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NASSAU LIFE: BTC, BEC and other public deceptions

Last spring, I was debating with my friend Frankie Wilson, the architect of the much ballyhooed Bahamian re-taking of control of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) from Cable & Wireless.

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BTC targets ‘another 20%’ in cost slashes

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) needs to “reduce operating costs by another 20 per cent” before cellular phone services are liberalised, its chief executive yesterday saying its post-privatisation transformation had reached “the halfway mark”.

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INSIGHT: Danger - toxic hazard

Is the Bahamas really serious about environmental pollution and public health? Ava Turnquest, chief reporter, says the clamour to put lives before political posturing must grow louder.

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Baha Mar lawyer accused over traffic fatality

A WOMAN employed at a mega-resort in Cable Beach is on $10,000 bail after being charged last week in connection with one of the two traffic fatalities that occurred on New Year’s Day.

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Search for four people after man assaulted and robbed

Police are searching for four people who assaulted and robbed a man shortly after 11pm on Thursday.

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Businessman raises concerns about quality of BTC service

A PROMINENT businessman yesterday raised concerns about BTC’s quality of service amid the attention being given to the new deal between Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) and the government.

Baha Mar contractor slams ‘improper’ suit

Baha Mar’s contractor is demanding that an “improperly” filed lawsuit relating to the Nassau Beach Hotel’s $7.643 million demolition be sent to arbitration.

Electric vehicle first launches at the Mall

The Bahamas' first electric vehicle (EV) show launches today in a bid to showcase a product that is in growing worldwide demand to Bahamian consumers.

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Nassau Renaissance Singers concert signals Christmas cheer

The Nassau Renaissance Singers are set to stage their 2012 “Music for Christmas” concerts on Thursday and Saturday at the Ballroom of Government House. The performances will be held under the patronage of the Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes and Lady Foulkes.

The best gift of all: Repairing a broken heart

The best gift of all: Repairing a broken heart Under the theme, "Repairing a broken Heart...What a Gift", The Heart Ball Committee will host the 48th Annual Heart Ball on Saturday, February 18, at Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. The event will be held under

The best gift of all: Repairing a broken heart

The best gift of all: Repairing a broken heart Under the theme, "Repairing a broken Heart...What a Gift", The Heart Ball Committee will host the 48th Annual Heart Ball on Saturday, February 18, at Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. The event will be held under

The best gift of all: Repairing a broken heart

The best gift of all: Repairing a broken heart Under the theme, "Repairing a broken Heart...What a Gift", The Heart Ball Committee will host the 48th Annual Heart Ball on Saturday, February 18, at Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort. The event will be held under

Share index up over year, reports BISX

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) reported equity of $5.96bn and debt totalling $4.51bn as at September 2023, representing a 1.57 percent increase for the nine-month period.

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Any crime ‘one too many’ for tourism

THE Bahamas Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA) yesterday said any criminal act impacting the industry and its guests is “one too many” following the weekend’s John Bull robbery.

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Say farewell to double wave backs and love handles

Exercises to tackle those stubborn fatty areas for women and men

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Baha Mar all-party talks are "constructive" say provisional liquidators

TALKS between the parties involved in the stalled Baha Mar resort last week have been described as "constructive" and "another important step on the road to resolution" by the appointed Joint Provisional Liquidators (JPLs).

Minister 'unaware' of difficulties faced by city market stores

Minister 'unaware' of difficulties faced by city market stores DELINQUENT BEC accounts led to City Market stores across New Providence having their electricity turned off on Monday, but Minister of Labour Dion Foulkes said he is unaware of any difficulti

Looking for a connection

Some years ago I had an English client who had a marvelous way of telling you how to overcome Murphy’s law. “If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong, and usually does”. He would say a gentleman needs a pair of braces (suspenders ), a belt and a piece of string to ensure that his trousers stay up.

Colin Trotman, one of TV's finest

When people think of journalists, they think of the faces they see, the bylines they read, the voices they hear. They rarely think of those behind the scenes who make the broadcasts of familiar voices and faces possible.

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JBLN baseball league opens season

ON Saturday, Freedom Farm Baseball League opened another exciting, fun-filled and competitive season of baseball.