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Grand Bahamians urged to save energy and save money

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Bahamian consumers could substantially lower their electricity bills on Grand Bahama by implementing the right energy solution technology in their homes and businesses.

Grand Bahamians urged to save energy and save money

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - Bahamian consumers could substantially lower their electricity bills on Grand Bahama by implementing the right energy solution technology in their homes and businesses.

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Mingoes start slow against Inter-Nassau, pull off 4-0 victory

THE University of The Bahamas men’s soccer team started slow against Inter-Nassau FC – 17 in their Bahamas Football Association match.

GB entrepreneur to crowd fund entertainment centre

A Grand Bahama entrepreneur will formally announce his bid to crowd-fund the development of an entertainment centre on February 3.

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Seven held in $330k drug bust

FIVE men and two women were arrested after a police search netted 13 croker sacks of suspected marijuana with an estimated street value of $336,000.

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Manta wings back to the sea

AS part of their renowned release and research programme, a team of 20 marine aquarists at Atlantis, Paradise Island resort successfully completed the transfer of a 700+ pound manta ray (measured at a final wingspan of 11.4 feet) named Leyley from th

New benefit programme suspended

THE Department of Social Services’ Conditional Cash Transfer project has been suspended for at least two months, The Tribune has learned.

Tsonga beats Nadal to reach the semifinals

By MATTIAS KAREN AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga qualified for the semifinals in the ATP World Tour Finals at the expense of Rafael Nadal, beating the second-ranked Spaniard 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3 on Thursday in a decisive round-robin match.

Tsonga beats Nadal to reach the semifinals

By MATTIAS KAREN AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) -- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga qualified for the semifinals in the ATP World Tour Finals at the expense of Rafael Nadal, beating the second-ranked Spaniard 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3 on Thursday in a decisive round-robin match.

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Waltiea has third double double of season

A PAIR of double doubles from Bahamian players last night in Euroleague action netted different results for Waltiea Rolle and Kino Burrows and their respective clubs.

RBC Wealth Management appoints co-heads

RBC Wealth Management, part of Royal Bank of Canada, has announced the appointment of David Foster and Mike Adams as co-heads of the Caribbean business, based in Cayman and Barbados respectively.


Jobs to go in RBC shake-up

JOB losses are imminent at RBC Royal Bank as it moves to better manage operating costs in a low-growth environment, managing director Nathaniel Beneby confirmed yesterday.

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MITCHELL CASTS DOUBT ON INVESTOR CITIZENSHIP PLAN

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday that he does not think the idea of high net worth expatriates gaining Bahamian citizenship in exchange for investments would work in the Bahamas as it “would not fly well” with the local populace.

'Brand Bahamas' needed to make Asian inroads

By NEIL HARTNELL

Doctors in $573k project write-off

Doctors Hospital has written-off $573,000 in architectural drawing fees after deciding not to proceed with a “major renovation” investment at its main Collins Avenue facility.

Property Fund ‘nowhere close’ to rental targets

The BISX-listed Bahamas Property Fund says occupancy rates at its two flagship properties are “nowhere close to where we’d like to be”, after it incurred a $1.545 million net loss for 2015.

Freeport ‘deficit’: PM at odds with Govt Committee

The Prime Minister’s assertion that the Government runs a higher deficit in Freeport than anywhere else in the Bahamas appears at odds with the report produced by his own committee.

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FINCO: Three-year offload sparks $9.1m provision hit

Despite recovering "in excess of" 80 per cent of the outstanding principal 0n distressed property sales, FINCO's managing director yesterday said the mortgage

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BISX-listed fundloses '$1m net'on flagship's22% vacancy

The BISX-listed Bahamas Property Fund is losing "in excess of $1 million net " in annual profits due to a 22 per cent vacancy rate at its flagship Bahama

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Bahamas Waste targets 34% profit rise, waste plant bids

BAHAMAS Waste has submitted bids for the multi-million dollar Pinewood Gardens and Gladstone Road wastewater treatment plants in a move to expand its service lines, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with the BISX-listed company projecting a 34.4 per cent net income increase for 2012.