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Oil exploration fears for 'eco centric mecca'

An Andros bonefishing lodge's co-owner has voice alarm that that "the eco-centric mecca" of The Bahamas could be irreparably harmed if oil exploration plans go awry.

Flowers: 'We grew up, not just as friends, but as family'

BUSINESSMAN and golfer Craig Flowers has called this one of the most difficult periods of his life, having lost his childhood friend and sporting legend Prince ‘Zorro’ Stubbs on Christmas Eve.Stubbs, 80, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital as a re

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Flowers: I’m not firing staff

CRAIG Flowers says he has gone against the grain in opting not to lay off employees because it is not known if his company – FML Group of Companies - will suffer loss due to increased government taxes, which includes a five percent stamp tax on patrons.

DIANE PHILLIPS: The finest line of all – the last breath

AN old friend died this week. His death was not the saddest part of the story, the end of his life was.

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INSIGHT: Don’t panic - it’s time to think of others, not just ourselves

AS the nation has watched the coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, go from a “foreign virus” that spread through Wuhan, China, with epic speed, inch closer and closer to our shores, it has been unsettling to see it reach 118 countries to date. No doubt, any nation still reeling from the disastrous impact of Hurricane Dorian would have citizens gripped by fear.

Oil explorer shrugs off end to ‘exclusive’ talks

A Bahamas-based oil explorer yesterday said it was now locked in joint venture talks with “multiple parties” after a “major global oil company” ended their exclusive negotiations.

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Judo: World juniors set for Atlantis this month

IN approximately two weeks, the international judo community will descend on the Bahamas as the island nation hosts the sport’s elite talent from around the world.A total of 510 judokas, including 295 men and 215 women from five continents and 81 cou

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200 jobs with new Grand Bahama medical school

A HEADS of Agreement was signed yesterday by the government for a new medical school in Freeport to be built in phases at an overall investment of $64.2 million over a 10-year period.

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‘Right church, wrong pew’ over second GB marina

A Grand Bahama investor yesterday said he has yet to receive a satisfactory offer for his second marina asset, revealing: “They’re in the right church, but sat in the wrong pew.”

Bahamas ‘Jamaica bound’ on present fiscal course

The Bahamas will be “Jamaica bound” unless it immediately implements measures to tackle its growing debt and deficits, a well-known fiscal hawk warned yesterday.

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GOVT LIKELY TO SELL 40% PORT EQUITY STAKE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday said he expects the Government to eventually sell its 40 per cent stake in Arawak Cay Port Development Company (APD), allowing the Nassau Co

Insurance faces 'significant strain' if rates cut again

The Bahamian insurance industry will be placed under “significant strain” if there is a further cut in the Prime interest rate, with one underwriter also said to require “recapitalisation”.

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Bahamas 'rises from captives extinction'

The Bahamas has “risen from extinction” in captive insurance, a leading industry player said yesterday, with this nation’s growth rate over the past three years “exceeding any other jurisdiction”.

Giants clobber Shockers 91-79

AFTER losing their season opener a week ago, the New Providence Basketball Association’s defending champions Commonwealth Bank Giants took their frustrations out on the Real Deal Shockers at CI Gibson Gym Saturday night.

Details announced for Sir Jack Hayward memorial service

MOURNERS are expected to gather at the Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King on February 23 to say their final farewells at a memorial service for the late Sir Jack Hayward, who was instrumental in the development of Freeport. Sir Jack, 91, died in Fort Lauderdale last month.

Regulators, Cybots pull off victories in NPBA

THE Patron Regulators and Mail Boat Cybots pulled off victories as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

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BNT pays tribute to Sir Jack Hayward

THE Bahamas National Trust (BNT) was saddened to learn of the passing of Sir Jack Hayward, who died last Tuesday at the age of 91.

Bahamian players in NCAA action

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Cursillo Movement bids farewell to Herbert Scott

THE Cursillo Movement within the Bahamas is alive and continues with the work of God in the renewing of His church. It is an international movement found all over the world.

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Long Islanders ‘angry’ at lack of support

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday said her constituents were angry that the government has continued to drop the ball amid rebuild and repair efforts on the island in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin.