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‘No concern’ over deadlock at Baha Mar for conference

LOCAL officials preparing for an upcoming Inter-American Development Bank conference at Baha Mar said they have no concerns about the resort’s ongoing deadlock overshadowing the $6m event which will see 5,000 international delegates enter the country.

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Investigation into missing funds nears completion

DEPUTY Police Commissioner Leamond Deleveaux said police are 80 per cent complete with their investigation into funds allegedly misused during the small home repairs programme under the Minnis administration.

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Record-setting day in BLTA ‘Play Tennis Bahamas’ programme

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s (BLTA) ‘Play Tennis Bahamas’ programme continues to bear fruit as the association welcomed approximately 80 kids on Saturday.

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BDOCS 2022 annual report tabled in House

THE Bahamas Department of Correctional Services’ Internal Affairs Unit investigated 56 reports of alleged misconduct involving prison officers in 2022, with disciplinary action happening in nearly 80 per cent of the matters reported.

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‘Do or die’: Jones has another double double

Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones posted another double-double to help Bosnia and Herzegovina win their first playoff game to stay alive in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket Championships.

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15-year-old accused of using gun to rob woman

A 15-year-old was charged with armed robbery in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.The North Andros boy was accused of using a .9mm pistol to rob a woman of a wallet containing $200, two Alcatel cell phones valued at $90 each and $80 cash which belonged to

Labour leader Alexander Thompson dies

ALEXANDER Thompson, a prominent figure in the Bahamian labour movement, died yesterday morning. He was 80.

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Pinder hosts small business symposium

FOR four weeks, more than 80 Elizabeth constituents gathered at Vision of Hope Cathedral Church of God and Thelma Gibson Primary School for a small business symposium facilitated by their MP Ryan Pinder and small business consultant Mark Turnquest.

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$80M new BTC network to debut next year

NEWER and more robust internet and landline services are being promised to BTC customers when the corporation’s $80 million New Generation Network (NGN) system fully comes on stream by March of next year, senior officials at BTC revealed during a press tour yesterday.

Bahamas 'poised for growth' via private equity rise

A Bahamian accountant believes this nation’s financial services sector can benefit from forecast growth and capital raising in the global private equity industry, with the SMART fund product helping to “gain traction”.

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Aliv in ‘phenomenal position’ financially

The Bahamas’ new mobile operator is in “a phenomenal position” financially, having secured $186 million in start-up funding prior to this week’s planned capital raising.

Freeport hotel braces for 'worst xmas ever'

A major Freeport hotel is on track for its “worst Christmas ever” despite enjoying a strong fall, with occupancy rates set to plunge from “the high 80s” to around 30-40 percent.Magnus Alnebeck, Pelican Bay’s general manager, yesterday told Tribune Bu

High school basketballers jostle for spot in the playoffs

THE high school basketball season is winding down in both the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools and Government Secondary Schools Sports Association as senior boys’ teams jostle for playoff position and final seeding.

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INSIGHT: A bad investment - don’t you believe it

The Cable Bahamas (CAB) share price quoted on BISX has suffered a stunning fall of almost 40% in the last 18 months, from $6.50 to $4.00. EPS (earnings per share) dropped from $0.28 in 2014 to a loss of ($0.38) in 2017, and last year quarterly dividends on the ordinary shares were indefinitely suspended.

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Comets take early lead

If St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine is going to extend the longest winning streak in Bahamian high school sports history, the Queen’s College Comets are going to force a comeback effort in 2015.

NPBA: Giants, Mingoes in win column

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and the University of the Bahamas Mingoes won the New Providence Basketball Association men’s division one double header played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.In the opener, the Giants routed the Caro Contra

Public sector debt drops $93m during first quarter

Total public sector debt fell by $93m during the first quarter of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, it was disclosed yesterday, cutting it slightly from its June peak as the foreign currency share fell by 1.5 percentage points.

Safeguards against 'sinister' liquidations

CHANGES to Bahamian insolvency law will prevent directors/shareholders from putting companies into voluntary liquidation for "sinister reasons", a leading accountant yesterday arguing that the amendments bring this nation "into line with model international law".

Sebas’s Brickell in Govt PPP market

Sebas Bastian’s Brickell Management Group (BMG) has entered the public-private partnership (PPP) market through a contract to construct a new “multi-purpose” government office complex on Harbour Island.