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A $200k helping hand from Atlantis

ATLANTIS and its partners donated over $200,000 to five non-profit organisations yesterday as the resort continued to celebrate last year’s 25th anniversary of its opening.

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NAGB INSTALLS ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION

THE National Art Gallery of The Bahamas just put themselves on the map – of free charging stations now available to electric vehicle drivers, that is!

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Bahamas Power & Light | SKYGuard Tropical Cyclone Weather Alert ( #9)

A couple of hours ago an observing site on the southeast coast of Puerto Rico reported sustained winds of 52 kt.

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Smith lashes out at ‘visionless’ FNM

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is a “menace to the rule of law” in the Bahamas, Grand Bahama Human Rights Association  President Fred Smith has declared.

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Tribune scores triple success in Bahamas Press Club awards

THE Tribune picked up three prizes as the best in Bahamian media was recognised at the Bahamas Press Club second annual Media Awards at the British Colonial Hilton on Saturday night.

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UPDATED: Number of missing now at 282 after Dorian

FRIDAY UPDATE: A DAY after Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell said 1,208 are still unaccounted for following Hurricane Dorian, National Security Minister Marvin Dames clarified that police have reports of just 282 people still being missing

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ingraham pays tribute to ‘proud son of the Bahamas’

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham also gave condolences in the wake of Sir Sidney Poitier’s death.

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US alert in wake of tourist shooting

A WARNING from the US government to its citizens about the threat from armed robbers in Nassau has gone international after the story was picked up by The Associated Press.

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Bodie sorry for mistake on air

POPULAR radio talk-show host Ortland H Bodie Jr apologized yesterday to Lisa and Branville McCartney after erroneously reporting on air that a shooting had occurred at the Meridian School, which is run by Mrs McCartney on John F Kennedy Drive.

PM: Bahamas must fix ‘broken systems’

The Prime Minister has conceded that the Bahamas must fix “broken systems that no longer serve our needs” if it is to remain competitive in financial services and other international industries.

Carnival’s misguided strategy

I was inspired to write on the Junkanoo Carnival after reading your article in the newspaper of Monday, February 29, 2015, under the caption “Strategic approach to Carnival Marketing plan”.

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Three killed in traffic accidents over holiday

POLICE are investigating three traffic related deaths that occurred during the holiday weekend.

Pintard: Carnival did not reflect Bahamian culture

FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday said he believes the inaugural Junkanoo Carnival failed to reflect the “uniqueness” of Bahamian culture due to its format.

'Bitter pill to swallow' for web shop industry

Web shop operators are “uncomfortable” that they have to make a full financial disclosure on their businesses during the transition to regulation despite having no guarantee they will obtain a licence to continue operating.

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Row over song ‘highlights need for hate speech laws’

THE uproar sparked by a controversial song making the rounds on social media demonstrates the urgent need for hate speech laws in The Bahamas, prominent attorney Fred Smith, QC, said yesterday.

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FNM chairman hits out at ‘delusional’ Roberts

FREE National Movement Chairman Sidney Collie yesterday criticised his adversary Bradley Roberts for the latter’s defense of the “secret” Baha Mar deal.

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Gas retailers plea for govt change of heart

THE vice president of the Bahamas Petroleum Dealers Association is pleading with  government to reconsider its position on not granting retailers a margin increase, calling on Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis to have a “change of heart”.

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Managing our personal finances

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Financial literacy and emotional control matter at least as much as income in determining how wealthy someone is likely to become. Managing money can be a challenge for many people, regardless of their income level. The reasons for this are complex, but one key factor is the role of emotions in financial decision-making.

EDITORIAL: The size of our climate fight

WHEN our leaders talk about the impact our nation has suffered from the impacts of major storms, it can sometimes be hard to get an idea of the scale of the blows we have suffered.

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Activists find Rex Major’s comments ‘appalling’

A TOP human rights expert said she is hard-pressed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bahamian independence given the constitutional inequalities between men and women and the government’s failure to adequately protect women from violence.