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Smith: BTC is raping the Bahamas

Smith: BTC is raping the Bahamas By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net PLP Senator Frank Smith yesterday accused the Bahamas Telecommunications Company of "financially raping the Bahamian people". Mr Smith made the remarks to members of the Upper C

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Students recognised for completing Cyber Bootcamp

More than 40 students were recognised and awarded certificates and prizes for completing the Bahamas-Huawei Cyber Bootcamp this month.

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BTC goes Bahamian on new top executive

The two Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) trade unions yesterday voiced hope for better industrial relations with appointment of a Bahamian as chief executive once again.

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Please God, keep the lights on

BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard yesterday told The Tribune that The Bahamas is “on the graces of God” regarding whether another major power outage will affect the country this holiday season.

Unemployed Hotel workers on GB experience financial hardship

THOUSANDS of unemployed hotel workers in Grand Bahama are facing financial hardship while the two major resorts in Lucaya are under repair for extensive hurricane damage.

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Baha Mar to hit $48.2m milestone this week

BAHA MAR executives believe they will this week unlock the Government’s $48.2 million contribution to Cable Beach infrastructure works when the third, and final, stage of the casino hotel reaches 100 feet above grade.

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VIDEO: We’re going to need a BIG dustpan

“The end of an era” was how some onlookers described yesterday’s structural demolition of the former Crystal Palace Resort and Casino.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: BPL plays the perfect Scrooge for Christmas

As much as I would like to address several issues affecting Bahamians this week, I’m forced to go with one, BPL, and obviously I must do it rather quickly as there’s no telling when they will strike again.

Residency 'uncertainty' turns developer off new projects

A Bahamian developer yesterday warned Immigration-related “uncertainty” is threatening to deter him from initiating further multi-million dollar projects once his current crop is completed.Jason Kinsale, the developer behind properties such as Balmor

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YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Time to stop automatic gratuities

THE Melia Resort on Cable Beach is absolutely right in its attempt to be rid of the automatic 15 per cent gratuity that accompanies most cheques at restaurants/hotel properties here in The Bahamas.

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Baha Mar shrugs off $10m dip with $300m expansion

Baha Mar yesterday shrugged off a “temporary” Hurricane Dorian-related $10m revenue decline by unveiling a $300m water park expansion that will increase its workforce by ten percent.

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Bowling's back

The Bahamas Bowling Federation’s National Bowling Championship is back. After a 15-year hiatus in New Providence - it was last held two years ago in Grand Bahama - the Nationals opened last night at Mario’s Bowling and Entertainment Palace. The event is slated to run through Sunday, April 21, when the final is expected to be aired live on Cable 12 TV.

July 3 for 'BTC 2%' agreement's closure

The Government and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) are hoping to conclude their ‘2 per cent’ deal over the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) by July 3, Tribune Business can reveal.

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Man was fatally shot in the head as he got out of his car

A 30-year-old man is dead after he was shot in the head while getting out of his car late Sunday night.

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Killer Sante Kimes' representatives welcome book

REPRESENTATIVES of killer Sante Kimes, who allegedly drowned a banker in her bath at her Cable Beach home, have given a new book about her life of crime a rave review on their social media website.

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Miller on power cuts: Sometimes things just happen

BEC CHAIRMAN Leslie Miller yesterday blamed the recent power outages throughout New Providence on “engine trips” at both the Clifton Pier and Baillou Hills Power Station.

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Boothe makes history with Marathon Bahamas victory

A testament to his consistency and longevity in the sport, Delroy Boothe returned as the overall winner of Marathon Bahamas in 2020, a decade after his first win at the event.

BTC profits slump 75% amid 2-year owner wait

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2017 profits plunged by around 75 per cent amid its owner’s continuing two-year wait for the Government to approve its takeover.

BTC maintains revenues despite 30% price cuts

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has “critically” maintained top-line revenues despite slashing mobile and broadband Internet prices by 20-30 per cent post-privatisation, its majority shareholder said yesterday.

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Activists to focus on GB Power ‘dilemma’

Advocates for an end to Grand Bahama Power Company’s monopoly yesterday said they plan to “intensify” public focus on what they described as its regulatory “dilemma”.