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BTC bids to seize yacht over $1.5m cable break
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has launched legal action in New York to seize a high-end yacht it accuses of causing $1.5m in damage to its undersea cable network.
RF: ‘No impact’ from core software dispute
RF Bank & Trust yesterday asserted that a dispute with its core software provider will “not in any way impact customer funds or overall operations” as it bids to resolve their differences.
FRONT PORCH: Capital punishment and a culture of revenge and retaliation
Former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nassau, the late Lawrence Burke, SJ, lamented that many Bahamians often seemed more fixated on Good Friday, less seized by the assurance and promise of Easter Sunday.
'Death by 1,000 cuts' fear on new Bimini airport fees
Private aviation operators yesterday voiced fears that the industry faces "death by a thousand cuts" amid a furious reaction to the imposition of multiple new fees to pay for Bimini's $80m airport upgrade.
Sale mulled for ‘crown jewel’ of Great Exuma
A sale is being explored for a development described as “the crown jewel of Great Exuma” but which has “stagnated” over the past decade and failed to live up to its promise.
INSIGHT: Earth Day 2024, another squandered opportunity
EVERY year, on April 22, the world marks Earth Day – to some extent or another. The day is a US creation – way back in 1970 organisers wanted to throw a spotlight on the environmental problems facing the country. It has expanded far and beyond since. Here in The Bahamas, you would be forgiven if you had not noticed much about the day.
Sarkis wins bid to take Baha Mar fraud claim to trial
SARKIS Izmirlian’s $2.25bn fraud and breach of contract claim against Baha Mar’s Chinese contractor was yesterday cleared to proceed to full trial before a New York court this August.
Bahamians defend local FTX’s former principal
Multiple Bahamians have praised the good character of FTX’s former local head in supporting his plea that he receive a jail term “of no more than 18 months” for violating US law.
Tourism backlash fear over dolphin fatalities
THE Bahamas was yesterday warned it faces a “PR nightmare” and severe tourism backlash unless it saves the five surviving dolphins at an abandoned project off New Providence’s north coast.
‘Save dolphins after eight die’
‘Living nightmare’ as five more suffer at Blackbeard’s Cay
The Bahamas was yesterday warned it faces a “PR nightmare” and severe tourism backlash unless it saves the five surviving dolphins at an abandoned project off New Providence’s north coast.
