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Gibson insists water contract was clean

Long Island’s $5m water deal went to the only bidder that “substantially” met the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s terms, its chairman saying yesterday: “I don’t believe in hanky panky.”

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Royal Caribbean in $50m PI investment

Royal Caribbean will invest around $50m to develop its Royal Beach Club project on Paradise Island, its chief executive has revealed, having set a late 2022 target date for its opening. Michael Bayley, who is also the cruise line’s president, told T

PLP: 'We'll terminate' PI deal for Royal Caribbean

The opposition’s leader yesterday warned that a future PLP government “will terminate” any agreement that results in Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines leasing crown land on Paradise Island. Philip Davis, in a statement, argued it would be “grossly unfair

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Loss of a legal legend

PETER Graham, a former parliamentarian and the founding partner of Graham Thompson, died suddenly Wednesday night having planned to fly with friends on Thursday morning to his special island retreat - Hog Cay just off Long Island. It is said that he

‘Flabbergasted’ by cruise giant’s deal

The Bahamian entrepreneur with a rival claim to Paradise Island crown land sought by Royal Caribbean yesterday said he was “totally flabbergasted” by the lease terms granted to the cruise giant.

Tourism chief: COVID test tightening ‘right thing to do’

The Bahamas’ top hotelier yesterday said the government’s tightening of COVID-19 testing requirements for incoming travellers was “the right thing to do” in a bid to bring the country’s soaring infection rate under control.

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Hotels: ‘We’ve never seen this in ten years’

The Nassau/Paradise Island hotel industry has “rebounded with gains not seen for ten years”, it was revealed yesterday, as room revenues closed 2018 up 34 percent year-over-year.

BTC hails end to Cable Bahamas 'subsidisation'

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) yesterday hailed plans to establish a ‘level playing field’ in fixed-line voice call termination fees, arguing that this would stop it and its clients “subsidising Cable Bahamas”.

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'Godfather of sports' dies in hospital

TWO days after the Grand Bahama sporting community laid to rest the late coach Errol Bodie, longtime philanthropist and sporting enthusiast Basil Neymour passed away 11:50am Monday in the ICU at the Princess Margaret Hospital. He was 71.

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BTC to launch TV service next month in Bimini

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company plans to offer superior television services for less the price than what is offered by Cable Bahamas, BTC CEO Leon Williams said yesterday.

6am ALERT ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN

ALERT #26 ON HURRICANE JOAQUIN ISSUED BY THE BAHAMAS DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER, 2015 AT 6AM EDT.

Hurricane was ‘a sign that Bahamians need to repent’

BAHAMAS Christian Council President Dr Ranford Patterson says Hurricane Joaquin was a warning that Bahamians need to repent their sins and turn back to God.           

Resort workers voice concerns after on site death and ‘illness’

WORKERS at Resorts World Bimini are raising concerns over the lack of a permanent doctor and proper medical facilities in Bimini after a worker collapsed and died, and others reportedly fell ill there over the weekend.

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UPDATED: NASA images show urban growth in New Providence

URBAN growth in New Providence has been highlighted in a photo gallery on global climate change by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

PM optimistic about Freeport future

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday opened the Grand Bahama Business Outlook, expressing optimism in the city of Freeport and the economic revitalisation of the island.

BTC’s campaign to be less ‘Nassau centric’

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive said yesterday he was pushing to make it less “Nassau centric”, with cellular and broadband Internet upgrades combining with its new pay-TV offering to benefit a wider consumer population.

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Bahamians encouraged to participate in writing competition

PEOPLE who have a passion for story telling and writing poetry are encouraged to participate in the Commonwealth Writers of the Bahamas ninth annual Short Story/Poetry competition launched this month.

Global spotlight on local talent

BIG-NAME fashion insiders, Grammy-Award winning producers and songwriters and more than 1,500 stopover visitors are all expected to descend on Nassau next summer for the first ever

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Ministry pays tribute to 'a true ambassador'

THE Ministry of Tourism paid tribute to the deceased Patricia “Smiling Pat” Hoyte for the many years she has served in the tourism and entertainment industry in Grand Bahama.