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US Embassy's duty is to their citizens, not the Bahamas

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe seemed peeved that the United States does not appreciate the efforts of the Bahamas to get crime under control. It’s as though Big Brother has let him — and the Bahamas — down.

Clubs and societies: 03042016

Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas. - The Antique Auto Club of the Bahamas is very pleased to announce that proceeds from the 29th Annual Antique Auto Show and charity Cook-out, to be held at the Arawak Cay Cultural Centre (Fish Fry!) on Saturday, April 2, are to be donated to the Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation to help an eight-month-old girl with urgently needed life-saving surgery.

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A new home for Christmas - a winner celebrates

NESBITT Smith has received the best Christmas present he could wish for - he is going home for the holidays. Mr Smith won the keys to his own home in the FML Group of Companies’ “All I Want For Christmas” promotion.

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Suicide not ruled out in death of woman found tied to tree

POLICE have the boyfriend of the 27-year-old mother found tied to a tree on Saturday in custody in connection with her death, according to Assistant Commissioner of Police Stephen Dean.

Sandals surprised at 1,000 job fair turnout

Sandals Royal Bahamian yesterday said it was ‘surprised’ by the turnout of more than 1,000 persons seeking jobs with the resort.

Chinese workers wages dispute 'resolved'

LABOUR Director Robert Farquharson confirmed this week that the dispute over wages by Chinese construction workers from Baha Mar last month has been resolved.

Examining the news of the day

MOODY’S THREAT... I am sure you would have had a big headline IF the FNM had voted against the 2016-2017 Budget... hot air Mr Peter Turnquest, hot air.

West Bay Street development’s rental rates 20% above target

A residential West Bay Street development was yesterday said to be more than 95 percent sold with rental rates some 20 percent higher than projected.

PRINCE CHARLES CLOSES DOWN AS CONSTRUCTION WORK BEGINS

PRINCE CHARLES CLOSES DOWN AS CONSTRUCTION WORK BEGINS By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net PRINCE Charles Drive will open in sections as the New Providence Road Improvement Project moves further west, according to Ministry of Works officials. Drivers

Union boss: No party has ‘workers agenda’

A trade union leader yesterday bemoaned the failure of any major political party to promote a “workers agenda” ahead of the upcoming general election, saying: “There is nothing happening for the labour movement”.

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McCartney to attend offshore investment event

HALSBURY Chambers founder and managing partner Branville McCartney will attend the second Offshore Investment Conference in Panama March 13-14.

McCartney travels to investment conference

Halsbury Chambers founder and managing partner, Branville McCartney, will attend the second Offshore Investment Conference in Panama from March 13-14.

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Finding common ground in Chinese Spring Festival

THE PRESIDENT of the Bahamas China Friendship Association, Anthony Capron, compared the Chinese Spring Festival and The Bahamas’ Christmas Junkanoo season and found a common factor in that they bring families together.

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Six week closure to ease 'tremendous Wyndham Pressure'

Baha Mar yesterday said its six-week temporary closure of the Wyndham Nassau Resort and Crystal Palace Casino at the tourism cycle’s “lowest point”, a move impacting around 1,000 employees, will alleviate the “tremendous pressure” caused by underperforming business levels and nearby construction.

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Baha Mar in 100 new terminations

Baha Mar last night confirmed it has terminated another 100 staff as it prepares to re-open its high-end Rosewood and SLS resort properties in just two days' time.

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City dump catches fire again

A FIRE that started over the weekend at the New Providence Landfill was caused by a “concentrated arson attack on the site and facilities,” according to officials from Renew Bahamas.

Bahamas ‘red hot’ with $39.5m listing

A real estate executive yesterday said The Bahamas’ high-end market will remain “red hot” for some time as he lists a $39.5m family residence in Old Fort Bay that is generating a “record” amount of interest.

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The pathway to happiness is through laughter

FOR the first time performing in the Bahamas, the Jamaican comedy show known as “Ity & The Fancy Cat” will be bringing nothing but a night of “real Jamaican laughter”.

HUNDREDS RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER HOSPITAL

ATTRACTING more than 300 preschoolers and toddlers and raising $12,818.30, the 2012 staging of the St Jude's Children's Research Hospital Trike-A-Thon on January 27 in Sandyport is being hailed as a tremendous success. A St Jude Hospital tradition for mor

HUNDREDS RAISE MONEY FOR CANCER HOSPITAL

ATTRACTING more than 300 preschoolers and toddlers and raising $12,818.30, the 2012 staging of the St Jude's Children's Research Hospital Trike-A-Thon on January 27 in Sandyport is being hailed as a tremendous success. A St Jude Hospital tradition for mor