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Townhouse’s helping hand for Harbour Island students

ROMALIA’S Townhouse donated 65 backpack school bags and 36 drawstring bags with assorted school supplies, nutritional snacks and toiletries to the Harbour Island All Age School last month.

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New owners launch Walker’s Cay clean-up

AMERICAN philanthropist and businessman Carl Allen, and his wife, Gigi, the new owners of Walker’s Cay, are in the process of cleaning up the island as the beginning of phase one of the redevelopment project to return the northernmost cay to its former glory.

Project’s 15,000 acres for sale over ‘failure to pay’ property tax

A major Long Island investment project’s near-15,000 acres has been advertised for sale via auction by the Government authorities to clear an allegedly unpaid real property tax debt.

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Old Bight teachers applaud junior council scheme

Teachers at the Old Bight High School applauded the Local Government Junior Council programme and commended the Ministry of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Local Government for bringing it to the island.

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‘No consistency’ over PI guest density fears

A senior Royal Caribbean executive yesterday argued that fears guest density at its $110m project will “decimate” western Paradise Island “are not necessarily rooted in consistency”.

User fees to drive $263m Out Island airport upgrades

Bahamian and international travellers will ultimately have to pay user fees of up to $43 per person to finance the collective $263m redevelopment of the 14 Family Island airports put out to bid yesterday.

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RBC alliance 'three-way win' for financial access

Royal Bank of Canada’s (RBC) alliance with a payment solutions provider was yesterday hailed as a “three-way win” for solving financial access woes when it rolls out across all Out Islands.Omni Financial Services executives, unveiling their pilot Lon

The National Development joke

Successive governments from time immemorial have difficulty in completing what they promise and approved in any single year Budget so you really think it is feasible to try to write a 30-year to include every island’s national development plan?

Comfort Suites gains award for third consecutive year

Comfort Suites Paradise Island is celebrating its third consecutive TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence.

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Release of altered mosquitoes to start in the Cayman Islands

AN EFFORT to reduce mosquitoes and prevent the spread of viruses such as Zika in the Cayman Islands by releasing genetically altered mosquitoes is to start this week, officials in the British Caribbean territory have announced.

KFC to sponsor regatta

KFC Nassau has announced that it will sponsor this year’s Cat Island Regatta as part of the company’s “long tradition” of supporting Bahamian culture and community.

Flooding in Grand Bahama

GRAND BAHAMA was hit hard by flooding as a severe weather system settled over the island yesterday.

Full speed ahead

Full speed ahead THE Bahamas received another dose of Offshore Rib Rally racing March 25 - 31 when the high-speed inflatable raft races returned to Nassau/Paradise Island for the second time in two years. "The Bahamas received significant promotion from

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Tv show devotes episode to the bahamas

Tv show devotes episode to the bahamas THE Bahamas got some solid exposure on Monday, February 21, when the New England television show, Chronicle, devoted a 30-minute episode to the country. ABC-TV viewers were whisked away to the Bahamas through host T

Quiznos opening creates 15 jobs

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net QUIZNOS Subs (Bahamas) has re-established its presence on Paradise Island through a Marina Village outlet, a move that will provide employment for 15 persons, Tribune Business was t

Quiznos opening creates 15 jobs

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net QUIZNOS Subs (Bahamas) has re-established its presence on Paradise Island through a Marina Village outlet, a move that will provide employment for 15 persons, Tribune Business was t

Quiznos opening creates 15 jobs

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net QUIZNOS Subs (Bahamas) has re-established its presence on Paradise Island through a Marina Village outlet, a move that will provide employment for 15 persons, Tribune Business was t

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Sweeting says draft amendments aim to strengthen local government

WORKS and Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said his ministry had drafted amendments to the Local Government Act to strengthen the effect of local government on Family Island communities.

Nassau/PI selects new UK marketing partner

The Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board (NPIPB) has selected a new marketing partner to represent the destination to the UK travel industry.

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64 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday

SIXTY-FOUR additional COVID-19 cases were recorded yesterday, bringing the total to 2,721, according to the Ministry of Health.