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Regatta time again

The legacy of the late sporting icon ‘King’ Eric Gibson, regarded as one of the ‘movers and shakers’ of regattas in the country, will be kept alive when the local sloop sailing community comes together for the staging of the All-For-One Regatta in Montagu Bay that ‘King’ Eric was credited in getting started.

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Rigby: ‘Absolute nonsense’ that Christie is all that is holding the PLP together

AS BAHAMIANS, including young PLPs, become increasingly frustrated with the leadership of the government, it is “absolute nonsense” for Prime Minister Perry Christie to assert that he is the glue holding the organisation together, former party Chairman Raynard Rigby said yesterday.

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Sarkis loses bid to buy $192m claims

The Supreme Court yesterday ruled it was legally impossible for Sarkis Izmirlian to acquire the rights to Baha Mar’s $192 million damages claim against the project’s contractor.

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Accountants brace for surge in insolvencies

Bahamian accountants are bracing for “an uptick” in corporate insolvency work during the 2021 second half with companies already moving to restructure as hopes for a quick economic rebound fade.

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'Bowl games are better in the Bahamas'

FOR the fifth consecutive year, Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference will bring their championship football teams to town to clash in the Bahamas Bowl.The bowl game is scheduled for Friday, December 21 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stad

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Local pastor has prayers answered thanks to bionic manhood

PHILLIP*, a member of the local clergy, spent thousand of dollars and years trying to achieve an erection, all to no avail. Impotence drugs, a penile pump and injections did nothing to help his deflated manhood to rise again.

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VITAL VACCINES MAY BE UNUSED: End of month deadline looms for 20,000 J&J doses public don’t want

TWENTY thousand doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will expire by the end of the year, forcing the government “to do all in its power” to encourage uptake of the jab including offering incentives, according to Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville.

Bran: Baha Mar deal to stay secret if PLP re-elected

The Government’s agreement with the China Export-Import Bank for Baha Mar’s construction completion is likely to remain ‘sealed’ by the Supreme Court if the Christie administration retains power, the DNA’s leader said yesterday.

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Blackbeard's Cay: Bay Street's 'grave fears'

Prime Minister Perry Christie has directed government officials to investigate the multi-million dollar redevelopment of Blackbeard’s Cay into an all-inclusive cruise passenger destination, after downtown Nassau businesses expressed “grave concerns”.

Bahamas' corporate tax world's most 'corrosive'

The Bahamas yesterday received no credit for laws said to have raised compliance costs by 75-80 percent after its corporate tax policies were rated as the world’s most “corrosive”.

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City Markets staff fight' must not happen again'

The City Markets debacle “must never, ever happen in this country again”, a representative for 350-400 of its former employees yesterday saying they would not accept “less than 80 per cent” of the severance pay due to them.

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One Family triumphs in Boxing Day Junkanoo

One Family marched to victory in the 2018 Boxing Day Junkanoo Parade with a theme based on nursery rhymes.

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Both sides predict win as early voting begins

BOTH major political parties are promising a victory on October 15th after advance polling was conducted yesterday in the North Abaco bye-election.

URCA 'u-turn' over third cellular player

URCA 'u-turn' over third cellular player By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian communications regulator has reversed course by deciding not to reserve space in the key 700 MHz radio frequency spectrum for a third cellular operator, while

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Cameron Riley qualifies for Great Abaco Classic

IN his second appearance on the Bahamas Professional Golf Association fresh from his initial season on the professional circuit, Grand Bahamian Cameron Riley emerged as the champion of the Korn Kerry qualifier for the Great Abaco Classic.

Timeshare resort seeking a buyer

A Freeport timeshare resort that has lost 80 per cent of its business due to loss of amenities and access associated with the Royal Oasis saga is seeking a buyer, while committing to staying open through 2016.

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Web shops ‘taking advantage of workers’

THAT Island Luck employees were seemingly threatened with a loss of pay if they failed to attend Thursday’s protest is a “blatant, naked attempt to take advantage of poor people”, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.

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Senior golfers tee off in the 58th Caribbean Amateur Championships

FOLLOWING the spirited performance of the juniors last week, golfers on the Bahamas’ senior national team teed off yesterday in the 58th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships at the Sugarcane and East Courses at the Dorado Beach Resort in Puerto Rico.

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Grant and Thunderwolves headed to Ontario University Association semi-finals

LEASHJA Grant and her Lakehead Thunderwolves are headed to the Ontario University Association semi-finals.

Men’s oral health

CNN reported last week that 80 per cent of American men can remember all the details of their first car, but could not recall their last medical checkup. This is a very interesting finding.