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Sarkis offers extra $200m

SARKIS Izmirlian, the developer of Baha Mar, is willing to commit up to $200m to jump start the stalled $3.5bn Cable Beach project, lawyers for the mega-resort told a United States bankruptcy judge yesterday.

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Baha Mar lays off 190 hotel workers

SOME 190 Bahamian workers are without a job just weeks before Christmas after they were terminated from the Crystal Palace hotel by Baha Mar yesterday.

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SAFETY FIRST FOR JUNKANOO: Police out in force, says minister, as tickets in demand

YOUTH, Sports and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg is pledging that the upcoming Junkanoo parades will be safe, with police and Defence Force officers set to be out in full force.

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Foulkes says 8,000 jobs created or coming soon

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes said yesterday that some 8,000 jobs have either been created recently or will come on stream soon.

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Drivers urge BPL to fix potholes properly

MOTORISTS forced to navigate the pothole-riddled road at the traffic lights of Village Road and Shirley Street are calling for something to be done about the junction. Many of the drivers who use the road as part of their daily commute, told The Tri

Electricity, shipping delay hits Man-O-War recovery

Shipping delays and the absence of electricity are the major obstacles to Man-o-War Cay’s recovery from Hurricane Dorian. Jerome Petrisko, the Hibiscus Café’s general manager, told Tribune Business: “Man-O-War is recovering very quickly. Everyone is

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Fears of mass lay-offs at BTC

FNM deputy leader Loretta Bulter-Turner has questioned whether mass lay-offs for scores of BTC employees is imminent as the company reportedly prepares to outsource its call centres to Panama.

Union shows ‘Job’s patience’ with BTC

Executives at the trade union representing the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) line staff yesterday said they had displayed “Job’s patience”, accusing management of stalling negotiations on a new industrial agreement.

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Real estate expected to attract more staff

A real estate expert is predicting an average of 12.5 percent annual growth in real estate professionals entering the business over the next five years.

BISX trading volume doubles

THE Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) reported yesterday that its trading volume for the six months to end-June 30 more than doubled over the same period last year to roughly 2.8 billion shares.

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BPL electrical failure on Friday morning

MANY customers voiced frustration Friday on Facebook over an electricity failure by Bahamas Power and Light Company leaving them without service.

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$123,000 donated to help students

LENO Corporate Services is playing its part in helping students to adapt to virtual learning - with a donation of devices.

Stick to what you know and don't deal in rumour

There’s a video on YouTube and Facebook of a Gulf stream G650ER leaving the Lynden Pindling International Airport several days ago.

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UPDATED: BPL announces load shedding schedule for Monday

AS load shedding continues in New Providence, Bahamas Power & Light released a schedule of anticipated power cuts for Monday evening.

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PM: Major statement on gambling in days

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said that a major announcement on the highly anticipated referendum to legalise web shop gaming in the country is expected to come within days.

URCA unveils consumer protection regulations

THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) yesterday released its draft consumer protection regulations, which seeks to address contracts and services, customer complaints handling ands billing and credit management.

Rubis ‘going beyond’ leak clean-up duty

RUBIS (Bahamas) yesterday said the company had spent “several million dollars” to-date to remediate the fuel leak at its Robinson Road gas station, pledging it would “spare no cost” to protect public health and safety.

BTC starts Out Island roll-out

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has unveiled the first of four Family Island retail stores that it will roll-out over the next two months.

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Companies 'interested in competing' with BTC service

SEVERAL providers are interested in entering the Bahamas’ mobile phone market and are making preparations to compete with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company in the lead up to the official granting of a new cellular provider licence, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.