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Mental health alert ahead of new hurricane season
AS hurricane season approaches, Grand Bahama residents are being urged to pay close attention to their mental health due to the post-traumatic stress experienced after Hurricane Dorian two years ago.
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‘No evidence’ that Delta strain in The Bahamas
DESPITE increasing concerns that the Delta variant could be present in the country, one Pan American Health Organization official said there is still no evidence the highly contagious strain is here.
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‘Tackling domestic violence part of police plan’
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday that domestic violence and protection of people at risk is one of the priorities of his policing plan.
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$65m contract signed for Exuma International Airport
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis led a delegation of government officials to Exuma on Friday for the $65 million contract signing and groundbreaking ceremony for the new Exuma International Airport.
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Accountants told peer oversight ‘here to stay’
Practice monitoring for public accountants is “here to stay”, the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) president said yesterday.
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Gold’s role in a post-pandemic economic recovery
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Investor demand for bullion may have dimmed recently but gold’s everlasting appeal endures.
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Women MPs urged to join call for rights
A LOCAL organisation has called on the seven women elected to the House of Assembly to join its advocacy for the promotion, protection and expansion of all women’s human rights.
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Keynes, Friedman and Stagflation
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Between the end of World War II and the 1970s, mainstream economics was dominated by the ideas of John Maynard Keynes, a British economist.
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How will gold perform during the second half of the year?
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AUGUST 2020 was a remarkable month for gold traders, with the price of the precious metal reaching an all-time high of more than $2000 per ounce.
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THE RETURN OF VALUE STOCKS
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SEASONED stock market investors tend to divide shares in two main categories: Momentum and Value. The latter fits into the traditional philosophy of trading by acquiring stocks that are cheap but nevertheless have the potential to outperform more glamorous (and pricier) ones - something akin to bargain hunting. (Interestingly, data analysis shows that historically cheap stocks tend to perform better than pricier ones in the long run.)
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Inflation fears trigger higher treasury yields
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EARLIER in the year many analysts shared their predictions for how we could expect the financial markets to behave in 2021. The very large majority foresaw a continuation of the stock market rally that emerged in the aftermath of the pandemic. The underlying conditions were, after all, expected to remain in place, with protracted dovish monetary policies and robust asset purchase programmes of the main central banks dictating the course of the events.
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Wake up and protect our patrimony
Today I came across a post of “The World” – a floating condominium anchored in Bahamian waters, which triggered the questions: when, who, how, what and why, and as I searched for answers, it brought into sharp focus our crucial need to act immediately and more responsibly with regard to recognizing, owning, protecting, and sustaining our natural resources, as well as putting strict laws in place to mitigate damage and receive retribution.
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Tourism minister ‘anxious for end to quarantines’
A Cabinet minister says he is “anxious to get rid of quarantines and curfews”, adding that this is having an impact on the ability of Bahamian hotels to jumpstart their lucrative group travel business post-COVID.
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‘Y’all kill my son - God gonna deal with you’
A 25-year-old man was killed yesterday while approaching his Polhemus Street home in a brazen morning shooting. A relative identified the deceased as Stervante Moss.
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Helping insurers to navigate client KYC
During a recent conversation concerning the growing complexity of the financial services regulatory environment, one position held firm – that legal and compliance professionals should be seen as partners in sustainability. And, in particular, insurers have been required to respond to new risks, make more substantial commitments and innovate to maintain their market share.
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UPDATED: Medical teams are ready as vaccinations begin
AMID growing concerns over the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in some European countries, Health Minister Renward Wells has stressed that if any Bahamian were to experience negative post vaccination side effects, the government will respond “immediately”.
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Third batch of AstraZeneca vaccines delayed until next month
THE third batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the COVAX facility has been delayed until next month, Health Minister Renward Wells said Friday.
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Minnis must be careful
The Free National Movement (FNM) administration of Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis once again finds itself in a rather awkward situation with the Bahamas Christian Council (BCC) and the entire Christian community.
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Ministry relaunches 'Shock Treatment' youth intervention programme
THE Ministry of National Security has announced the relaunch of its Shock Treatment youth intervention programme, which officials allege was shelved for no reason by the Minnis Administration, “leaving troubled children out in the cold”.
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Hospital ‘must beat misperception’ that it’s not affordable
Doctors Hospital “must beat misperceptions” that its healthcare services are too expensive to be accessed by middle and lower income Bahamians, its chief financial officer says.
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