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'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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'Horrendous' surge in contractor walk-aways

The Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) president yesterday revealed there has been "an horrendous" increase in complaints over the past 12-18 months about contractors abandoning clients.

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Bahamian athletes leave it all on the track

BAHAMIAN athletes left it all on the track at the BTC World Athletics Relays 2024 pre-game show “Showdown in Paradise” over the weekend.

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Minnis nominates today, will challenge Pintard

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is expected to nominate himself to become leader of the Free National Movement today, setting up a highly anticipated race with the incumbent, Michael Pintard, at the party’s convention next month.

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‘Unfinished business’ for Minnis as he nominates

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said he wants to return as leader of the Free National Movement because he has unfinished business.

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Hanna Martin does not support BUT chief’s call for drug testing students

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin does not support Bahamas Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson’s call for students to be drug tested.

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Laroda denies Social Services reducing food assistance rates

SOCIAL Services Minister Myles Laroda said his ministry is reviewing its food assistance programme to recommend “cost of living increases”.

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‘Step aside for new generation to lead’

FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette urged Dr Hubert Minnis to “step aside” and let the new generation run the country.

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Minister: We’ll leave taxi sector in ‘better condition’

A Cabinet minister has pledged the Davis administration will leave the taxi industry in “better condition” than it found it with the new driver code of conduct not designed just to “reprimand”.

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Johnson set to challenge Duane Sands for chairman

FORMER Yamacraw MP Elsworth Johnson said he has nominated himself for chairman of the Free National Movement, setting up a clash with incumbent Dr Duane Sands at the party’s upcoming convention.

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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.

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Bahamas men's 4x4 fifth in qualifying round

TEAM Bahamas gave it all they had in the men’s 4x400 metres qualifying round last night at the 2024 BTC World Athletics Relays hosted at the newly revamped Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, but ultimately they fell short of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

Russell 2nd in 400, Culmer 5th in triple jump

QUARTER-MILER Alonzo Russell turned in a good performance on Sunday as he competed along with triple jumper Kaiwan Culmer at the USATF Bermuda Grand Prix at the Flora Duffy Stadium in Bermuda.

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PM: We are ushering in a new era of power generation

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said his administration is ushering in a “new era of power generation” with its planned “comprehensive” reforms for Bahamas Power and Light (BPL).

Claims that leader playing favourites in Women’s Association election process

MEMBERS of the Free National Movement’s (FNM) women’s association expressed discontent with the election process for their association, claiming there is foul play and favouritism from the party’s leadership towards one candidate.

Bahamas First 'changes' after 63% profits decline

Bahamas First's executive chairman has pledged to make "strategic changes" after the insurer's 2023 full-year profit slumped by 63.1 percent due primarily to "ongoing issues" with its Cayman health business.

‘Fantastic opportunity’ given Bahamas in UK tax change

Realtors yesterday argued The Bahamas has “a fantastic opportunity” to exploit changes in UK tax law by attracting hundreds of ultra wealthy individuals and their families to domicile in this nation.

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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.

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.

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