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Did Dubai trip show our culture?
Who we sent to the Dubai Trade Fair raises yet again what really is the culture of our country? Culture is US!
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‘Officer’s murder was nothing to do with me’
ABLE Seaman Jevon Seymour denied threatening to shoot Petty Officer Percival Perpall after the marine refused to let him use the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s satellite phone to call his girlfriend while they were deployed on Ragged Island.
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‘Not every liability must be disclosed’
A former Cabinet minister yesterday hit back at the Prime Minister’s assertion of a “$1bn” fiscal omission by the Minnis administration, saying: “Not every liability must be disclosed.”
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‘We can’t become a nation for sale’
A prominent realtor yesterday voiced fears The Bahamas will become “a nation for sale” unless it quickly gets its $10.4bn national debt and associated economic and fiscal crises under control.
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PM says supporters socially distanced during canvassing of St Anne’s constituency
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Free National Movement supporters canvassed St Anne’s on Saturday, days after Chief Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillan suggested political gatherings and large social events should not be happening amid the pandemic.
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No theft at children’s hostel
SOCIAL Services Minister Frankie Campbell yesterday shot down rumours of theft at the Children’s Emergency Hostel, insisting officials have not received any complaints despite widely circulated reports saying otherwise.
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Flat on our face over good service
There is a science for providing service unfortunately we talk a lot about being ‘Better and Better’ but we fall flat on our face many times when suggesting you are offering the general public a reasonable level of service.
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45-year sentence for murder affirmed by Court of Appeal
THE Court of Appeal has affirmed the 45-year prison sentence of a man who was convicted of killing his father two years ago.
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An open letter on nation’s transport
Dear Prime Minister, Congratulations on your victory at the recent polls.
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BISX targets 2021 crowdfund launch
The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) plans to launch into the crowdfunding space in 2021, its top executive confirmed yesterday, suggesting it will happen “sooner rather than later”.
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Deloitte hired to review $535m BPL refinance
The Government has hired Deloitte & Touche to conduct a 30-day “rapid assessment” of Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) massive $535m refinancing, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
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Displaced voters must register in new constituency
VOTERS who have relocated after being displaced by Hurricane Dorian will have to register to vote in their new constituency, National Security Minister Marvin Dames suggested yesterday.
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GB airport: Govt ‘rolled over and played dead’
The government has “rolled over and played” dead by permitting Hutchison Whampoa to dump all its loss-making assets on the Bahamian taxpayer, a prominent attorney argued yesterday.
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$10m message to stop injustice
GHANA native Joseph Amihere is suing the government for $10.6m with interest for illegally detaining him for nearly seven years at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre, during which time he endured poor treatment where he was “physically, emotionally and psychologically abused”.
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Infrastructure Fund’s public offering plan
Bahamian investors will be given the opportunity to own a portion of the proposed National Infrastructure Fund via an initial public offering (IPO), a Cabinet minister confirmed yesterday.
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Minister ‘not sympathetic’ to BPC licence renewals
A Cabinet minister yesterday said he would “not be very sympathetic” if Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) seeks to renew its oil exploration licences but the decision is not solely his to take.
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AG: replacement for Emergency Orders still in consultation
A DRAFT of a post-Emergency Orders Bill that will replace current COVID-19 restrictions is still in the “consultation phase”, Attorney General Carl Bethel said.
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Papers, please
Suggestion: A combination card that holds three sets of information of each Canadian Citizen:
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Cooper: AG suggestion of change to beneficial ownership act ‘laughable’
PLP deputy leader Chester Cooper has called the attorney general’s explanation of how money was spent from a $250m International Monetary Fund loan “laughable” as well as a possible “violation” of the terms of the loan.
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Police: No reports to support claim of people being targeted after leaving banks
Police say they are aware of a voice note on social media claiming people are being targeted after visiting banks, but they have received no such reports.