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Mobile money uptake hit by bank obstacles

A CABLE Bahamas executive yesterday suggested that commercial banking practices are an obstacle to the faster uptake of mobile money, adding: “We need to get on it right now.”

URCA chief: ‘Much to do’ on better Internet access

THE Bahamas’ top communications regulator yesterday admitted there is “much work to do” on ensuring affordable, widespread access to broadband Internet and mobile data.

Water Corp loss slash effort in $100m saving

AN $83m project to slash the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s system losses has more than paid for itself by generating more than $100m in savings, its contractor asserted yesterday.

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Govt owes $1.7m to BTVI

MORE than $1m is owed to the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) by the Ministry of Education, according to an audit into the institution.

Old Fort Bay ‘torn’ by escalating fight

One of western New Providence’s most upscale communities is being “torn” apart through an escalating dispute triggered by demands that homeowners finance a 50 percent increase in security costs.

Food retailers ‘trying like hell’ for Friday solutions

Bahamian food retailers were yesterday “trying like hell” to meet Friday’s deadline to produce an acceptable alternative to the Government’s “catastrophic” price control expansion.

Ministry ‘aware’ of teacher shortage

CONCERNS have been raised about a teacher shortage at RN Gomez All Age School in Bullocks Harbour, Berry Islands.

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Mother upset at wait for Turin files

BLAIR John’s mother is unhappy that more than three years since her son’s death, Bahamian officials have yet to receive files related to the investigation from Italian authorities.

ORG partners with software company

THE Organisation for Responsible Governance announced a partnership yesterday with Modinet Global Software Ltd, a digital advertising company that offers public education ads.

Fitting site for food festival

It seems appropriate that the historic Collins House, also known as Centreville House, on Shirley Street, is to be the site for the upcoming International Culture Wine & Food Festival on the 22nd and 23rd of October.

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HUBERT EDWARDS: Is PM’s ‘economic dignity’ focus the clue to reform?

In the first article of this series, I raised the question as to whether “economic dignity” is an emerging philosophy with potential for spillover into the wider Caribbean. Here I raise another question as to whether there are leaders who have the conviction to act in this direction. Both, I believe, are important questions to contemplate.

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Residents react to rise in Grand Bahama Power fuel rate

THE announcement of a rate hike by the Grand Bahama Power Company was received with mixed reactions by some residents on the island.

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Don’t ‘demonise’ food sector over price controls dispute

Grocery retailers are anxious not to be “demonised” over their opposition to an expanded price control regime they fear could undermine Bahamian food security, an attorney said yesterday.

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Masks donated to Eleuthera schools

STUDENTS and teachers at several public schools in South and Central Eleuthera received a much-needed donation of face masks this week as they returned to in-person learning.

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Retailer issues may be ‘resolved by Friday’

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said he hopes that all issues between government and retailers are resolved by Friday.

Public works inspection of cruise port

I just stopped by briefly to ask for your permission for this letter to be published because I believe that what I have observed may not have been brought to the attention of the Bahamian people.

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Research to help stone crab survival

THE Cape Eleuthera Institute at The Island School in collaboration with local fishers have discovered ground-breaking research on stone crab fishery in The Bahamas.

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Abaco shelter work ‘imminent’

MAJOR construction is set to begin “imminently” on the Abaco Hurricane Shelter and Community Centre, according to Disaster Reconstruction Authority chairman Alex Storr.

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Moxey ‘not happy’ at Grand Bahama Power fuel hike

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey said she does not support the fuel cost hike to Grand Bahama Power Company’s customers, effective November 1.

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Three years on and still no files on Turin deaths

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell expressed frustration with the Italian government yesterday for its continued delay to hand over the files on the investigation of the two Bahamian men who died mysteriously in 2019.