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Gov't seeks meeting with other Feb Point purchasers

FREEPORT – The Government wants to meet with all shareholders in the group seeking to purchase Exuma’s February Point development prior to giving final approval to the $8.3 million deal.

Firm offering energy audits

A BAHAMIAN business consultancy is offering “energy audits” for Bahamians looking to acquire residential solar solutions.

UK tie-up boosts Bahamas realtor

Coldwell Banker Lightbourn Realty has announced it will be working under an exclusive agreement with Hamptons International, a leading estate agency in the UK, to promote its listings overseas.

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Jamaal Douglas secures professional basketball contract

BAHAMIAN forward Jamaal Douglas has secured a professional basketball contract to play for Club Atletico Marne Montevideo (Metropolitan).

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NPBA Playoffs: Aliv Bucket and Rockets even series 1-1

THE Aliv Bucket and the Discount Distributors Rockets both won on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium to even their respective New Providence Basketball Association best-of-five playoff series 1-1.

Liquidator readies control plan for Alliance accounts

Liquidators for an alleged $340 million Ponzi scheme are planning to apply to the Supreme Court for permission to gain control over six accounts they have been denied access to by a BISX-listed firm’s broker/dealer affiliate.

Bain still setting the pace at Lumberjacks

Months after he garnered the attention of the college basketball world and brought awareness to The Bahamas’ post Dorian restoration efforts with his late game heroics, Nathan Bain continues to be a leading playmaker for the Stephen F Austin Lumberja

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Bain’s jersey, shoes in Hall of Fame

It’s not every day that a Bahamian basketball player gets to hit a momentous, game-winning shot for his team to pull off one of the biggest upsets in college basketball. The performance was so significant that Nathan Bain will get his Stephen F Austin Lumberjack jersey and tennis shoes donated to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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INSIGHT: A Word to The Wise - Part II

DURING the last week, there have been multiple pieces in both major local publications covering the quiet storm that has developed following China’s new policy on outbound investments. What is concerning is the reaction to this new policy from the “people’s government” who would have us believe this would not impact the Bahamas, and generations of Bahamians to come in a serious way.

BSC Classic opens with huge victories

WHILE their co-ed team continued where they left off last year, St Paul’s men avenged their championship loss by pulling off two huge victories to start the Baptist Sports Council’s 2014 Softball Classic.

Faith United makes debut with 14-10 victory over St Paul's

FAITH United handed the Baptist Sports Council’s defending men’s champions St Paul’s Fox Hill their third consecutive loss as the 2014 Softball Classic continued on Tuesday night.

Edmund Moxey - a man of conviction

LAST month, a new generation of politicians in the House of Assembly were given a bit of advice by a veteran who has lasted a long time, obviously because — whether right or wrong – he has carefully minded his p’s and q’s.

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Trump greets supporters following new details of his illness

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to salute cheering supporters, a move that disregarded precautions meant to contain the deadly virus that has forced his hospitalization and killed more than 209,000 Americans.

ART OF GRAPHIX: Store knowledge of computer memories

A few days ago I was busy cleaning my son’s laptop, discarding unused files, tidying up desktop folders, creating folders and fragmentation exercise etc.

Gov’t raises $72m from ‘not normal’ BGS bond

The Government’s financial advisers yesterday estimated it will take three years for Bahamian investors to start treating its new BGS security as a “normal investment vehicle”, after the first issue for the 2015-2016 fiscal year came in 28 per cent below target.

Labour ‘limits employer tricks’

A top official yesterday said the Department of Labour had “significantly limited the tricks” used by employers to deny Bahamians jobs in preference to foreigners, slamming some tourism and financial services work permit applications as “ridiculous”.

BOB non-compliant with 80% of regulatory ratios

Bank of the Bahamas shareholders are being asked to “throw good money after bad”, with the BISX-listed institution now non-compliant with four out of five key Central Bank capital ratios.

‘Very credible’ Freeport city manager emerges

A “very credible” candidate to take over Freeport’s management is said to have met with both government and Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) ownership as the idea of the latter devolving its quasi-governmental powers gains traction.

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Speaker’s anger at NEMA boss’ response

HOUSE Speaker Patricia Deveaux sharply rebuked National Emergency Management Agency director Captain Stephen Russell yesterday, telling him “you need a 9 to 5 job” and suggesting he did not have the same vision as the government to advance the country.

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‘Don’t waste billions’ on Andros as capital

A Freeport-based QC yesterday urged the government to “pull the trigger” on making his city The Bahamas’ future capital rather than waste “billions and billions” on moving it to Andros.