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$36m stadium repair to finish 14 days before World Relays
THE Chinese government is fully covering the $36m repairs to the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, which officials expect to be completed at least 14 days before the World Athletics Relay.
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‘Showdown in Paradise’
The 2024 World Relays to be hosted on home soil at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium is already shaping up to be exciting but officials added another layer of excitement with the launch of the pregame show “Showdown in Paradise”.
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Albany developer’s Bahamas return after spared jail time
ALBANY’S principal investor was given permission to return to The Bahamas as early as yesterday after being spared jail time following his previous guilty plea to securities fraud.
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NIB’s $240m loss at COVID’s peak
COVID-19 has left the National Insurance Board (NIB) facing an “uphill lift” to recovery after plunging the nation’s social security system into a $240m loss at the pandemic’s peak.
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Gov’t and Opposition fight on GDP growth
THE Government and Opposition yesterday battled over what real GDP growth that fell below expectations for 2023 means for The Bahamas’ short-term economic prospects.
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Grand Lucaya sees rise in occupancy numbers over long Easter weekend
SOME hotel properties experienced occupancy levels of between 30 and 40 percent over the Easter holiday, particularly in the Lucaya area.
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Zuri’s skating into a new life
PACKING her bags and relocating to a new country was one of the hardest things nine-year-old Zuri Carey has had to do.
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Bahamas closes in on six straight
TEAM Bahamas drew closer to capturing its sixth straight and eight out of nine CARIFTA Swimming Championship title on day three of the four-day competition last night at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.
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Bahamians conflict on broker’s US client pull
Bahamian executives have given conflicting evidence over whether a local broker/ dealer used marketing deals with day trading schools to circumvent US laws against soliciting American clients.
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PI resort proposal expands units 46%
The former Paradise Harbour Club’s proposed redevelopment is being expanded to a seven-storey hotel featuring a 46 percent increase in units compared to earlier plans.
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Albany chief in 'devastating and self-inflicted humiliation'
Albany's principal investor has admitted that pleading guilty to securities fraud is "a devastating and self-inflicted humiliation I will have to live with for the rest of my days".
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Tennis ace Sydney Clarke closes out Senior Day
AS she was honoured with three of her team-mates on Senior Day, Sydney Clarke felt it was only fitting to show her gratitude by securing a victory for the University of Arlington at Birmingham women’s tennis team.
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ERIC WIBERG – Palowna & Orestes, 1826 Spanish slavers wrecked in The Bahamas
MANY slave ships met their end in the Bahamas, but not many know of an awkward period between when Britain outlawed the trade in slaves in 1807, and slavery itself, in 1834.
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Top KC sounds ‘dark side of Bahamianisation’ alarm
A PROMINENT KC yesterday sounded the alarm over the “dark side of Bahamianisation” for breeding mediocrity based on “a sense of entitlement”.
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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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Taureano: I’ll honour my late father’s wish - and hang up the gloves
ONE of the last words of advice professional boxer Taureano ‘Reno’ Johnson got from his father, Erwin Johnson, before he passed away yesterday was that “it’s time to hang up the gloves.”
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Nassau Gas chief pledges to fully refund all investors
A Bahamian company that raised equity capital through the collapsed ArawakX platform has pledged to return all funds to investors once they are verified, its principal saying: "I want to get out of this mess."
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Property tax pace 20% up amid ‘over aggressive’ fear
Real property tax collections are pacing 20 percent ahead of the previous record year, the Government’s top finance official disclosed yesterday, as he predicted it will be “very close” to its full-year deficit target.
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Michael Pintard appealing for help to find missing Grand Bahama man
FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard is appealing for help finding Philip “Big Mama” Stubbs, who has been missing for almost a week.
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‘Reimagined’ Bahama Grill to feature 102-room hotel
ERIC Gibson Jr, developer and owner of Bahama Grill on West Bay Street, is seeking approval from the Department of Physical Planning to construct a seven-storey, 102-room hotel complete with a “reimagined” Bahama Grill on the 1.39-acre plot.