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Bahamas to foot the bill for Royal couple’s visit

TAXPAYERS will pay fully for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s visit to The Bahamas next week, an official said yesterday.

Abaco youth baseball gets ‘home run’

TROY Feaste got exactly what he waited for since he established the Abaco Youth Baseball League in 2019, just before the pandemic. He got all hands on deck.

New distillery’s boss urges water, power improvement

A Grand Bahama businessman said yesterday water quality and electricity services need improving if the island is to attract further investment.

Asset manager in $200m GB airport cargo hub offer

A Bahamian financier yesterday revealed a $150bn asset management firm last year offered to invest $200m in rebuilding Grand Bahama International Airport (GBIA) and developing a cargo hub at the site.

COVID food costs ‘far below’ NGOs average

The COVID food initiative’s 8 percent administrative costs ratio is “far below” the typical international benchmark for non-profits, a governance reformer revealed yesterday.

Keep on going even when it seems too hard

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No plans for tax cuts on gasoline

A Cabinet minister says the Government presently has no plans for cutting VAT on gasoline to help offset inflationary pressures from volatile global oil prices.

Family Island resorts in further COVID ease call

Some Family Island resorts yesterday called for the further easing of COVID-19 restrictions while backing the Government’s relaxation of the mask mandate within hotels.

Moxey ‘shares concerns’ of Freeport marchers

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey says she too shares the same concerns about the Freeport economy as those Grand Bahamians who marched to the Grand Bahama Port Authority.

Minister: We have hired more teachers for Abaco

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin says her ministry has recruited a number of trained and retired teachers to assist with staff shortages on Abaco, days after teachers on the island demonstrated by protesting the issue.

Minister: Mask decision not discriminatory

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville yesterday defended the government’s decision to relax mask requirements for guests in hotels, insisting the changes were not discriminatory.

Realtor: Nearer 10% of tax increases ‘fair’

A Bahamian realtor yesterday revealed that evaluations he conducted for his commercial property clients showed that closer to 10 percent of their real property tax bills are “fair and reasonable”.

Bahamas Football Association gets new technical director

THE Bahamas Football Association (BFA) recently announced the appointment of its new technical director, Bruce Swan.

Jamaica ready for CARIFTA

FOLLOWING a two-day visit of the team from the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) to inspect preparations for the 2022 CARIFTA Games, a very favourable report was received.

GB ministry unveils new private sector tie-up unit

A new unit within the Ministry for Grand Bahama will partner with the private sector and “get things done” away from concerns surrounding the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA).

FACE TO FACE: Trying to turn young people away from a life of crime

IN a time when there are rising concerns about the rate of crime, and after a bloody weekend on the streets of the inner city, one church elder is calling for all sectors of society to pour into the youth the right spiritual principles, self-esteem, respect and love to bring the Bahamian society back to what it used to be.

BTVI not likely to fully return to face-to-face

BAHAMAS Technical and Vocational Institute’s president Dr Robert Robertson says he doesn’t expect the institution will fully return to face-to-face learning despite declining COVID-19 infection rates, noting “the future of technical training is actually blended” learning.

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