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$1BN PLAN ‘BIGGER THAN BAKER’S BAY’: Former NFL star part of ten-hotel, 10,000-acre San Salvador scheme

A developer yesterday disclosed it is seeking to develop a “bigger and more exclusive” version of Baker’s Bay on 10,000 acres of San Salvador land through a $1bn investment over the next five years.

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Sir Franklyn's developer in $7.5m battle with MIT chair

Sir Franklyn Wilson's Eleuthera Properties is locked in a legal battle with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) chairman emeritus over the latter's bid to exit his $7.5m investment in the Bahamian developer.

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FACE TO FACE: Reflecting on Independence, remembering George Smith

WHEN George A Smith passed away on May 26, it was a poignant moment in time. The end of one era is at hand, and the dawning of a new era is taking place right before our eyes.

Food stores ‘up in arms’ on price control details

Food stores throughout The Bahamas were yesterday said to be “up in arms” over the details of the Government’s expanded price control regime amid fears it will “devastate” the industry and jobs for hundreds of workers.

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Fragile tourism fearing ‘long lasting’ airport strike damage

Bahamian tourism yesterday called for “a speedy resolution” to the strike action impacting the country’s major airports as it warned of potential “long-lasting” damage to a “fragile industry rebounding from a long period of nothing”.

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National Independence Cycling Championships: Daley, Sawyer split titles

IN a fierce battle over the past two days, Spanish Wells’ Lorin Sawyer and Kevin Daley split the men’s time trials ands road race titles at the Bahamas Cycling Federation’s National Independence Cycling Championships.

Hundreds of athletes hit the track, field in Red-Line Classic

THE Red-Line Athletics Track Club held its youth and mult-events classic this past weekend at the original Thomas A Robinson national stadium.

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Day 4 double elimination

36TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC @ KENDAL ISAACS GYM

It was the start of the elimination process and the survival round on day four of the 36th edition of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic for senior boys at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

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Treasure Cay gets ‘break we’ve waited 35 years for’

TREASURE Cay stands poised for “the break we’ve been waiting for for 35 years” after a Florida-based developer last night confirmed he has a “binding” deal to acquire the Abaco development.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS: Gunite/Swift Wwimming Heptathlon

• Here’s a look at the results of the Swift Swimming’s 2017 Gunite Pools/Swift Swimming Heptathlon Meet held on Friday and Saturday at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex:

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INSIGHT: Plane negligence

A Tribune special investigation reveals the Bahamas has forfeited millions in potential earnings because of government delays in concluding a revenue-sharing agreement for overflight fees . . .

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STATESIDE: US politics - history shows it’s all about keeping it in the family

We all know that the head of government here in The Bahamas is the Prime Minister, chosen in general elections held every five years since independence. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. No election is needed to reaffirm that fact.

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Insight: Team with a mission to transform our healthcare

IT will cost hundreds of millions to transform the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) into a modern, state-of-the-art, regional “Centre of Excellence”.

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'I don't know how much more of this I can handle'

A governance reformer yesterday argued “nothing has changed” to improve The Bahamas’ stagnant ease of doing business ranking, as he revealed: “I don’t know how much more I can take.”Robert Myers, a principal with the Organisation for Responsible Gove

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INSIGHT: Shorts fired in Dealey Plaza echo in the White House today

At precisely 1pm on November 22, 1963, the 35th president of the United States was pronounced dead at Parkland Hospital Trauma Room 1 in Dallas, Texas.

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'Stupid is as stupid does' on BPL crisis

A governance reformer yesterday blasted The Bahamas’ tendency to only address key problems “in a crisis” as he blamed its energy woes on “irresponsible governance” and bad fiscal habits. Robert Myers, pictured , a principal with the Organisation for

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Price controls useless to fight ‘staggering’ inflation

Price controls will “do nothing” and prove useless against the “staggering” cost increases facing all Bahamians after US inflation yesterday surged to a 40-year high, a businessman is warning.

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Uncertainty over $130m NHI cost

The National Health Insurance Authority’s (NHIA) defence of the scheme’s $130m price tag yesterday raised more questions than answers, with even a Cabinet minister admitting it needed “clarification”.

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YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: We've been here before

LONG Island — Here comes Blue Water all over again! Certainly, that’s what most Bahamians must be thinking about the government’s sudden decision to divide the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) into two, privatising one of the proposed splinter companies.

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Miller, Gibson break national records

HURDLER Jeffery Gibson and quarter-miler Shaunae Miller produced national records and ran under the A qualifying times for the IAAF World Championships with two of the four All-American performances to lead the seven-man Bahamian contingent at the NCAA Championships this weekend.