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Abaco shanty town residents say there is nowhere for them to go
GERALD Francois, a resident of an Abaco shanty town, says if the demolition process starts soon in the community he and many other residents will be left with no place to go.
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Electric auto dealer targets 30% of market in five years
A Bahamian dealer yesterday forecast that electric vehicles will account for 30 percent of all new auto sales within five years despite rivals’ concerns that this nation must first “catch up on the back end”.
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Cruise port eyeing Ritz-Carlton boost
Nassau Cruise Port executives yesterday voiced optimism that Monday’s visit by Ritz-Carlton’s first “large yacht” will expand into multiple calls that diversify its vessel mix and bring higher-spending visitors to downtown.
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Advocate: SMEs must take blame on Business Licence
A small business advocate says the blame for Business Licence delays falls largely on the sector and not a government which is seeking to “squeeze every dime” out of entrepreneurs by the March 31 deadline.
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‘It’s time to settle’ 11-year Gov’t compensation wait
A prominent realtor last night asserted “it’s about time for them to settle” after his family’s more than 11-year wait for compensation survived the Government’s bid to slash the payout by over $120,000.
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Deputy PM: ‘Always available’ after union claims breach
DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper insisted yesterday that he will not engage with the labour movement through the press, saying he has a “very open” door policy.
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As leaders gather in Nassau for CARICOM meeting, Prime Minister Davis says: HAITI NEEDS STABILITY FOR VOTE
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he is looking forward to speaking with international world leaders today about support and resources to assist with stabilising the situation in Haiti to allow for “free and fair” elections within that country.
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Investment Authority’s reforms set for ‘roll-out’
The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday said a “roll-out plan” for reform of the Government’s main investment agency will be unveiled in upcoming weeks amid a drive to “make doing business easier”.
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Two officers investigated after suspicious plane landing
TWO police officers from Andros are under investigation regarding a suspicious plane that was allegedly carrying drugs.
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Championship time
The Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves, CR Walker Knights, SC McPherson Sharks and the HO Lions got the job done in their sudden death playoff games yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium to book their tickets to the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s best-of-three championships.
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PETER YOUNG: Horror of a lethal earthquake
WITH video coverage of natural disasters and war zones beamed instantly around the world these days, people have become almost accustomed to witnessing human suffering from afar. But the images and stories of the scale of destruction and horror this past week following Monday’s severe earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria have been hard to take in.
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Shanty town residents seek sympathy from govt
SHANTY town residents are calling on government to be sympathetic following the lifting of an injunction to legally allow officials to evict residents and tear down the unregulated communities throughout The Bahamas.
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Ex-PM backing four lanes ‘all the way to Lyford Cay’
A former prime minister yesterday backed research calling for a four-lane highway to be constructed between the airport and Old Fort Bay to ease escalating traffic congestion in western New Providence.
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New judge’s law firm loses unpaid bill fight
A law firm whose principal is a newly-named Supreme Court judge has lost its bid to recover an unpaid $24,544 legal bill because it failed to properly present its evidence before the court.
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GB Power union: ‘We’ll never give up the fight’
A trade union leader yesterday pledged to “never give up the fight” after the Court of Appeal overturned an Industrial Tribunal verdict that it won previously against Grand Bahama Power Company.
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Pintard on FNM: ‘Under my leadership, we are far stronger’
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard has said that the opposition party is “far stronger” under his watch.
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Munroe warns: Don’t ‘test’ law enforcement
WITH the country prepared to host CARICOM this week, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe is warning people not to “test” law enforcement.
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Mitchell: Haiti to be a main topic during CARICOM
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday that Haiti is one of the main issues that will be addressed at CARICOM, noting the country’s political and security challenges.
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Minnis: Injunction was a setback to the country
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says he believes the country would have been further ahead in dealing with unregulated shanty towns if Supreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson had made a similar ruling to Friday’s judgement when his administration was in office.
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SEBAS EYES $200M INVESTMENT IN HOTEL: Project set to create over 500 jobs when done
Sebas Bastian’s Brickell Management Group is entering the resort industry with a 226-unit condo hotel as part of a $200m western New Providence development set to create over 500 full-time jobs at completion.
