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CIBC: Bahamas stands tall versus rest of Caribbean

The Government’s fiscal reform efforts have been praised by CIBC FirstCaribbean’s Canadian parent, which believes the Bahamas’ sovereign rating “measures up pretty well against” over Caribbean nations.

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Bahamas’ big night at Heat game

MIAMI, Florida - It was dubbed the ‘Bahamas Tourism and Baha Mar Theme Night’ and it was an opportunity to show off the Bahamas to the world.

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Are you a 'doer' or 'talker'?

HOW does that saying go again, ‘Talk is cheap but money buy land’?

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Bahamian players close in on major league baseball

SEVERAL Bahamian players have made strides this summer towards their ultimate goal of a Major League Baseball (MLB) call-up.

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Miss Universe Grand Bahama wins 'Top Model'

MISS UNIVERSE Grand Bahama Tomacina “Tomii” Culmer won the judges over with her poise and presence during last Friday’s Miss Bahamas Top Model competition held at the British Colonial Hilton.

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Gibson attorney’s recusal request refused

JUSTICE Cheryl Grant-Thompson has denied Adrian Gibson’s attorney’s recusal request, resulting in the MP’s trial moving forward in her court next May.

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More migrants head for America rather than Bahamas

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said while the RBDF has noticed an increase in illegal migrants coming to The Bahamas, there has been a noticeable shift in the number of vessels seeking to enter the United States.

Exporters told: Prove no domestic financing

Bahamian exporters must first prove to the Central Bank that they have been rejected by all domestic financing sources before they will be given approval to seek out alternative funding from overseas.

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Ayton posts double double in loss to Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 20 points and led the Phoenix Suns with 12 rebounds on Saturday night. But they were defeated by the New Orleans Pelicans 119-99. It was the eighth double-double for the rookie No. 1 draft choice. He shot 9-12

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US: Bahamas ‘losing competitive FDI edge’

The Bahamas is “losing its competitive edge” on foreign direct investment (FDI) to Caribbean rivals as a result of its ‘ease of doing business’ woes, the US government has concluded.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: All that it took to get people vaccinated was Black Friday

I COULD go so many ways this week; the material has been in abundance.

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Bahamas Bowl: Blue Raiders, Rockets accept invites

NASSAU, Bahamas – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders will represent Conference USA and Toledo Rockets will represent the MidAmerican Conference as both institutions accepted bids today to the 2021 Bahamas Bowl, set for Friday, December 17 in Nassau’s Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Pfizer rollout to start on Monday

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday declared the country finally has enough vaccines to meet demand and administration of the 128,700 Pfizer vaccine doses donated by the United States government will begin as early as Monday.

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Trade expert challenges FDI policies

The Bahamas’ near-exclusive focus on large-scale, multi-million dollar foreign direct investment (FDI) projects has come under fire from a trade expert.

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Bannister: No cap on WSC contract approval

FORMER Works Minister Desmond Bannister testified that the Water and Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) board was not legally required to refer contracts over $250,000 for ministerial approval during his last day of testimony in the bribery and fraud trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson and five others.

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US gun checks would have helped the Bahamas

OFFICIALS in the Bahamas had hoped that the now failed proposed measure to expand gun background checks in the United States would have assisted law enforcement here to stem the tide of illegal firearms into the country.

Dominating distractions

They are seldom ever discussed, written about or analyzed, but they are there, constantly getting in the way, interrupting and interfering.

Realtor shifting model to 40% foreign clients

A well-known realtor yesterday revealed he was shifting his business model from near-total reliance on the Bahamian market to one with a 40 per cent international share, as he urged the sector to “get off our butts”.

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Port to be Bahamas’ ‘Sydney Opera House’

The winning Nassau cruise port bidder yesterday said it aims to increase passenger spending by more than 100 percent and transform the entire city into a “worldwide brand”.

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Bain, Lumberjacks’ season marred by NCAA violations

A season of historic milestones for Nathan Bain and the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks will be marred by NCAA violations centred around improprieties in the academic certification process for several student athletes.