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Abaco resort needs 34 staff within five weeks

A prominent Abaco resort has 34 job openings to fill in just five weeks, it was revealed yesterday, with one of its executives asserting that the island needs to “keep pace” with tourism’s “arms race”.

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WORLDS 200M: Strachan out after false start in final

In her bid to rebound from an injury she sustained in the semifinals of the women's 200 metres, Anthonique Strachan came out in the final on Friday night at the Japan National Stadium.

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WORLDS JAVELIN: Otabor 15th in qualifying round

She wanted a berth in the final, but Rhema Otobor is content right now with being the 15th best female javelin thrower in the world.


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Goodman’s Bay receives first mats for disabled access at beaches

THE Bahamas Public Parks and Public Beaches Authority yesterday installed the country’s first Mobi-mat Disabled Mat at Goodman’s Bay, giving wheelchair users and others with mobility challenges safe access to the shoreline for the first time.

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Ex-Lucayan chair: PM attack ‘self-indictment’

The Grand Lucayan’s former chairman yesterday blasted the Prime Minister’s assertion that the former administration made a “mess” of the resort as “almost a self-indictment” of his mishaps.

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Minister dampens hopes for imminent minimum wage hike

A Cabinet minister yesterday dampened union hopes for an imminent minimum wage increase while pledging that the Government would be “fair” to businesses over any rise.


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Bonaby: Extra funds for Public Parks and Beaches a matter of ‘reallocation’

MONTHS after the budget debate, Bahamas Public Parks and Beaches Authority executive chairman McKell Bonaby still has not explained why his agency overspent its 2024/2025 allocation by $7m or how the extra funds were used, instead telling reporters yesterday that the matter was a simple case of government “reallocation.”

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Columbus Primary teachers protest over two-year principal vacancy

ONLY one teacher reportedly showed up for duty at Columbus Primary School yesterday, three weeks into the new academic year, as the campus continued to operate without a substantive principal more than two years after the post became vacant.

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High school track coach acquitted of sex assault

A HIGH school track and field coach was yesterday acquitted of sexually assaulting an underaged male student at Doris Johnson Senior High School four years ago.


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Aspiring QB Fatally stabbed

AN ASPIRING 25-year-old athlete with dreams of becoming a star quarterback was found fatally stabbed in the bathroom of his Nassau Village rental home late Wednesday night.

FNM slams govt on long-delayed re-opening of Sandals in Exuma

FREE National Movement (FNM) MP Kwasi Thompson yesterday criticised the government over the long-delayed Sandals resort in Exuma, citing missed deadlines and a lack of details on the project’s completion and the full terms of the deal.

DIANE PHILLIPS: American Embassy’s jet ski words of wisdom

The crackdown urged by the US Embassy on jet ski safety comes as welcome news and no surprise.


Lawyers wrap up case of high school coach accused of sex assault on teen boy

A high school track and field coach broke down in court yesterday as prosecutors and the defence wrapped up their cases in his trial over the alleged sexual assault of an underaged male student four years ago.

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CAPAS welcomes first 50 students

THE Bahamas Creative and Performing Arts School (CAPAS) will welcome its first cohort of about 50 students on Monday as part of a soft launch that officials say marks the start of a new era for arts education in the country.

Op-Ed: The importance of good governance

As a child, I can vividly remember the line, “behave and govern yourselves accordingly”, from one of my firm but loving primary school teachers.


Bahamians suffer substantial losses over ‘smishing’ scams

A senior police officer yesterday warned that Bahamians have lost a substantial amount of money to so-called ‘smishing’ scams since the start of 2025.

‘We must protect fly fishing industry’

The fly fishing industry needs regulation and protection, it was asserted during the Fly Fishing Industry Guides’ Homecoming Conclave yesterday.

Payments provider warns Bahamas on ‘deep fakes’

A Bahamian payments provider yesterday urged businesses to be alert for ‘deep fakes’ plus synthetic identity fraud and the takeover of their bank accounts.


IAN FERGUSON: How you combat workplace bullies

Some people may not be aware that bullying is a common occurrence within the workplace.

Bahamas cloud provider gains expansion funding

A Bahamas-headquartered cloud services provider says it has secured growth financing through a facility led by a Silicon Valley investment firm.