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POLICE LAUNCH SEARCH FOR MISSING ABACO TEENAGER

POLICE are currently investigating the disappearance of an Abaco teen. Renande Oradin, 19, of Bahamas Coral Island, Central Abaco, was last seen around 3pm on Friday at Central Abaco High School. Renande is described as being of dark brown complexion, sm

An evening of praise and worship

Under the distinguished patronage of the Rt. Rev. Laish Z. Boyd, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Bahamas and Turks & Caicos Islands and Joanne Boyd, Christ the King Contemporary Chorale present: “To Our God”, an evening of praise and worship. Sunday May 26, 2013, 7:30pm. Christ the King Anglican Church, Ridgeland Park West.

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Scotiabank sponsors regional energy forum

Scotiabank was a sponsor of the recent 13th Annual Caribbean Energy Conference held at Atlantis, Paradise Island.

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Engineers at work assessing bridge structure

THE latest assessment of the old Paradise Island Bridge is underway.

US man dead in apparent drowning

POLICE in Abaco are investigating an apparent drowning on the island that has left a 63-year-old American citizen dead.

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WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Hurricane Nicole

Speaking this evening, Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper said in Eleuthera, Andros and New Providence “schools and universities will resume classes tomorrow (Thursday) and all government workers are asked to return to duty.

GBPA: ‘Nothing but spite’ drives Gold Rock closures

A Freeport concrete supplier’s battle with the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) yesterday escalated into an all-out war as the two sides traded accusations of “spite” and “harassment” over the former’s imminent closure.

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Hurricane Hole to be $250m 'PI downtown'

Hurricane Hole will become “the downtown of Paradise Island” via its $250 million transformation, its principal developer yesterday revealing 50 per cent of retail space is already pre-leased.David Kosoy, Sterling Global Financial’s chairman, told Tr

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Judicial Review threat to $150m Genting project

Environmental activists are threatening to launch a Judicial Review challenge to the Government and Genting Group over Bimini’s “excessive” development, a well-known QC warning that the island’s “very heart and soul is being ripped out”.

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Lease setback strikes PI lighthouse entrepreneur

A Bahamian entrepreneur battling to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse yesterday suffered a setback in his fight with the Government and Royal Caribbean after the Supreme Court found he does not possess a valid Crown Land lease.

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TUESDAY'S UPDATES: Tropical Storm Nicole

he Bahamas Department of Meteorology says Tropical Storm Nicole is likely to become a hurricane by Wednesday, weather conditions continue to deteriorate and life-threatening sea conditions persist in the Northwest Bahamas.

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Softball shifts into high gear at Bankers’ Field

THE sixth Bahamas Games’ softball competition is now in high gear in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex and the Long Island Sheep Runners are hoping to make their presence felt over the next three days.

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Drama and controversy hits softball competition

THERE was some drama and a little bit of controversy as the sixth Bahamas Games’ action packed softball competition continued yesterday in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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‘Pushed into corner’ on Royal Caribbean deal

A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday voiced fears that his $2m Paradise Island project is being “marginalised” and treated like “a second class citizen” to make way for Royal Caribbean.

TOUGH CALL: Bermuda and the Bahamas

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Over a mug of Gosling’s rum in the Rosedon Hotel’s tea room here recently, the conversation turned to race relations.

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Bahamas island saved from ‘a complete loss’

A Bahamian private island, which is among the most valuable assets owned by an accused $40m securities fraudster, was yesterday rescued from becoming “destroyed and a complete loss” via a US court-approved deal.

'Improve service quality before rolling out 5G'

Bahamian businesses and consumers want their communications providers to first focus on improving the quality and reliability of existing services before exploring the introduction of 5G (fifth generation) technology.

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Atlantis: Royal Caribbean ‘packing a lot’ into PI club

Atlantis yesterday said it has not been swayed by Royal Caribbean’s pledge to hit an environmental “gold standard” as the cruise giant is “packing a lot of people” into its Paradise Island beach club’s 17 acres.

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'Gun fired' on Atlantis capital improvements

KERZNER International has "fired the gun" on what is expected to be a $60-$65 million capital investment programme at the Atlantis resort in 2012, its Bahamian head saying performance targets set by the new owners would not involve "miracle work" to meet them.