29 July 2015
More than 120 people turned out for an open house at Palm Cay last week, touring the nearly 70-acre oceanfront residential and marina development on New Providence’s southeastern shore. The occasion was the launch of phase three of the community’s condominium component, The Anchorage. Phases one and two are sold out and construction is slated […]
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29 July 2015
As the Minister of Financial Services with responsibility for the recently established Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality, Hope Strachan announced that the bureau’s work will begin by improving the labeling of goods and products. She made the announcement at the Bureau’s Sensitization Meeting for the Constitution of Technical Committees for Labeling Standards of Goods […]
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28 July 2015
Owner of Unity House, a home for senior citizens, is appealing to family members to come forward to not only identify their family members, but to lend monetary assistance. Owner Rev. Janet Smith-Butler said the family members she found are extremely cold and the homes dependence on the pension from the elderly living there is […]
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28 July 2015
Great food, pulsating music and a basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal spinning hits made for an unforgettable event for fans of celebrity chef Ralph Pagano who ate, drank, and partied in Bimini during the Naked Taco Takeover weekend held at Resorts World Bimini (RWB). The award-winning chef brought the flavour of his popular Miami restaurant to […]
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28 July 2015
Family members on Monday expressed that they received poor service from the proprietors at Woodlawn Gardens Cemetery following a lack of respect and disorganization upon the burial of a relative. Deceased Leona Brown was scheduled to be buried last Saturday however, according to brown’s daughter Anna-Mae Russell, upon the family’s arrival to the cemetery, the […]
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28 July 2015
A group of young Bahamians were given the opportunity to excel within the commercial fishing industry to curb the vast amount of foreigners within the industry, as part of a program called ‘Round One Fishing for a Future.’ Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources V. Alfred Gray brought remarks at the official launch on Monday […]
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28 July 2015
Talks in Beijing, China over a resolution for the Baha Mar fiasco are now “deeply flawed” and require an urgent course-correction before an agreement can be made between the parties. Baha Mar President Tom Dunlap said the negotiating process has become “deeply flawed” in many of its basic presumptions and tenor and he believes China […]
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28 July 2015
Managing Partner at Grant Thornton Paul Gomez believes the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ partners as Baha Mar’s liquidators represents a conflict of interest that could result in significant social and financial ramifications, if uncovered after rulings by Justice Ian Winder. The appointment of PWC partners Prince Rahming and Gowon Bowe raises an issue of conflict of […]
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28 July 2015
Participants in the Governor General’s Youth Award leapt out of their comfort zone embarking on a 16-day challenging adventurous journey to hilly Grenada, home to numerous nutmeg plantations from which the island derives its colourful nickname. The 10-strong, hiking contingent is participating in the Caribbean Award Sub-Regional Council (CASC) 2015, an event which attracts throngs […]
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21 July 2015
Managing partner for Deloitte and Touche Bahamas Raymond Winder said Baha Mar’s decision to file for bankruptcy was motivated by many smart reasons. On Sunday’s Jones and Co. Talk Show, Mr. Winder gave his input on matters concerning Baha Mar, following the CEO of the $3.5 billion resort’s announcement that it filed for Chapter 11 […]
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