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Minister meets his Brazil counterpart

ENHANCING commercial and technical cooperation, and increasing trade between the Bahamas and Brazil, topped the discussions between minister of financial services, Ryan Pinder, and his Brazilian counterpart yesterday.

CITCO set to maintain Bahamas fund licence

CITCO Funds Services yesterday effectively confirmed that redundancies will occur at its Bahamas operations, although it pledged to maintain its fund administration license in this jurisdiction.

Police lack creole speakers

Police lack creole speakers THE Royal Bahamas Police Force continues to lack sufficient Creole speakers to combat the major role played by Haitian-Bahamian gangs in the drugs trade, according to the US State Department. The newly released 2012 edition of

List of firms searching for oil in the Bahamas released

List of firms searching for oil in the Bahamas released THE Ministry of Environment has issued a list of the companies granted licenses to search for oil in the Bahamas and their current status in response to continuing claims that the moratorium on expl

List of firms searching for oil in the Bahamas released

List of firms searching for oil in the Bahamas released THE Ministry of Environment has issued a list of the companies granted licenses to search for oil in the Bahamas and their current status in response to continuing claims that the moratorium on expl

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Burrows: ‘I have certified international and Bahamian umpires also calling baseball’

WITH the Bahamas Games right around the corner, there seems to still be concerns regarding the umpires selected to officiate the games.

Cuckoos to chase their 3rd straight Heineken Cup title

THE Bahamas Rugby Football Union’s season will culminate with a matchup to decide the 2018 Heineken Bahamas Cup.

Officials discuss bringing World Junior Judo Championships to Bahamas in October next year

BAHAMIAN officials met with Jose Rodriguez, director of the International Judo Federation (IJF), and Guillermo Ramirez, financier and president of the IJF Events company, to discuss bringing the World Junior Judo Championships to the Bahamas in October 2018.

Bahari Bahamas brand pops up in Grand Bahama

BAHARI Bahamas is returning to Grand Bahama with a pop-up shop to launch its new independence collection at the Port Lucaya Marketplace.

Event for displaced children postponed after official tests positive for COVID-19

The welcome home celebration planned for Friday for the 30 displaced children at the Grand Bahama Children’s Home has been postponed after an official travelling in the delegation for the event tested positive for COVID-19.

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Just dropping in to visit Grand Bahama

SOME 60 licenced skydivers are in Grand Bahama for the first Bahama Beach skydiving event at West End, performing daily parachute jumps until February 12.The group makes jumps from 14,000ft above the clear waters between 10am and 5pm, landing at the

BOB travails undermine bank regulatory regime

Bank of The Bahamas’ travails have undermined this nation’s banking regulatory regime, one of its minority shareholders arguing that the BISX-listed institution now represents a classic case of “poor corporate governance”.

Sunryse support for sickle cell group

THE Bahamas Sickle Cell Association received a financial boost thanks to a recent donation from Sunryse Information Management. The $3,000 contribution will assist the local non-profit group in its ongoing efforts to raise awareness and provide hope and support to persons in The Bahamas living with the illness.

Top RBC executive says Bahamas' 'mojo' returns

THE Bahamas is getting its “mojo” back, according to Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) top Caribbean executive, who said: “We’re excited about The Bahamas’ prospects.”Speaking at RBC’s recent Client Service Centre launch, Rob Johnston added: “We are commi

Grand Bahama to host day of prayer

WOMEN of all religious denominations on Grand Bahama will come together for the annual “World Day of Prayer” today, joining some three million people around the world in a celebration of worship and prayer.

Entrepreneur plans nightlife exposure

A Bahamian entrepreneur is aiming to launch a website and mobile app that will promote all activities this nation offers to locals and visitors alike.Sherwin Johnson, EVO Bahamas’ president, said he hopes to unveil the Bahamas Nightlife website and m

'Lost' crawfish season fear from Irma impact

Bahamian fishermen fear the 2017-2018 crawfish season could be “lost” if Hurricane Irma significantly impacts this nation.Keith Carroll, the Bahamas Commercial Fishers Alliance’s (BCFA) vice-president, yesterday said that just a month into the season

Five people missing from East End, Grand Bahama

Police on Grand Bahama are searching for five missing people from East End. They are:

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Shotspotter ‘not necessary’ in Freeport

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the ShotSpotter technology could come to Grand Bahama if there is a consistent occurrence of gun violence on the island.

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Thompson: Please get vaccinated

STATE Minister for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson is pleading with residents to get vaccinated, amid the surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations on Grand Bahama.