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ERIC WIBERG: Shipwrecks of The Bahamas – Highbourne Cay Shipwreck, Exumas, 1513 Iberian, Diego Miruelo, Ponce de Leon

THE night of Tuesday, September 23, 1513, was another boisterous one for a fleet of four heavily armed Spanish vessels returning from a mission to find Florida.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Just how friendly are the skies of The Bahamas?

THEY are the lifeline to the Family Islands – those smaller planes that operate as scheduled charters, criss-crossing the skies day after day. Western Air, Pineapple Air, Southern Air, Titan, Flamingo, LeAir and more, as essential to local economies from Bimini in the north to Ragged and Crooked in the south, as air and water are to life itself.

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Auto dealers optimistic 2023's 40% surge keeps momentum

A Bahamian new auto dealer yesterday voiced optimism that price stability and better availability will further boost sales in 2024 following a 40 percent year-over-year surge for the first 11 months last year.

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Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy hosts first event of 2024

While many were enjoying the festivities on Majority Rule Day, juniors along with adults participated at the third Front 9 Golf Tournament Series drive, chip and putt event at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Practice Facility.

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MURDER RATE UP 150 PERCENT COMPARED TO LAST YEAR: Grandmother is latest victim, her grandson in critical condition after shooting

THE murder rate has skyrocketed 150 per cent compared to last year as the country grapples with one of its deadliest ever starts to a year.

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Reloaded Baseball in high gear for 2024

Reloaded Baseball celebrated its first year in existence last year and after surpassing most of their goals they intend to knock it out the park with regards to development in 2024. Since day one, Reloaded Baseball has been committed to furthering the development of the youth within their programme while elevating their level of play to be on par with international standards.

Bowe: Govt should pay off debt and work at surplus

A TOP financial expert has said the government should aim to pay off its debt and operate at a surplus - for the first time since Independence.

EDITORIAL: Evidence there to check the facts

EVIDENCE is a powerful thing.

154 prison officers promoted – but others wait for their turn

ONE hundred and fifty-four prison officers were promoted this week, but the head of the association representing them said he will not be satisfied until others awaiting promotion are advanced.

$250m Six Senses project eyes summer building start

The developer behind Grand Bahama’s $260m Six Senses resort project yesterday voiced optimism that construction will start this summer depending on when it receives its final approvals.

World Bank cuts growth projection for Bahamas

The World Bank has gone in the opposite direction to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by trimming its 2024 economic growth forecast for The Bahamas by a further 20 basis points to 1.8 percent.

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Man dies after shooting in Montell Heights

A 28-year-old man is dead after a shooting incident in Montell Heights on Wednesday night.

FTX Bahamas properties must fetch ‘80% of value’

All sales of FTX’s 35 high-end Bahamas properties must fetch a price that is “equal to or greater than 80 percent” of their broker-appraised values, it has been revealed.

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Quality Care's Fun, Run, Walk and Health Fair to raise funds for Bahamas Feeding Network

Quality Care Pharmacy is hosting a Fun, Run, Walk and Health Fair on February 3 to raise funds for the Bahamas Feeding Network amid a 40 percent drop in donations.

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Man jailed for breaching bail

A MAN was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after he admitting to breaching his bail while on release for pending armed robbery charges.

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18-year-old jailed for possession of unlicensed firearm, ammunition

AN 18-year-old was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after admitting to owning a loaded gun found in a car Sea Breeze last week.

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FACE TO FACE: Nurse Bianca Edwards leads a call to action to support nurses

BEING a nurse requires skill, constant learning, patience, empathy and quick decision making. It’s not for the faint of heart, and nurse Biance Edwards wants to make sure that her colleagues in The Bahamas have the support they need to be their best.

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Fair to be held for Canadian schools

REPRESENTATIVES from 13 top Canadian boarding schools will be holding a school fair on Thursday at the Sandyport Beach Resort from 5-9pm.

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FNM chief: Ensure GB still perceived as 'fertile ground'

The Opposition's leader yesterday called on the Government to urgently dispel any notion that PharmaChem Technologies' "devastating closure" was caused by local ease of doing business impediments.

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‘Another kick in the teeth’: GB to lose 100 PharmaChem jobs

The loss of more than 100 well-paid jobs through PharmaChem Technologies’ Friday shutdown was last night branded “another kick in the teeth” for Grand Bahama’s struggling economy.