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PM told that BPL fuel hedge ‘in the money’

The Prime Minister was told Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedge, which his administration has sought to discredit, was “in the money” even though fuel woes “substantially ate into the benefits”.

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Softball Games prelude to Public Service Week

PUBLIC service workers enjoyed softball games at the Blue Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday morning in their leadup to full launch of their commemorative week.

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WORLD VIEW: Venezuela’s dangerous referendum - threatening peace and international law

FOR sixty years, from their entry into school, Venezuelans have been trained into believing that the Essequibo region of Guyana belongs to Venezuela. Consequently, regardless of the facts, this belief is ingrained in the Venezuelan psyche.

'Giant boost' as $600m transformational project launched at Grand Bahama Shipyard

A $600m transformational project, which will include two of the largest dry docks in the world, was launched at the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Friday, and was said to be a “giant boost” to the island’s economy, tourism and employment.

Attorney loses appeal on ‘forged’ bank drafts

A Bahamian attorney yesterday failed to overturn the rejection of his “gross negligence” claim against Scotiabank (Bahamas) after two “fraudulent” bank drafts left his account overdrawn by $165,000.

Illegality of abortion is dangerous

Some 85 years ago, a doctor in England examined a 14-year-old girl and determined that she was sufficiently developed physically to carry her pregnancy to term.

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For team Bahamas, swimming concludes and tennis continues

THE swimming contingent wrapped up competition in the pool while the tennis players got back on the courts yesterday in Santiago, Chile.

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FTX Bahamas: ‘Major progress’ in Ray talks

The Supreme Court will now hear the petition to put FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary into full liquidation on November 6, it has been disclosed, amid “substantial progress” in resolving the dispute with its US arm.

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Nygard to take stand in his defence in sex assault trial

FORMER fashion mogul and Lyford Cay resident Peter Nygard is expected to testify in his own defence as his sex crime trial continues in Toronto, Canada.

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Tennis players get in swing at the Pan Am Games

THE 19th Pan American Games continued yesterday in Santiago, Chile, which saw more Bahamians begin competition in tennis and swimming.

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THE KDK REPORT: A golden tutorial

MANY years ago, while I was still a resident on my orthopedic rotation in New York, I was paged to the surgical floor for a code blue emergency. One of our in-house patients was in severe respiratory distress. She was an elderly lady in her late 80s, perhaps early 90s and she was surrounded by her adult children when she suddenly felt weak, began slurring her speech and then stopped responding to their questions altogether. As her children panicked, rubbing her leg and chest and calling out her name, one of her sons yelled for someone to help. The cardiac monitors were beeping loudly and a nurse came running in as the crash team quickly assembled.

Goodman’s Bay hostilities erupt on 14-storey project

Hostilities erupted between Goodman’s Bay neighbours over allegations voiced at a public hearing regarding the motives for opposing the Wynn Group’s 14-storey penthouse project.

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Snob effect

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Whether it is fine whisky or trendy Warhol painting, many things are becoming more expensive, even for the ultra-wealthy. This leads to a bull market in luxury properties because many rich people are eager to demonstrate to their community how bulging their wallets are.

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Clubs & Societies October 20th, 2023

The Bahamas Down Syn- drome Association is to hold a buddy walk-fest on Saturday, October 21, from 8am to noon.

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ERIC WIBERG: Stranded US aviators rescued by Bahamian fishermen and a dream

INAGUA has many aviation mysteries to parse; the East coast of this 650-square-mile-island has no roads or airstrip and is very rarely visited. Three American aviators who were without food for 17 days were rescued by fishermen in Little and taken to Great Inagua. Then there was a tragic engine fire and crash from which a US Mail pouch washed up, but not a plane or bodies. Then a mystery plane with parachute and body was found by park warden Henry Nixon. Remains of the plane still there, and were found over a decade ago by a Bahamian sleuth in a seaplane.

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Bahamas kickstarts FTX assets sell-off

An auto dealer yesterday disclosed he expects to sell 60 percent of the former FTX vehicle fleet assigned to him within 30 days, but warned: “This is not a fire sale.”

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Ministry of Works aiming for ‘far fewer’ pothole complaints by 2025

MINISTRY of Works officials said there will be far fewer pothole complaints in New Providence after workers complete a road paving programme in 2025.

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20-member Team Bahamas named for Pan Am Games

TWENTY participants will represent The Bahamas at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile following the selection made by the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC).

Bahamas ‘prioritises’ debt servicing over its people

The Bahamas has reached a point where the Government is prioritising interest payments on its $11.645bn national over services to its people, an investment analyst argued yesterday.

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STATESIDE: Hard to be hopeful with state and future of the Middle East

We will be reading and watching for days and weeks to come about the awful human misery unfolding in Gaza, one of the most politically sensitive enclaves anywhere on earth. The Tribune featured an in-depth look at the history of the region earlier this week. Here’s another brief take on the current tragedy.