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‘Sonny Boy’ Memorial: Boxing fans get their money’s worth

The Bahamas Amateur Boxing Federation’s four-country showdown in the first Wellington ‘Sonny Boy’ Rahming Memorial Amateur Boxing Show didn’t come off as planned, but the fans got their money’s worth with the five bouts staged.

'Outages not related to load shedding'

BAHAMAS POWER and Light executives said the two system disturbances that left customers throughout New Providence without power on Friday were not related to load shedding. On Friday, the company reported that a fault on the transmission network cau

Bahamas bank investors see $32m Cayman boost

A Bahamian financial institution’s shareholders have received a $32m boost this week after completing the final step in exiting the Cayman Islands market.

Bimini suffers its 'worst state ever'

By NEIL HARTNELL

Realtors object to three 'taxes' in Coalition plan

The Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) has objected to three revenue-raising proposals in the private sector’s Value-Added Tax (VAT) alternatives package, its president fearing they will have “grave consequences” for the industry if adopted.

Aviation has 'reason to Celebrate' on VAT U-turn

Bahamian-owned airlines had “reason to celebrate” yesterday after the Government reversed plans to charge its passengers 15 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT), something one operator said would have increased air fare costs by 17-20 per cent.

Clubs and Societies 11/21/2014

Anglican Church Men of Christ Church Cathedral. - The Anglican Church Men of Christ Church Cathedral invites the public to come and join then at their annual Thanksgiving happy hour mix-mingle and dance on Friday, November 28, beginning at 5:30pm. Music will be provided by DJ Ice BS productions. Tickets are priced at $20. Venue: Cathedral Parish Hall and Courtyard, George Street. Part proceeds to Cathedral House.

Legal action threat in Old Fort Bay row

The deepening divide at one of western New Providence’s most upscale gated communities is set to trigger legal action as early as today amid concerns over new construction and earlier alleged “rogue actions”.

FRONT PORCH: After the warning of Dorian, what is our strategy for the next storm?

IN the closing days of August 2030, a peak period for Atlantic hurricanes, Bahamians and residents nervously eyed a gathering storm. It began as an unreported weather phenomenon off West Africa, travelling westerly and eventually funneled toward The Bahamas as a tropical storm.

FACE TO FACE: Building a legacy in Eleuthera

I was recently in Eleuthera connecting with my Ingraham side of the family and learning about our heritage in Palmetto Point when I met a talented woman with a friendly disposition and was immediately drawn to her. She became the next focus of Face to Face because after getting to know her a bit better, I found that she had a wealth of knowledge, experience, love of country and a life story worth sharing.

FACE TO FACE: Rich with the stories of life remembered - and Elaine’s only 97

I recently came face to face with a remarkable woman. Not because she‘s super rich. Not because she’s super talented. Not because she’s a genius. The usual reasons that people make indelible marks on others didn’t apply here.

FACE TO FACE: Giving back - Doug's deep connection to The Bahamas

IMET William “Doug” Douglass through my father, Allan Ingraham. Daddy was very excited to tell me how Doug was building a recreational court for the kids in a settlement near Doug’s home in South Eleuthera back in 2017. It was a near $200,000 investm

Tough call: The Flora of the Bahamas

A GROUP of top scientists descended on the College of the Bahamas last week for a symposium to commemorate the 30th anniversary of a monumental book on the Bahamas. However, it’s a safe bet that most Bahamians have never even heard of that book, much less scanned its pages.

'Special demands' sank $20m project

The Government refused to approve a $20 million agriculture project for North Andros because it did “not warrant” the special treatment it was seeking in the form of investment incentives.

‘HUMBLE APOLOGY’ TO FURIOUS PM BY TOBY SMITH – “Deeply disturbed’ Davis: I’m the one left betrayed by developer’s comments

A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday made a “humble apology” after the Prime Minister reacted furiously to assertions he had “betrayed” him by failing to honour earlier pledges to approve his $3m Paradise Island project.

Half of Royal Caribbean's PI investment on site clean-up

A senior Royal Caribbean executive yesterday disclosed around half the investment in its Paradise Island project will be spent on cleaning and restoring much of the 17-acre prior to construction starting.

FACE TO FACE – Holland Martin: Island boy bringing purpose and passion back home

WHEN Holland Martin stood on the medal podium sporting his Bahamian flag and singing the national anthem with pride, he wasn't only thinking about making his country proud. He was also thinking about his hometown - Fresh Creek, Central Andros. He knew what a privilege it was to be able to travel the world and represent his country, especially when scores of talented youngsters growing up all across the Family Islands never get the chance.

INSIGHT: Nassau Life - Sanity not hysteria, for the gaming business

I went over to a new Island Luck gaming site the other night and opened an account in the windowless single-purpose room, lit mainly by dozens of computer screens. I was not there to become a steady player, but to discover whether the premises were infested with shady characters likely to “pose a risk to the country’s financial sector”, as Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar has warned us with alarmist press headlines.

Tax change threat to Out Islands' 'survival'

Family Island realtors are warning that Real Property Tax Act changes will be such “a breaking point” for many second homeowners that it threatens their economies’ very “basis of survival”.James Rees, a broker with Abaco Island Properties (Bahamas),

$1.8m support from Japan for NEMA

THE National Emergency Management Agency has received $1.8m worth of assistance from the government of Japan to help improve the organisation’s logistics capability in the event of a major hurricane.During a media tour held yesterday, NEMA director C

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