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AG drops case against Sandals

COURT proceedings against Sandals Royal Bahamian and two of its senior executives brought by union officials were dropped by order of the Attorney-General on the day the Cable Beach resort terminated nearly 600 staff to facilitate a $4m renovation programme, it has emerged.

HUTCHISON CHIEF: GRAND LUCAYAN IN 'PERILOUS POSITION'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor All Grand Bahamians need to realise the Grand Lucayan resort is in a "perilous position", a senior Hutchison Whampoa executive told Tribune Business yesterday, adding that the Hong Kong-based conglomerate was "fra

HUTCHISON CHIEF: GRAND LUCAYAN IN 'PERILOUS POSITION'

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor All Grand Bahamians need to realise the Grand Lucayan resort is in a "perilous position", a senior Hutchison Whampoa executive told Tribune Business yesterday, adding that the Hong Kong-based conglomerate was "fra

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Winners in the frame at 'FLIFF ON location: Grand Bahama Island'

HURRICANE Sandy didn’t stop the cameras rolling for the four-day film festival, ‘FLIFF On Location: Grand Bahama Island.’

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Knights get the victory

  The Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSA) continued its senior basketball season at the DW Davis Gym yesterday.

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Haeven band releases new single, 'Right There'

BAHAMIAN entrepreneur Kendra KayGeni James has expanded her talents from the world of modelling and clothing design into the music world.

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'Man in the Boat' sculling event

TREASURE CAY, Abaco — Bahamian Brewery and Sands beer held their ‘Man in the Boat’ sculling races for Abaco in Treasure Cay over the weekend. Bahamians from all islands came to Abaco to participate in the event, according to a press release.

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Avante Guardan is off to Thailand

THE AWARD winning local rock band Avante Guarden leaves the country today (Feb 5) to travel to Chiang Mai, Thailand, where they will compete in the Global Battle of the Bands competition. It the biggest performance of their musical careers which will take place in Thailand’s very own “City of Music”.

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'After the Parade' - Junkanoo exhibit opens tonight

JUNKANOO enthusiasts are invited to join Bahamian costume designers as they showcase their work in an exhibition at the Central Bank of the Bahamas Art Gallery.

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Cleveland Eneas’ track and field title victory ‘was bitter sweet’

CLEVELAND Eneas successfully defended their title, winning their 5th New Providence Primary Schools Sports Association Track and Field Championships by a landslide.

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Hurdler Devynne Charlton qualifies for the Olympics

Devynne Charlton joined arch-rival and national record holder Pedrya Seymour in surpassing the Olympic Games qualifying standard in the female 100 metre hurdles over the weekend.

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STATESIDE: Robert Evans, good looking but still knew how to win

You may have heard the phrase “she (or he) is too good looking to be taken seriously”. There’s a reason a truism like that persists: it can be true. The kids who are blessed with good looks often glide through high school and even college without seeming to suffer a single setback. They are the kings and queens of the prom, the leaders of the school sports teams, the head cheerleaders.

Bran: I would have 'screamed out' on VAT under Ingraham

Branville McCartney says he would have “screamed out” against Value-Added Tax (VAT) had it been presented when in Hubert Ingraham’s Cabinet, describing its likely effect on jobs and the economy as “very, very scary”.

Insurers ‘dropped the ball’ on NHI

Super Value’s owner believes the insurance industry “dropped the ball” by not inviting the wider private sector into the National Health Insurance (NHI) discussions earlier, suggesting it could have impacted the scheme like it did Value-Added Tax (VAT).

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Decision due tomorrow on Rollins’ fate

THE Progressive Liberal Party will make a final decision tomorrow night on whether to suspend Fort Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins for his public criticisms of the prime minister.

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No VAT at Super Value - and govt to investigate

THE Value Added Tax Compliance Unit will today investigate why Super Value locations were not charging the new tax that came into effect yesterday, Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis said.

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‘No one more capable than Christie to lead nation’

STATE National Security Minister Keith Bell has insisted that there is no one in The Bahamas more capable than Prime Minister Perry Christie of successfully navigating this country through “treacherous waters”.

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Sir Durward Knowles Back To School Youth Regatta ‘great fun’ at Montagu

BRINGING the island’s junior summer sailing camps to a close, the Bahamas National Sailing School along with Lady Nathalie Enterprise and CV Bethel Sailing Club hosted the Sir Durward Knowles Back To School Youth Regatta earlier this month at Nassau Yacht Club and Montagu Beach.

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Sears calls for ‘effective system of local govt’

DESPITE pledges from the major political parties, not enough has been done to empower local governments on the Family Islands or to decentralise power in New Providence, former Attorney General Alfred Sears said over the weekend.

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UNEMPLOYMENT AT 15-YEAR LOW: Many more jobs are still to come, says Labour Director

THE unemployment rate in The Bahamas is 8.8 per cent –– the lowest in 15 years.