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Battle 4 Atlantis all set for the Imperial Arena

College basketball tourney next month

The Bad Boys Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis is set to return to the Imperial Arena at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island. The tournament will begin November 18-20 with women’s college basketball teams for the third year. The men’s tournament will follow the ladies from November 22-24 at the same venue.

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For team Bahamas, swimming concludes and tennis continues

THE swimming contingent wrapped up competition in the pool while the tennis players got back on the courts yesterday in Santiago, Chile.

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Minister optimistic about future of flag football in The Bahamas

MINISTER of Youth, Sports and Culture Mario Bowleg is optimistic about the potential opportunities that exist for Bahamians in flag football after the sport was added to the 2028 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles.


There is no revolt in the PLP

The Candidates’ Nomination Committee for the ruling Progressive Liberal Party and the Free National Movement have not selected their respective candidates for the West End and Bimini constituency. The contested bye-election will be held during the month of November. I have no doubt that the iconic PLP will recapture that constituency hands down. This one will be for Obie.

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Man charged for sex abuse of mentally ill woman

A 24-year-old man was sent to prison yesterday after allegedly sexually abusing a mentally ill woman twice this summer.

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Man and woman accused of stealing $3,000 granted bail

A MAN and woman were granted bail after allegedly stealing over $3,000 from a business earlier this year.


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Man and woman accused of stealing $3,000 granted bail

A MAN and woman were granted bail after allegedly stealing over $3,000 from a business earlier this year.

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10252023 EDITION

Wednesday, 25th October, 2023.

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ALICIA WALLACE: The country’s real power problem

LAST week, I attended a conference that was primarily organised for people in a particular category. Those people hold power because they control resources that others need to do their work or meet their goals and are often put in competition with one another to gain access.


EDITORIAL: As FTX saga unfolds, we need to hear the full story

THE story of FTX is still in the telling. The spectacular implosion of the crypto company put the spotlight of the world on The Bahamas – sometimes very unflatteringly.

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‘Remediation work has begun’ at a BPL diesel spill in Nicholls Town, Andros

BAHAMAS Power and Light executives said they are addressing a diesel spill that happened at a Nicholls Town, North Andros power station nearly two years ago and has yet to be remediated.

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Bahamas Power and Light signs industrial agreement with the Bahamas Electrical Utility Managerial Union

BAHAMAS Power and Light signed an industrial agreement with the Bahamas Electrical Utility Managerial Union yesterday that addresses pension and other issues.


Baha-Retreat Spa celebrating Spa Week 2023

Wednesday, 25th October, 2023.

Govt spending over $1m to modernise and revamp website

MORE than $1m will be spent to revamp and modernise the government website, according to Wayde Watson, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Economic Affairs.

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The FNM ‘is fine just the way we are right now’, says leader on party convention

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard would not say when his party will host its next convention, but speculated about what will happen at the Progressive Liberal Party’s upcoming event.


Royal Caribbean’s PI club in DEPP construction go-ahead

Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island beach club was yesterday revealed to have passed another regulatory hurdle by obtaining a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) for the construction phase.

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Gas leak victim’s damages cut 77%

The Court of Appeal has slashed by 77 percent the damages awarded to a Bahamian homeowner after fuel leaks from a nearby Rubis gas station contaminated and polluted her property.

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FTX Bahamas: ‘Major progress’ in Ray talks

The Supreme Court will now hear the petition to put FTX’s Bahamian subsidiary into full liquidation on November 6, it has been disclosed, amid “substantial progress” in resolving the dispute with its US arm.


DPM backs Atlantis seaplane project from correct location

The deputy prime minister yesterday said if Atlantis finds a site that both the Port Department and Civil Aviation Authority approve he will back their sea plane project.

Sky dive excursion to ‘put Bahamas on map’

A new sky diving excursion yesterday said it plans to “put The Bahamas on the map” by establishing drop zones on every island by the end of 2024.