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Bahamas braced for Hurricane Joaquin - warnings and watches in place
THE Bahamas was braced on Wednesday for a brush with Hurricane Joaquin, which was expected to pass near the islands of San Salvador, Cat Island, Eleuthera and Rum Cay late on Thursday and early on Friday...
Bahamians in Florida bracing for hurricane, flights impacted at home
BAHAMIANS in Florida are bracing for Hurricane Idalia, a Category Three storm expected to hit the state today.
Florida Braces For The Arrival of Idalia
Florida Braces For The Arrival of Idalia
USA - Officials have declared states of emergencies in dozens of counties in Florida and have ordered some evacuations in preparation for potentially life-threatening storm surges.
Roof Should've Been Properly Braced
Roof Should've Been Properly Braced
NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Bahamas Contractors Association President Leonard Sands says the roof at R.M. Bailey High School should've been properly braced before being completed.
Maui Bracing For 'Significant' Death Toll Rise
Maui Bracing For 'Significant' Death Toll Rise
HAWAII - Hawaii's governor warning Monday that scores more people could be found dead following those wildfires on Maui.
Turkey Braces For Election Runoff
Turkey Braces For Election Runoff
TURKEY - President Tayyip Erdogan led comfortably in the first round of Turkey's election with his rival facing an uphill struggle.
BTC bracing for possible loss of 30 percent of customers
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) could lose $100 million when a second mobile company enters the market this year, BTC CEO Leon Williams suggested yesterday.
PHA Braces for Possible Storm Impacts In Grand Bahama
The Public Hospitals Authority (PHA) is mobilizing to ensure the readiness of health facilities and services for a possible impact by tropical storm Nicole on Grand Bahama.
GBPC customers brace for more pain
GBPC customers brace for more pain
Although Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) has explained that its fuel hedging strategy has resulted in its fuel cost increasing at a much lower rate than customers would have faced in the absence of hedging, some Grand Bahamians have expressed dismay and disappointment at GBPC's recent announcement that there will be an increase from 10 cents to 11.5 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), beginning Novem...
Business community bracing for what minimum wage increase will bring
Businesses will have to re-evaluate their costs in the wake of government's decision to increase the minimum wage for the private sector in the new year, which could lead to further price increases for consumers, chair of the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers' Confederation (BCCEC) Khrystle Rutherford-Ferguson told Guardian Business yesterday, adding that the ...
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