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July 26, 2021
GB tourism board chairman: sector's performance dismal

As New Providence and Family Islands like Exuma and Eleuthera report increasing tourism business, Acting Chairman of the Grand Bahama Island Tourism Board Ian Rolle said the performance of that island has been dismal.

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July 16, 2021
Govt monitoring situation in Cuba

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is monitoring the situation in Cuba after protests there but noted there have been no reports of Bahamians on the island requiring assistance amid the unrest.

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January 27, 2012
International Transport to/from the U.S. with $10,000 Currency or More

The U.S. Embassy would like to remind travelers in and out of The Bahamas that under the United States of America and The Bahamas Preclearance Agreement Act, a traveler departing on a pre-cleared flight from the Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau, or Grand Bahama International Airport in Freeport to the U.S., must declare to CBP anything contained in his/her baggage or being hand-carr...

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June 16, 2021
D'Aguilar: Half a million cruise passenger increase expected in 2022

Cruise passenger numbers in 2022 are expected to trend nine percent ahead of where they were in 2019 and with the completion of the new cruise port in 2022, fees from cruise lines to the government will increase by $4 million per year, Minister of Tourism and Aviation Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday during his contribution to the budget debate.

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June 14, 2021
Welcome back, Royal Caribbean

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis welcomed Royal Caribbean International back to The Bahamas after a year-long shutdown of the cruise industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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May 31, 2021
Pilot error caused fatal crash

THE US National Transportation Safety Board has found that pilot error caused a 2019 helicopter crash that killed coal American billionaire Chris Cline and six others.

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May 25, 2021
Economy shrinks 14.5 percent

The economy contracted by 14.5 percent in real prices -- 24.7 percent in nominal terms - in 2020, according to the Department of Statistics' Advanced Estimates for Gross Domestic Product 2020.

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May 20, 2021
Officers testify about human trafficking investigation

THE trial of a man and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking opened before the Chief Magistrate yesterday.

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May 13, 2021
Study: Living wage in New Providence is 2,625 and 3,550 in Grand Bahama

A 2020 study by the Government and Public Policy Institute of University of The Bahamas concluded that a living wage in New Providence and Grand Bahama is $2,625 and $3,550 per month respectively.

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April 19, 2021
CDC Tells Travelers to Avoid ALL Travel to The Bahamas

The CDC just increased The Bahamas to "Level 4: Very High".

They have advised that travelers should avoid all travel to the Bahamas.

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