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Munroe: No agenda against prison chief

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe denied pursuing a personal agenda when he sent former prison commissioner Charles Murphy on administrative leave shortly after the 2021 general election.

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Government’s indifference over inequality and rights

THE latest ridiculous statement by the prime minister quickly made the rounds at the end of last week, drawing responses indicative of disbelief, annoyance, and confusion.

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FRONT PORCH: The failure to civilise new generations

A gnawing grief seized the family and friends of former Member of Parliament and Deputy House of Assembly Speaker, Don Saunders, following his murder during an armed robbery

BTC sponsors Blake Bartlett for World Relays

FOR the first time in its history of supporting sports, BTC is excited to announce that an employee is a member of the athletic team participating in the BTC World Relays Bahamas 24 May 4-5 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

The Sports Calendar May 2024

Sports Calendar for May 2024

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Cable: Bahamians watch more Netflix than our TV

Cable Bahamas has admitted that household penetration of pay-TV services plunged by 21 percentage points in seven years because Bahamians now spend more time watching Netflix-type streaming services.

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BREEF hosts public snorkel event for World Oceans Day

AS World Ocean Day is coming up on June 8, the Bahamas Reef Environmental Educational Foundation (BREEF) is raising awareness of the dangerous impact of climate change on the ocean.

'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.

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Smoke from Coral Harbour fire halts flights at LPIA for nearly two hours

A FOREST fire in Coral Harbour caused temporary flight disruptions at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) and power interruptions across western New Providence yesterday.

Sixteen-year-old Shania Adderley shocks the world

IT was the biggest and grandest stage of her life, but junior quarter-miler Shania Adderley was unrattled, not even after she admitted that she was a bit nervous making her debut as a senior competitor on the global scene. At just 16 years old and just getting ready to complete her senior year in grade 12 at Tabernacle Baptist Academy in Grand Bahama, Adderley was thrust into the spotlight at the BTC World Relays Bahamas 2024 as a member of The Bahamas’ mixed 4 x 400 metre relay team.

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Cousin: Suicide ‘story is not adding up’

THE family of an influencer who died last week do not believe she committed suicide, insisting the “story isn’t adding up”.

Chamber targets education over Business Licence woe

The Chamber of Commerce’s vice-chairman says it wants to work with the Government to better educate the private sector and avoid the delays that plagued this year’s Business Licence filings

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Pintard: Spending watchdog to target multiple concerns

The Opposition’s leader yesterday said Parliament’s spending watchdog is seeking answers to a “range of issues” involving Bahamas Power & Light (BPL), sporting event cost overruns and a $250m IMF loan.

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PM told: Wear ‘game hat’ for GB business meeting

The Prime Minister is being urged to wear his “game hat” for tonight’s Freeport meeting with a business community eager to learn how the $357m demand of the Grand Bahama Port Authority was calculated.

Resort proprietor targets 60 jobs in two-hotel expansion

A Bahamian resort entrepreneur is aiming to double his total workforce by 60 jobs through the launch of two new boutique properties by year-end 2026.

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DPM: ‘Cracks’ showing in Briland’s tourism product

The deputy prime minister has raised the alarm that “cracks” are appearing in Harbour Island’s tourism product, as he warned: “Unless we manage the paradise we have we stand the risk of losing it.”

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Aviation ‘didn’t cut off our nose to spite face’ in fire

The Bahamian aviation industry worked feverishly to ensure “we didn’t cut off our nose to spite our face” amid yesterday’s temporary fire-enforced fight suspension at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA).

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BAMSI suffers loss of 40 percent of livestock in recent Andros fires

BAHAMAS Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) president Dr Raveenia Roberts-Hanna said BAMSI’s loss of 40 per cent of livestock pasture due to a fire last month did not greatly affect operations on the island.

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Wilson dismisses US report claiming that country failing to follow procurement laws

FINANCIAL Secretary Simon Wilson rebuffed a claim in the United States’ latest human rights report that The Bahamas is failing to effectively implement laws related to contracts and procurement.

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Google unleashes AI in search

Google on Tuesday rolled out a retooled search engine that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic.