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Winning bidder for Grand Bahama Airport picked

AFTER several months of deliberation, the government has selected the winning bidder for the redevelopment of the Grand Bahama International Airport.

No drop in sales for festive season

SANTA has come early for some Bahamian retailers, who said they have seen no decrease in sales so far for the holiday season, despite some local shipping issues.

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BLTA crowns 2023 junior tennis champions

AFTER two days of competition, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association crowned three champions in its 2023 AID Junior National Tennis Championships at the National Tennis Centre at the weekend.

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CAC Games: Mixed results for two-man boxing team in El Salvador

AS the XXIV Central American and Caribbean Games got underway over the weekend in San Salvador, El Salvador, there were mixed results from the two-man boxing team.

Bahamas must close cyber security 'gaps'

A cyber security specialist yesterday said The Bahamas must close “gaps” in its legal and regulatory framework dealing with online crime if it is to strengthen the country's Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT).

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World eSports: Lucius finishes 33rd overall

AFTER advancing to the first round of the playoffs, gamer Johnathon Lucius fell to Peru to end his journey in the International Esports Federation’s (IESF) World Championships this past weekend.

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Software with solid gains

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August is behind us and markets worldwide had a more or less quiet month. In New York, caution about the forthcoming labour market report has somewhat pushed the hopes of an interest rate pause by the US Federal Reserve into the background. The leading index, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, slipped gradually until the end of August and posted a loss of 2.4 percent.

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PM: I’ll fight for Bahamians

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis reflected on his administration’s second anniversary yesterday and pledged to fight for Bahamians.

EDITORIAL: A time to mourn and to remember

IT was the faces that told the story yesterday.

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‘I still don’t believe it’, says sister of man who died in a traffic accident on Monday

AFTER a crash claimed the lives of a man and a woman, a grieving sister said she is still catching her breath from the shock of losing her brother and his girlfriend.

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The FNM ‘is fine just the way we are right now’, says leader on party convention

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard would not say when his party will host its next convention, but speculated about what will happen at the Progressive Liberal Party’s upcoming event.

British Colonial 'more leisure oriented' than past versions

The British Colonial will be "more leisure-oriented" than it was in the past, its top executive said yesterday, with the property keen to ensure service standards are not sacrificed in the "ramp up" following its December opening.

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Hotel and Immigration statements differ from previous comments

PRESS statements from the Ministry of Immigration and the owner of the British Colonial Hotel appeared to differ from previous conclusions of senior immigration officials and comments from Minister Keith Bell, creating a muddy picture about the status of a group of Chinese nationals when they were released from custody in January.

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Former DRA chairman says ‘records can be easily found’

THE former chairman of the Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) said when he was involved in the entity, officials tried as best they could to keep sufficient records.

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UB Mingoes upset NPSA defending champions Sunshine Auto Wildcats

THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes women’s softball team defeated the defending New Providence Softball champions Sunshine Auto Wildcats 10-9 on the last play of the game on Sunday at The Bankers’ softball field.

Pintard will not lead FNM into next election

We are at nearly one year since the PLP was elected. Philip Davis has proven to be inadequate as a leader, as we expected.

T-Bird Flyers Track Classic this weekend

THE T-Bird Flyers Track Classic will be the first meet out of the gate as the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ 2023 season officially gets underway this weekend at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium.

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Digital assets are no ‘silver bullet’ to rescue economy

A Cabinet minister and a member of the Government’s Digital Advisory Panel have both warned that digital assets are not a “silver bullet” that will rescue the Bahamian economy by themselves.

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Corrington Maycock voted in as new president of Bahamas Association of Athletic Coaches

IN a keenly contested election of officers on Saturday, Blue Chips Throwers Club founder and head coach Corrington Maycock was voted in as the new president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Coaches.

Sustainability plan at brewery

COMMONWEALTH Brewery Limited is exploring solar energy and eco-friendly packaging to advance the company’s sustainability agenda.