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How Foreign Scammers Use U.S. Banks to Fleece Americans
ProPublica
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June 25, 2025
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Reporting Highlights Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams...
Bone Up On AC/DC Trivia As Tickets For Their Aussie Tour Hit The Market
The Music.com.au
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June 25, 2025
More AC/DC When AC/DC arrive in Melbourne in mid-November, city authorities want the band to re-enactment of their iconic music video for It’s A Long Way To The Top. This was shot on a flatbed truck during lunch hour on the city’s main...
Investment Is Flowing, But Is Local Business Ready?
Our News Bahamas
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June 24, 2025
Advertisement GRAND BAHAMA, BAHAMAS – The success of Grand Bahama’s economic resurgence depends not only on new investment but also on how well locals prepare to play their part, according to Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce President Dillon...
Bahamas Trade Commission to train SMEs in international trade
The Nassau Guardian
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As part of the government’s bid to improve trade diversification and the exportation of Bahamian goods, Senator Barry Griffin said yesterday that the Bahamas Trade Commission (BTC) will ensure that at least 50 small and medium-sized businesses in...
Trade Commission restructure 'ushers in new economic era'
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 24, 2025
By Fay Simmons Tribune Business Reporter jsimmons@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas Trade Commission is “ushering in a new economic era”, aided by a restructuring that has created 12 different committees, as it focuses on issues such as export policy...
Bahamas incurs $1bn trade deficit for 2025 first quarter
The Tribune (Bahamas)
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June 24, 2025
The Bahamas incurred a $1bn trade deficit for the first three months of 2025 despite exports more than doubling year-over-year, it was revealed yesterday. Data unveiled by the Bahamas National Statistical Institute (BNSI) revealed that this nation...
Are Bahama Breeze Restaurants Closing? What's Been Confirmed So Far
TODAY
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June 24, 2025
Bahama Breeze, the Darden Restaurants-owned chain best known for bringing a tropical escape to even its snowiest U.S. locations, is facing a time of uncertainty regarding its future. Darden Restaurants' president and CEO Rick Cardenas explained...
Bahamas: Police investigate sexual assault of US national on Guana Cay
Loop News
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Trigger Warning: This article contains information of a sensitive nature. Details include sexual assault. The information can potentially be upsetting and may trigger negative feelings or memories. Police in the Northern Bahamas are investigating...
Afreximbank meeting to boost Africa trade, investment
Independent (Uganda)
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June 24, 2025
Benedict Oramah Abuja, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is set to host its 32nd Annual Meetings (AAM2025) in Abuja, Nigeria, from June 25 to 27, drawing a high-powered coalition of African, Caribbean (CARICOM),...
Department of Labour takes job fair into the southern district of Grand Bahama
ZNS
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June 24, 2025
The Department of Labour held another job fair in Grand Bahama on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at the YMTA in Hunters. It was the third such fair hosted by the department in its effort to make employment opportunities more accessible. The first was...
Grand Bahama Booms: Billions Pour into Island’s Revival.
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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June 24, 2025
- Advertisement - The Minister for Grand Bahama, Ginger Moxey, said the government is creating a new and better future for the island. She said the Davis Administration is focused on helping people and building a fair economy where all workers are...
Two Sarasota Brothers Just Paddled from the Bahamas to Florida to Raise Awareness for Cystic Fibrosis
Sarasota Magazine - Florida
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June 24, 2025
The Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina in North Bimini, Bahamas, the launch point for this year’s Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis. Paddlers began their 80-mile overnight journey to Florida from these docks just after midnight on Sunday. Just after...
NIB targets non-compliant businesses
The Nassau Guardian
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June 24, 2025
National Insurance Board (NIB) Director Tami Francis said NIB is aggressively pursuing non-compliant businesses, as she noted a sustained challenge with the fund paying out more monthly than it is taking in. Francis said teams of inspectors from...
Bahamas issues travel advisories for Iran, the United States, Israel and Middle East
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 23, 2025
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Bahamas has issued a series of travel advisories for Bahamian citizens, urging caution or complete avoidance of travel to several countries amid rising geopolitical tensions and regional instability. The...
Bahamas Private Island Lists for $5.25M
Caribbean Journal
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June 23, 2025
A new private island has come to market in The Bahamas, offering a rare combination of seclusion, natural beauty, and proximity to major hubs. The12-acre private island in the northern Exuma Cays, is now available for purchase. Located just 28...
Tourism Looks To The Canadian Market With A Slow Down Looming
Our News Bahamas
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June 23, 2025
Advertisement MONTREAL, CANADA – Ministry of Tourism’s ‘Global Sales Mission’ now has its eyes to the far north, seeking to expand its Canadian tourism market. Montreal is the latest stop on tourism’s Global Sales Mission, and the timing is...
Concerns Over Safety And Economic Impact
Our News Bahamas
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June 23, 2025
Advertisement MONTREAL, CANADA – While in Montreal for the ongoing Global Sales Mission, Deputy Prime Minister and Tourism Minister, Chester Cooper, responded to questions about the escalating crisis, now that America and Iran are launching air...
Scotiabank Bahamas Hosts Exclusive Mortgage Seminar & Cocktail Event, Honours Top Referral Partners
Bahamas Local
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Scotiabank Bahamas recently brought together a distinguished network of real estate professionals, attorneys and industry partners for an exclusive Mortgage Seminar & Cocktail Event designed to share insights, deepen collaboration and celebrate...
Powerhouse of Knowledge: The Bahamas Academy of Sciences Debuts with Leading Scientists
Bahamas Local
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The Bahamas Academy of Sciences (BAS) received high praise fromHon. Glenys Hanna-Martin, the keynote speaker at the organization’s launch event at theBalmoral Club. “The BAS was founded by six Bahamian scholars whose expertise and contributions to...
BTC Champions Young Achievers at 29th Annual Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Awards
Bahamas Local
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BTC proudly reaffirmed its commitment to youth development as a sponsor of the 29th Annual Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Awards. This prestigious event celebrated 118 exceptional primary school students from 13 islands across The...