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Hands for Hunger’s fundraiser - Paradise Plates - returns with a bang

PARADISE Plates, Hands for Hunger’s signature fundraising event, returned with a bang on Saturday night, attracting more than 1,500 guests who ate food and danced for a worthy cause.

Residents ‘adamantly’ oppose resort’s West Bay expansion

Residents in two western New Providence communities are “adamant” a hotel should not be given permission to re-zone a West Bay Street property as “commercial” so it can develop a grocery store, cafe and other amenities.

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ArawakX blames BOB ‘mislabel’ for fund commingling allegation

The Bahamas’ first-ever crowdfunding platform is alleging that the “mislabeling” of its accounts by a BISX-listed bank created the “prejudicial impression” that it was commingling investor/client funds with its own.

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ArawakX: Our ‘$70m pipeline’ is neglected

ArawakX’s chairman is asserting that regulators are placing too much emphasis on “accounting law” and ignoring “pipeline” business that could be worth up to $7m in fee income for the platform.

Bahamas can’t pay $4bn costs for climate change

The Bahamas cannot afford the $4bn required to meet its pledged climate change targets without international financial, technology and other “capacity-building” support, it has admitted.

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Tributes after shock death of QC head boy

THE death of Queen’s College head boy Dario Rahming on Saturday sent shockwaves through the school’s community.

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Jonquel Jones leads New York to first WNBA Finals in 21 years with victory over her former team

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones have New York back in the WNBA Finals for the first time in more than two decades.

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Jazz hits his 19th home run of the season

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Miami Marlins’ improbable September push will carry into October.

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Champions crowned at inaugural Welsey Rolle Memorial Invite

IN a number of first-time partnerships, Marvin Rolle and his uncle Larry Rolle emerged as the men’s doubles champions of the inaugural Welsey Rolle Memorial Invitational Tournament yesterday at the Baha Mar Tennis Centre.

Bahamas Striping and MOW partner with local contractors for Eleuthera clean-up effort

THE Ministry of Works and the Bahamas Striping Group of Companies have partnered with 20 Eleuthera contractors to begin an island-wide clean-up campaign.

BDB’s funding ‘drought’ end with $30m recapitalisation

The Bahamas Development Bank’s (BDB) near two-decade funding “drought” will end through a $30m recapitalisation from the Africa Export-Import Bank.

Downtown valet parking seeking permanent spot

The valet parking service implemented for downtown Nassau is aiming to become a permanent feature this Christmas as demand for its service grows.

Sebas e-commerce platform launches courier services

The e-commerce provider owned by Sebas Bastian and his partners has confirmed its expansion into freight forwarding services via a sales tax-free US address.

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DEREK SMITH: How to combat threats to corporate reputation

One of the most significant threats to a company’s long-term viability is reputation risk. This is often referred to as the risk stemming from negative public perceptions. The consequences of a tarnished reputation can be severe and lasting, regardless of how well a company performs in other risk management areas.

Gov’t initiates drain cleaning for downtown flooding relief

The Government is targeting several sectors of downtown Nassau for “short-term fixes” that may provide “temporary relief” from flooding that has plagued the area for decades.

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The price of life

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Who wants to live for ever? And how long will I live? If you want to know this, you should have your telomeres examined. These are the sequences at the end of the chromosomes. And the longer the telomeres are, the longer the lifespan. For this discovery, Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack Szostak received the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2009.

$30m capitalisation approved for Bahamas Development Bank

BAHAMAS Development Bank (BDB) Chairman Senator Quinton Lightbourne on Friday said the Cabinet has approved $30m capitalisation for the bank.

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Events to be held across the nation for National Youth Month

THE kickstart of National Youth Month was announced by Youth, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg on Friday.

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Clubs & Societies: September 29, 2023

On Monday, September 8, the Kiwanis Club of Over-The-Hill continued its annual scholarship donation of $2,000 to BTVI’s scholarship fund. Initially, our focus was the Old Bight High School graduates and active Key Club members on Cat Island. We have since opened the scholarship to any eligible Family Island High School graduates.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Creative solutions needed to address society’s inequities

A MAN sleeps in his car, hoping it will not rain tonight so he can keep the windows open. Not far away, a few miles along the coast, another man writes a cheque for $3.2m for a beachfront condo he will use six weeks of the year.