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DIANE PHILLIPS: View from the sidewalk
IT’S amazing what trying to look at something through someone else’s eyes can reveal.
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53-year-old man was victim of latest killing
THE man who was shot dead outside his Kool Acres home on Wednesday night has been identified by area residents as 53-year-old Nathan Stubbs. According to police, the incident occurred shortly before 10pm outside the victim’s residence.
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Regulator ‘freezes’ FTX and sends in liquidator
Regulators yesterday moved to protect clients of The Bahamas’ flagship crypto currency investor by “freezing” its assets, and seizing control of the company, amid reports it acquired $74m in local real estate this year alone.
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Blaze at Prodigal Sons shack
WITH the return of the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day parades a few weeks away, the Prodigal Sons Junkanoo group is uncertain if it will be able to compete following a devastating fire at their shack on Tuesday.
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'Shanty towns will not go unchecked forever’
PUBLIC Works Minister Alfred Sears warned that illegal shanty towns will not be allowed to go unchecked indefinitely, while revealing that officials are reviewing an existing injunction with a view to making appropriate applications to the Supreme Court to crack down on the unregulated communities.
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No serious infrastructure damage suffered in Abaco
ACTING Prime Minister Chester Cooper says Abaco fared well with no significant infrastructure damage or serious injuries in the aftermath of Nicole. The day after the storm followed the same path as Hurricane Dorian three years ago, Mr Cooper, along with government officials and the official opposition assessed the island.
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Shamar Burrows and Tigers nationally ranked at No. 10
AFTER the first two weeks of the season, Shamar Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers are nationally ranked at no.10 in Canada’s U Sports men’s basketball power rankings.
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Roadmasters’ Bahamas Half Series November 20
BAHAMAS Roadmasters Running Club (BRRC) is busily making final preparations to stage its 10th Annual Bahamas Half Race Series. Leading a list of notable sponsors is the renowned US-based health care provider, Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA).
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Grand Lucayan sale failure gives investors bad signal
GRAND Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday voiced fears that the repeated failures to sell the Grand Lucayan resort will discourage other investors from coming to the island.
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STATESIDE: Watching the election
FOR months, headlines have screamed out warnings that the future of American democracy was at stake in Tuesday’s elections.
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Bank’s nine-month $58m beats full-year profit goal
Commonwealth Bank is targeting its growing deposit base for new borrowers after hitting its 2022 full-year profit goal in just nine months through a $58.22m bottom line.
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Dorian tax breaks extension ‘no brainer’ following Nicole
Extending the Hurricane Dorian tax breaks in their existing form was yesterday branded “a no brainer” by Abaco residents, who argued that to do otherwise would be “pretty heartless” after the latest storm to strike the island.
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Nicole: Tourism suffers no ‘overwhelming shrinkage’
The Bahamian tourism industry has not suffered a “material” reduction in bookings and guests despite now-Hurricane Nicole striking Grand Bahama and Abaco, a senior hotelier said yesterday.
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Man shot dead outside apartment building
A MAN in his 50s was shot dead outside an apartment building last night.
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Concerns raised over investments bill
THE Bahamas Natural Resources Foundation has expressed concern over the proposed National Investment Funds Bill tabled in the House of Assembly last month.
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Thompson: Extend Recovery Zone Order
EAST Grand Bahama MP Kwasi Thompson called for the government to extend the Special Economic Recovery Zone order for Grand Bahama and Abaco in the wake of Hurricane Nicole.
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‘Govt must be clear on facts’
AFTER another disappointment with the sale of the Grand Lucayan, Free National Movement leader Michael Pintard said the government has to exercise discipline in its messaging and to stop misrepresenting the facts.
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Bahamian regulator probing FTX woes
The Securities Commission was yesterday investigating the crisis that has left The Bahamas’ flagship digital assets investor on the brink of collapse after a rival crypto currency exchange walked away from a rescue deal.
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Rain, wind and floods in Grand Bahama
HURRICANE Nicole brought heavy wind, rain and flooding to Grand Bahama yesterday.
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‘So far so good’ for Abaco
ABACO residents dealt with immense flooding from the late season storm Nicole yesterday, with some experiencing anxiety and others thankful this experience was not as traumatic as Hurricane Dorian.
