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Asure Win closing 11 locations
Asure Win Gaming Company announced yesterday that it will close
MPs react to colleagues’ firing
Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands yesterday supported the termination
BUSINESS
Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) Chairman Emmanuel Komolafe said government’s move to increase VAT from 7.5 percent to 12 percent will mean an increase in all medical services
Pinder: Contributory pension scheme a decade overdue
Having called on government to implement a contributory pension program across the public service for more than a decade now, immediate Past President of the
Sands: Enact Construction Contractors Bill to solve shoddy work problem
If government enacts the Construction Contractors Bill, 2016 and appoints a construction contractors board as the bill calls for, the prime minister would not have
New CEO appointed at BTC
Effective August 1, Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will welcome new chief executive officer (CEO) Garfield “Garry” Sinclair. The announcement was made by CEO of Cable &
LIFESTYLES
Summer officially begins on Thursday, but if you've stepped outdoors anytime during the past few days, you literally feel yourself
You know that foggy, unfocused feeling you get after sitting too long at your desk? It may very well be
Sts. Francis & Joseph School Vice Principal Vanta Culmer described Zaria Stapleton as a budding humanitarian. Her mom, Myriam Stapleton,
CIBC FirstCaribbean getting ready for seventh Walk for the Cure
If preparations alone are any indicator, this year’s CIBC FirstCaribbean Walk for the Cure, the region’s largest cancer fundraiser seems set to break new fundraising records. The seventh Walk for the Cure for The Bahamas will take place on Saturday, October 6 in New Providence, Grand Bahama, Abaco and Eleuthera. This year, the fundraising walks will be spread over two months spanning weekends in September and October in various territories, instead of most walks taking place on the first weekend in October as usual. The change is a direct result of the unpredictability of the weather around the region at this
SPORTS
At 70, the most recognizable figure in the Junior Baseball League of Nassau (JBLN) is still going strong. Jeff Albury has been a member of the
The 1st REV Bahamas Aquatics Federation (BAF) National Swimming Championships came to an end at the Betty Kelly-Kenning National Swim Complex last night, and federation
The Bahamas will be the host of the second edition of the CARIFTA Judo Championships this Friday, from 7-9 p.m., at the Courtyard by Marriott
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NATIONAL REVIEW
Things are unraveling pretty quickly for Dr. Hubert Alexander Minnis and his government. They are getting body slammed in the court of public opinion. In introducing the
Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis’ closing of the budget debate on Monday can be likened to Sunday dinner without any meat – only a few
The Minnis administration has a public relations crisis on its hands. It has become hugely unpopular in such a short space of time. The political capital deposited
WORLD NEWS
Children arriving on border await fate in immigration courts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The little girl wearing pink party
Merkel says climate change is ‘a fact,’ laments US stance
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel took aim Tuesday
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