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Government 'understands urgent need for cleanup' in East End

STATE Minister for Grand Bahama Kwasi Thompson said government understands the urgent need for cleanup in East End and has created a new ministry especially to deal with the massive clean-up, and disaster recovery and reconstruction.

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Potter's Cay stallholders say parking ban hurting business

GREGORY Bowles used to pay his $900 monthly rent with ease but is now three months behind and waiting to be evicted from his apartment along with his wife. The 54-year-old has also laid off three employees since police officers began enforcing a gove

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Insurer 'praying' Abaco 90% paid in six months

A top Bahamian insurer was yesterday “praying” that 90 percent of Abaco’s Dorian-related claims will be paid out within the next six months given the scale of the island’s devastation. Anton Saunders, RoyalStar Assurance’s managing director, told Tr

Activists blast no warning on ‘green’ bills

Several prominent activists yesterday denied they had been consulted on the environmental legislation tabled in the House of Assembly, and accused the government of exploiting Dorian.

Calvary Churches are back on 'Crusade' here in Nassau

Calvary Church members agree that something powerful always happens when the people of God come together. “With the same mind and vision, demons have to flee, sick bodies are healed, and transformation takes,” they say. Now, members from all over th

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Albury 'rode it out just like everyone else'

CENTRAL and South Abaco MP James Albury said he rode out Hurricane Dorian in a house on Abaco. “I was in a house riding it out just like everyone else, the same exact position,” he said in the House of Assembly yesterday, responding to heckling from

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Grand Lucayan talks resume tomorrow after Dorian delay

TALKS for the sale of the Grand Lucayan resort were postponed for several weeks because of Hurricane Dorian but should resume tomorrow, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.

Port Lucaya owner blasts govt, insurer

The Port Lucaya Marketplace’s owner is accusing the government and his insurer of pressuring him to re-open the complex prematurely given its numerous unresolved “safety” issues. Peter Hunt told Tribune Business he was being “bashed on the head” for

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60% non-insurance 'huge factor' for Abaco's rebuild

The Abaco Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday warned that the 60 percent non-insurance rate will be a “huge factor” limiting the pace and extent of the island’s recovery.Ken Hutton told Tribune Business that the relatively low level of insuranc

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Attorney: Use Carnival deal to fund airport

A top Freeport attorney today urges the government to ensure that the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) owners use their Carnival port proceeds to finance airport restoration.

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Sky principal: 'I won't play dead' despite $4.2m loss

Sky Bahamas has incurred costs worth $4.2m “and counting”, it was revealed yesterday, as it continues to battle Bahamian regulators over the rejection of its Air Operator Certificate (AOC).Captain Randy Butler, the airline’s president and chief execu

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Bahamians respond to H&M natural hair firestorm

International clothing brand H&M has found itself in hot water, facing fierce backlash over a new ad campaign featuring a young black girl with what some people are describing as an “unkempt” natural hairstyle.

Bahamas promotes wealth management in New York

The Bahamas has hosted a New York breakfast briefing on how international financial centres (IFCs) can be used to grow and maintain private family wealth. The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) teamed with the Ministry of Financial Services to

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'I was really sad when I learned that it was coming to an end'

DOHA, Qatar — After serving for two consecutive terms as a Councilwoman of the International Amateur Athletic Federation, Pauline Davis-Thompson’s tenure will officially be over at the end of the 17th World Championships here on Sunday, October 7.Dav

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Ferreira’s story is one for the birds

AS hard as I try not to point the deserved finger at certain entities and a particular administration in these trying times, post Hurricane Dorian, this week the MP for Marathon and Minister for the Environment Romauld Ferreira, really got my goat! (Pun intended).

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Minister Rolle off to IAAF's 17th World Championships

With an official three-member delegation, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle is off to the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s 17th World Championships in Doha, Qatar, to support the nine-member Bahamian track and field team.

Jones and Higgs join in Hurricane Dorian relief recovery effort

A PAIR of University of Texas Longhorns student athletes led their respective programme’s Hurricane Dorian relief recovery initiatives. In an effort to provide aid and supplies to local victims of Hurricane Dorian, Texas Athletics partnered with the

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Boyce seeking financial support for Tokyo Olympics qualification

LENNOX Boyce continues his rise as the leading amateur boxer in the country and continues to seek local funding as support toward his qualification for the 2020 Olympics.Boyce recently won his division at the Title Impact Boxing Championships II, Sat

ART OF GRAPHIX: How artists differ from designers

You are probably thinking: “Can there really be an entire article devoted to the differences between a graphic artist and graphic designer?” You may not realise, but there are considerable differences.

Integrity Bill hope revived for anti-corruption activists

Anti-corruption activists yesterday said it would be a “major breakthrough” if the Integrity Commission Bill is ready and “on the table” for when the House of Assembly reconvenes.They were responding to comments made yesterday by Carl Bethel QC, who