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Dairy Queen makes Pointe with sixth site

The Dairy Queen franchise has expanded its New Providence presence and created ten jobs with the launch of its sixth location at The Pointe in downtown Nassau.

New tech company to create 100 jobs

ANOTHER tech company has been approved by government to operate a technology business in Grand Bahama, with an expected $2 million investment, it was announced yesterday.

IAN FERGUSON: Making work bearable for the cancer fighter

October is a month given to the awareness and celebration of persons living through breast cancer diagnosis. Women and men experiencing this ordeal find it necessary to have strong support as they go through the gruelling stages of treatment and reco

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McPhee-McCuin and Rebels take centre stage at SEC Media Day

YOLETT McPhee-McCuin and her Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball programme took centre stage at SEC Media Day.

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$460,000 paid out in benefits

THE National Insurance Board has paid out more than $460,000 in unemployment benefits to Abaco and Grand Bahama Hurricane Dorian victims. According to Public Service Minister Brensil Rolle, who has responsibility for NIB, 1,699 unemployment claims w

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Pro boxer Williams victorious in four rounds

IN his first pro boxing show for the year, it didn’t take Bahamian professional fighter Rashield Williams long to dispose of American Dylan Dobbs.

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COVID resets the clock on Arawak Cay operations

FISH Fry at Arawak Cay will go back to late hour service in the New Year as demand picks up.

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I-Elite Bahamas whitewash Aruba 10-0 in five innings

THE I-Elite Bahamas 18-and-under team, with some help from the United States, Venezuela and Mexico, wasted no time in getting their feet wet at the fifth annual World Comes to the Palm Beaches International Baseball Tournament.

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Govt relaunches plans for training on Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama Minister Ginger Moxey says the government has relaunched plans to facilitate training to increase the employment of certified Bahamians at the Grand Bahama Shipyard.

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Ferguson and Bearcats win the Military Bowl

Chris Ferguson concluded his NCAA football career and a resurgent season for the Cincinnati Bearcats with a bowl win.

Archer admits BAAA in a financial bind

NEWLY elected Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Drumeco Archer admitted that they are in a financial bind and is looking for the support of corporate Bahamas to help them fund their various international meets this year.

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PM calls for supporters to join PLP on ‘road to victory’

PRIME Minister Perry Christie last night implored Bahamians to “come out in the thousands” on Thursday for the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) first mass rally “on the road to victory”.

GB economy has ‘a long way to go’

Grand Bahama still has a “long way to go” towards economic recovery, the FNM’s deputy leader has acknowledged, as he slammed the Government for “dragging its feet” on the Grand Celebration cruise line negotiations.

IAN FERGUSON: Retaining the passion among your workers

Every employer wants to retain passionate, committed employees who demonstrate a high degree of loyalty to the company, its goals and objectives.

BPL needs better communication, says ex-union president

The former head of the BEC management union yesterday added his voice to criticism of the utility’s Matthew restoration strategy, arguing that it could have quelled Bahamian frustrations through better communication.

Issues in Bahamian society

Cleola Hamilton must resign immediately I totally agree with Jennifer Isaac Dotson and a few others that there is a conflict of interest or interest of conflict if there is ever such a thing.

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PM: Major statement on gambling in days

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said that a major announcement on the highly anticipated referendum to legalise web shop gaming in the country is expected to come within days.

A dirty and unkempt Nassau

Nassau has not been this dirty and unkempt since the first Christie-led government and before that, not since before 1992.

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Heart Institute hosts seminar for business community

FREEPORT – The Okyanos Heart Institute, slated to begin operating on Grand Bahama in early 2014, has already begun to make an impact within the local community.

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'Immigration department short of money to do job'

THE Department of Immigration is facing major challenges, not only with manpower and equipment, but also in terms of the money it needs to operate efficiently, Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said.