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Charity alarm at bid to take back FTX donations
Charity alarm at bid to take back FTX donations
LOCAL charities are shocked to learn that the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX has announced they are seeking the return of donations made by its former management.
'Alarm' as 53 killed on roads this year
'Alarm' as 53 killed on roads this year
AFTER a string of traffic fatalities in recent weeks, Chief Superintendent David Lockhart of the Royal Bahamas Police Force Traffic Division said the number of accidents in the country is "alarming".
Exuma residents alarmed after murder
Exuma residents alarmed after murder
THE sister of a 22-year-old man who was killed in Exuma on Thursday night said her brother, Malik Fernander, relocated to the island to work and provide a better life for his unborn child.
Doctors alarm at outsourcing plan
Doctors alarm at outsourcing plan
CONSULTANT physicians at the Princess Margaret Hospital are upset with government's proposed plan to "outsource" care to Doctors Hospital due to ward closures and renovations.
BHTA: BPL hike alarming
BHTA: BPL hike alarming
Noting that tourism stakeholders have expressed "significant apprehension" and "outright anxiety" following the announcement of Bahamas Power and Light's (BPL) fuel charge increases, President of The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association Robert "Sandy" Sands called for urgent assistance from government in the form of tax relief to soften the impact on the sector. BPL announced ...
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Security firms urge using alarm systems in homes and businesses
WITH a recent increase in armed robberies in the capital raising concerns, local security firms are urging people to get alarm systems in their homes and businesses.
FNM voices alarm over unregulated communities
FNM voices alarm over unregulated communities
THE Free National Movement has urged government to act on the "out of control construction" of a number of unregulated communities throughout the country.
Fueling alarm and confusion
Fueling alarm and confusion
The alarm over aragonite is reaching a fever pitch.
A coalition of pastors, union leaders and civil society activists has been making the rounds on talk shows, demanding that the government negotiate higher royalties for aragonite, a unique mineral with a wide range of uses.
At a press conference in Rawson Square last Tuesday, National Congress of Trade Unions of The Bahamas President John Pinder ...
Cause for alarm
Cause for alarm
A tour of the forest area off Carmichael Road, New Providence, early Friday produced stunning revelations and underscored the environmental crisis that has unfolded in an area of New Providence most Bahamians probably never think about. A significant area of the pine forest has been cleared, squatters reside on the land, an illegal coal operation ...
'Alarming' increase in infant mortality rate
'Alarming' increase in infant mortality rate
Minister of Health Dr. Michael Darville recently revealed there has been an "alarming" increase in The Bahamas' infant mortality rate. "Madam Speaker, the data for the period 1995 to 2019 revealed that the infant mortality rate was 12.7 percent per 100,000 live births," said Darville during the budget debate in Parliament last week. "Since then, ...