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January 18, 2017
Number of Baha Mar applicants alarmingly low, warns Lloyd

FORMER Baha Mar Leadership Development Institute Executive Director Jeffery Lloyd yesterday called reports that an estimated 1,500 people applied for or inquired about jobs at the once stalled Cable Beach resort on the first day of the process "alarming" and "significantly low".

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November 11, 2016
Turnquest alarm at low voter registration

FORMER National Security Minister Tommy Turnquest, the minister with responsibility for elections in the last Ingraham administration, yesterday voiced concern with low voter registration.

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November 07, 2016
Proposal sparks Florida alarm

There are concerns in South Florida that the proposed joint-venture between The Bahamas and China for a fishing initiative in Bahamian waters would erode the gains made in protecting precious species.

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Debt to GDP alarm
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October 04, 2016
Debt to GDP alarm

The Central Bank of The Bahamas has reported that the public debt at end of June 2016 was estimated at 90.4 percent of GDP, while the ratio for the direct charge and the national debt stood at 70.8 percent and 79.6 percent, respectively.

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September 19, 2016
Sir Michael 'alarmed' by minister's reaction to ruling

Former Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett said on Saturday it is alarming and "most regrettable" that Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald has indicated that despite a Supreme Court ruling that he breached the constitutional right to privacy of members of the environmental group Save The Bays by reading their private emails in Parliament in March, he would do it again.

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September 19, 2016
Former CJ expresses alarm at lawyer's conduct

Legal professionals should all be "alarmed" at the conduct, pointed out by the Court of Appeal, of attorney Geoffrey Farquharson, whose "rude and unprofessional behavior" during the controversial trial of accused murderer Kofhe Goodman, caused a retrial, according to former Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett.

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August 17, 2016
DNA raises alarm over bioharzardous waste at landfill

Leader of the Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Branville McCartney said the biohazardous waste found at the New Providence Landfill that originated from Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) raises concerns about the level of oversight at that institution.

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August 05, 2016
Survey reveals 'alarming' speeding by drivers

SINCE the installation of several new radar speed monitors in Freeport, city officials have been able to gather some "alarming" but important information concerning the speed habits of motorists in Grand Bahama.

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July 20, 2016
Smith raises alarm on dumped medical records

Grand Bahama Human Rights Association (GBHRA) President Fred Smith yesterday encouraged Bahamians to demand to know whether their medical records were among those found at the New Providence Landfill in recent months and said it is "shocking and appalling" that such a breach of citizens' constitutional privacy has occurred.
"I think that anybody who is concerned, anxious about their medical record...

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July 06, 2016
'No need to be alarmed by hammerhead sharks'

DIVING experts and marine science officials are emphasising that the public should not be alarmed by instances in which Great Hammerhead sharks are spotted near harbours, warning that the often passive species has a history of swimming in shallow waters.

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