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Body found after blaze hits building

POLICE in Grand Bahama found human remains in a wooden structure that was destroyed by fire yesterday morning.Shortly after 1am, police from the Fire Department were called to a building fire in Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock on I-95 corner where they met

China State now jeopardising the Bahamas’ future

A STATEMENT made by the Chinese Embassy in Nassau in January 2011, brushed off America’s growing concerns — revealed in cables released by WikiLeaks – that developments such as Baha Mar would “leave The Bahamas indebted to Chinese interests for years to come”.

Bahamas ‘leads pack’ over digital adoption

A senior Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) executive yesterday hailed The Bahamas as “a bit of a bellwether” for the Caribbean on digital payments adoption with more than 50 percent of its local clients now using such channels.

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Wreckers, Cybots win double header

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action on Tuesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Y-Care Wreckers and the Mail Boat Cybots winning the double header.

Baha Mar interest like ‘beauty parade’

A Bahamian QC yesterday likened buyer interest in the $3.5 billion Baha Mar property to “a beauty parade”, while its former developer was left distinctly unimpressed by the latest winding-up petition adjournment.

Bahamas urged to adopt corporate ‘rescue culture’

The Bahamas needs to begin moving towards a “rescue culture” and create Chapter 11 -style legislation that will allow companies to restructure rather than go into receivership or liquidation, a senior Bahamian accountant argued yesterday.

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Portraits draw the crowds to ‘Sports Legends Walk’

ONE of the highlights of last week’s naming ceremony of Mychal Thompson Boulevard was the unveiling of 28 specially commissioned portraits by Jamaal Rolle of Bahamian sporting stars adorning the “Sports Legends Walk” at the Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre.

Baha Mar liquidators: We won’t submit to Delaware

Baha Mar’s provisional liquidators have warned the Delaware Bankruptcy Court that they will not submit to its jurisdiction, and that they will challenge the “jurisdiction” of its decisions and Orders over them if necessary.

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Bahamians receive postseason honours

A GROUP of Bahamian players played a prominent role on the Tallulah Falls varsity boys’ baseball programme and were recognised with postseason awards for their outstanding 2022 season.

Ready to celebrate Pompey Day?

WITH the reconstruction of Pompey Museum well underway, the Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation will hold a Pompey Day to celebrate the preservation of the country’s rich history.

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Union claims Atlantis seeking to terminate staff missing work for medical reasons

A HOTEL union yesterday warned the Atlantis resort against allegedly seeking to terminate employees who have missed work for medical reasons, charging that it would “fight” the company “tooth and nail” to preserve the jobs of workers at the Paradise Island property.

Lucayan Board refutes BREA ‘face slap’ claim

The Grand Lucayan’s Board yesterday defended itself from accusations that it had given “a reprehensible slap in the face” to Bahamian realtors over the property’s impending sale.

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Wilson Sporting Goods Company donates volleyballs and basketballs

THE Simpson Penn and Willie Mae Pratt Centre for Boys and Girls respectively got a much-needed boost to their athletic programme on Wednesday, thanks to a donation from Wilson Sporting Goods Company.

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Atlantis hosts launch of ocean pollution prevention initiative

ATLANTIS resort yesterday celebrated the launch of the first Seabin installed in The Bahamas, which aims to reduce ocean pollution.

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Areas try to get back to normal

RESIDENTS, business owners, families and schoolchildren were trying to get back to normal life today in the wake of a major thunderstorm and record downpours which deluged Nassau, wrecking property, closing schools and leaving homeowners stranded.

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Insurers fearing ‘flood of claims’

Bahamian insurance companies were yesterday said to be concerned about a potential “flood of claims” as a result of Tuesday night’s heavy rains, as New Providence yesterday attempted to dry out and get back to business.

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Eleuthera's Pineapple Jam lineup 'entirely exciting'

As if a free afternoon and evening of the best of Eleuthera’s local bands was not enough, the Pineapple Jam has now landed the hot New Providence-based musical act Willis and the Illest.

GB Shipyard hires young professionals

FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – The Grand Bahama Shipyard has hired three young Bahamian professionals to permanent positions, employing Jeffery DeGregory, Natasha Bethel and Justan Campbell as a junior naval architect and junior planners respectively.

Grand Bahama's power costs 383% ahead of Florida

Grand Bahama-based businesses and households are paying 383 per cent more in energy costs than their Florida-based counterparts, a Freeport businessman yesterday telling Tribune Business this was the main reason for the island's 20 per cent-plus unemployment rate.

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BEC: 95% of Family Islands 'have power restored'

BEC said it had substantively completed repairs in New Providence and had restored supply to more than 95 per cent of customers in the Family Islands.