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Bahamas must target 70% cruise visitor ratio
A well-known hotelier says The Bahamas must do a better job on cruise passenger “conversion” and increasing the number of resort rooms if it is to maximise tourism’s economic benefits.
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Men’s national basketball team splits wins with Jayhawks
TEAM Bahamas, with the newest addition of Phoenix Suns guard Eric Gordon, split games 1-1 against the University of Kansas (KU) Jayhawks this past weekend in Puerto Rico.
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Gov't to 'unleash' $200m Water Corp investments
An MP yesterday said the Davis administration is poised to "unleash" the most ambitious capital investment initiative ever by the Water & Sewerage Corporation with $200m earmarked for 80 projects over a five-year period.
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Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy hosts first event of 2024
While many were enjoying the festivities on Majority Rule Day, juniors along with adults participated at the third Front 9 Golf Tournament Series drive, chip and putt event at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Practice Facility.
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Vendors exceed expectations at Royal Caribbean workshop
Royal Caribbean yesterday said the first Royal Beach Club workshop for potential Bahamian food and beverage, retail and artisan partners exceeded expectations by attracting around 70-80 attendees.
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Bahamas earns a berth in 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
ERIC Gordon came up big down the stretch as the Bahamas pulled off a hard fought 82-75 victory over Argentina to win the FIBA Americas Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament title yesterday to earn their berth in the 2024 Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament next year.
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Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 86-67
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After winning their opening game by 11 points on Thursday at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente Gymnasium, The Bahamas men’s national basketball team watched helplessly as Puerto Rico came to town and turned the tables with a 19-point rout.
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Country’s first dengue death confirmed to be nine-year-old boy
HEALTH officials confirmed the country’s first dengue fever death since the virus’ re-emergence this year - a nine-year-old boy who died after showing symptoms of the disease.
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PM is well suited for finance role
IT WAS written by the revered Chinese sage and philosopher, Confucius in 500 BC that “the ruler of a country of a thousand chariots must give diligent attention to business; he must be sincere; he must be economical; he must love his people; and he must provide employment for his people at the proper seasons”.
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Atlantis: 30% spend, rate jumps ‘as good as it gets’
Atlantis yesterday said its year-to-date performance is “as good as you can get” with rates and visitor spending per occupied room both exceeding pre-COVID levels by up to 30 percent.
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Jonquel Jones named Eastern Conference Player of the Week
New York Liberty on four-game win streak
BAHAMIAN Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Jonquel Jones was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week while the New York Liberty enjoys a four-game win streak.
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MPs express outrage over recent sex assaults on elderly women
PARLIAMENTARIANS Jomo Campbell and Adrian White expressed outrage over the recent sexual assault of an elderly woman.
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Food prices to ‘never return to pre-COVID’
The Retail Grocers Association’s president yesterday warned Bahamians that food prices will not return to pre-COVID levels and said: “The cost of operations is increasing all over the world.”
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FTX Bahamas properties must fetch ‘80% of value’
All sales of FTX’s 35 high-end Bahamas properties must fetch a price that is “equal to or greater than 80 percent” of their broker-appraised values, it has been revealed.
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DPM: Crime coverage woe ‘losing momentum’
THE Deputy Prime Minister yesterday voiced optimism that damaging media coverage of The Bahamas is “losing momentum” with major resorts reporting peak winter occupancies “in excess of 80 percent”.
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BTC targets Internet lead with 90% fibre coverage
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is aiming to cover 90 percent of New Providence with its new fibre network within the next nine months as it placed broadband Internet at the core of yesterday's corporate rebranding.
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‘I never want to experience’ dengue fever again, says woman
MAKERIA Tucker is one of the 88 confirmed dengue fever cases in the country, calling the experience one of a kind.
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Honouring retirees
THE Ministry of Education has honoured 80 retirees who dedicated between ten and 40 years of service.