minister disclosed yesterday, with COVID travel protocols set to remain until vaccination levels hit 80 percent.
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Family Island resorts ‘psyched’ on rebound
A senior tourism executive yesterday said Family Island hotels are “pretty psyched” about the upcoming winter season as they remain on track to beat 2021 forecasts by near 20 percentage points.
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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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Munnings makes his debut in Portugal, Fritz signs on with new club in Spain
TRAVIS Munnings made his debut with a new club in Portugal while Shaquillo Fritz signed on with a new club for the upcoming 2021 season in Spain.
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Motivation for Bahamians to lose weight
The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines overweight and obesity as excessive or abnormal fat accumulation that leads to increased health risks. Overweight is defined as a body mass index BMI greater than 25 and obesity is defined as a BMI greater than 30.
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Bridgewater dominates in his French reunion
DOMINICK Bridgewater was dominant in his return to France’s NM2 League.
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5,000 have now had vaccine
ABOUT 5,000 people have received their first shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine since the country began its vaccination programme last week.
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Home owner tax breaks to aid 80% of new starts
AN ex-Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) president yesterday hailed the Prime Minister’s home ownership tax breaks package for potentially boosting 80 percent of new construction starts, and said: “Better late than never.”
