A Florida man miraculously survived a near-death experience when he fell into the shark-infested waters after slipping off a boat in the Bahamas. Marlin Wakeman, 24, was at the Flying Fish Marina, in Long Island when he tried to dock the boat he was working on, and accidentally tumbled into the dangerous waters during the […]
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THE long-awaited protocols for many affected by last year’s landmark Privy Council citizenship ruling –– which established that children born to Bahamian men are entitled to citizenship regardless of their mother’s nationality –– were tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday in a bill to amend the Passport Act. People affected by the ruling whose […]
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Cable Bahamas has admitted that household penetration of pay-TV services plunged by 21 percentage points in seven years because Bahamians now spend more time watching Netflix-type streaming services. The BISX-listed communications provider, in its just-published response to a regulatory review of the pay-TV, Internet broadband and fixed-voice markets, argued that its position in the TV/video […]
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Five dolphins were rescued from a location at Blackbeard’s Cay/Balmoral Island in The Bahamas. The Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Affairs in a statement said the dolphins named Fiona, Harry, Diamond, Justice and Pigeon were transported between last night and this morning to Atlantis’ Animal Care facility for further observation, medical attention and continued care. […]
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Carnival Corporation’s latest venture, Celebration Key, is rapidly progressing as a private destination designed for cruise passengers. But notably, the project, expected to bring 2.2 million guests to the Bahamas annually when it opens in 2025, is making headway for its impact on its locale on Grand Bahamas island. It has been revealed that over […]
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