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Why national interest and sovereignty must prevail

The singular obligation that the government and People of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas owe to illegal immigrants is to treat them humanely.

Carnival’s $100m port won’t cut Nassau calls

A TOP Carnival executive says its proposed $100m Grand Bahama port will not result in reduced vessel calls to Nassau, while describing its investment as a “no brainer”.

Disney targets more Bahamas expansion

Disney Cruise Line is continuing to explore new projects in the Bahamas, its top executive saying it plans to make a significant investment in its private island.

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Ginger Moxey aims to run for PLP

FREEPORT businesswoman Ginger Moxey is seeking the nomination as the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) candidate for Central Grand Bahama.

Bahamas in estate planning 'uptick'

THE Bahamas has seen an “uptick” in interest for estate planning services, it was noted yesterday, particularly from countries such as Mexico, Brazil and Canada.

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Minister aims to brand the Bahamas

INVESTMENTS Minister Khaalis Rolle says plans to make the recent Bahamas International Investment & Business Forum an annual or biennial eventare being considered, telling Tribune Business: “We want to brand the Bahamas from an investment perspective.”

Bahamas tops Caribbean on Brazil air benefits

The Bahamas would benefit the most out of four Caribbean countries from starting a direct flight between Nassau and the Brazilian city of Sao Paolo, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report has suggested.

Bahamas gains captives boost

The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) and the Insurance Commission of The Bahamas (ICB) attended the Captive Insurance Companies Association (CICA) 2014 International Conference in Scottsdale on November 9-11, as part of their development programme to attract such business to the Bahamas.

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Bahamas fishing again in the spotlight on USA Today website

FISHERMEN in The Bahamas are back in the global spotlight.

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Shipyard sponsors 40th celebrations

Freeport, Grand Bahama – As the nation’s 40th Anniversary of Independence nears, Grand Bahama Shipyard has come on board as a corporate sponsor of the upcoming celebrations.

Bahamas is urged to differentiate

MIAMI, FL- THE Bahamas must seek to differentiate itself from its Caribbean counterparts in the tourism and hospitality industry, the head of a Washington-based trade association representing the vacation ownership industry said yesterday.

Marino inviting Dolphins fans to weekend in Bahamas

A FOOTBALL legend is looking to attract football fans to the Bahamas thanks to a relationship between National Football League (NFL) team, the Miami Dolphins and the Ministry of Tourism.

Bahamian Brewery backs upcoming regattas

BAHAMIAN Brewery and Beverage continued their support of regattas throughout The Bahamas by making donations last week to the forthcoming Long Island and Grand Bahama regattas.

Bahamas Waste offers cardboard recycling services

BAHAMAS Waste has become the first company to offer cardboard recycling services in the country. Cardboard is the one of the biggest waste products worldwide and by recycling it Bahamas Waste is helping the make the nation greener.

BoB: 'Measure us' from 2015's start

Bank of the Bahamas is hoping its financial performance will “start to be measured” from the New Year onwards, after it unveiled an expected $4.198 million net loss for the 2015 first quarter.

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Airlines dispute threatened ‘huge’ $43m consequences

The US airline industry’s challenge to The Bahamas’ air navigation services fee regime had potentially “huge consequences” by putting close to $43m in annual revenues at risk, it was revealed yesterday.

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Bahamas told: Don’t pause digital assets plan on FTX failure

Halting its digital assets growth strategy due to FTX’s collapse would be “the worst thing The Bahamas could do”, an industry entrepreneur says, even though the failed crypto exchange now faces a local criminal investigation.

‘A bloody mess’: $17.1m loss sparks new BOB fear

Angry shareholders are losing faith in Bank of the Bahamas (BOB) ability to regain full health, with one describing it as “a bloody mess” following a 73.4 per cent increase in investor losses to $17.148 million.

Schools to close early on Thursday for B.U.T. elections

Public schools throughout The Bahamas will be dismissed at 1pm on Thursday, June 9th, 2016 to allow teachers to participate in the Bahamas Union of Teachers’ national elections.

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Bahamas CARIFTA swimmers make history with win

The Bahamas swimming team has made history by winning their first CARIFTA Swimming Championships in Aruba.