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'You can buy a hotel' with Emerald Bay electricity bill
SANDALS’ chief executive has told Tribune Business “you could buy a hotel” with the monthly electricity bill generated by its Emerald Bay resort,with the property targeting a 6-7 per cent increase in its 2013 average occupancy rate.
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Central Bank back in compliance on Gov't debt limits
THE Central Bank yesterday said its government debt holdings are back in compliance with its governing Act, with medium and long-term maturities equal to 12.52 per cent of its demand liabilities.The regulator, responding to the IMF’s Article IV repor
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‘No room for failure’ on auto tax exchange
The Bahamas “has no room for failure” in implementing automatic tax information exchange, a prominent QC warned yesterday, adding that it would be “extremely prejudicial” to this nation’s interests to miss the 2018 launch date.
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Bahamas' $1.5bn FDI tops small states
The Bahamas’ led all small island developing states (SIDS) by attracting $1.533 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2011, a UN body’s report has revealed, although a senior private sector official said this nation “needs a bit more” to turn its economy around.
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Revoke this man’s residency
IN 2010, a man (fictitious name Jay) was arrested at LPIA.
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Monkeypox
According to the Centre’s for Disease Control and Prevention, monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus, and is related to the variola virus that causes smallpox.
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Police vow to find hidden drugs
DEPUTY Police Commissioner Quinn McCartney yesterday warned persons cultivating drugs locally or on the family islands that police will be relentless in their search to uncover hidden narcotics and prosecute those responsible.
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Cpl 922 Stephen David Hanna
Full Military Funeral Service for the late Cpl 922 Stephen David Hanna age 49 years of #96 Cottonwood Street will be held on Friday May 25th, 2018 at 10:00 p.m. at Golden Gates Out Reach Ministries, Carmichael Road. Officiating will …
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Matriarch Mazzie Ethlyn Last Rites for Matriarch Mazzie Ethlyn Bethel, ag
Last Rites for Matriarch Mazzie Ethlyn Bethel, age 96, of Williams Town, Little Exuma will be held on Saturday 17th February, 2018, 11:00 a.m. at The Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Williams Town. Officiating will be The Rev’d Ethan P. …
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Beryl Claire Cartwright
Funeral service for Beryl Claire Cartwright age 96, of Deadman’s Cay, Long Island will be held on Saturday, 23rd June 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Athanasius Anglican Church, Deadman’s Cay, Long Island. Officiating will be Ven. Keith N. Cartwright, assisted …
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Mary Saunders
Funeral service for Mary Saunders, 96 a resident of Carew Street & formerly of Mangrove Cay, Andros, will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Boyd Road, on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred Culmer. Interment follows …
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Robert Hallan McPhee
Funeral Service for Robert Hallan McPhee, “ Taxi 121”age 96 years a resident of # 57 Carmichael Road, and formerly of Bannerman Town, Eleuthera, will be held on Saturday 22nd December, 2012, 10:00a.m at The Annex Baptist Cathedral, Wulff Road …
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Agusta Hepburn
Funeral Service for Mrs. Agusta “Mar” Hepburn, age 96 years, a resident of #10a Dunkirk Street and formerly of Long Bay Cays, Andros will be held on Saturday December, 7th 2013, 10:00 a.m., St Anne’s Anglican Church, Fox Hill Road. …
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34th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic February 20-27
THE date has been set and the country’s longest running basketball tournament will continue its legacy in 2017.
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BPL | SKYGuard Tropical Cyclone Severe Weather eAlert #6
Despite the extraordinary challenges facing our nation from the global pandemic sweeping around the globe, it would appear that The Bahamas will become the first nation in the world to also experience a Tropical Cyclone whilst under 'Lockdown' and/or Curfew to help fight the deadly virus' spread across our islands.
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Sarkis: Receivers ‘not pursuing’ Baha Mar’s $192m claim
Sarkis Izmirlian is accusing Baha Mar’s receivers of “failing to properly pursue” the company’s $192 million damages claim against its contractor’s Chinese parent.
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Govt in ‘back handed’ Hawksbill change move
A prominent QC yesterday agreed that the Government’s call for Freeport businesses to seek renewal of their tax breaks was a “back handed” attempt to amend the Hawksbill Creek Agreement, with the move representing “the worst formula for business”.
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Gas retailers: ‘Never been so desperate’ due to OPEC slash
Bahamian petroleum retailers yesterday said “it’s never been so desperate” with a surprise production cut by the major oil producing countries making their need for a margin increase even more urgent.
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Public to have say on oil operations
The Bahamian people will determine the fate of any commercial oil discovery in this nation's waters, a Cabinet minister pledged yesterday, adding that the country is at "a crossroads" over the issue.
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BTC Chief 'optimistic' over 51% stake talks
THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive said yesterday he was "cautiously optimistic" over the outcome of impending talks between the head of its 51 per cent majority owner and Prime Minister Perry Christie.
