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Wizards' Ayton adjusting to new role

BAHAMIAN centre Deandre "D.A." Ayton recorded four points, seven rebounds and four assists in the Washington Wizards’ 131 to 122 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night, continuing his adjustment to a new role during the NBA preseason.

Pro boxers to compete in IBA President's Cup

PROFESSIONAL boxers Carl “Flashy King” Hield and Rashield “Raw” Williams, along with amateur boxer Nisar Dean, will be heading to Istanbul, Turkey, to compete in the IBA President's Cup Boxing championship.

Gregory McKay Jr takes the spotlight

GREGORY McKay Jr has been selected Player of the Week for the BG Hagen in the Germany Pro B Basketball League.

Gymnasts to put on 'show for the world'

A 35-member team, representing New Providence, Grand Bahama, Eleuthera and the United States, will carry the Bahamian flag at the 2026 CARIFTA Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

AML Foods opens second Exuma store amid shipping, tax pressure

AML Foods opens its second Solomon’s store in Exuma today while warning that higher shipping costs and changes to the Government’s VAT regime continue to complicate efforts to deliver lower grocery prices.

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Fears air fares may price Bahamas out of market

AVIATION fees and rising travel costs could price Exuma out of the tourism market, industry executives warned yesterday, with one carrier estimating that new charges could push round-trip fares to Staniel Cay to nearly $1,000 per passenger.

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Jitneys hold-off on strike action

JITNEY drivers have agreed to hold-off on strike action while awaiting further talks with Leon Lundy, minister of transport, over their demands for higher adult fares and relief from soaring fuel costs.

Bahamas creating ‘land barons’ via Quieting law

A BAHAMIAN economics professor yesterday argued that this nation urgently needs land reform to address insecure property ownership and policies that are creating “land barons” while adding to housing pressures.

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DPM reassures Exuma on mass cruise tourism

THE DEPUTY prime minister yesterday reassured his Exuma constituents that Royal Caribbean’s pending $3bn acquisition of 50 percent ownership in the Sandals resort chain will not expose the island to mass cruise tourism.

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$39.3m Budget surplus used ‘every single trick’

THE OPPOSITION’S chairman yesterday accused the Government of employing “every single trick” to derive its $39.3m Budget surplus after the latter confirmed June’s huge revenue and spending jumps resulted from “offsetting” transactions.