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Nintendo Announces Super NES Classic Edition

Nintendo is set to bring its beloved Super Nintendo Entertainment System back to stores this September.

Baha Mar’s $200m water park eyes July 2 opening

BAHA Mar yesterday confirmed its $200m beachfront water park will open “exclusively” to guests on July 2, 2021, having created 450 direct job opportunities.

Police: Suspect struggled during arrest

A POLICEMAN claimed a struggle ensued when officers arrested the man suspected of being behind the disappearance of 11-year-old Marco Archer.

30k may be voting in early poll

ACTING Parliamentary Commissioner Lavado Duncanson announced yesterday that the advanced poll for the next general election will be held on September 9 - with about 30,000 people eligible to take part.

D’Aguilar: Baha Mar deal may hit Atlantis ‘viability’

A key Sarkis Izmirlian ally yesterday expressed fears that Atlantis’s “commercial viability” could be undermined if the Baha Mar agreement paves the way for China to dominate the Bahamian hotel industry.

Retailer fears on ‘holding the bag’

Bahamian retailers fear losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in plastic bags they cannot sell when the full ban takes effect on June 30, with one admitting: “I miscalculated, and I’m sure others did.”

‘Low hanging fruit’ to receive $8-$10m Baha Mar payout

Baha Mar’s creditor payout committee yesterday estimated that up to 200 Bahamian companies will receive a collective $8-$10 million, as it begins cheque distributions to more “low hanging fruit”.

Nation’s role in sending food to the war effort

THE War Materials Committee was started after the fall of Dunkirk in June 1940. By the time the war had ended the tiny Bahamas — in addition to the metal collected and sent to England — had made the second largest shipment of food to Britain of the entire colonial empire.

Talks over Baha Mar progress described as ‘constructive’

TALKS between the parties involved in the stalled Baha Mar resort last week have been described as “constructive” and “another important step on the road to resolution” by the court appointed joint provisional liquidators.

Minnis: Govt has no plan to protect Baha Mar contractors

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday castigated the Christie administration for not having a contingency plan to protect the interests of local contractors who are collectively owed millions of dollars for work performed on Baha Mar.

Baha Mar tight-lipped on Mitchell investigation

BAHA Mar yesterday declined to comment on the revelation that its developer Sarkis Izmirlian was under investigation by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Fred Mitchell.

Five-fold higher infrastructure cost hurts Out Islands

An Abaco-based boutique resort owner yesterday said Family Island infrastructure costs that were more than five-fold greater than New Providence’s were “off the chart”, and really hurt economic development.

Baha Mar on course for opening on March 27

BAHA MAR officials yesterday stressed that the billion dollar mega-resort will open on March 27 as previously announced, despite speculation that construction will not be completed in time.

Unions ‘plan something major’ on Sandals issue

A trade union leader says the movement is “planning something major” in response to the Sandals Royal Bahamian terminations, arguing that the “overwhelming” public response had effectively left them with “no choice” but to act.

Thousands expected to attend Tarrus Riley concert at Nassau Cruise Port

THE Tarrus Riley concert is fast approaching, and a local DJ wants Bahamians to get their tickets now so they won’t miss out on a spectacular show.

‘DID BELL TELL TRUTH OVER CITIZENSHIP?’: Former PM suggests facts do not support minister’s explanation

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is questioning whether Immigration Minister Keith Bell told the truth about receiving a call in Switzerland from a dying man who wanted his wife and children to get Bahamian citizenship.

Village Road work still set for December finish

THE Village Road Improvement Project is still on target to be completed by the end of the year, press secretary Clint Watson said yesterday, adding that the final road works should be finished by mid-December.

Two sacked in Baha Mar probe

TWO high-level executives at Baha Mar were fired last week on “suspicion of impropriety” after an internal investigation was launched at the resort.

Sterling meets Gov't on hurricane hole project

Sterling Global Financial’s executives met with the Ministry of Works to review plans for their $250m redevelopment of Paradise Island’s Hurricane Hole property.Desmond Bannister, minister of works, and Melanie Roach, director of public work, reviewe

$400 fine over marijuana

A 44-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday ordered to pay $400 to avoid spending two months behind bars after police found more than five ounces of marijuana in his home last year.

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