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ATTORNEY 'SETTLES' ALLEGED $40K DEBT TO MORLEY REALTY

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net An attorney yesterday said she had settled an outstanding $40,000 debt owed to a Bahamian real estate company, alleging that the realtor had done "very little work" for its commissi

ATTORNEY 'SETTLES' ALLEGED $40K DEBT TO MORLEY REALTY

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net An attorney yesterday said she had settled an outstanding $40,000 debt owed to a Bahamian real estate company, alleging that the realtor had done "very little work" for its commissi

ATTORNEY 'SETTLES' ALLEGED $40K DEBT TO MORLEY REALTY

By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net An attorney yesterday said she had settled an outstanding $40,000 debt owed to a Bahamian real estate company, alleging that the realtor had done "very little work" for its commissi

A.I.-driven solutions 'can improve our health care, reduce poverty, combat climate change, mitigate crime'

ARTIFICIAL Intelligence (AI) will be a tool the Bahamas Government plans to use in the future, according to Parliamentary Secretary of Economic Affairs Wayde Watson, who teased an app that is in development currently that utilises AI.

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Govt defends $192k new BMW for PM

THE Office of the Prime Minister defended government’s purchase of a $192,000 BMW for the prime minister after people debated the appropriateness of buying the luxury car when many struggle with the cost of living.

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National stadium renovations include a ‘world-class’ track

THE World Athletics Relays will serve as one of the final opportunities for athletes hailing from over 40 countries to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

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$9.5m PI property is life and soul of realty party

A Bahamas Realty executive staged a party at the actual eight-bedroom, $9.5 million Paradise Island property she was trying to sell to stimulate buyer interest.

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Number of Baha Mar applicants “alarmingly" low, warns Lloyd

FORMER Baha Mar Leadership Development Institute Executive Director Jeffery Lloyd yesterday called reports that an estimated 1,500 people applied for or inquired about jobs at the once stalled Cable Beach resort on the first day of the process “alarming” and “significantly low”.

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DNA leader says FNM tried to poach candidates from his party

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday accused the Free National Movement of attempting to poach several of his party’s candidates, one of them being Deputy Leader Chris Mortimer, ahead of the 2017 general election.

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Miller: $5m needed to fix landfill site problems

TALL Pines MP Leslie Miller yesterday estimated that it would cost the government nearly $5m to “fix the problems” at the New Providence Landfill and prevent future fires.

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Thirty Gaming Board staff in court challenge

THIRTY former Gaming Board employees are due to appear before a Supreme Court judge on Friday in a bid to legally compel their former employer to reinstate them to their previous positions at the government agency, which they allegedly lost on the grounds of redundancy.

Christie in the Wild, Wild West

In April of 2012, bad boy Sheriff Perry Christie of Centreville stood up at a rally at RM Bailey Park and waved a magic wand called a Charter of Governance that he promised would fix the economy and end crime.

Bahamas low COVID rates warrant US warning easing

A Cabinet minister yesterday argued that The Bahamas' relatively low COVID-19 infection numbers warrant a further easing of health-related travel warnings by the US authorities.

JOHNSON QUALIFIES FOR CHESS FINAL

The Bahamas made its first appearance as the newest member of the International School Sports Federation at the World Schools Championships’ Online Chess Tournament and Daijah Johnson continues to make history.

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Getting the rules right for a successful sovereign wealth fund

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“Our landscapes connect us to our history; they are the source of our character as a people, as well as our health, our safety and our prosperity. Natural resources enrich us economically, yes. But they also enrich us aesthetically and recreationally and culturally and spiritually.”

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BTVI ‘trying to silence workers’ claims union

DANIEL Thompson, president of the Union of Tertiary Educators of the Bahamas, yesterday accused Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute and the government of trying to silence workers who have voiced their concerns about the school’s “inefficiencies”.

Fears Dorian will sparkexpansion of Govt size

A think-tank executive yesterday voiced concern that Hurricane Dorian will cause a further expansion in government’s size after The Bahamas fell seven spots in an economic freedom index.Rick Lowe, of the Nassau Institute, also expressed concern about

Driving visitors away

The main economic drive of the Bahamian economy is tourism. The role of the Ministry of Tourism is to promote the country and bring as many visitors as possible. The opposite is currently happening as entry rules for the needed visitors are so difficult that few can complete them.

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Free tennis clinics ‘well suited for the current environment’

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is pleased that free tennis clinics are being offered in various islands in The Bahamas.

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Claims that BTVI intimidating workers over union

THE Union of Tertiary Educators of The Bahamas has accused the Bahamas Technical & Vocational Institute’s administration of using intimidating tactics to discourage workers from becoming members of the union.