Book charts life of Sir Durward Knowles

THE long-awaited book charting the later years of Sir Durward Knowles' fascinating life, "Captain of Industry" has finally reached bookstores.

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Charter boat crew among 21 new cases of COVID-19

TWENTY-ONE cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Tuesday, including 11 crew members on a charter boat operating off New Providence.

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Prime Minister gave keynote address at The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accounts

The Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Perry Christie gave the keynote address at the Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants forum for Accountants Week 2014 at Melia Nassau Beach, November 11...

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Cartwright soars to the top of the chart

Denisha Cartwright led the field of Bahamian National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II (DII) athletes over the weekend, running the best time in the nation in division two in the women's 100 meters (m) hurdles. She clocked 13.88 seconds in that event at the Maverick Spring Invite in Mankato, Minnesota, over the weekend. This ...
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Gov’t revenue boost expected with launch of digital payment solution for charter fees

The Ministry of Finance concluded an agreement with the OMNI Financial Group and the Association of Bahamas Marinas (OMNI/ABM) to launch a digital payment solution for the collection of charter fees from mega yachts and other charter operators in The Bahamas.

“This development is extremely significant as we have traditionally seen a lot of revenue leakage in the charter operator space. As a ...

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Aviation Authority ‘crack-down’ on illegal air charter operations to help promote safe, efficient, aviation sector

Officials at the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA) have, within the past twelve months, implemented a number of initiatives designed to end the practice of illegal air charter operations within Bahamian airspace...

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Charter airlines long overdue for better regularization

Member of Parliament for Fox Hill Fred Mitchell said it right when during the sitting of Parliament on Wednesday he noted that for a long time the government had been urged to do a proper investigation into the airline industry of The Bahamas.
"It's sad that it takes a situation like this to finally get the government to look into this situation,"said Mitchell.
It is indeed sad that it takes trage...

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Concerns about unauthorized charter flights

By KRYSTEL ROLLE
Guardian Staff Reporter
krystel@nasguard.com
While some private and charter aircraft operators remain concerned about the number of unauthorized charter flights that depart from Lynden Pindling International Airport(LPIA)every day, there are others who argue that Bahamians should be able to make their own decisions about who they want to fly with.
President of the Pilots Alliance ...

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Regulator to crackdown on unauthorized air charters

BY KEVA LIGHTBOURNE
Guardian Senior Reporter
kdl@nasguard.com

Three days after an unauthorized air charter crashed in Lake Killarney killing nine people, the Civil Aviation Department yesterday pledged a crackdown on these operations.
Director of the Civil Aviation Department Patrick Rolle toldThe Nassau Guardianthat they will begin the crackdown this weekend. This process will continue until the...

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Carey confident of a win to chart course for BAAA?

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