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Arbitration inserted into BEC agreement

Dispute resolution clauses providing for arbitration were included in recent Heads of Agreement struck with international investors, as the Government seeks to make this the “standard” for all its commercial dealings.

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UPDATES: Bulk of Friday's 'severe weather' in Bimini, Grand Bahama, Abaco and the Berry Islands

THE BULK of the "severe weather" expected to affect the Northwest Bahamas on Friday will be felt in Bimini, Grand Bahama, Abaco and the Berry Islands, according to forecaster Gregory Thompson.

Culture minister heads to Cuba

CULTURE Minister Danny Johnson yesterday led a large “cultural delegation” to Cuba for the 35th annual Caribbean Festival in Santiago de Cuba over the next week.

Immigration: Blame Bar Council, not us

The Immigration minister yesterday lashed out at suggestions that “inflexible” policies were preventing the Bahamas from becoming an international arbitration centre, adding that it was the Bahamas Bar Council which effectively determined whether foreign attorneys could be brought in.

FNM Deputy leader calls for ‘defined roadmap’ for governance of Grand Bahama

FNM Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday called for the establishment of a “defined roadmap” for the governance of Grand Bahama.

Grand Bahama needs 5,000-10,000 more hotel rooms

GRAND Bahama needs an additional 5,000-10,000 hotel rooms as the government works “assiduously” to generate even more airlift to the island.

EU blacklisting over financial services transparency was ‘unfair’

A HIGH-ranking Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) official yesterday acknowledged that the Bahamas has made “tremendous progress” towards financial services transparency and claimed that it was “unfair” that the country has still been included on the European Union (EU) blacklist.

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Tropical Storm Bertha set to soak Southern and Central Bahamas

RESIDENTS in the southern and central Bahamas should brace themselves for heavy showers and thunderstorms early tomorrow morning as Tropical Storm Bertha passes through the archipelago.

Bahamas warning of ‘US airspace ban’

A BAHAMIAN aviation operator has warned that a ban on Bahamian-based flights entering the US “cannot be accommodated” and warned of the danger of a dispute between US airlines and the Bahamas government escalating.

Fears over missing streetlights on Grand Bahama road

WEST Grand Bahama residents are concerned about the lack of streetlights on a road where three people have been killed in traffic accidents this year.

Digital assets summit aims to ‘rebuild trust’

Organisers of a major digital assets conference that will be held in The Bahamas next month yesterday said the event will seek to “rebuild trust” in crypto exchanges and the industry generally following FTX’s implosion.

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Emergency exercise for airport

ON Wednesday at Lynden Pindling International Airport stakeholders will conduct a full-scale emergency exercise.

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GB hotels welcome 50% tax reduction

Grand Bahama hoteliers yesterday welcomed the five-year, 50 per cent reduction in their occupancy taxes, saying it would free-up cash flow for i

Special Olympics Bahamas ready for CARIFTA

The 50th Oaktree Medical CARIFTA games got underway this morning at 9am at the Thomas A Robinson. The Bahamas’ ninth hosting of the CARIFTA games will include the Special Bahamas Olympics.

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GB enjoys large turnout for 50th anniversary event

FIREWORKS lit the sky above the Independence Park where thousands of Bahamians celebrated the Bahamas’ 50th anniversary of Independence.

Minister 'envious' of Jamaica's trade and investment agency

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the Bahamas must develop more trade linkages within the Caribbean, admitting he was “slightly envious” at the “sophistication” of Jamaica’s investment/export promotions agency.Brent Symonette said the Bahamas, and ag

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Hundreds gather at GB convention

THE 77th Annual Convention of the International Association of Ministers’ Wives and Ministers’ Widows Inc (IAMWMW) brought hundreds together in Grand Bahama for a time of praise, worship, and fellowship.Some 400 delegates from the United States, Cana

PM reaches out to investors in DC

THE government has undertaken a programme of long-term economic growth in order to reduce unemployment and to move the country’s economy along a path of “more dynamic and sustainable growth,” Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said on Saturday.

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Bahamas in 3rd place after 7-2 loss to El Salvador

The Bahamas fell to a 1-2 record and third place in Group B after a lopsided loss to El Salvador yesterday at the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships.

Bahamas targets summit for conference planners

THE Bahamas was the only international destination represented and presenting at the recent National Coalition of Black Meeting Professionals (NCBMP) conference under the theme Focused and Empowered.