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Restaurant entrepreneur: Growth ‘blows our mind’
A New Providence restaurant entrepreneur yesterday said the company’s growth from a home-based business to an actual physical location despite the COVID-19 pandemic “blows our mind”.
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Leader award for Bahamian farmer
BAHAMIAN farmer Deon Gibson, an agricultural enthusiast, has been recognised as a “Leader of Rurality”.
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Health insurance VAT: 'This is not about money'
The Government has undertaken not to change the VAT treatment of private medical insurance claims until a full study is done, its top finance official asserting: "This is not about trying to get tax money."
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$500,000 for women’s shelter
THE government has allocated $500,000 for a new women’s shelter, it was revealed in the Senate.
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Financial industry in more attrition
The Bahamian banking sector saw total on-balance sheet assets shrink by $23bn or 13.3 percent in 2021 as the industry faced regulatory and other “headwinds” that continued to chip away at its size.
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‘We have not been consulted by govt on marijuana legislation’
HIGH priest Rithmond McKinney said the Davis administration has not consulted with his community regarding their sacramental rights as officials move to finalise legislation that will regulate medical cannabis and industrial hemp industries.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr leads All-Star Ballot Returns for NL 2nd Basemen
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr emerged as the leading vote getter for National League second baseman after the first return of 2022 MLB All-Star ballots.
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'BPL hedging deal is still in place'
BAHAMAS Power & Light Company’s hedging deal is still in place and will continue to cover a portion of the electricity provider’s fuel costs until next year, Latrae Rahming, director of communications in the Office of the Prime Minister, said yesterday.
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‘No impact’ on tourism from Exuma resort deaths
EXUMA’S tourism numbers remain strong despite the tragic deaths of three American tourists in May at Sandals Emerald Bay Resort.
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Workers won't see 'equitable rebound'
Bahamian workers are unlikely to enjoy an “equitable rebound” in employment conditions post-COVID, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is warning, with the pandemic likely to have worsened existing skills gaps and mismatches.
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Technology provider eyes data recovery laboratory
A Bahamian technology provider says it is investing in a “data recovery laboratory” that will employ biometrics, and face and voice recognition, to help prevent fraud in an increasingly digital world.
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Motorists’ misery only just begun
THE Ministry of Works and Utilities said the Village Road Improvement project is slated for completion at the latest in November as some citizens complain about the inconvenience of road repairs and closures in the area.
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No ending in sight for gas price rises
ACTING Prime Minister Chester Cooper says it is anticipated that gasoline prices will continue to escalate “for the foreseeable future”.
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DPM ‘not concerned’ on Fintech regulatory threat
The Deputy Prime Minister says The Bahamas is “not concerned” about the potential threat of increased international regulatory pressures and scrutiny due to the growth of its digital assets industry.
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EDITORIAL: Once more, Venezuela touted as a solution
THE price of gas may be around $7 a gallon right now, but Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has a solution, it seems – Venezuela.
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AG hails ‘greatest ever Out Islands investment’
The Attorney General yesterday asserted that the Davis administration is making “the greatest investment in the Family Islands of the country that we have seen since independence”.
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Lack of budget objectives hits climate spend analysis
THE absence of specific spending objectives in the annual Budget makes it difficult to assess whether the $126.5m allocated for climate change and disaster mitigation in 2021-2022 had the desired effect, it was revealed yesterday.
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‘We will end vexing issues over citizenship’
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder confirmed yesterday the Davis administration will bring an end to the “vexing” issue of inequality between men and women regarding the transfer of citizenship through the proposed Nationality Bill 2022.
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‘WHY DIDN’T GOVT ACT ON BPL’S OIL?': Pintard demands why securing cheap supply was not carried out
OPPOSITION Leader Michael Pintard is “deeply concerned” that Bahamas Power and Light is considering a cost increase for consumers, insisting yesterday that at the heart of the issue is the manner in which the government has “mismanaged” the power provider to date.
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‘Mangrove replant delay is madness’
AN outspoken environmentalist is furious over the protracted delay by a government agency to approve a licence to replant mangroves as part of a major restoration project on Grand Bahama.
