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Minnis: Keep Over-the-Hill project alive
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is urging the Davis administration to continue all of the initiatives outlined under the umbrella of the Over-the-Hill redevelopment project rolled out by the previous government.
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Investor ‘fraud’ concerns on $60m Cat Island resort
The Government was last night urgently reviewing the legitimacy of a $60m Cat Island resort project after its principals were charged by US federal regulators with playing key roles in a multi-million dollar investment fraud.
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‘I arrived illegally 20 years ago’, migrant accused of fraud told officers
A HAITIAN man accused of entering into a fake marriage told immigration officers that he came into the country on an illegal vessel over 20 years ago, a court heard yesterday.
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National high school golf champions are crowned
After a rain delay on Friday, the Bahamas Golf Federation finally got a chance to complete its National High School Golf Championships yesterday at the BGF’s Driving Range.
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Rangers’ Bannister assigned to spring training
ZION Bannister continues his progression within the Texas Rangers organisation and was called up to the club’s main roster for Spring Training.
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Regulatory easing for BTC on double-digit mobile fall
Regulators are proposing to ease the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) regulatory burden after its mobile revenue share suffered annual double-digit declines in each of the five years after Aliv entered the market.
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Prices plummeted around the world after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. But no stock exchange has been hit as hard as the Moscow Stock Exchange.
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Two years in jail for club stabbing
A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after stabbing two men at a club.
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Latest murder victim found slumped over in his vehicle
A MAN was found slumped over in his vehicle with gunshot wounds on Palm Tree Avenue last night.
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Heavyweight boxer Amron Sands loses in the first round
IT was a disappointing return to the ring for Amron Sands as he suffered his second consecutive loss.
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Athletes qualify for the CARIFTA Games
DANIELLE Nixon and Taysha Stubbs were the latest field athletes to attain the CARIFTA Games qualifying standard.
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Roadmasters Running Club makes donations
THE Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club (BRRC) continued its spirit of philanthropy with recent donations totalling $3,000.
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URCA: What’s App won’t fully replace mobile calling
What’s App and other over-the-top (OTT) applications are “unlikely” to fully replace traditional mobile phone calls and text messages despite their 97 percent penetration of the Bahamian subscriber base, regulators believe.
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DEREK SMITH: Climate change risks key board discussion
Continued attention is being paid to climate change. In 2020, billionaires such as Jeff Bezos announced the establishment of a $10m fund to combat climate change.
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EDITORIAL: Workers in demand as furlough scheme ends
WHILE all eyes are on the Royal visit that began yesterday, there is one story that should not be drowned out in the fanfare.
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Teachers fear for safety, says union president
AFTER the stabbing of a male student at AF Adderley Junior High this week, teachers at the school are concerned about their safety, according to Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson.
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Blockchain operator blasts ‘unfounded’ $20m lawsuit
A Bahamian blockchain and digital assets firm has slammed a $20m damages claim as “unfounded”, asserting that it was lavished with praise by the party making the allegations less than five months earlier.
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Bahamas ‘open for business’ with latest COVID upgrade
The Bahamas is “unquestionably” in a strong competitive position after US federal health authorities confirmed this nation’s COVID ranking is set to be upgraded to ‘moderate’, a top hotelier said yesterday.
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Carnival’s private island plan to up arrivals 48%
The $80m expansion of a cruise line’s private island will create 200 construction jobs, and an extra 80 full-time posts, through growing annual visitor arrivals by 48 percent compared to pre-COVID volumes.
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Ukraine war and Putin
We are very lucky to live in a democracy, in a democracy we are allowed to write and say what we like.
