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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.
Mullings shatters his national record
A move to Illinois on January 1 to continue his training has already paid off big dividends for Bahamian national decathlon record holder Ken Mullings.
Landfill manager eyes IPO for Out Island expansion
THE New Providence landfill’s new manager yesterday said it was eyeing an initial public offering (IPO) to finance the potential expansion of its business model to the Family Islands.
Microsoft Surface gets battery boost, better viewing angles
NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is refreshing its Surface Pro tablet with longer battery life and faster processors.
FIFA legend Emerson Rosa in Bahamas for Beach Soccer World Cup draw
AFTER making his debut for Gremio in 1994, Brazil’s Emerson Ferreira da Rosa certainly stretched his legs around some of football’s finest institutions.
US officials tell staff Sand Trap ‘off limits’
AMERICAN officials have declared that the St Albans Drive nightspot, Sand Trap, is “off limits” for its employees and their families, citing the shooting death of a woman there last week and an “ongoing association with known criminal elements”.
Pokebits
• THE Catholic Church in Germany is taking legal action to tackle a plague of “Pokemon Go” players invading Cologne Cathedral after the virtual reality game’s manufacturers did not react to requests to exclude the ancient building from it.
Bowling Nationals: Get ready for the final showdown
It’s getting down to the final showdown as bowlers get into the swing of things this week to secure their spots in the live television roll off for the rights to be crowned the champions of the Bahamas Bowling Federation’s National Championships at Mario’s Bowling Palace on Sunday.
Flowers: No bid to shut down Island Luck game
CEO and President of the FML Group of Companies Craig Flowers yesterday said reports that he and other web shop operators are trying to shut down the new Quick Draw game launched by rival Island Luck are not true.
Man found beaten to death and shooting victim are latest homicides
A SUSPECTED vagrant was found naked and beaten to death yesterday afternoon hours after police discovered the lifeless body of another man with a gunshot wound in his chest off Fire Trail Road.
Gov’t quietly outsources landfill tip fee control
The Government has quietly outsourced another part of the New Providence landfill’s operations, contracting the Baker Tilly Gomez accounting firm to bill and collect its multi-million annual tipping fees.
Tipping fees cover just 1/6th of landfill costs
Tipping fees at the Tonique Williams-Darling Highway landfill failed to cover even one-sixth of the facility’s $6.491 million operating costs during the 2010-2011 fiscal year, it has been revealed.
THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Presentations must hit the right note
Have you ever met anyone who does not enjoy music? Well, I have met a few who do not like art, dancing, sports, movies or even socialising..... but music? Almost everyone likes some sort of music.
Mortgage relief criticisms 'legitimate enough', says leading plan architect
A leading architect of the Government’s mortgage relief plan has described criticisms that it will not have the advertised effect as “legitimate enough”, while arguing that it would “be a good start” even if just 20-25 per cent of delinquent borrowers were assisted.
