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INSIGHT: 0.00000717% – That’s the chance of a tourist being a victim of crime here
Every year we have a circular discussion about the Travel Advisory issued by the US. State Department. It usually comes out in January, but because of the shutdown, it was just released. It is time we get off this hamster wheel once and for all.
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Call on corporate Bahamas to sponsor sloops
WITH the local sailing sloops getting a big boost over the weekend with the successful staging of the first Best-of-the-Best Regatta in Montagu Bay, one local sailing enthusiast is calling on corporate Bahamas to get more involved in sponsoring the boats to make the sport more viable for the owners and sailors.
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Tributes paid to Larry Smith
TRIBUTES have poured in for Larry Smith, the well-known columnist who died on Sunday, as his family announced his funeral will be held this Saturday at the Bahamas National Trust’s Retreat on Village Road. Former Tribune managing editor John Marquis
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UFC: Edwards suffers second straight loss
By RENALDO DORSETT
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Failed broker: $9.7m hangs in the balance
A successful winding-up of Owen Bethel’s Montaque Capital Partners is dependent on recovering $5.35 million owed by the insolvent Bahamian broker/dealer’s clients and affiliates, plus the fate of $4.3 million being claimed by a Canadian provider.
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Sports in brief
THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its second playoff series at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night as the Johnson’s Cherry Bombs swept the College of the Bahamas Lady Caribs 28-26, 25-17 and 25-22 to win the series 2-0 and advance to the ladies’ championship.
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Sports in brief
MARK Knowles will come out of a brief retirement this week when he plays in the men’s doubles match with Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt in the prestigious Wimbledon Grand Slam Tournament at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.
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Major League draft shows a bright future for Bahamians
WITH the drafting of three Bahamians into the Major League baseball over the weekend, the future looks bright for the Bahamas.
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Get ready for ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ at 58th annual Cat Island Regatta
GET ready for the “Greatest Show on Earth.” That’s the theme for the 58th annual Cat Island Regatta scheduled for August 1-4 in New Bight.
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Hotels set to 'surpass banner years' by 2015
The Bahamian hotel industry believes it will approach its pre-recession “banner years” in 2014 and “surpass” them next year, its president said yesterday, with the sector’s confidence levels reaching 97 per cent.
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Resort’s business down 80% via 15 year amenity loss
A Freeport timeshare resort is blaming the loss of “about 80 per cent” of its business on the 15-year failure of successive Royal Oasis owners to live up to their access and amenity provision obligations.
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BOB needs $30m capital injection
Bank of the Bahamas needs to increase its capital base by $30 million to meet global regulatory requirements, with its Board now assessing “various options” to achieve this.
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Shaunae makes A cut for 400 in London Olympics
Sooner or later, you just knew Shaunae Miller would have a break-out performance in the women's 400m. It came in the Fritz Grant Track and F
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Reverend Dr William Thompson ready for his 80th birthday
IT’S not everyday that a person reaches the age of 80 but for a man who has touched the lives of so many people in just about every sphere of life, the family and friends of the Rev. Dr William Thompson want to celebrate his milestone in a very special way.
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DPM pledges 80% slash over building permit turnaround
The deputy prime minister yesterday pledged to slash building permit turnaround times by up to 80 percent with the implementation of Building Control’s long-awaited digital approval system.
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Adults the cause of society’s decay
The Bahamas has come full circle. We have seen all of what we have been doing ourselves come back in “full colour”.
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Fat melting fruit - a help to weight loss
THERE are countless weight loss products, systems and fad diets on the market, making the one claim boasting quick weight loss.
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Promotion Board in 67% website visitor increase
The Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board's (NPIPB) chief executive says there has been a 67 percent year-over-year jump in visitor traffic to its website as it works to convert this increase into actual visitors.
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Day three with no new cases
DESPITE increased testing for COVID-19, the country has not recorded new cases of the disease for three days in a row.
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Central Bank hit by staff sickout
A NUMBER of Central Bank workers called in sick yesterday to protest unresolved grievances with management.