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July 31, 2020
Live Updates: Bahamas braced for Hurricane Isaias

3.15pm: From Long Island MP Adrian Gibson - "Per BPL, as of 2 p.m. today, power in Long Island has been shut off. BPL advises that Long Island - along with a few neighboring islands - will remain off until the storm passes or it is safe to re-energize."

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July 31, 2020
Live Updates: Bahamas braced for Hurricane Isaias

1.30pm: AS Hurricane Isaias approaches, Bahamas Power and Light has announced a controlled shutdown of high-risk parts of the New Providence grid, starting at 8pm

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July 31, 2020
Live Updates: Bahamas braced for Hurricane Isaias

1.30pm: AS Hurricane Isaias approaches, Bahamas Power and Light has announced a controlled shutdown of high-risk parts of the New Providence grid, starting at 8pm

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May 29, 2020
CIBC FirstCaribbean bracing for 37M net income decline amid COVID-19

CIBC FirstCaribbean is committed to increasing its digital banking experience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. FILE
CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank (Bahamas) is bracing for a $37 million net income decline given the economic outlook caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the bank's Managing Director Marie Rodland-Allen revealed in her review of the bank's results for the six months ended Ap...

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May 15, 2020
Biminites brace for lockdown, but not all welcome it

Beginning Monday, Bimini will be placed on a two-week lockdown in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis announced on Thursday...

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March 24, 2020
NIB braces for 18,000 unemployment claims

Up to yesterday, the National Insurance Board (NIB) had received more than 1,000 applications for unemployment benefits from recently laid off hotel workers and is preparing to provide benefits for at least 18,000 people from the tourism sector that have been adversely impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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March 19, 2020
Port Lucaya vendors bracing for the worst

Straw vendors at the Port Lucaya Marketplace are bracing for the worst - a possible shutdown of the marketplace where business has come to a virtual crawl since cruise ships cancelled sailings. "We know it is a real setback for us," said Simeon Brow

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Bracing for impact
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March 11, 2020
Bracing for impact

Close to the entrance of the Nassau Straw Market on Bay Street, Chris Ferguson sat with his mother at her stall late Monday afternoon. He had his supply of hand sanitizer and a bag of oranges...

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September 10, 2019
NIB braces for a spike in unemployment benefit claims

With the economies of Abaco and Grand Bahama at a standstill in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, the National Insurance Board (NIB) is prioritizing unemployment benefit claims to bring a sense of normalcy to the lives of those impacted. With many businesses demolished on the [...]
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