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Resort targets 20% solar cost savings

AN all-inclusive Andros dive resort is expecting to generate 20 per cent cost savings after being outfitted with solar heaters, its owner telling Tribune Business yesterday that high energy costs were a major challenge for all Out Island resorts.

Pm to speak to RBC-sponsored conference

PRIME Minister Perry Christie will be speaking tomorrow at the RBC Royal Bank sponsored international conference in the Cayman Islands, entitled Toward a Corruption-Free Caribbean: Ethics, Values, Trust and Morality.

'Sochi under the sun' as Exuma hosts mini Olympics

THE Bahamas, and Grand Isle Resort & Spa in Great Exuma, shared an unusual world first last week when professional hockey players, Olympians and hotel guests faced off in a road hockey game on the tiny island of Farmer’s Cay.

Armed raid on PI hotel: Two in custody, hunt for further two suspects

POLICE are on the hunt for suspects, in addition to the two already in custody, for an armed robbery at a Paradise Island hotel on Saturday night, the head of the Central Detective Unit confirmed yesterday.

Gospel artist V-Mac's Eleuthera tour to target youth in wake of triple tragedy

In the wake of the deaths of Bobby Thompson, 32, Pachino Simmons, 28, and Harry Sands, Jr, 19, gospel recording artist and founder of 242Untapped Vincent ‘V-Mac’ McDonald, is taking his Declaration Tour to the island of Eleuthera, hoping to keep the youth there on track in spite of the triple tragedy.

'Bottoms up' to small business

New entrepreneurs must get into the game by conducting comprehensive market research before they develop practical business plans.

Regatta to honour Sir Durward during 60th anniversary

THE Commodore of the National Family Island Regatta, Danny Strachan, said on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the regatta and the 40th anniversary of independence, the committee wishes to acknowledge the continuing contributions of a Bahamian sailing icon.

$29.5m Hurricane Hole's asset swap

KERZNER International has swapped the former Hurricane Hole Marina site with Atlantis’s new owner, Brookfield Asset Management, exchanging it for other real estate assets.

Man who killed Long Island lover faces wait for appeal

A MAN convicted of the manslaughter of his 66-year-old Long Island lover must wait another two months before his appeal can be heard by the Court of Appeal.

Man acused of beating lover on the head with a hammer

A MAN from Ragged Island is in police custody after he allegedly beat his lover in the head with a hammer, police said yesterday.

PM to sign orders allowing duty-free imports for relief goods

THE nation’s leader said he was going to sign exigency orders yesterday to allow Bahamians to import duty-free items for storm relief as thousands of residents from the southern and central islands focus on rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Joaquin.

‘NPA Cares’ gives a helping hand to Joaquin victims

WHILE the country continues to focus its philanthropic efforts on the relief efforts following the devastation of Hurricane Joaquin, students at one local high school have joined the drive to assist those in need.

Venture Fund ‘18 months behind’ due to money wait

The Government-sponsored Entrepreneurial Venture Fund is “about 18 months behind” where it wants to be, its chairman revealed yesterday, because the Christie administration has not provided it with fresh funding for more than a year.

BRFU set to field national teams for NACRA 7s

TEAM Bahamas will look to continue the Bahamas Rugby Football Union’s momentum on the international stage when they compete in the first ever Rugby 7s qualification process for the Olympic Games.

Energy self-generate 'good start that can be adjusted'

The Minister of the Environment has defended the Government’s energy self-generation programme as “a good start that can always be adjusted” to technology and market demands.

'Bahamas ripe with talent'

THE first ever Music, Model & Talent Showcase of the Islands (MMTS) got off to a successful start as scores of Bahamians lined up to audition in the hopes of becoming the next big star of the Caribbean.

Second BPL power cut in three days hits New Providence

POWER was out across New Providence for up to seven hours on Friday, the second time in three days the island has been severely affected, as Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) worked to fix "a major cable fault".

BAMSI to open institute in Grand Bahama

THE Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute will be established in Grand Bahama, said Agriculture Minister V Alfred Gray during a press conference at the Ministry for Grand Bahama on Thursday.

Budget: PM outlines plan to enhance sports sector

THE development of sporting infrastructure highlighted the impact the government expects its new budget to have on the local sporting community.

m/v Legacy freed, now docked at Arawak Cay

SUNDAY UPDATE: The m/v Legacy has been freed after it ran aground in waters near Egg Island off Spanish Wells last week and is now docked at Arawak Cay. The vessel reportedly managed to avoid taking on water during the incident.

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