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Teenage boy accused of attacking cop
A 16-YEAR-OLD boy appeared in court yesterday on charges of assaulting a police officer.
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Bahamas Football Association gets new technical director
THE Bahamas Football Association (BFA) recently announced the appointment of its new technical director, Bruce Swan.
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Bahamasair raises fares on $100k weekly fuel cost rise
Bahamasair has increased ticket prices on all domestic and international routes with effect from early April after its fuel costs soared by an “extra $100,000 per week”, its managing director revealed yesterday.
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Deltec creates ‘one of largest banks’ with Ansbacher deal
Deltec Bank & Trust last night said it will become “one of the largest international private banks in The Bahamas” with its acquisition of rival institution Ansbacher (Bahamas).
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Bahamas nominated for 20 tourism awards
The Bahamas has been nominated in 20 categories at the upcoming Caribbean Journal Travelers’ Choice Awards 2021.
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Bahamas nominated for 20 tourism awards
The Bahamas has been nominated in 20 categories at the upcoming Caribbean Journal Travelers’ Choice Awards 2021.
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PM leaves for climate conference
BEFORE leaving for the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, over the weekend, Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he hoped to use the event to sensitise world leaders about the impacts the crisis has on small nations like The Bahamas.
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Shenseea should be banned
A US-based online news site recently reported that The Bahamas leads the world in rape cases per capita. According to the site, the rate is pegged at 133 per 100,000 people. In the Caribbean country of St Vincent and the Grenadines, the rate is 112 per 100,000; while in Jamaica it is 51 per 100,000.
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Parks authority audit
Do two wrongs ever make a right - Public Parks Authority contracts comments of FNM Leader.
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FREEDOM FARM REPRESENTS BAHAMAS WELL AT CAL RIPKEN MAJOR/70 WORLD SERIES
FREEDOM Farm Baseball League returned to the Babe Ruth’s Cal Ripken Baseball Major/70 World Series and finished fourth in the International Bracket.
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‘Grave bearing’ for shipping’s safety
The Nassau Container Port’s top executive yesterday called for long-needed repairs to the harbour’s breakwaters to become a high-priority item given the “grave bearing” for shipping safety.
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Airlines say fare rises are ‘almost automatic’
Rival airline operators yesterday said it is “almost automatic” that ticket prices will increase to partially offset soaring fuel costs after Bahamasair revealed its fares have risen.
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Income tax
Permit me to respond to a few questions posed to me by G Minnis (Friday, January 21, 2022), in reference to my recent letter decrying the regressive nature of the Bahamian economy and proposing corporate and personal income taxes to fix it.
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Hilton could reopen in two months
TOURISM, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper says the British Colonial Hilton has attracted a major international brand to support the property since announcing its closure earlier this year.
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FNM’s one day convention to cost $100,000
THE Free National Movement’s one-day convention on November 27 to select its new leader is an “expensive” undertaking and will cost the party an estimated $100,000.
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NIB reserves still ‘stable’ at $1.6bn
A Cabinet minister yesterday said the National Insurance Board’s (NIB) reserve fund “remains stable” at $1.6bn despite multi-million dollar COVID-related unemployment benefit payouts.
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Billie Jean King Cup: Team Bahamas opens play today
THE Bahamas, ranked at number one in Group II of the Americas Zone of the Billie Jean King Cup, will begin competition today in Panama City, Panama.
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Hotels won’t rebound to pre-COVID employment
A top hotelier yesterday conceded it will “be very difficult” for existing Bahamian resorts to fully return to 100 percent of pre-COVID staffing levels due to the changed working environment.
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$1.3m a month to support 11,300 people in need
SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said his ministry is spending $1.3m each month on social assistance for 11,300 people and he expects this number to grow.
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Prospect Ridge an experiment
Considered by American historians as one of the final great legislative achievements of the civil rights movement, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 was signed into law by President Lyndon Baines Johnson on April 11 (1968), seven days after the assassination of Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.
