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VIDEO: NEW OWNERS FOR ATLANTIS

VIDEO: NEW OWNERS FOR ATLANTIS

Tue, Nov 29th 2011, 08:01 AM

PRIME Minister Hubert Ingraham has announced that Kerzner intends to transfer ownership of the Atlantis Resort to Canadian company Brookfield.
The deal, which covers all Kerzner’s Paradise Island properties including the One and Only Ocean Club, will see Sol Kerzner stay on to manage the properties.
The prime minister said Brookfield Asset Management, a publicly-traded company with $159 billion in assets, has many years of operating experience and more that $69 billion of property assets – giving them special expertise in real estate.
Kerzner will continue to control all aspects of the operations at the resort and other properties, which a ...

Notre Dame wins the 2011 Junkanoo Jam NCCA women's basketball tournament

Notre Dame wins the 2011 Junkanoo Jam NCCA women's basketball tournament

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 11:58 PM

FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) -- Natalie Novosel banked in a shot from the
foul line with under a second left to lift No. 4 Notre Dame to a 56-54
win over seventh-ranked Duke in the Junkanoo Jam final on Saturday
night.

Skylar Diggins scored 19 points and Novosel had 15 for the Irish (5-1), who rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit.

Freshman Elizabeth Williams had 16 points, 13 rebounds and seven blocks for Duke (4-1).

sports inbrief
sports inbrief

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 10:00 PM

STRIKE CAUSES STAFF

SHUFFLE AT CUSTOMS
STRIKE CAUSES STAFF SHUFFLE AT CUSTOMS

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 10:00 PM

T'auren Moss strikes gold in 50 fly at Florida swimming championships

T'auren Moss strikes gold in 50 fly at Florida swimming championships

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 10:00 PM

T'AUREN Moss did what many Bahamian swimmers dream of doing - to win a medal at an international swimming event.

Not only did he win a medal, but he won the coveted gold medal, demonstrating he is at the top of his age group in the 50 meter butterfly.

The 16-year old St Augustine's College student and member of the Sea Bees swim club travelled to Plantation, Florida, to compete in the annual Florida Gold Coast Winter Swimming Championships where teams from Florida and the Bahamas took part.

Moss led the pack in the 50m fly, swimming a preliminary time of 23.24 seconds, shaving a whopping 6.67 seconds from his seed time of 29.91 going into the race.

Moss dominated the finals, dro ...

Multi-million upgrade

for southern 'flagship'

Multi-million upgrade for southern 'flagship'

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 10:00 PM

By NEIL HARTNELL

Tribune Business Editor

AN ECO-FRIENDLY boutique resort operator yesterday said it was aiming to invest between $3-$4 million, spread over two phases, in establishing a "flagship presence at the front door to the southern Bahamas" through taking over a Rum Cay property.

Unveiling the agreement to brand, and ultimately take management control of Sumner Point Marina and Villas, Mark Ellert, president of Guy Harvey Outpost Resorts, told Tribune Business that the company aimed to take its second Bahamian property "to the next level" by "taking a lemon and making it into lemonade".

Fresh from its acquisition and re-opening of the revamped Bimini Big Game ...

COURT URGES MEDICAL ACT AMENDMENT
COURT URGES MEDICAL ACT AMENDMENT

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 10:00 PM

BEC 'SMELLS LIKE A ROSE'
BEC 'SMELLS LIKE A ROSE'

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 10:00 PM

SELF-STARTER ENJOYS 63 SUCCESS RATE
SELF-STARTER ENJOYS 63 SUCCESS RATE

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 10:00 PM

KFC AND UNION

LOCKED IN TALKS
KFC AND UNION LOCKED IN TALKS

Mon, Nov 28th 2011, 10:00 PM