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December 02, 2016
Source: March 2017 timeline for Baha Mar rooms doable for contractors

The March 2017 timeline proposed by Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE) for the opening of rooms at the Baha Mar development is a plausible endeavor for construction crews, according to sources close to contractors at the restarted construction site.

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January 30, 2024
D'Aguilar: Grand Bahama needs Kerzner-type investor for tourism transformation

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Freeport needs to attract investors like the late Sol Kerzner, capable of injecting at least $3 billion into the island to transform it into a thriving destination, according to a former tourism minister and a prominent businessman. Dionisio D'Aguilar told Eyewitness News: "I believe every government has struggled to significantly boost tourist [...]

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December 27, 2023
British Colonial To Help With Room Shortage Concerns

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - The reopening of the British Colonial Hotel brings more hotel rooms to the destination during a time when officials say there are more visitors than accommodations and according to the Nassau Paradise Island Promotion Board CEO Joy Jibrilu it will help.

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April 19, 2011
No.8 seeds Knowles, Mertinak in 2nd round of Barcelona Open

By BRENT STUBBS

Senior Sports Reporter

bstubbs@tribunemedia.net

AFTER taking about a month off to welcome their first daughter into the world, Mark Knowles said he is realizing that there's more to life than playing as he makes his return to action on the ATP Tour this week.

Knowles and Michal Mertinak, the No.8 seeds, have been awarded a bye in the first round and are now preparing to play th...

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November 19, 2010
Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham Resolution on Baha Mar Project

I have been disappointed but not surprised by the failure of Members Opposite to recognize that my Government has made considerable and measurable progress in making lemonade from the lemons which they left on the table when they were put out of office in 2007.

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September 04, 2023
The ideal governor general - Part II

Author's note: Since independence, The Bahamas has appointed more governors general than any other major Caribbean state. What has contributed to this phenomenon?

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August 22, 2023
Arrival numbers trending 30% ahead of 2019, says DPM

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments and Aviation Chester Cooper said The Bahamas' tourism arrivals are 30 percent ahead of where they were in 2019. He foreshadowed yesterday that the country could exceed eight million visitors, setting a new record. Cooper, who was speaking to the media on the sidelines of the launch event ...
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July 26, 2023
No longer any reason for public faith in Bell

Of the numerous controversies enveloping Minister of Immigration Keith Bell, the matter of his reported handling of the undocumented Asian migrants found living at the British Colonial hotel earlier this year stands out in its seriousness.

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July 26, 2023
Chinese companies must follow local laws, embassy says 

A Chinese Embassy spokesman declined to speak specifically yesterday to the matter involving a large group of Chinese nationals found in January at the British Colonial Hotel in Downtown Nassau without any legal status in The Bahamas, but the official said Chinese companies must follow the law.

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July 24, 2023
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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