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February 08, 2024
BAMSI graduates its first cohort of Flats Fishing and Nature Tour Guide certification trainees

“Soar Higher”, and “Reel in Your Success” were the charges given by the Honorable I. Chester Cooper, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister ofTourism, Investments and Aviation to the nation’s first cohort of graduates in the BahamasAgricultural and Marine Science Institute’s (BAMSI) flats fishing and nature tour guide certification programs on Monday, January 29th, 2024. The graduation cer...

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August 26, 2010
'Fairly flat' forecast concerning resorts

THE Bahamian hotel industry is concerned that current business projections for September and October, the low point of the tourism season, "are fairly flat" against 2009 comparatives, Tribune Business was told last night, although the sector was encouraged by July occupancy levels that almost matched pre-recession figures.

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August 31, 2010
Analyst revises down forecast for equities to 'flat to three per cent'

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

A LEADING Bahamian investment analyst yesterday revised downwards his equities market growth expectations for 2010 to between 0-3 per cent, telling Tribune Business that year-to-date data showed it was "treading water" and consolidating, as opposed to advancing.

Kenwood Kerr, Providence Advisors' chief executive, said that while some of the selling press...

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September 13, 2010
Insurance business'fairly flat'

By INDERIA SAUNDERS
Guardian Business Reporter
inderia@nasguard.com
The increasing number of accidents, natural disasters or a levelling off in the recession appears not to have convinced the public to stick with their insurance payments.
Head of the Bahamas General Insurance Association confirmed yesterday that premium collections are still down. And the recent tax hikes in the 2010/2011 Budget d...

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July 24, 2023
Man dies on Abaco following collision with flat bed truck

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — A 37-year-old Abaco man was killed after he lost control of his vehicle and collided with the rear of a flatbed truck Saturday night according to police.  The incident took place at approximately 9:25 pm Saturday night on the S.C Bootle Highway. According to reports, a white 2014 Hino flatbed truck driven [...]

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March 14, 2018
A distraction that fell flat

Chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) Adrian Gibson made an astonishing statement while tabling an Ernst & Young (EY) audit of the corporation in the House of Assembly a week ago. If his statement is accurate, then he ought to have announced at [...]

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March 22, 2018
Minnis speech falls flat with environmentalists

Environmentalists Joe Darville and Sam Duncombe yesterday dismissed Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis' commitment to undertake a more comprehensive review of the proposed $5.5 billion Oban Energies oil refinery and storage project in Grand Bahama as an "underwhelming" attempt to placate Grand Bahama residents and [...]

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May 07, 2018
Govt to continue PLP's flats fishing regulations

TERENCE MURRELL Guardian Night Editor terence@nasguard.com

The government has announced the continuance of the Flats Fishing Regulations introduced by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government last year. The decision follows concerns by members of the fly fishing industry that the new Free National Movement (FNM) [...]
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May 23, 2018
Confusion still reigns over flats fishing legislation

Dear Editor, After the government finally made the decision that the flat fishing regulations will stand, it needs to urgently ensure that the law is transparent and functions as designed. Once one gets past the misplaced anger and xenophobic rhetoric by the leadership of the [...]
The post Confusion still reigns over flats fishing legislation appeared first on The Nassau Guardian.

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December 09, 2014
Flexible adult flat foot

Have you noticed that your foot or the feet of your child or spouse is curved outwards or they may constantly complain of having pain in the foot or ankle. They may have flat foot.
Flat foot is a complex foot deformity that causes a lot of pain and disability. There are several types of flat foot, all of which have one characteristic in common -- partial or total collapse flattening of the arch i...

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