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Tropical wave 'not as wet and windy as originally predicted'

TROPICAL wave 'Invest 99L' will not produce as much rain and wind over the southeast Bahamas as was originally predicated, Deputy Director of the Department of Meteorology Basil Dean said Friday.

Bahamas Power and Light still experiencing 'a generation shortfall'

BAHAMAS Power and Light yesterday admitted that the utility provider is still experiencing “a generation shortfall” following an island-wide outage on Sunday.

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First labour force survey since Covid-19 expected to be released June 20

THE Department of Statistics will release the latest labour force survey on June 20th, according to Labour director Robert Farquharson.

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Govt set to sign agreement for the ‘betterment’ of Junkanoo

AN agreement between the government, the Junkanoo Corporation of New Providence (JCNP) and the National Junkanoo Committee (NJC) is expected to be signed in the coming days to allow for the “betterment” of future Junkanoo parades.

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PM: I’ll keep fighting for fairness over climate

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he will continue to advocate for “justice and fairness” for small island nations during the current climate crisis ahead of COP27 next month.

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FNM founding member hopes Gibson will win legal fight

FNM founding member Maurice Moore is hoping the outcome will be successful for Long Island MP Adrian Gibson when he faces the court in connection with numerous abuse of power allegations during his tenure as executive chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation.

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‘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.

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UPDATE: Appeal to those on crashed plane to contact AAIA

MONDAY UPDATE: On Monday, Delvin Major of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority (AAIA) appealed to those who were on the aircraft that crashed in Long Island on Sunday to reach out to the AAIA.

PI resort auction delayed; buyer 'interest high'

The auction sale of a Paradise Island resort has been put back by one week to September 13, Tribune Business was told yesterday, with interest in the property - priced at a base $6 million - said to be “significantly high”.

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Minnis calls got hospital rethink

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday called on Prime Minister Perry Christie to reconsider his decision to cancel the Rand Memorial Hospital expansion and improvement project.

BIMINI BAY TARGETS $35M GROSS REVENUES

THE Bimini Bay Resort’s developers yesterday said close to $10 million has been invested to date in the high-end Rockwell Island real estate development, with significant process made on the first phase thus far.

Tracking a storm's progress

Tracking a storm's progress BEFORE a hurricane even happens, you can track the progress of a storm moving toward The Bahamas. Using longitude and latitude co-ordinates to pinpoint the storm's location when hurricane advisories are released by the Departm

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Environment activists to press RCI on beach resort

THE public consultation process for Royal Caribbean International’s proposed Paradise Island Beach Club project will reopen next month, allowing people to hear how the cruise lines will address their concerns.

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PLP candidate urges Gov't: 'Be more specific on Atlantis'

THE Government has been urged to be more specific on the scope of job security provided to Kerzner International's 8,000 employees on Paradise Island in the resurrected 'debt-for-equity' swap deal with Brookfield Asset Management.

THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, over the more than 100 years of its existence, Rotary International (RI), a worldwide non-political, non-religious organisation with a membership of more than 1.2 million business, professional and community leaders, has provided humanitarian ser

THE PRIME MINISTER'S PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, over the more than 100 years of its existence, Rotary International (RI), a worldwide non-political, non-religious organisation with a membership of more than 1.2 million business, professional and community leaders, has provided humanitarian ser

Defence Force intercepts 140 migrants off Turks and Caicos

DAYS after Defence Force Commodore Raymond King highlighted a dramatic drop in illegal migration, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) intercepted 140 Haitian migrants in waters off Turks and Caicos Islands, hours before officers apprehended 107 Haitian migrants near Matthew Town, Inagua.

GBPA president says the port is not for sale

GRAND Bahama Port Authority president Ian Rolle said yesterday that the port is not for sale.

Andros alarm

I write to express the collective concern of Androsians around the operation of our current local government council. At a time when North Andros is most in need of leadership to address our economic, infrastructure and development needs our local government council is apparently without direction or focus. The recent stories in your paper which confirmed that our local council collected funds to clean up a public beach after a private beach party is just the latest example of ineptitude.

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Davis urges patience over power failures

DEPUTY Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday forecast that persistent electricity challenges will give way to affordable and efficient supply within the next six months as he urged Bahamians to continue to exercise patience with embattled service provider Bahamas Power & Light (BPL).