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Union leader's legal threat on severance pay suspend

A trade union leader is threatening to take legal action over the Government's COVID-related suspension of the Employment Act's full termination pay clauses.

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Arawak Cay chief issues early Sunday closing call

Arawak Cay's president is urging the Government to enforce the popular Fish Fry destination's closure on Sundays from 6pm for four months to combat patrons failing to abide by COVID-19 protocols.

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Software player has big Caribbean goals

A Bahamian software company is already targeting domestic and Caribbean expansion just over a year after it was formed, its founder revealed yesterday.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS: McAfee antivirus software creator dead in Spanish prison

MADRID (AP) — John McAfee, the creator of the McAfee antivirus software who last year claimed he had bribed a Bahamian officer, has been found dead in his cell in a jail near Barcelona, a government official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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PMH update on Emergency Department assistance

ONLY people needing emergency medical attention should seek assistance at Princess Margaret Hospital's Emergency Department, the facility advised on Friday.

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GB Power's $15m recoup generates mixed verdict

Grand Bahama businesses yesterday gave a mixed verdict over Grand Bahama Power Company's (GBPC) move to recover $15.6m in Dorian restoration costs via an extra charge to their bills.

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FNM Chairman defends PM's election decision

FREE National Movement Chairman Carl Culmer on Friday defended Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ decision to call an early election as COVID-19 strains the country's healthcare system, saying: “COVID ain' going anywhere.”

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Brave lets strong language fly in the House

I WAS going in a totally different direction with the column this week, until the “bull s@@t” hit the fan in the HOA!

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BTC announces Foster as new chief executive

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday confirmed Tribune Business's Monday revelation that André Foster has been named chief executive with effect from March 1, 2021.

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UPDATED: Man dies after crash in Abaco

AN Abaco man is dead after the vehicle he was driving collided head on with a truck on S C Bootle Highway on Thursday evening.

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Chamber chair offers vaccine roll-out PPP

The Chamber of Commerce's chair yesterday said the business community is ready to assist the Government in rolling out COVID-19 vaccinations via public-private partnerships (PPPs).

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Cooper: Bahamas faces EU ‘moving the goal posts’

The Opposition's deputy leader yesterday voiced fears that the European Union (EU) will soon "move the goal posts" on The Bahamas again when it comes to tax and anti-financial crime regulation.

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BPC DEMANDS $200K FROM ACTIVIST OPPONENTS

The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) is demanding that environmental activists lodge a $200,000 bond to cover its legal costs associated with defending their Judicial Review action.

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Man dies after Flamingo Gardens shooting

A MAN died in hospital after he was shot outside his home in Flamingo Gardens on Thursday night.

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GB restaurants hail later curfew boost

Grand Bahamian restaurants yesterday hailed the island's one-hour curfew extension to 11pm as a major boost that will “help out very much" with their patrons and operations.

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Galleria targets Friday re-open

Galleria Cinemas is targeting this Friday for its re-opening after an 11-month COVID-19 enforced shutdown even though it is still awaiting the formal go-ahead from the Government.

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PM: $20m 'pipeline' of local investments

The Government-sponsored venture capital fund is expected to create 130 local jobs via $1.5m in combined equity financing that has been injected into seven Bahamian businesses.

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GBPA chair: Airport sale close 'imminent'

The Grand Bahama Port Authority's (GBPA) acting chairman has confirmed that the Government's acquisition of Grand Bahama International Airport is “Imminent".

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Chamber director disagrees over severance payout call

A Chamber of Commerce director says he disagrees with the director of labour's call for some employers to pay furloughed workers full severance packages over fears they will not find new jobs.

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Coleby-Davis: We’ll review Prospect Ridge

TRANSPORT and Housing Minister JoBeth Coleby-Davis said yesterday her ministry will review the former government’s Prospect Ridge development project before it makes any decision relating to the housing programme.