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August 12, 2013
IOC awards broadcast rights in 17 Asian countries for Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today announced it that has reached an agreement with Dentsu Inc. for the Olympic broadcast rights in 17 countries across Asia for the XXII Olympic Winter Games (2014) in Sochi, Russia, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad (2016) in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, and the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games (2014) in Nanjing, China...

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May 22, 2013
Baha Mar casino seeks Asian flare

MACAU - Pete Wu knows a thing or two about Asian gambling.
Striding through The Venetian in a crisp suit, he navigates one of the largest and most crowded buildings in the world with efficiency and precision. He nods and shakes hands with everyone, from the lowly security guards to high rollers on a nearly 500,000-square-foot casino floor.
Wu has been a big player in Macau's gambling arena for ye...

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May 21, 2013
Baha Mar casino hunts Asian whales

MACAU - Baha Mar is targeting around 25,000 well-heeled tourists each year from Asia and hopes gaming will account for up to one-third of its total business.
The $3.5 billion mega resort, slated to be completed in western New Providence by December 2014, intends to leverage its well-known corporate roots. Baha Mar is being financed by the Export-Import Bank of China and constructed by China Const...

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May 17, 2013
Asian Males ages 18 - 40 needed for Irish TV commercial filming in Nassau

Nassau, Bahamas - Asian Actors & Non-Actors are still need for an

Irish TV Commercial filming in Nassau

June 1st - June 4th, 2013.

The following persons

are still need for the shoot:

o We need Asian males ages 18 - 40

Email your photos together with contact info and a bio to; Irish@TheBahamasWeekly.com

*All selected persons will be paid $200 per day in cash for the shoot days.

*All shoot d...

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April 04, 2012
Fair: Asian distribution center in sights of GBPA

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) "needs a couple quick wins" to get it on the fast track to prosperity, according to Ian Fair, the incoming chairman.
And high on the agenda, he said, is the establishment of a Chinese distribution center that would sell mass quantities of goods to corporations throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The high-profile project, rumored to be i...

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'Haute' Asian cuisine
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December 08, 2010
'Haute' Asian cuisine

Flavors of Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, China and Japan tantalize the taste buds and comprise the menu that is the cuisine.
The open kitchen allows you to watch the chefs in action -- stir-frying ingredients for your meal or rolling your favorite sushi. Add that to the fact that the plate that's set before you will definitely give you the umami (the fifth dimension of taste) effect, and you've ...

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November 30, 2010
Malaysia selected as first Asian host of world's largest open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS

Geneva, Switzerland-  

The
International AIDS Society (IAS) today announced the selection of Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, as host of the 7th IAS Conference on HIV
Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013), the world's largest
open scientific conference on HIV/AIDS. IAS 2013 will be held from 30
June to 3 July 2013 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).

 

Held
every two...

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March 07, 2024
PM Davis: Government will not introduce new taxes that will directly impact Bahamian families

Prime Minister and Minister of Finance the Hon. Philip Davis said, on March 6, 2024, that when it came to the introduction of new taxes, he wished to reiterate that the government will not introduce new taxes that will directly impact Bahamian families.

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January 10, 2024
Police investigating tourist death following snorkelling expedition

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an Asian male tourist from New Jersey that occurred on Wednesday 10 January 2024. Preliminary reports indicate that shortly before 11:00 a.m., the 66-year-old victim began experiencing difficulties while snorkeling at Athol Island and while attempting to board a vessel he collapsed. Personnel onboard the vessel [...]

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November 01, 2023
Celebrating 30 Years of Jolly

The Bahamas National Trust’s (BNT) popular annual Christmas festival, “Jollification,” will welcome attendees to The Retreat Garden on Village Road between Saturday, November 18 and Sunday, November 19 from 11am to 8pm. This year the festival celebrates its 30th Anniversary and will feature over 80 talented artisans with wonderful crafts, jewelry, and gift items on sale.

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