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Exporters told: Prove no domestic financing
Bahamian exporters must first prove to the Central Bank that they have been rejected by all domestic financing sources before they will be given approval to seek out alternative funding from overseas.
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Social media and politics
With the advent of social media, the public world changed. No longer did you have to wait for the local TV News - somehow instantly it was on the social thing - popped up instantly.
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Police investigate suspected suicide
POLICE are investigating an alleged suicide in the Carmichael Road area.
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Man admits indecent assault at PI hotel
A MALE AMERICAN tourist was remanded in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for indecently assaulting a female tourist at a hotel bar at Paradise Island.
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ALICIA WALLACE: Mr Davis - let’s make sure everyone who needs to has their say in your Big Plan
Last week, at an event in the “Meet the Policymakers Lecture Series” hosted by University of The Bahamas’ Government and Public Policy Institute, the Prime Minister presented on the National Development Plan. Following his presentation, there was a short question and answer segment and one question sparked about two days of commentary — not necessarily conversation — about LGBTQI+ people and human rights.
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Chapel rededicated at prison
BAHAMAS Department of Correctional Services hosted the rededication of the maximum and medium security chapels on Friday.
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STATESIDE: Roll up, roll up for the great game of ‘pick your nominee’
“I’M just disgusted by what’s happening in the US,” the Bahamian lady said over the telephone. WhatsApp, of course. “What a colossal mess! You know, I heard the other day someone was talking, and they said that the Democrats actually figured out how to entice the conservatives on the Supreme Court to vote on Roe v Wade right now, because it’s the only thing that can prevent a Republican takeover of Congress in November.”
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Businessman: Gold Rock’s exit comes after expansion
A Bahamian businessman yesterday voiced surprise that Gold Rock and its principals have decided to exit Freeport after expanding the size of their business interests in recent years.
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We need a relief plan
With the economy still in limbo, gas and produce increase, thousands of Bahamians are suffering and barely making ends meet for survival.
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EDITORIAL: Red tape and lack of transparency for investment
IT will come as no surprise to anyone that bureaucracy in The Bahamas can be a hindrance to investment.
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Activists urge oil spill contingency overhaul
Environmental activists yesterday urged the Government to upgrade the country’s oil spill contingency plan following the 30,000-gallon Exuma leak, adding that The Bahamas must move from “a panicked” to a controlled response.
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Baldwin’s approach
I took note of Mr Natino Thompson’s response to an opinion piece I had forwarded to the dailies recently.
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‘Taking Over-the-Hill projects to new level’
A prominent doctor is asserting that his planned 15-storey parking garage and residential condo complex on Collins Avenue will “take Over-the-Hill developments by Bahamians to another level” if approved.
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FRONT PORCH: Lessons from the magical rise and fall of Boris Johnson
AS Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson finally succumbed to reality, emerging from the reality show cum bunker of 10 Downing Street to announce his resignation, “Yakety Sax”, the theme song for the Benny Hill Show blared, while a jubilantly clapping audience cheered his impending departure.
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ALICIA WALLACE: Blinded to the reality that these are people too for whom many just don’t care
ON Sunday morning, a twin engine vessel with at least 40 passengers capsized near Blackbeard’s Cay. Twenty-five people were rescued and 17 bodies were recovered.
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Fernander warns officers must show public respect
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander has encouraged officers to “be careful” how they communicate with the public, warning that he will not stand for disrespect.
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Third mobile operator study eyes November
Some 45 percent of Bahamians believe Aliv’s mobile market entry has reduced prices, sector regulators have revealed, as they prepare to complete their study on the feasibility of a third operator by November 2022.
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EDITORIAL: Health system problems not dealt with in decades
THE problem with kicking the can down the road is that a day will come when there’s no more road.
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PM disappointed over US trafficking report
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis yesterday expressed disappointment in observations made in a recent US Trafficking in Persons Report concerning his government’s recruitment of Cuban nurses.
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Bank chief pushes back on non-profits
Bank of The Bahamas’ managing director yesterday asserted it is “absolutely not” correct to accuse the commercial banking industry of seeking to “exclude” non-profit groups and charities from the financial system.