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DEMOLITION OF 100 SHANTY HOMES BEGINS: Residents hurry to get personal items before structures destroyed
AFTER years of government pledges to dismantle unregulated communities in Abaco, the Ministry of Works began demolishing more than 100 structures in the Gaza shanty town on the island yesterday.
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CARIFTA swimming trials: Last chance meet all set for King’s College on Western Road
THE Bahamas Aquatics Federation was hoping to host the 2024 CARIFTA Swimming Trials at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre March 8-9 but, due to ongoing renovations at the facility, the meet will be carried out at King’s College on Western Road instead.
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Caribbean’s First BeAlert App Promises Safety
A BAHAMIAN company has launched a new emergency response app.
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Cooper: Show national pride in tourism sector
The Ministry of Tourism Investments and Aviation launched its “Tourism is Everyone’s Business” domestic campaign yesterday which aims to educate the public on the importance of the country’s largest industry
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More groups to give back Junkanoo seed money
FIVE more Junkanoo groups could follow the Prodigal Sons and be required to refund the government’s seed money for failing to participate in the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades, according to Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg.
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Bahamas ‘still in good position’
The Bahamas men’s national basketball team may have dropped a “disappointing” game to Puerto Rico in their rematch of the FIBA 2025 AmeriCup Qualifier on Sunday night.
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INSIGHT: The solutions to our crime issues begin with our children
THE home life of men in prison is dominated by numerous "stressors". In some places statistics show that as many as eight of ten men in prisons came from abusive or broken homes.
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More than 100 investors at risk of losing crowdfund investment
A former Colina Insurance Company chief and at least 115 fellow investors are in peril of losing most, if not all, their combined $2.4m-plus investment in the insolvent ArawakX crowd-funding platform.
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Liquidators ‘blocked as ArawakX set up similar operation in US’
ArawakX’s provisional liquidators have accused the crowd-funder’s principals and owner of its website of colluding to deny them control of the platform while setting up a similar US-domiciled operation.
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Project’s 15,000 acres for sale over ‘failure to pay’ property tax
A major Long Island investment project’s near-15,000 acres has been advertised for sale via auction by the Government authorities to clear an allegedly unpaid real property tax debt.
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ArawakX ‘to be reported’ to police amid $4m insolvency
The Bahamas’ first-ever crowd funding platform is suffering from a near-$4m insolvency, its provisional liquidators have asserted, as they prepare to report “multiple criminal infractions” to the police.
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Father of six murdered as he drove child to church
A FATHER of six was murdered yesterday morning while taking his 16-year-old daughter to band practice.
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‘BANNED’: CINEMA SLAMS FILM RATING – ‘Demonic content’ among reasons for blocking screening
FUSION’S chief legal officer called for the “archaic and outdated” Theatre and Cinemas regulations to be amended after the Film Control Board reportedly restricted the company’s ability to show a movie by giving it a D rating.
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Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 86-67
FIBA 2025 AMERICUP QUALIFIER
After winning their opening game by 11 points on Thursday at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente Gymnasium, The Bahamas men’s national basketball team watched helplessly as Puerto Rico came to town and turned the tables with a 19-point rout.
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Exuma Sailing Club wins Junior Sailing Overall Title
THE Sir Durward Knowles National Junior Sailing Championships returned for the first time since 2018 over the weekend at Montagu Bay and did not disappoint.
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Israel’s war in Gaza ‘not right’
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Clubs & Societies – February 23rd, 2024.
The First Bahamas Branch of Toastmasters Club 1600 hosted its highly anticipated Ladies Night Toastmasters meeting at the Baha Mar Convention Center on Thursday, February 15.
