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July 07, 2015
Switch to ATR planes to boost revenue

Top Bahamasair officials yesterday touted a "significant increase" in projected revenue for the airline following the signing of a $100 million sales agreement between the airline and French aviation firm Avions de Transport Regional (ATR).

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July 06, 2015
Credit Card Interest east for Customers who switch to Visa and CIBC FirstCaribbean

CIBC FirstCaribbean is putting more cash into the pockets of credit card holders over the next six months, by waiving interest on existing credit cards balances when customers switch their balances from another credit card to a CIBC FirstCaribbean Visa card...

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September 16, 2010
Make Low Carb Healthier With This Switch

How can a low-carb diet cause the pounds to drop? Here is what worked with the low-carb Atkins diet: lots of people lost loads of pounds. And here?s what didn?t work: it gave cardiologists the shiver. But new research suggests you can peel off pounds and improve your heart health on an Atkins-esque diet, you just have to get your protein from plants instead of animals.

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September 21, 2010
Save Your Sight With This Protien Switch

Salmon or beef burgers at your next barbecue? You might help your eyes see better down the road if you grill up the salmon instead. Early research suggests there may be a link between diets high in red meat (be it fresh or processed) and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the most common cause of blindness in older adults.

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May 27, 2015
VAT officer urges SMEs to switch to electronic POS systems

A Value-Added Tax (VAT) Unit officer has urged Eleutheran small and medium-sized businesses to make the shift to electronic point of sale (POS) systems as the government continues its educational initiatives to push the island's business community beyond its roughly 70 percent compliance rate.

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March 17, 2015
BEC union chief calls for switch to LNG

Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) President Paul Maynard yesterday stated that nothing else aside from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) switching to liquefied natural gas (LNG) would alleviate the country's persistent electricity generation troubles, arguing that the ensuing electric bill costs would pave the way for a "whole new economy" in The Bahamas.

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March 12, 2015
Small businesses switched to cash accounting system for VAT

Financial Secretary John Rolle yesterday revealed that all local value-added tax (VAT) registrants with turnovers below $1 million are automatically eligible to handle their VAT returns on a cash accounting scheme in a move to simplify the filing process for smaller businesses.

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February 27, 2015
Pilot told alert to 'shut up': Warning system switched off in Munroe crash

THE pilots of the Learjet that crashed and killed all nine on board in Grand Bahama last year disabled the plane's "terrain awareness warning system" when it warned them they were flying too low and deliberately failed to adhere to standard procedures, according to the official aircraft accident report of the incident...

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February 19, 2015
Wells: Govt must make LNG switch now

Bamboo Town MP Renward Wells yesterday criticized the government's inaction over the managerial reform of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC), stating that the country needs to make the switch to liquefied natural gas (LNG) immediately.

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February 02, 2015
Emera: We could switch to LNG within 18 months

Emera Caribbean could make the switch to liquefied natural gas (LNG) within 16 to 18 months, offering long-term cost reductions for customers in Grand Bahama, according to Emera Caribbean President Sarah MacDonald.

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