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Service honours Gloria Russell

TRIBUTES were paid at St Barnabas to Gloria Eleanor Russell ahead of a funeral at Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery.

PM: Digital asset ambitions to rebuild financial services

The Prime Minister yesterday said The Bahamas’ ambitions to become a digital assets hub will help it recover financial services activity that has been lost to the “global assault” on international financial centres (IFCs).

‘Happy days’ are soon to come for GB, says Cooper

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper has assured Grand Bahamians that “happy days” are soon to come for the island’s economy.

Cutting red tape to new investors

The Bahamas must slash the time required to approve investment projects from “more than 60 days” to seven or less if it is to remain economically competitive and transform a “bureaucratic, onerous and antiquated” process.

Retailer’s Independence sales on pace to ‘triple’

A Bahamian retailer yesterday said sales of Independence Day memorabilia are on track to triple year-over-year, with business so strong he has had to “turn some away”.

FACE TO FACE: A new platform for Junkanoo to perform

MARIO Smith Jr has created something new in the world of art and Junkanoo. He has created a miniature parade designed to bring the memory of the exciting Junkanoo parade to life.

Honours from grateful nation

BISHOP Lawrence Rolle, community activist Khandi Gibson and former police commissioner Paul Rolle say they are honoured and humbled for recognition of their service to the nation as recipients of the Bahamas’ 49th Independence Day National Honours.

New water supply crisis hits Central Eleuthera

FAMILIES in Central Eleuthera face summer misery as a new water crisis could potentially hit their homes.

Atlantis eyes $500m in fresh investment

Atlantis is on target to “exceed” 90 percent of pre-COVID occupancy levels for the 2022 full year, a senior executive has revealed, as it eyes “well over $500m” in new investment for this decade.

MAKO wins 4th straight swimming nationals

MAKO Aquatics Club, led by some outstanding performances from Erald Thompson II, Lamar Taylor, Isabella Munroe, Tia Isabella and Elle Therberg, won their fourth straight Bahamas Aquatics National Swim Championships over the weekend at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.

Bahamas claims 2 gold, bronze at Babe Ruth Caribbean Region Championships and Invitational

THE Bahamas claimed three medals at the inaugural Babe Ruth Caribbean Region Championships and Invitational.

Legal battle looms over Treasure Cay rejection

A controversial Austrian financier is preparing for a legal battle after his bid to acquire Abaco’s Treasure Cay resort property was rejected by the Government.

‘Frustration’ mounts over new Eleuthera water woe

The Water & Sewerage Corporation says it has voiced “frustration” to its central Eleuthera water supplier over mechanical breakdowns that left some customers without service from Independence Day evening.

Bahamas celebrates 49th Anniversary of Independence

THE country’s 49th Independence Day Celebrations were a rich display of Bahamian culture with days long celebrations that saw the return of the ecumenical service at Clifford Park and thousands flock to Bay Street for the people’s Junkanoo rush.

DIANE PHILLIPS: The more things change…

ANNIVERSARIES, national or personal, become times of reflection. In personal relationships, that reflection can evoke feelings of joy or sadness. There are memories that jump right out at you – the first kiss, the birth of a child, a graduation ceremony, a fight when words that should never have been spoken rang out and would not stop ringing in your ear.

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