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BISX-listed fund targets asset-doubling to $100m
A BISX-listed fund is reviving ambitions to “more than double” total assets to over $100m by “looking more aggressively” for property acquisitions following its recent preference share refinancing.
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INSIGHT: A bad investment - don’t you believe it
The Cable Bahamas (CAB) share price quoted on BISX has suffered a stunning fall of almost 40% in the last 18 months, from $6.50 to $4.00. EPS (earnings per share) dropped from $0.28 in 2014 to a loss of ($0.38) in 2017, and last year quarterly dividends on the ordinary shares were indefinitely suspended.
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Bobcats storm to Bahamas Bowl victory
The Ohio Bobcats had one of the top-ranked rushing attacks in all of college football this season and that ground game led them to the 2017 Bahamas Bowl title.
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INSIGHT: Sound policy decisions over soundbites to tackle crime
A RECENT spate of shocking crimes – including sex attacks against elderly women – has prompted some familiar talk. We must be tougher on crime, tougher on criminals. Perhaps so – but in our reaction, we appear to be falling into an old trap of seeking to carry out action, any action, without regard to whether or not it really works.
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Saying farewell to ‘fiery’ senator Alexander Maillis
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday paid tribute to the life of Greek-Bahamian Alexander Maillis, describing the former PLP senator as a “fiery” parliamentarian who was “ahead of his time in many of the things he so adamantly agitated for when he was in the Senate”.
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Is national pride worth the price?
Recent events have caused me to focus more closely at the given circumstances and I can only conclude that decisions have been taken in the name of “National Pride” but nobody has questioned at what cost.
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Holiday health success
WITH Christmas and New Year’s Day just around the corner, the holiday party invites are as overwhelming as the food that will be served at them.
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Christine Patrice McPhee-Major
Diamond Funeral Service For Minister Christine Patrice McPhee-Major Age 52 years of #99 Alexandria Boulevard, Nassau Village will be held on Sunday, April, 06, 2014 at 1pm at Voice of Deliverance Disciple Center Ministries, Deliverance Way Malcolm Allotment East. Chief …
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Low turnout as local elections get under way in Grand Bahama
ALTHOUGH there are 25,000 registered voters on Grand Bahama, there continues to be low interest and participation in the local government election. Voting centres opened at 8.30am yesterday, but there were no long lines and voter turnout was slow, p
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Man stole car after being refused job severance pay
A 24-year-old man, who admitted to stealing someone’s car because he was in desperate need of money, was fined $500 on Friday or face six months in prison.Stevenson Taylor was among several people who appeared before Magistrate Samuel McKinney for th
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Gift ideas for yogis, gym rats and wellness lovers
We’ve rounded up the 10 best gift ideas for all your favourite gym rats from weekend warriors to barre lovers. STOCKING STUFFERS • Enso Silicone Rings Metal wedding bands can be a serious drag. They pinch your finger when you’re lifting weights, slid
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BLTA team off to American Zone III Davis Cup tie this weekend
THIS weekend, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association will send off its team to the American Zone III Davis Cup tie in Costa Rica.
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Woman shot dead next to her Bible
THE woman who was shot dead Wednesday night as she pulled up to her home in the Chippingham area with relatives had just returned from church when gunmen ambushed the family.
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Beryl Jasper
Memorial Service for Beryl Jasper, age 81 years, of Imperial Park, formerly of Liverpool, UK, will be held on Friday October 31, 2014, at 10:00a.m. at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Shirley and Church Streets. Officiating will be Canon Crosley Walkine, …
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James Alexander Wells
Funeral Service for James Alexander Wells, age 81, of Gray’s, Long Island will be held on Saturday, August 15th 2015 at 10:00a.m. at St. Theresa’s Anglican Church, Gray’s, Long Island. Officiating will be Canon Harry Ward. Interment will follow in …
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37 new COVID-19 cases, two additional deaths
The Ministry of Health reported that there were 37 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths and two deaths under investigation on Friday.
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49 new cases of COVID-19, three additional deaths
The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that there were 49 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, three deaths and one death under investigation.
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STATESIDE: Politicians need to recognise when it is time for them to leave the stage
WHAT do Diane Feinstein, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, George Santos and Clarence Thomas have in common?
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Son who beat mother, 81, to death loses appeal
A MAN is to continue serving his 35-year sentence for murdering his 81-year-old mother four years ago, then recording a video and taking pictures of her bedroom floor instead of immediately calling for help.
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Lyford Cay billionaire Sir Anthony O’Reilly declared bankrupt
A SUPREME Court judge declared Lyford Cay billionaire Sir Anthony O’Reilly bankrupt on Friday evening after more than five hours of legal arguments concerning the procedural validity of his applications.
