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WHY AREN’T THEY TESTING PEOPLE? Questions raised over why large numbers are not taking Day Five test
DOCTOR Michael Darville, the co-chair of the Progressive Liberal Party’s COVID-19 task force, says the revelation that 46 percent of travellers to The Bahamas have not taken the COVID-19 antigen test after five days in the country is alarming and should “greatly concern” Bahamians.
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COVID visitor testing hits 'bumps in road'
The Government's five-day COVID-19 visitor testing strategy has hit "some bumps in the road" on islands where provision is solely reliant on the public sector clinics, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
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Coach Greene says he was ‘diagnosed with COVID-19’
Their season won’t start until next weekend but, by then, head coach Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene expects to be out of his coronavirus pandemic quarantine and back on the sidelines with his University of Kentucky Wildcats track and field team.
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Drop in top grades as exam results are released
NATIONAL exam results worsened in 2020 compared to 2019, with fewer students achieving A, B and C grades and more students receiving D, E, F and G grades compared to the year before.
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Five-month loan wait dampening realtor's outlook
A Bahamian realtor yesterday voiced concern that renewed market "optimism" could founder over tightened bank lending policies that are taking up to five months to issue mortgage approvals.
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COVID travel measures ‘won’t ease in any way’
A Cabinet minister last night said the government is “not minded in any way to relax the health travel protocols” despite conceding that have likely helped to “depress demand” and tourism’s revival.
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INSIGHT: Bring on the vaccines as it’s our only realistic route back to a life of normalcy
IF I had only a dime for how many times I’ve heard 2020 called “the worst year ever” or “a year to forget”. Indeed, 2020 inflicted what seemed to be an unending loop of trauma on people all over the world. It wasn’t until the end of the year that we were all ready to remove our hands from our eyes to see the possibility of change in the near future as a result of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
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Dismal start to the year for Port Lucaya Marketplace
The Straw Markets are closed and there are no visitors buying authentic souvenir straw crafts or browsing the stores and eating in the restaurants at Port Lucaya Marketplace - making it a dismal start to 2021.
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Governor in bank fee 'transparency' pledge
The Central Bank's governor yesterday pledged to deliver "greater transparency" on commercial bank fees as the country's first credit bureau prepares to start issuing reports by the 2021 second quarter.
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Megan Moss The Tribune’s Junior Female Athlete of Year
IT was day one of the Ministry of Sports’ National High School Track and Field Championships on Thursday, March 12 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium when all sporting activities were halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Romad Dean The Tribune’s Junior Male Athlete of Year
ROMAD Dean’s finish to his debut season with the Crestwood Prep Lions in Ontario, Canada, saw his continued ascension in the prep basketball recruiting rankings to earn The Tribune’s 2020 Junior Male Athlete of the Year.
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Fisheries Act 'hijacked' by discrimination row
A Cabinet minister yesterday hinted at constitutional changes to achieve the Government's goal with the Fisheries Act, which he said is being “hijacked” by the dispute over whether it is discriminatory.
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Rotary begins rebuilding project for Sweeting's Cay
The Rotary Clubs on Grand Bahama have embarked on the Sweeting’s Cay Home Repair project to rebuild homes on the cay, where residents have been living in tents and displaced for the past 18 months since Hurricane Dorian.
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Oil explorer blasts ‘baseless’ claims over its insurance
The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) yesterday blasted its opponents for “deliberate and gross misrepresentation” over suggestions its exploratory well lacks adequate insurance coverage.
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‘Sir William Allen helped make our nation better’
FORMER Finance Minister Sir William “Bill” Allen died at home yesterday after a long illness. He was 83.
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Committee set up to advise on university president search
THE board of trustees of University of The Bahamas has appointed a Presidential Search Committee to establish the process by which the new institution’s president will be selected and hired.
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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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Coleby and Happinets extend winning streak to five games
KADEEM Coleby and the Akita Northern Happinets extended their winning streak to five games and have won 10 of their 12 games in the month of December to re-enter the playoff picture.
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Chavez Young sidelined with injury in Australia Baseball League
AFTER several delays to the start of the Australian Baseball League, Chavez Young finally had an opportunity to make his debut, but following an injury in his first at bat, the switch hitting outfielder has been sidelined.
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‘Buddy’ Hield cans 26 in loss to Trail Blazers
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Damian Lillard scored eight of his season-high 40 points in the final four minutes, and the Portland Trail Blazers tied a franchise record with 23 3-pointers to beat the Sacramento Kings 132-126 last night for their fourth straight victory.
