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Condo development denied by Department of Physical Planning

PLANS for the Neveah Group Enterprises’ Palazzo Vista Del Mar project - to be located on a 21,000 square foot site south of Da Plantation Bar and Grill off West Bay Street - were shot down by physical planning officials who considered the project to be an “over-development” of the site.

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$20m condo project in fresh approval bid

A WESTERN New Providence condo project, which is aiming to create up to 150 construction jobs via an up to $20m investment, is altering its plans and aims to reapply following the original blueprint’s rejection.

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Govt says amnesty is over for delinquent real property tax

PAYMENT plans and amnesty periods for people who owe substantial amounts of real property taxes are over, acting director of the Department of Inland Revenue Shunda Strachan said yesterday as her department prepares to execute its power of sale against scores of delinquent accounts.

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AG: ‘Potential $900m per year in carbon credits’

THE potential revenue from carbon credits for The Bahamas could reach as much as $900m a year, according to Attorney General Ryan Pinder at yesterday’s RF Outlook 2024.

Campaign opposes $100m Goodman's Bay penthouses

OPPONENTS of a proposed $100m, 14-storey Goodman's Bay penthouse complex have launched the ‘Say No to Wynn’ campaign in a bid to rally public support against approving the project.

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BOY ACCUSED OF KILLING RELATIVE: Mom at school play when told of deadly Eleuthera stabbing

THE mother of one of the country’s latest murder victims was at a school play on Friday when she learned Topaz Baillou, 25, had been stabbed to death - allegedly by a minor who is related to the victim.

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Bahamian company launches StreetSmart – a travel guide app designed for visitors

A StreetSmart app will help tourists find where to go and what activities to do in The Bahamas, transforming the travel experience for them, officials said yesterday.

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WITNESS ‘DID NOT SIGN’ CONTRACTS: Cashier tells court signature on papers does not match hers

A KEY witness in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and five others claimed she never signed maintenance contracts awarded to a company of which she was a shareholder when court documents allegedly bearing her signature were shown to her in court yesterday.

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Champions are crowned at primary schools golf championships

CHAMPIONS of the 2024 Primary Schools Golf Championships powered by Capital Union Bank were crowned yesterday at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s (BGF) Nine-Hole Facility.

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Legal win for Sandals on ex-butler sex claims

SANDALS Royal Bahamian and its parent have won two legal victories in just over a month against a US couple who generated massive global publicity in making claims of indecent assault against an ex-butler.

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Sold out - Jack’s Bay offering snapped up

A LUXURY development in Eleuthera has sold out its beachfront and ocean view properties.

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Sewerage upgrades at Arawak Cay expected to be completed in four weeks

SEWERAGE upgrades at Arawak Cay should be completed within four weeks, according to the project’s operations manager.

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BPL rates ‘among the highest’ consumers pay in the region

Bahamians are paying “among the highest” electricity prices in the Caribbean even though the base rate is set “below cost” with tariff charges said to be double the global average.

‘Catching hell’: Air traffic controllers face challenge

BAHAMIAN air traffic controllers have been “catching hell” over system upgrades that were implemented during the weekend, their union president has asserted.

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Darville: Did Equinor pay penalties for oil spill?

AN environmentalist is asking whether Equinor has paid financial penalties associated with the environmental damage caused by an oil spill in 2019 and inadequate efforts to remedy the spill.

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BAIC acquires $400,000 feed mill in first phase of Golden Yolk Project

BAHAMAS Agricultural Industrial Corporation executive chairman Leroy Major said the government acquired a $400,000 animal feed mill for the first phase of its Golden Yolk Project and the development of the Bahamian egg industry.

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Isaiah has ‘best showing’

The Windsor Rowing Club, which is fast becoming a household name to reckon with from the Bahamas on the international scene, took an eight-member team to compete in the 2024 OARS Youth Invitational in Orlando, Florida, over the weekend.

Housing not in favour of Bahamians

ACCESS to adequate housing is a human right. When The Bahamas joined the United Nations (UN) in September 1973, it pledged to uphold that right.

Oil waste facility opens in GB

THE Clean Marine Group (CMG) has opened its MARPOL Port Reception Facility in Grand Bahama.

EDITORIAL: Time to revisit plans for Haiti help

IF there was a plan to restore order to Haiti, then it is time to go back to the drawing board.