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BTC discloses 400% Internet sales rise

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday said product bundling and competitive pricing had increased its broadband Internet sales by 400 per cent over the previous year.

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BNT celebrates grand opening of Primeval Forest National Park

THE Bahamas National Trust officially opened the Primeval Forest National Park located just south of Frank Watson Highway.

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Man charged with robbery of COB assistant professor

A MAN was arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday in connection with the shooting and robbery of a COB assistant professor and her son inside their home.

GB Chamber calls for income tax alternative

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce has urged the Government to implement an income tax as a more equitable and progressive alternative to Value-Added Tax (VAT), with both personal and corporate income caught in the net.

Port chief: Tropical's sale to benefit Bahamas

TROPICAL Shipping’s $220 million sale to Seattle-based transportation provider, Saltchuk, will provide the company with much stronger capabilities within the US and a capital base for investment in new ships and services, the Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD) chief executive believes.

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Gala awards ceremony honours exceptional sandals workers

SANDALS Royal Bahamian celebrated its exceptional colleagues Tuesday night in a gala awards ceremony that saw winners praised for their service by resort executives.

BTC targeting global dropped call standard

Newly-appointed Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) chief executive, Leon Williams, is aiming to reduce the carrier’s dropped call levels to below the international standard of 1.8 per cent.

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Tribune publisher honoured for a lifetime’s dedication

EILEEN Carron, the Publisher/Editor of The Tribune, has been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bahamas Press Club in recognition of her outstanding contribution to nation building and significant work in journalism and publishing.

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Halkitis rejects Sarkis attacks

STATE Minister for Finance Michael Halkitis yesterday defended the Baha Mar receivership from attacks against the resort’s developer Sarkis Izmirlian, saying the process is a way for “the speedy resumption and completion of the resort.”

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Izmirlian seeks Baha Mar talks

BAHA MAR’s developer Sarkis Izmirlian is calling for Prime Minister Perry Christie to sit and meet with him if his Government is serious about getting the $3.5 billion resort completed and opened.

Man loses job over wanted poster ‘mistake’

AFTER being arrested, questioned and later released by police after four days in custody, Jovan Nixon has lost his job and is still facing difficulty finding employment elsewhere because of a wanted poster that was issued for his arrest.

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Bahamas stifles Barbados, 92-46

Following an opening game loss, the Bahamas bounced back in dominating fashion to even their win-loss record thus far at the 2015 FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championship for Men.

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Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 case is thrown out

THE Delaware Bankruptcy Court’s decision to throw out Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case yesterday has validated the government and “disappointed” the Cable Beach resort.

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Baha Mar: What now for the workers?

AS a legal battle continues in court over the future of the stalled Baha Mar resort, employees of the $3.5bn development yesterday explained how their lives have been affected by the ongoing deadlock, which has no end in sight.

Bahamas suffers 76% FDI fall-off

The Bahamas suffered a 76 per cent year-over-year decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2015, as it “tumbled” to its lowest levels in 13 years.

Water Corp’s $84m taxpayer subsidy three times’ budget

TAXPAYER subsidies to the Water & Sewerage Corporation in 2022 hit $84m, more than three times the sum budgeted, as the state-owned utility seeks to develop a plan that makes it financially viable.

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Boxers are ready for the big dance

THE visiting boxers competing on the All-Bahamian professional boxing card tonight at the Kendal GL Isaacs Gymnasium are not just excited to be here but are eager to put on a show for the Bahamian fans.

FINCO cuts staff 70% in five years

FINCO has slashed staffing levels by 70 per cent over the past five years, as it continues to outsource back office functions to its parent in a bid to cut costs in a low growth environment.

Kingpin's family lose 'Bahamian supremacy' claim in $50m battle

THE family trust of a once-jailed gaming kingpin, represented by the Opposition’s leader, have seen the US courts reject their claim of ‘Bahamian legal supremacy’ over a $50 million tax battle.Judge Jan Dubois, sitting in the eastern Pennsylvania fed

Tough questions needed at Cable Bahamas' AGM

TONIGHT, Cable Bahamas holds its first annual general meeting (AGM) in 16 months. Shareholders should come prepared to ask the tough questions that management is doing its best to avoid.Cable Bahamas’ management says it has a good story to tell. Whil