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Sarkis unveils his ‘Preserve’

Baha Mar visionary in real estate comeback

Sarkis Izmirlian is targeting a “substantial” jobs and GDP impact with a 333-acre mixed-use development at Clifton Bay that is focused on “sustainability” and environmental preservation.

$50m capital raising comes Aliv next week

The Bahamas’ new mobile operator will bring a $50 million capital raising ‘Aliv’ next week, its advisers yesterday predicting “a very successful offering”.

Baha Mar chief: Atlantis 'cannibalise' fear unseen

Baha Mar’s president yesterday said the feared market “cannibalisation” with Atlantis has yet to occur, with Nassau enjoying record arrivals and airlines seeing 80 per cent “load factors”.Graeme Davis reiterated to Tribune Business that the hotel ind

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$2bn blueprint: Cooper calls for huge increase in spending to tackle crisis fallout

DEPUTY Progressive Liberal Party leader Chester Cooper said the Minnis administration’s current budgets for unemployment, food, rental and social assistance during the COVID-19 crisis are “woefully understated” and should be aggressively increased.

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100 officers quarantined as case count rises by 40

MORE than 100 police officers are in quarantine because of COVID-19 as the number of overall cases in the country jumped by 40 yesterday, including 21 in Grand Bahama, 16 in New Providence, two in Exuma and one in Cat Island.

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Maynard: Only third world countries use BPL engines

Only third world countries use the type of engines used by Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), said Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard.Mr Maynard was responding to a video by BPL’s chief executive officer, Whitney Heastie, and an arti

MARCO Alert final testing ‘in coming weeks’

THE Ministry of National Security in partnership with Bahamas Telecommunications Company yesterday conducted the final testing of the MARCO Alert system, with full rollout of the platform expected “in the coming weeks”.

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Christie Gov't 'respects' BTC privatisation deal

The Christie administration has “made it clear they respect” the agreement that privatised the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), its majority owner yesterday saying it would not allow the Government’s attempts to regain control to hurt its own shareholders.

Bahamas just 17% ready for disasters

The Bahamas is just 17 percent prepared to cope with major disasters, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report highlighting its “low progress” despite exposure to hurricanes.The multilateral lender, using its iGOPP governance and public policy

BTC 'principal' driver for CWC's Caribbean 4% earnings growth

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) was the “principal” driver of the 4 per cent operating income increase enjoyed by its regional parent during the 2012-2013 first half, with mobile data usage in this nation having increased 600 per cent in 18 months.

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 11062015

Cycling Club Bahamas. - Upcoming events: Saturday - leaving 6am sharp from Harbour Bay Shopping Centre in front of First Caribbean Bank 30 miles headed west. In order to complete this ride, it is recommended that you have done some recent cycling. Leaving P/I Bridges optional at the end.

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Bahamas must 'really be concerned' over BTC investor message

The Bahamas must “really be concerned” about the negative message it is sending to international investors over the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), a senior Chamber official yesterday saying developers “should never” have to factor political risk into their calculations.

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'Stroke of genius' cuts Gov'ts GB subsidy 60%

The Government will be able to cut its annual $18 million subsidy of Grand Bahama’s tourism industry by 60 per cent through the Reef Village re-opening, a Cabinet minister yesterday describing the deal as “some stroke of genius”.

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Next month’s Chickcharney Challenge has expanded course, new routes and gut-wrenching obstacles

WHEN the smoke clears on March 6, dozens of Chickcharney will have bested the toughest obstacle course on the island.

Over 1,700 ex-Baha Mar staff registered with Labour Dept

More than 1,700 former Baha Mar employees have registered with the Department of Labour to ensure they receive unemployment benefits from the National Insurance Board (NIB) and are in position to learn of job vacancies, Tribune Business was told yesterday.

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Bus passengers and pizza delivery man targeted in armed robbery spree

POLICE are on the hunt for two men who robbed several bus passengers and a pizza delivery man before taking officers on a high speed chase on Gladstone Road.

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Atlantis: No policy preventing hiring of Baha Mar staff

WHILE job security remains uncertain for the more than 2,000 Bahamians employed at Baha Mar, an Atlantis executive said the resort would consider hiring staff of the $3.5bn project based on its needs.

Like a used car lot

I was beginning to worry that I was the only one noticing how our city and island is becoming more unattractive every day – that is until I read some recent letters and columns in the press. One or two of them made mention of something that is particularly irritating to me and that is the proliferation of advertising signs all over the place.

Like a used car lot

I was beginning to worry that I was the only one noticing how our city and island is becoming more unattractive every day – that is until I read some recent letters and columns in the press. One or two of them made mention of something that is particularly irritating to me and that is the proliferation of advertising signs all over the place.

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City Markets staff want pension answers

CITY Markets employees say they have yet to be updated on the status of their pensions and are demanding answers about the combined millions of dollars they have paid in over the years.