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SPREAD THE WORD - IT WILL SAVE LIVES: Vaccinated are urged to explain to others why they took jab, curfew changes announced

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed Monday night that a deal has been inked for the delivery of substantial vaccine supplies, giving The Bahamas the capacity to administer the shot to all who wish to receive it - and urged those who have had to vaccinations to talk to those who have not to encourage them.

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Duane sands warns of ‘tsunami’ of infections

THE Bahamas reached another grim milestone as it recorded over 600 new COVID-19 cases last week, including 228 cases on Thursday alone, representing the highest single day tally reported since the start of the pandemic.

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Exuma family: Give better equipment to Family Islands

A GRIEVING family wants the government to better equip Family Islands with the resources needed to treat positive COVID patients after the deadly virus took the life of their loved one last month.

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MP airlifted after car collision

NORTH Andros and the Berry Islands MP Carlton Bowleg revealed that he was in a car collision that resulted in him and the driver of another vehicle being flown out of Andros by air ambulance.

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RBDF hunt for migrants after empty sloop found

THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force is actively searching for possible migrants after an empty sloop was found drifting in waters approximately eight nautical miles off Goulding Cay on Saturday.

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‘Perfect storm’ triggers forensic accounting rise

Bahamian accountants have revealed a significant increase in demand for forensic services to detect potential financial crime, and trace assets, arising out of the economy’s post-COVID emergence.

A lot still separates political parties

On the very same day last week that Arthur Hanna, the lead architect of Bahamianisation, slipped into history, I had the dubious honour of meeting one of the Free National Movement’s batch of candidates for the upcoming election.

Office of the Prime Minister in Abaco closed after COVID case

THE Office of the Prime Minister at Abaco will be closed to the public for two weeks after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.

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Bootle confident on Pineridge campaign trail

THE Free National Movement’s candidate for Pineridge Welbourne Bootle is taking the campaign trail in his stride amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions as he covers areas of that constituency.

More Caribbean growth now on insurer’s ‘radar’

A Bahamian insurer says “there is something on our radar” for further Caribbean expansion as it bids to cut its reliance on this nation to just 55-60 percent of its annual business activity.

EDITORIAL: Gardiner brings home the gold

EVEN the darkest day can be transformed by a ray of sunshine.

Carnival hopes 20-year port wait nearing end

Senior Carnival Cruise Lines executives have voiced optimism that their 20-year search for a private port location in Grand Bahama is nearing an end with their latest $100m project.

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GARDINER’S GOLD: 'It feels amazing'

STEVEN Gardiner accomplished an historic feat as the first Bahamian male gold medalist and the country’s second athlete to win both the World Championship and Olympic Games title in the same event when he powered past his rivals in the men’s 400 metres on Thursday in Tokyo, Japan.

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Voters urged: Challenge parties on business ease

A prominent realtor yesterday urged Bahamian voters to challenge general election candidates on how they plan to drag The Bahamas’ ease of doing business “from a third world mentality to a first world mentality”.

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Doctors in COVID testing expansion

Doctors Hospital is aiming to expand its COVID-19 testing sites to southern New Providence after its newly-opened British Colonial Hilton location hit a “3,000 run rate within the first week”.

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Virgin in return of flights to Heathrow

VIRGIN Atlantic yesterday announced the launch of twice-weekly services from The Bahamas to Heathrow, London, beginning November 20.

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Tributes continue for A.D. Hanna

TRIBUTES continued to pour in yesterday from both sides of the political divide following the death of former Governor General and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Dion Hanna.

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QC Wayne Munroe in hospital with COVID

ATTORNEY Wayne Munroe, QC, the Progressive Liberal Party’s candidate for Freetown in the next general election, has been hospitalised with COVID-19.

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Two million have died in region since start of pandemic

PAN American Health Organisation officials have reported a “grim milestone” this week in that since the start of the pandemic some two million people in the region have died of COVID-19 complications.

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Valerie Nesbitt to make pro basketball debut in Spain

VALERIE Nesbitt will begin the next phase of her basketball career in Spain - her debut as a professional.