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January 04, 2011
Financial Services Pioneer Endorses Privatization of BTC

Award-winning financial services pioneer Suzanne Black said the privatization of BTC would prove "a potential boon to the economy that will give rise to new levels of diversification, new businesses and eventually, cost savings to the consumer."

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October 14, 2021
Tributes paid to 'pioneer' Farrington

VETERAN hotelier J Barrie Farrington died yesterday, prompting tributes from people including the president of the Atlantis resort who hailed him as one who chartered the course to The Bahamas becoming an international destination.

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March 06, 2024
South Beach Program Pioneers Path For Young Entrepreneurs

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Over 100 young people, between the ages of 16 and 25, are in a 10-week program dubbed "Dreambuilders."

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December 12, 2023
Bird Trail Named After Eco-Tourism Pioneer

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - Lucaya Service Company paying tribute to a well known eco-tourism leader Erica Gates by renaming the bird trail at Taino Beach in her honor.

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October 12, 2023
PM: Bahamas will continue to be a pioneer in the digital assets sector

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Prime Minister Davis says that The Bahamas will maintain its pioneering role in the digital asset sector.  He emphasized that the nation's success hinges on establishing a robust and stable regulatory framework within a rapidly evolving landscape. During his opening speech at the D3 Bahamas conference held at the Atlantis, Paradise Island [...]

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March 02, 2022
Sanadia a pioneer in her profession

BAHAMIAN Sanadia Smith has broken the barrier at Bahama Rock as the first female certified heavy equipment operator at the rock mining plant in Freeport.

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January 11, 2011
Financial services pioneer endorses BTC privatization

Award-winning financial services pioneer Suzanne Black has endorsed efforts to privatize the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), noting that when the process is complete it will be "a potential boon to the economy that will give rise to new levels of diversification, new businesses and eventually, cost savings to the consumer."
Black is the latest industry leader to add her voice to the deba...

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March 03, 2011
Simms pioneered govt link to sports bodies

Most of the present-day sports administrators and athletes would not relate to the era prior to the existence of a Ministry of Sports. In essence, compared to how it was previously, the advent of the Ministry of Sports in 1977 by order of the then Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling, was blissful for sports leaders.
Tommy Robinson tells the story of how he and a couple others wanted to attend the P...

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February 25, 2011
Education pioneer Dr. Keva Bethel memorialized

Education pioneer and the first Bahamian President of the College of The Bahamas (COB), Dr Keva Marie Bethel, was memorialized yesterday, just over one week after the nation mourned the death and witnessed the funeral of her brother, Bishop Michael Eldon. She died the morning of
his funeral at the age of 75. COB closed its doors yesterday in honor and remembrance of its President Emerita. Its facu...

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May 26, 2023
HG Christie documentary highlights local real estate pioneer

NASSAU, BAHAMAS —s — Last week, the Island House Cinema in New Providence hosted the documentary 'Vision' by HG Christie, directed by renowned Bahamian Director Kareem Mortimer. The film, which highlights the pivotal role played by Sir Harold Christie in Bahamian real estate and tourism, premiered to a private audience in November 2022. Despite facing [...]

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