OKX eyes gradual expansion, local talent in The Bahamas

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — OKX, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has expressed its firm commitment to The Bahamas, with the company seeking to gradually expand its operations in the country while leveraging local talent. Tim Byun, Chief Global Government Relations Officer at OKX in an interview with Eyewitness News on the sidelines of the D3 [...]

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Pintard hits out over immigration shakeup

The government has yet to make any announcement regarding the changes at the highest levels of the Department of Immigration, but Opposition Leader Michael Pintard is accusing the Davis administration of victimization over the removal of the acting director of immigration, who had privately sounded the alarm on what she suggested were improper and even ...
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Shake-up at Immigration

The Department of Immigration, which has been mired in controversy in recent months, is set to get a leadership change with Acting Director of Immigration Keturah Ferguson to be placed on leave and then retired, according to high level sources familiar with the developments.

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'This country lacks leadership'

Former Minister of National Security A. Loftus Roker, who is still widely known for the tough stance he took against illegal immigration when he was minister responsible for immigration, said yesterday he remains concerned that Bahamians are losing out in their country, and lamented what he said is a lack of political leadership.

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NEW CLAIMS BY FNM OVER BELL BEHAVIOUR: 'Permits given to people in custody and businesses without valid licences'

A HOST of irregularities under Immigration Minister Keith Bell have been alleged by FNM leader Michael Pintard - including work permits granted to arrested individuals who had made no application, for businesses that had no licence and interventions that led to concerns being raised by Immigration Director Keturah Ferguson.

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Pintard turns up heat on Bell 

Opposition Leader Michael Pintard yesterday turned up the heat on Immigration Minister Keith Bell, reading at a press conference held at Free National Movement (FNM) headquarters the contents of a purported correspondence written by Director of Immigration Keturah Ferguson to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Immigration Cecilia Strachan on January 18, 2023 ...
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Untapped potential

Since its creation in 1955, Freeport has gone through numerous economic peaks and valleys. Dubbed the Magic City in the 1960s, during an unprecedented period of growth, Freeport went through a slump in the early 1970s, followed by a short-lived economic revival by the end of the decade. Despite a second boom in the mid-1990s, ...
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Becoming a leading tourism destination

Visionary leaps of faith, bold strategy, and providence have collectively laid the foundation for unprecedented growth and an undeniable record of resilience and reinvention in Bahamian tourism. The seeds were planted long ago for the successes achieved, to date, and the many lessons learned along the way. The architects of tourism believed in the potential ...
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Casablanca

• Genre : Drama, Romance, War
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Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

Changing Perspectives: Nostalgic Nassau Hosted by The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas

Thursday 12th July 2018  7:00 PM

The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas invites the public to our conversation series in support of our exhibition ?Traversing the Picturesque: For Sentimental Value,? which presents a historical overview of works created by visiting artists and expatriates from the 1850s through 1960.

Art dealer and aficionado, Jay Koment will be in conversation with historian and literature professor Dr Ian B...