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January 14, 2013
Voting yes: What's In It For Me

Last week, we discussed why we should vote in the upcoming gaming referendum and why we should vote yes. This week, we would like to Consider This... when we go to the polls on Referendum Day, we should know: What is in it for me?

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December 28, 2012
Central Bank: Hotel room revenue, occupancy rate decline in Nov.

Hotel room revenue in Nassau and Paradise Island for November dropped by 4.1 percent year-on-year according to the most recent Central Bank report, with the occupancy rate decreasing to 60.6 percent.

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November 27, 2012
Speed Week Brings Extra Bookings

The second annual Speed Week Revival is set to officially kick off tomorrow and officials hope to see hundreds flock to the event from abroad, contributing thousands of nightly bookings to the country's hotels.

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September 17, 2012
Understanding Unemployment

The glory days of single digit unemployment seem so far away that many fear they will never be seen again.

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September 14, 2012
Blue Chip Eyes 60M in Sales

Orlando, Florida - major renewable energy firm in the U.S. is eyeing up to $60 million in Bahamian sales, as it enters into discussions for residential and commercial projects. BlueChip Energy, located 30 minutes from Orlando, played host to a Bahamian and U.S. delegation and provided a tour of the facility.

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August 27, 2012
Sports Tourism Program Needs Prominent Identity

The former minister of tourism, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, at the beginning of his tenure, spoke passionately about sports tourism. Throughout the five years that he was the government's main arm in the country's most important industry, the sports tourism aspect of the ministry did not really resonate.

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July 12, 2012
An Interview with a Wedding Designer Shawn Sawyer

Shawn Sawyer is a man that never wants to be referred to as a wedding planner but a wedding designer and for good reason, ?at the end of the day I don?t want to be boxed with plans, I want to open up the arena to pure design.?

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December 07, 2011
Redevelopment and the revitalization of New Providence

Dear Editor,

When talking about redevelopment and revitalization of an area, we are usually talking about physical change and possibly stakeholder changes.

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November 15, 2011
Trading Ballet Shoes For Textbooks

Stepping into Ruth Gardiner's office at the Bahamas Hotel Training College you see the tomes and texts expected of a college professor.

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August 09, 2011
Central Bank reports spike in tourism

Visitor performance in the first half of 2011 experienced an upturn according to the latest Central Bank report, with total arrivals increasing by 14.8 percent up to April. The latest figures were found in the Central Bank's Monthly Economic Financial Developments (MEFD) June report, which also further revealed the uptick in air and sea travel.

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