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'Spiking message': Tourism board raises marketing 15%

The Bahamas’ main tourism promotion board yesterday said it had increased its marketing spend by 15 percent to “spike the message” that this nation remains open post-Hurricane Dorian.Fred Lounsberry, the Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion Board’s chief

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'I don't know how much more of this I can handle'

A governance reformer yesterday argued “nothing has changed” to improve The Bahamas’ stagnant ease of doing business ranking, as he revealed: “I don’t know how much more I can take.”Robert Myers, a principal with the Organisation for Responsible Gove

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Former Commander: Bethel holiday 'utter nonsense'

A former commander of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force last night dismissed Commodore Tellis Bethel’s enforced leave from the organisation as “utter nonsense”.

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Ferguson and Bearcats in win column

CHRIS Ferguson returned to the field for the Cincinnati Bearcats and the No.21 ranked team in the nation continued their successful run in conference play.The graduate offensive lineman got the start at left tackle and the Bearcats won 24-13 over Tul

NCAA golf: Guo helps Longhorns snatch early lead

SOPHIE Guo lived up to her expectations as the top-ranked player, as she shot a six-under-par 66 to help the University of Texas Longhorns snatch the early lead in the White Sands NCAA Invitational Tournament. At the end of day one of the three-day

Digital printer gains $215,000 from RBC

A digital printing company has obtained $215,000 in loans from the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) through the Small Business Development Centre (SBDC). Juluis Tinker started Kevco Printing, a large format digital printing company, as an auxiliary market

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Smaller oil spill is still bad news, says Darville

DESPITE Equinor revealing that the amount of crude oil which spilled from its Grand Bahama site was less than previously announced, Save the Bays chairman Joseph Darville said this does not diminish the catastrophic impact upon the island’s environme

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Minister needs to 'speak the truth', says BUT chief

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson accused Education Minister Jeff Lloyd of not being forthcoming about the issues at Carlton Francis Primary School and CH Reeves Junior High. Speaking to reporters outside Church of God of Prophecy o

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Huskies add to Bahamian pipeline on sidelines, court

THE St Mary’s Huskies added to their Bahamian pipeline on the sidelines and on the court as they look to contend in the Atlantic University Sport conference and Canada’s U Sports Division.

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Move to cut job losses at Baker's Bay

WITH the unemployment rate expected to rise in the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Labour Director John Pinder said yesterday the government is in talks with Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club to reduce the number of employees being let go.“Abaco is in really

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Maynard: Only third world countries use BPL engines

Only third world countries use the type of engines used by Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), said Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard.Mr Maynard was responding to a video by BPL’s chief executive officer, Whitney Heastie, and an arti

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Deandre Ayton suspended for 25 games by NBA

PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns plans for a quick rebuild have hit an unexpected snag.

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Baker's Bay staff fear for their future

DAYS after Baker’s Bay Golf and Ocean Club announced its closure and the redundancy of some of its positions, many workers are expressing uncertainty over their future. One employee — who asked to be identified as Mrs Higgs – said she received a cal

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Zane making moves

Zane Knowles is looking to make an immediate impact in his adjustment to a new club, a powerhouse in the Greek Champions League.

ART OF GRAPHIX: Building on client testimonials

Have you ever given someone a testimonial? Did they use it on their website? Did you feel honored and appreciated? Giving a testimonial increases your emotional bond with a business or with the person who asked. Imagine the results of making every on

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FACE TO FACE: Standing tall - and always together

The epitome of brotherly love is displayed between Dr Victor Horsley and his two elder brothers, Barton and Neil.

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‘Dome city’ will be in use two years

The $6.4m temporary dome city in Abaco is expected to only be in use for two years, according to Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis.

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Abaco airport security staff in walkout

A SMALL group of Leonard M Thompson International Airport security officers walked off the job last week, but the situation never compromised the already strained operations of the facility, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.Accordin

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Davis warns of complaints and threats at Straw Market

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis yesterday criticised the Bahamas Straw Market Authority for “playing tough, fast and loose with people’s livelihoods”.Mr Davis said his office received complaints about alleged threats by the auth

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'Music to my ears' WTO 95% unlikely

Super Value’s principal yesterday said it was “music to my ears” to hear the government’s WTO chief negotiator state The Bahamas is almost certainly not joining under this administration.Rupert Roberts, who has vehemently opposed becoming a full Worl