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IDB: Bahamas Internet costs, speed miss mark

Broadband Internet costs and speeds represent potential barriers to The Bahamas embracing the digital economy and improved competitiveness, a multilateral lender has warned.

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Albany chief in 'devastating and self-inflicted humiliation'

Albany's principal investor has admitted that pleading guilty to securities fraud is "a devastating and self-inflicted humiliation I will have to live with for the rest of my days".

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Shock as tornado hits woman’s home

A TORNADO ripped through Deidre Miller’s South Ocean Boulevard home on Saturday, leaving behind a damaged roof, shattered glass and torn-down doors.

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BOY ACCUSED OF KILLING RELATIVE: Mom at school play when told of deadly Eleuthera stabbing

THE mother of one of the country’s latest murder victims was at a school play on Friday when she learned Topaz Baillou, 25, had been stabbed to death - allegedly by a minor who is related to the victim.

Bethel and Charlton are leading the way

Grand Bahamian sprinter Brianne Bethel is back, just in time for a shot at her second appearance at the Olympic Games.

Bahamians advance in NCAA March Madness

BAHAMIAN collegiate basketball players and coaches experienced success in the men and women’s brackets of the 2024 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) March Madness basketball tournament over the weekend.

What is real reason for Africa trips?

The press release concerning the joint press conference of Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis and Botswana President Dr Mokgweetsi Masisi on March 18, probably emailed to the local press by either a Bahamas Information Services (BIS) or Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) representative, was a tactical strategy.

AG blasts ‘utter foolishness’ of France’s Bahamas blacklisting

The Attorney General has slammed France’s decision to keep The Bahamas on its national tax blacklist as “complete and utter foolishness”.

Bahamasair industrial deal raises pilot retirement age

Bahamasair and its pilots have agreed to raise the latter’s retirement age to 65 to alleviate any fears of labour shortages as part of Friday’s $500,000 industrial agreement.

DPM’s alarm: ‘Shockingly low’ GB Carnival port participation

The deputy prime minster has warned Grand Bahama businesses not to be “passive observers” of the island’s economic revival after their initial participation in Carnival’s $600m port project was “shockingly low”.

Best of the Best Basketball Classic: Who will be the last team standing?

THE CR Walker Knights swept aside the St John’s Giants in the all- New Providence senior girls’ best-of-three final of the Best of the Best Basketball Classic on Saturday night.

Tennis ace Sydney Clarke closes out Senior Day

AS she was honoured with three of her team-mates on Senior Day, Sydney Clarke felt it was only fitting to show her gratitude by securing a victory for the University of Arlington at Birmingham women’s tennis team.

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Juniors advance to next round of Fidelity Spring Classic Tourney

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s (BLTA) 2024 Fidelity Spring Classic Tournament is off to a rousing start for juniors at the National Tennis Centre (NTC).

C I Gibson Senior High School hosts 'Labour on the Campus' career fair

STUDENTS of C I Gibson Senior High School had the opportunity to speak with professionals from several industries ranging from medical, hospitality, security, and law enforcement as the school, in collaboration with the Department of Labour, hosted its 'Labour on the Campus' career fair.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: The road to Olympics relays runs through The Bahamas

IN the days and weeks leading up to May 4-5, hundreds of athletes will descend upon The Bahamas for the World Athletics Relays Bahamas. As of this week, athletes from 54 countries had registered. One estimate projected the final number of competitors would exceed 1600. And that does not include coaches, trainers, medical staff, therapists, event support staff, family, friends and camp followers.

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ERIC WIBERG – Palowna & Orestes, 1826 Spanish slavers wrecked in The Bahamas

MANY slave ships met their end in the Bahamas, but not many know of an awkward period between when Britain outlawed the trade in slaves in 1807, and slavery itself, in 1834.

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Darville: Did Equinor pay penalties for oil spill?

AN environmentalist is asking whether Equinor has paid financial penalties associated with the environmental damage caused by an oil spill in 2019 and inadequate efforts to remedy the spill.

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Fernander ‘very disappointed’ with union chief’s description of recent police search

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he is “very disappointed” with Bahamas Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) president Kyle Wilson’s description of a recent police search of his properties.

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Kate, Princess of Wales, says she has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy

LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, she said Friday in a stunning announcement that follows weeks of speculation about her health and whereabouts.

Freeport poised to be ‘fastest growing Caribbean economy’

FREEPORT needs Nassau-based investors to help build “critical mass” in a city “poised to be the fastest-growing economy in the Caribbean”, a Port Authority executive asserted yesterday.