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September 19, 2023
"MORE THAN SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE" to shutter ArawakX, Securities Commission says

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Securities Commission is asserting that there is "more than sufficient evidence" to justify the winding-up of the country's first crowdfunding platform ArawakX, citing its concerns over the company's solvency as well as alleged governance irregularities and regulatory breaches. In a statement Monday evening, the regulator noted that on Friday September 15th, [...]

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August 23, 2023
D.R. Starts Shuttering Country Ahead of Franklin

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Authorities in the Dominican Republic shut schools and government offices Tuesday as Tropical Storm Franklin took aim at the island of Hispaniola that it shares with Haiti.

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June 09, 2011
Government Buildings in New Providence to be equipped with Hurricane Shutters

Nassau The Bahamas -
The Bahamas Government is introducing hurricane shutters to secure
Government owned buildings in New Providence. This would eventually
eliminate the need to purchase plywood previously used for this purpose,
Public Works and Transport Minister the Hon. Neko C Grant told
Parliamentarians during his contribution to the 2011/2012 Budget Debate
in the House of Assembly on Ju...

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September 06, 2017
Shutters Going Up in Nassau Ahead of The Arrival of Hurricane Irma

Stores are putting up their shutters all over the Bahamas as Category 5 Hurricane Irma approaches.

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October 12, 2016
Exuma man breaks hip putting up shutters

EXUMA "held up pretty well" in the face of Hurricane Matthew, initial assessments indicate, according to Exuma's chief councillor, Brian Strachan.

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January 28, 2022
Sandals reopens after $55 million renovation

A fleet of buses drove into Sandals Royal Bahamian resort yesterday, bringing the hotel's first guests since the COVID-19 pandemic shuttered hotel properties in March 2020. Sandals Resorts International's (SRI) Executive Chairman Adam Stewart told Guardian Business the resort's occupancy will be above 85 percent by this weekend. Stewart said the 404-room hotel checked in 137 rooms ...
Th...

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October 10, 2023
Hope for Deep Water Cay?

Four years after Hurricane Dorian wrecked East Grand Bahama, one of the oldest Bahamian bonefishing lodges - the once illustrious Deep Way Cay (DWC) - remains closed as its employees continue to recover.

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September 29, 2023
Improving food security 

The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on food security, globally, and highlighted the vulnerabilities in our food systems. It resulted in widespread disruption to food supply chains, food access, and food affordability, which significantly impacted The Bahamas and, disproportionately, those in low-income households and vulnerable communities. The pandemic highlighted the importance of add...

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February 18, 2022
GROWING INTEREST IN FARMING

Philip Smith, Executive Chairman of the newly-formed Agricultural Development Organization (ADO), joined farmers and interested parties at Hatchet Bay, Eleuthera February 17 when Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs Clay Sweeting visited the former dairy farming capital of The Bahamas to announce the welcome re-opening of the long-shuttered packing house. Launched wi...

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May 04, 2022
'WHERE ARE OUR WAGES?' - Former staff of Club Land'Or claim they are owed thousands of dollars

FORMER employees of the shuttered Club Land'Or resort on Paradise Island claim they are owed thousands of dollars in unpaid wages, severance pay and other benefits despite long years of dedicated service before the resort's closure in 2020.

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