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More than 100 investors at risk of losing crowdfund investment

A former Colina Insurance Company chief and at least 115 fellow investors are in peril of losing most, if not all, their combined $2.4m-plus investment in the insolvent ArawakX crowd-funding platform.

Liquidators ‘blocked as ArawakX set up similar operation in US’

ArawakX’s provisional liquidators have accused the crowd-funder’s principals and owner of its website of colluding to deny them control of the platform while setting up a similar US-domiciled operation.

Project’s 15,000 acres for sale over ‘failure to pay’ property tax

A major Long Island investment project’s near-15,000 acres has been advertised for sale via auction by the Government authorities to clear an allegedly unpaid real property tax debt.

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Three in custody after man shot dead on Harbour Island

Police in Eleuthera have arrested three men in connection with the shooting death of a man on Harbour Island early on Monday.

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ArawakX ‘to be reported’ to police amid $4m insolvency

The Bahamas’ first-ever crowd funding platform is suffering from a near-$4m insolvency, its provisional liquidators have asserted, as they prepare to report “multiple criminal infractions” to the police.

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Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 86-67

FIBA 2025 AMERICUP QUALIFIER

After winning their opening game by 11 points on Thursday at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente Gymnasium, The Bahamas men’s national basketball team watched helplessly as Puerto Rico came to town and turned the tables with a 19-point rout.

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Shannon secures The Bahamas’ first international medal in wrestling

SHANNON Hanna II made The Bahamas proud on 242 Day when he claimed a bronze medal at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Acapulco, Mexico, over the weekend.

Devynne Charlton leads the way

DEVYNNE Charlton came within a second of a margin in matching her co-women’s world indoor 60 metres hurdles record, while Grand Bahamian Terrence Jones inked his name on another Bahamian men’s national record.

Israel’s war in Gaza ‘not right’

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Three sureties must pay $15,000

Three sureties must pay $15,000 after a defendant absconded months before his trial for kidnapping and armed robbery was set to begin.

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Man accused of Hospital Lane murder

A 21-year-old man was remanded in custody on Friday after he allegedly ambushed and killed a man who was out on bail for murder. The offence allegedly took place in Hospital Lane earlier this month.

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Eric Wiberg – Sunk in Nassau harbour: The Fancy and the Pilot Boat

TWO vessels were lost in Nassau harbour – one of them huge and famous, the other a tiny nameless rowboat whose loss is commemorated with a 20-foot stone tower on the country’s busiest street.

GB Shipyard targets tripling revenue to $250m by 2029

Grand Bahama Shipyard is aiming to more than triple its annual turnover to $250m within five years, its top financial executive asserting yesterday: "This is not wishful thinking."

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'Phenomenal': Carnival's extra $100m to drive 5.5m GB cruise tourism surge

Carnival's extra $100m investment to double the volume of ships its new port can handle will lead a cruise-driven 5.5m visitor surge to Grand Bahama in 2028, it was revealed yesterday.

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GB police officer faces charge of raping woman

A Grand Bahama police constable was interdicted from the police force and charged yesterday with raping a 28-year-old woman.

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40TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC: CI Gibson senior boys upset Grand Bahama’s Sunland Baptist to win title

For the past two years the Hugh Campbell Classic trophy went to Grand Bahama with the Sunland Baptist Academy Stingers but for the 40th edition of the tournament, the championship hardware stayed home thanks to the CI Gibson Rattlers.

Bahamas defeats Puerto Rico 88-77 in FIBA AmeriCup Qualifier

TEAM Bahamas, with its best performances coming off the bench, knocked off Puerto Rico by 11 points last night to win their opening match of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifiers.

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Sunland Baptist basketball coach Bonnie Basden making an impact

DESPITE her handicap that has been limited to her wheelchair since 2019, Bonnie Basden continues to make an impact on the Sunland Baptist Stingers senior boys’ basketball programme.

Erosion of our sovereignty

So I’ve been extremely vocal through my podcast and other postings on social media as to my extreme vexation about The Bahamas and the blacklist.

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Man given community service after he admits stealing $2K from starbucks while employed

A MAN was ordered to serve 250 hours of community service yesterday after admitting to stealing just over $2,000 from a Starbucks at Baha Mar while working there in the last two months.