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PM welcomes Sebas' political interest, rules out gaming law change

Prime Minister Philip Davis today welcomed the political aspirations of Island Luck co-founder Sebas Bastian but told reporters that there was no consideration to amend the law barring individuals with gaming licenses from serving in Cabinet.

FTX Bahamas: $290m claims unpaid on KYC

FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary has yet to pay some $290m in previously-approved creditor claims because it has yet to be supplied with the necessary Know Your Customer (KYC) verification.

Super Value: Energy costs ‘out of hand’ in $200k spike

Super Value’s president is asserting that energy costs “seem out of hand” after the supermarket chain’s electricity bill increased by almost $200,000 in just two months.

Pintard blasts ‘off-books’ loans disguised as PPPs

The Opposition’s leader is voicing concern that multiple public-private partnerships (PPPs) agreed by the Davis administration are really “off-the-books” loans that further increase the $11.7bn national debt.

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‘Nothing exotic’ on $373m one-year bond conversion

A Bahamian banker last night said there is “nothing exotic” about the Government seeking to refinance 59 percent of its $632.5m Bahamian dollar bonds due to mature this year as Treasury Bills.

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Online marketplace alert after victim loses $60,000

The Consumer Protection Commission’s chairman is urging Bahamians to proceed with “extreme vigilance” when using online trade and barter marketplaces after one victim was scammed out of $60,000.

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A little rain not enough to spoil the nation’s party

TWENTY-FIVE vendors, musicians, dancers, and patriots were among those left disappointed after heavy rain disrupted The Bahamas’ 52nd Independence celebrations on Wednesday.

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Brice backs change to law keeping her out of Cabinet

SEABREEZE MP Leslia Brice says she supports amending the Gaming Act, a law some believe may have cost her a spot in Cabinet.

Pompey Rolle heads list of over 200 Bahamians recognised in this year’s Independence Honours

POMPEY Rolle, the enslaved man who led a revolt in Exuma nearly 200 years ago, has been named a National Hero, the highest honour in the country.

Man sentenced to 20 years jail for sex abuse of 7-year-old boy

A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of sexually abusing a young boy, whose subsequent suicide attempt was linked to the trauma of the abuse.

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Father fights for custody of daughter injured in recent murder-suicide in Montel Heights

THE father of a 12-year-old girl injured in a murder-suicide is fighting for full custody, claiming the system failed to protect his daughter after she pleaded to leave her mother’s home.