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Developer moves on 'alarming' 5% mortgage buyers
A New Providence real estate developer yesterday said a newly-launched in-house financing initiative was “getting good traction”, as it bids to solve an “alarming” situation where just 5 per cent of its buyers are obtaining mortgages.
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Minister pledges ‘polluter will pay’ over Exuma spill
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that “the polluter will pay”, with the Government “holding their breath” that last week’s Exuma oil spill does no long-lasting harm to the area’s marine life.
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National Basketball Referee/Table Official Clinic to shed light on new rule changes
IN an effort to bring the basketball fraternity up to date on the new rule changes, the Bahamas Basketball Federation is scheduled to hold its National Basketball Referee/Table Official Clinic at the AF Adderley Gymnasium this weekend.
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No champions crowned this year in the BGDBA
THE Bamboo Shack Cybots were leading by 21 points in the third quarter when the game was stopped and no decision was made on the outcome. As a result, no champions have been crowned this year in the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association.
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Lucille Helen Munnings
Lucille Helen Munnings age 66 of Spring Street The Bluff Eleuthera, died at her residence Saturday January 21st, 2017. Doris Evelyn Russell age 98 or Crossing Rocks Abaco, Bahamas died at her residence Sunday January 15th, 2017. Precious memories are …
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BPC 'halt' rejected over losses pledge absence
The Supreme Court refused to "stay" Bahamas Petroleum Company's (BPC) exploratory oil drilling because its opponents failed to give "a cross-undertaking" to cover potential losses from such delay.
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External shocks cause for a ‘special situation’
The Bahamas is “in a special situation” due to its high vulnerability to natural disasters and economic shocks, a trade specialist said yesterday, with imported goods ten times’ higher than exports.
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‘Nation builder’ retires from tourism role
AFTER more than 30 years of service in the tourism sector, Jeritzen Edwards-Outten has retired from the Ministry of Tourism in Grand Bahama.
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Sandals ‘practically full’ by early November date
Sandals Royal Bahamian executives said yesterday that they expect the resort to be at “practically full” occupancy by early November, with the property set for a ‘soft opening’ today just over two months after undertaking $4 million worth of renovations.
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AF Adderley shooting victim was on bail
THE man shot and killed on Sunday outside of AF Adderley’s gymnasium was on bail and being electronically monitored, according to Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle yesterday.
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GSSSA: Cobras rout Mystic Marlins, 94-64
THE CC Sweeting Cobras made an early statement to the remainder of the Government Secondary School Sports Association senior boys’ basketball league as they dominated an eagerly anticipated early season matchup against the defending GSSSA and Hugh Campbell runners up.
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BEC union files dispute over stalled contract
The Bahamas Electrical Manager’s Union (BEMU) has filed a trade dispute to bring closure to “protracted negotiations” on a new industrial agreement.
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Second airline targets pre-flight COVID test
Another airline yesterday announced it was working with the Government to implement pre-flight COVID-19 testing for all passengers travelling to The Bahamas.
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NPBA: Regulators stop Pirates 126-121 in double overtime
IT took double overtime for the Leno Regulators to outscore the Caro Contractors Pirates 126-121 in Saturday night’s New Providence Basketball Association men’s division one feature contest at the AF Adderley Gymnasium. In the opener, the Rockets kno
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CAJGC: Bahamas looks to improve on 6th place
THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s team at the 2017 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships teed off competition yesterday at the St Andrews Golf Club in Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago and looks to improve on last year’s sixth-place finish.
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Central Bank ease ‘won’t open mortgage avenue’
The Central Bank’s recently-unveiled regulatory easing is unlikely to “open up a new avenue of mortgages” being issued to Bahamian home buyers, a senior banker said yesterday.
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Hats off to the Heart Ball Committee
IT was an afternoon of glamorous designs, fabulous hats and elegant gloves as Bahamian ladies helped to raise money to repair the hearts of children.
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‘Breath of fresh air’: 150k cruise arrivals over Xmas
The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair yesterday hailed the increase in cruise ship traffic as a “breath of fresh air” for business with close to 150,000 passenger arrivals forecast for Christmas week.
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BGDBA Playoffs: Cybots and Avengers go up 1-0 in first round
The Bain and Grants Town Cybots and Airport Authority Avengers nabbed the first wins in their round one playoff matchups.
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Naomi Arnett
Funeral Service for Naomi Arnett, aged 95 years of Roberts Drive, Bamboo Town, South Beach and formerly of San Salvador, who died on Monday, 4th July, 2016, will be held on Saturday, July 16th, 2016, 9:45 a.m. at St. Cecelia’s …
