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MR. THEOPHILUS DONALLY "THEO" FARQUHARSON
MR. THEOPHILUS DONALLY "THEO" FARQUHARSON
FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT Funeral Service for MR. THEOPHILUS DONALLY "THEO" FARQUHARSON, age 85 years of #12 Breamar Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama and formerly of Matthew Town, Inagua will be held on Saturday, September 9th, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at Kingdom Worship Center International, West Atlantic Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama. Officiating will be Bishop Kermit Saunders assisted ...
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Grants up to $10K for GB businesswomen
Grants up to $10K for GB businesswomen
Thirteen women have received grants of up to $10,000 from the Access Accelerator Small Business Development Center (SBDC) to assist with the start-up or expansion of their businesses on Grand Bahama. The Women Entrepreneur Standalone Grant is one of several initiatives SBDC has offered at various times to entrepreneurs throughout the country, but with a special ...
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AI 'poses less risk to jobs than feared' says OECD
AI 'poses less risk to jobs than feared' says OECD
Fewer people's jobs are likely to be destroyed by artificial intelligence and robots than has been suggested by a much-cited study, an OECD report says. An influential 2013 forecast by Oxford University said that about 47% of jobs in the US in 2010 and 35% in the UK were at "high risk" of being automated over the following 20 years...
Johnson triggers backlash over TV comment
Johnson triggers backlash over TV comment
The Bahamas Gaming Operators Association said yesterday that Financial Secretary Marlon Johnson's recent statement that disengaged gaming sector employees can become housekeepers or space cleaners at Baha Mar, exemplifies the government's lack of concern for the livelihoods of these Bahamians. The association has said the [...]
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Local small businesses suffering due to yacht tax
Local small businesses suffering due to yacht tax
NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Bahamian small businesses servicing the charter yacht industry are hoping government will reconsider last year's imposition of Value Added Tax, which they say is driving international vessels away from Bahamian marinas and causing harm to their livelihoods. The charter yacht industry is often seen as an ultra-elite luxury sector that is very lucrative [...]
Report: Most domestic workers in region paid above low wage
The International Labour Organization (ILO) revealed in a recent report that the majority of cleaning and sanitation workers in this region are paid above low wage. The World Economic and Social Outlook Report 2023, entitled "The Value of Essential Work", found that in the Latin American and Caribbean countries, only 22 percent of key cleaning and ...
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Bahamas shares accounts of pandemic maternal care in Global OB-GYN Newsletter: COVIDhighlighted the need for durable infrastructure
In the latest issue of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Global OB-GYN Newsletter, obstetricians and midwives from several countries, including The Bahamas, shared their stories of caring for pregnant women during the pandemic.
Bahamas shares accounts of pandemic maternal care in Global OB-GYN Newsletter
In the latest issue of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Global OB-GYN Newsletter, obstetricians and midwives from several countries, including The Bahamas, shared their stories of caring for pregnant women during the pandemic.
Majority Rule: a different eyewitness report
Majority Rule: a different eyewitness report
Someone once said that anyone who wants to test the veracity of history should listen to two eyewitness reports of the same car accident. In that spirit, this is another eyewitness report of the advent of Majority Rule and the events following. This report may appear to contradict one that appeared in The Nassau Guardian ...
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