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MEDIUM HOTELS ENJOY 4-7% OCCUPANCY RISE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MEDIUM-sized Nassau hotels have seen business levels exceed expectations, with occupancies up between 4-7 percentage points, and exclusive properties such as Graycliff and the Parad

MEDIUM HOTELS ENJOY 4-7% OCCUPANCY RISE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MEDIUM-sized Nassau hotels have seen business levels exceed expectations, with occupancies up between 4-7 percentage points, and exclusive properties such as Graycliff and the Parad

MEDIUM HOTELS ENJOY 4-7% OCCUPANCY RISE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MEDIUM-sized Nassau hotels have seen business levels exceed expectations, with occupancies up between 4-7 percentage points, and exclusive properties such as Graycliff and the Parad

Artist Spotlight: Bahamian artists flaunt their diversity

Artist Spotlight: Bahamian artists flaunt their diversity By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter PRESENTING a diverse selection of mixed media pieces that included a life-size sunflower, an 8 by 8 paper box and a video installation, Bahamians showe

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Baseball players pegged as pre-season standouts in US

BAHAMIAN baseball players in the US continue to perform at a high level and, in the collegiate ranks, a pair from Jackson State University have been pegged as pre-season standouts. Desmond Russ

PUBLIC HOSPITALS 'RUN ON JUST 17% OF BUDGET'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net Overstaffing through the politically-related "pile on" of public service workers has left the Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) with less than 20 per cent of its annual budget availa

Call to fix deficiencies in public health care system

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net DEFICIENCIES within the public health care system need to be fixed first before any consideration is given to a 'national health insurance scheme,' a doctor telling Tribune Business

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Water Corp losing 55% of Family Island supply

More than half the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s supply to Family Island customers never reaches the end-user, it has been revealed, resulting in a negative 306 percent operating loss margin.

NPPPSSA basketball tournament for boys ends today

THE New Providence Public Primary Schools Sports Association will conclude its basketball tournament for boys today at 9 am at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

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Board appointments due in coming weeks - Collie

THE Minnis administration intends to appoint an estimated 6,200 persons across 108 government boards in the coming weeks, Free National Movement chairman Sidney Collie revealed yesterday. In an interview with The Tribune on Monday, Mr Collie, a memb

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Bahamasair makes inaugural flight to Port-au-Prince

A WATER salute and a large contingent of Haitian officials greeted Bahamasair’s inaugural flight to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as it touched down shortly before 9am on Saturday at Toussaint Louverture International Airport.

1,000 resumes on first recruitment day for Baha Mar

Baha Mar yesterday received “in excess of 1,000” resumes from job seekers as the first wave of hiring kicked-off for the previously stalled $3.5 billion resort.

Bimini ‘up in arms’ over RBC pull-out

Bimini businesses are “up in arms” over Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) decision to close the only bank branch on the island, one telling Tribune Business: “It’s going to be very hard for us”.

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Munroe is PLP pick to run in Free Town

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, has been selected as the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate for the newly named Free Town constituency, The Tribune understands.

Job fairs create 900 New Providence jobs

ALMOST 900 persons on New Providence have gained jobs through the Labour Department’s ‘Labour on the Blocks’ employment fairs, its top official revealed yesterday.Robert Farquharson, director of labour, said: “The ‘Labour on the Blocks’ events have b

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Four men, teenager in court over recent shootings

FOUR men and a juvenile appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face separate murder and attempted murder charges concerning three recent shooting incidents in the capital.

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I was only stretching my legs, claims man who was fined $500

A MAN was fined $500 yesterday for violating the weekend lockdown after claiming he only went for a walk to stretch his legs.

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BTVI president says Bahamas ‘must do better’ on education

The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute’s (BTVI) president says The Bahamas must produce better-qualified workers as 60 percent of employers are unable to find the staff they need.

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Mortgage facilitator’s insurance expansion

A mortgage facilitator has expanded its product offering through the acquisition of an established insurance agency.

Fanfare - but still restrictions

How disappointing to read in your news this morning that restrictive measures will still be in place to enter The Bahamas as of November.