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Welcome fit for a prince

Welcome fit for a prince DELIGHTED spectators gathered at Rawson Square yesterday to greet Prince Harry as he toured the Queen's Jubilee Exhibition in Rawson and Parliament Squares. Representing his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II for the first time, the

Welcome fit for a prince

Welcome fit for a prince DELIGHTED spectators gathered at Rawson Square yesterday to greet Prince Harry as he toured the Queen's Jubilee Exhibition in Rawson and Parliament Squares. Representing his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II for the first time, the

Welcome fit for a prince

Welcome fit for a prince DELIGHTED spectators gathered at Rawson Square yesterday to greet Prince Harry as he toured the Queen's Jubilee Exhibition in Rawson and Parliament Squares. Representing his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II for the first time, the

Welcome fit for a prince

Welcome fit for a prince DELIGHTED spectators gathered at Rawson Square yesterday to greet Prince Harry as he toured the Queen's Jubilee Exhibition in Rawson and Parliament Squares. Representing his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II for the first time, the

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Overall crime shows 7% decline

CRIME declined by seven percent in 2019 despite a four percent uptick in murders and a 12 percent increase in armed robberies, according to police statistics. Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson, as he released the statistics, cited Hurricane Dorian for the murder increase from 91 in 2018 to 95 in 2019, saying law enforcement will learn from having its resources stretched to respond to a natural disaster.

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Tida Wave, New Susan Chase, Whitty K and Judgment D crowned champions

THE Tida Wave, New Susan Chase, Whitty K and Judgment D all took the spotlight in the 62nd National Family Island Regatta in Georgetown, Exuma, over the weekend.

Offshore sector 72 times larger than Bahamas GDP

The Bahamian international financial services industry is 72 times larger than this country’s gross domestic product (GDP), an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study has estimated.

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Team Vitamalt land the Bahamas’ first Flag Football title

THEIR defence came through when it mattered most and Team Vitamalt claimed the first international flag football tournament title for a Bahamian team with victory at the Cayman Islands Flag Football Association (CIFFA) Invitational I-Cup title on Sunday.

Sarkis suffers crushing blow

Sarkis Izmirlian’s already-tenuous control of the $3.5 billion Baha Mar project was effectively terminated yesterday by the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, which ruled that “no greater good” can be achieved by continuing with the Chapter 11 cases.

Which way will Britain swing politically?

Peter Young sets out what is at stake and why in the closest-fought British General Election for decades.

‘Proof in pudding’ that Baha Mar wind up strategy failing

A Baha Mar director believes Friday’s Supreme Court ruling is “proof in the pudding” that the Government’s winding-up strategy has failed to achieve its goals, and has only created “more confusion and uncertainty”.

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‘BUDDY’ ON TOP: Chavano Hield The Tribune’s Male Athlete of the Year 2022

In what was an unusual year for Bahamas sports, for the first time there were no nominees for the top five spots from track and field.

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INSIGHT: Fyre, FTX and the harm to our nation

A YOUNG entrepreneur, out of his depth, losing a ton of money and injuring the reputation of The Bahamas along the way. I could be talking about Sam Bankman-Fried, whose company FTX has combusted so spectacularly in the past week or so – and I will – but let’s take a trip to the past first.

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ArawakX full wind-up sealed without a fight

THE Bahamas’ first-ever crowd funding platform’s fate was yesterday sealed without a fight after its former principals effectively consented to its liquidation amid claims of a near-$4m insolvency.

PM tells Sarkis: ‘We won’t help’ over Baha Mar

PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s office last night effectively told Sarkis Izmirlian he was ‘on his own’ in seeking to reacquire Baha Mar, as it hit out at the “extraordinary statements” attached to his latest offer.

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WHAT'S ON: CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

The Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas recently held elections of officers and directors for the years 2014-2015.

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Employers, unions unite on extra 90 furlough days

Employers and unionists yesterday both hailed the Government’s move to extend the furlough period by an extra 90 days amid concerns Atlantis may be readying for further lay-offs.

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Unions push for ILO Convention 87 to come into law

Trade unions are again pushing for an International Labour Organisation (ILO) convention allowing workers to join the union of their choice to be ratified into Bahamian law, with the Minister of Labour having shown “willingness” to do just that.

DPM targets 50% tourism GDP boost

THE Bahamas could increase tourism’s economic contribution by 50 per cent if it can drive hotel occupancies to an average 90 per cent, the Deputy Prime Minister believes.K P Turnquest told the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) annual gen

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44 traffic fatalities recorded in 2016

A total of 44 people died as a result of traffic fatalities in 2016, with Bahamians accounting for over 90 per cent of that figure, according to the latest Royal Bahamas Police Force crime statistics.