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April 09, 2013
I-Group: Runway Tragedy Not Political

The Ingraham administration's renegotiation of the I-Group's Mayaguana deal played no part in last week's tragic accident, which killed three people on a runway on that island, said I-Group representative Tim Haffner yesterday.

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April 23, 2014
Bahamasair's return to Mayaguana hailed as good news

The completion of the runway refurbishment at the Mayaguana Airport and the return of regularly scheduled Bahamasair flights there after a five year absence are significant milestones for the residents of that island and signal the resurgence of the Mayaguana economy, Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) Chairman Bradley Roberts said in a statement yesterday...

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July 22, 2011
The great Mayaguana land giveaway!

This column was originally published on July 6, 2010. The contribution to the 2010/11 budget debate by the Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate was one of the more egregious examples of neo-colonial claptrap by a Bahamian political figure in the nearly four decades after independence.

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May 21, 2015
FNM chairman 'talking nonsense'

Free National Movement (FNM) Chairman Michael Pintard said yesterday former Cabinet minister Frank Watson has never raised any of his concerns regarding the party's leadership internally, but Watson said Pintard is "out of the loop" and "talking nonsense".

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April 16, 2015
Mitchell: Consultations continue with Rolle

Foreign Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell advised yesterday that consultations continue with Bahamas Consul General to Atlanta Randy Rolle, who was arrested on April 3 in Bimini and subsequently released...

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News Article
June 17, 2013
The looming financial earthquake, pt. 1

"Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end."
- F. Scott Fitzgerald

For centuries, Switzerland has basked in the radiance of its pre-eminence as a powerhouse of precision, reflected in its superlative chocolates, its world-renowned and impeccably crafted timepieces and its incomparable banking industry. Over the centuries, the Swiss have become bankers to the wo...

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