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The worst pandemic facing the Bahamas is obesity
According to the World Obesity Federation, the Bahamas had an adult obesity rate of 27.9 percent in 2021. The Bahamas was ranked the sixth most obese country in the world according to 2014 statistics by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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INSIGHT: High marks from a hero of the force
DESPITE the alarming incidents of murder and crime in the country, the officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force are doing a “phenomenal job” – they are simply overwhelmed and need more support and resources, according to a former Assistant Commissioner.
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Bus drivers slam ‘empty promises’ during protest
Bus drivers yesterday slammed the Government’s “empty promises” as they staged a protest sit-in that was not universally welcomed by all participants in the transportation sector.
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Parliament’s IBC error key in Bacardi rum fortune fight
The now-former chief justice has ordered that a Bahamian International Business Company (IBC) be resurrected from its dissolution more than 17 years ago to rescue multi-billion dollar litigation involving the Bacardi rum fortune.
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FOCOL: ‘All resources we have’ to oil spill fight
FOCOL Holdings’ chairman yesterday pledged it was “deploying every resource we have” to clean-up the 30,000 gallon Exuma oil spill, and said: “We’ll do whatever’s necessary to stop it happening again.”
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Brace for higher inflation as growth trimmed to 5%
The Central Bank’s governor yesterday trimmed forecast Bahamian economic growth for 2022 “to at least 5 percent” while warning that the cost of living crisis facing many families has yet “to peak”.
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FACE TO FACE: Ali’s on a mission to reshape our nation
SHE has been actively involved in political advocacy for more than two decades. She is the first female leader of a political party in The Bahamas. She created an institute designed to mould aspiring political candidates into great leaders. She has authored a book that gives a course of action for the country and she recently became a member of the cloth.
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BRINGING HOME THE GOLD, SILVER: Team Bahamas makes nation proud
BIRMINGHAM, England — After 11 days of intense competition in seven disciplines, Team Bahamas will return from the 2022 Commonwealth Games with a gold and silver medal and tied for the 23rd spot on the medal chart with Grenada.
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Briland beach battle escalates over ‘stay’
A four-year battle involving a prominent developer and some of Harbour Island’s ultra wealthy landowners is escalating once again over disputed claims that a Supreme Court Order has been violated.
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Realtors optimistic ‘hottest market in 40 years’ survives
Realtors are closely scrutinising whether “the hottest market The Bahamas has seen in 40-plus years” can survive rising global headwinds as they seek to maintain revenue increases of up to 79 percent.
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PETER YOUNG: A breakthrough of sorts - but will the Russians stick to it?
A major development in the war in Ukraine has raised faint hopes of peace in the longer term. An agreement with Russia was signed last week to restart the export of grain, though there is a danger that it may have already been derailed because of the firing of missiles at the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odesa over the weekend.
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