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A chance to give thanks
A PRE-THANKSGIVING day event was held by Nassau Village MP Jamahl Strachan for members of the Bahamas Alliance for the Blind and Visually Impaired (BABVI).
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Bank fee moans? It’s your ‘own damn fault’
The Central Bank’s top inspector yesterday said he had little sympathy for those complaining about bank fees since it was their “own damn fault if they are too lazy to switch” to online banking.
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Bishop Laish Boyd concerned about election victory margins, turnout
BISHOP Laish Boyd has voiced concern regarding margins of victory and a lower-than-normal voter turnout in the September general election, saying such margins may encourage a government to be less than fair and less than evenhanded.
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RBDF promotions approved ‘soon’
ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said promotions for the organisation should be approved soon.
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Unvaccinated still dominate numbers
NINETY-TWO percent of the people who died or were admitted to the Princess Margaret Hospital for COVID-19 in October were unvaccinated, according to the Public Hospitals Authority.
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Resorts set for ‘over 90%’ Thanksgiving occupancies
Major Bahamian resorts are set to enjoy occupancies “in excess of 90 percent” over the Thanksgiving holiday, a top hotelier disclosed yesterday, adding: “We’re not looking back.”
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Assessment ordered of BPL operations
THE government has ordered a rapid assessment of Bahamas Power and Light’s operations in order to create a strategy for the way forward, according to Public Works and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears yesterday.
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Bahamas to benefit from agriculture initiative
THE Bahamas will benefit from the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) – a major new initiative led by the United Arab Emirates and United States with the support of over 30 governments.
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Bahamas Humane Society is inundated with puppies and kittens
BAHAMAS Humane Society is appealing for donations and assistance after a number of unwanted animals were surrendered to the shelter in a matter of days.
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Bahamas set to face Canada in FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers
The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team is set to return to action in less than two weeks when they face Canada in the first window of the FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.
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Pintard: I’ll unite FNM factions
MARCO City MP Michael Pintard pledged to shake up the status quo and unify the different factions of the Free National Movement as he launched his leadership bid last night.
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Jones catches fire with monster 44-point game
Jonquel Jones had the most dominant performance of her professional basketball career to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina to an opening round win in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023 Qualifiers.
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FRONT PORCH – Climate Emergency: When a Cat 5 Strikes Nassau?
There is a deep ocean of rhetoric from countries producing the vast majority of carbon emissions heating our planet, with myriad pledges on reducing emissions, and promises cum pledges of funds for developing countries facing existential danger amidst rising sea levels, increasing inequality and natural disasters.
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Townhouse’s helping hand for Harbour Island students
ROMALIA’S Townhouse donated 65 backpack school bags and 36 drawstring bags with assorted school supplies, nutritional snacks and toiletries to the Harbour Island All Age School last month.
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Sweeting’s Cay residents ‘are still sleeping in tents’
MYLES Laroda, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, was concerned that some Sweeting’s Cay residents were sleeping in tents, two years following Hurricane Dorian.
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Epic matchup in Battle 4 Atlantis
The inaugural Bad Boy Mowers’ Battle 4 Atlantis Women’s Tournament will conclude with an epic matchup between the top two teams in all of college basketball.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: It’s not what you say... but how you say it!!
THIS week has been hard for Bahamians. Ever since news broke late last Friday that a beautiful, young baby girl affectionately known as ‘Bella’ lost her life, there’s been a pall cast over the nation.
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Man admits having gun and drugs
A 21-year-old man who was caught with a quantity of ammunition and drugs must pay $3,200 to avoid spending nine months behind bars.
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FAMILY’S DESPAIR AT BELLA’S DEATH: Police quiz couple after four-year-old dies from ‘injuries’
THE family of a four-year-old girl who died in hospital on Friday after being brought to the facility with injuries is struggling to accept the situation, with one relative sorrowfully telling The Tribune yesterday “we sent her to her death”.
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Bad weather may ‘knock 10-15% off’ for marinas
The Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president yesterday voiced fears that anticipated bad weather may “knock 10-15 percent off” visiting boater traffic this Thanksgiving holiday.