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February 15, 2023
NIB fund on course to lose $95m this year

MYLES LaRoda, minister of state with responsibility for the National Insurance Board (NIB), warned that if there is no raise in the contribution rate this year the National Insurance fund will lose $95m.

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February 14, 2023
Munroe warns: Don't 'test' law enforcement

WITH the country prepared to host CARICOM this week, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe is warning people not to "test" law enforcement.

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February 14, 2023
Minnis: Injunction was a setback to the country

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says he believes the country would have been further ahead in dealing with unregulated shanty towns if Supreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson had made a similar ruling to Friday's judgement when his administration was in office.

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February 13, 2023
PM will 'resist' further burden on poor

PRIME Minister Phillip "Brave" Davis refused to reveal whether the government intends to increase National Insurance Board contribution rates.

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February 12, 2023
m/v Legacy freed, now docked at Arawak Cay

SUNDAY UPDATE: The m/v Legacy has been freed after it ran aground in waters near Egg Island off Spanish Wells last week and is now docked at Arawak Cay. The vessel reportedly managed to avoid taking on water during the incident.

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News Article
February 09, 2023
Seven passengers evacuated after M/V Legacy runs aground

SEVEN passengers had to be evacuated from the M/V Legacy yesterday afternoon after the mailboat ran aground in waters near Egg Island, Eleuthera.

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News Article
February 09, 2023
New Author Pens Positive Stories About Over the Hill

There is good news coming from the Over the Hill community, but far too often, it is not documented. Hence, for a few years, former News Reporter, Hadassah Deleveaux (née Hall) tapped into the large pool of positive people in this community and has made her conversations with them more permanent by publishing a book.

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February 08, 2023
PLP 'DECIDED' ON NIB FUND . . . but we have to wait longer to find out what will be done

AFTER months of deliberation, the Davis administration finally made a decision yesterday concerning the future of the National Insurance Board fund, according to State Minister Myles Laroda with responsibility for NIB.

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February 08, 2023
New nurses leader seeks a rebrand

THE NEWLY-elected president of the Bahamas Nurses Union, Muriel Lightbourn, is determined to rebrand the union, despite tensions over the previous administration.

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February 01, 2023
Island FM radio station goes silent

ISLAND FM 102.9 has announced that it will be closing its doors and taking a "hiatus" after more than two decades in service.
The radio station delivered the news in a statement released to the media. The move takes effect today, February 1.

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