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KENT BAZARD: The Road to Redemption - How The Bahamas Can Improve for 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles

THE 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has wrapped up and, for many Bahamians, there is a sense of pride mixed with the awareness that there is room for growth.

Customer interaction is now Augmented Reality

In the rapidly evolving world of technology, Augmented Reality (AR) has emerged as a revolutionary tool, transforming the landscape of marketing and sales.

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STATESIDE: Smooth DNC convention ends with party unified for Harris

In the aftermath of last week’s dazzling Democratic National Convention in Chicago, party publicists are still flooding reporters’ inboxes with praise from the print media all over the US.

FRONT PORCH: Aspiration, enterprise and transcendence of black Bahamians

The late Roman Catholic Vicar General Monsignor Preston Moss grew up a stone’s throw away from the top of the hill East Street, not far from Mortimer Candy Kitchen.

ALICIA WALLACE: Stop normalising gender violence

Cases of gender-based violence against women continue to be in the news on a daily basis.

TECH TALK: Fake online reviews a headache for small businesses

Online reviews and testimonials are a key way that small businesses can attract new customers and boost sales of products.

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FACE TO FACE - Destiny and a straw hat

It was no coincidence that popular American TV host and social media icon Tabitha Brown met straw vendor Charmaine Hepburn-Thompson during her trip to The Bahamas.

PETER YOUNG: Modi meets with Zelenskyy hoping to play peacemaker

In another example of the US media’s apparent reluctance to give due weight to the full range of international affairs, there seems to have been relatively little reporting about Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit last week to Ukraine when he offered to be a peacemaker.

WORLD VIEW: Rising gun crimes in Caribbean - Urgent action required by all

There is an alarming surge in gun-related violence, particularly among younger people and gangs.

ACTIVTRADES: Gold – The eternal safe bet

For millennia, gold has held a unique position as a universal symbol of wealth, serving as a unit of account, a store of value, and a medium of exchange.

DIANE PHILIPS: The best lens doesn’t come in a box with a price tag

The world’s most expensive camera lens, the Leica Apto-telyt-R 1600 5.6, is valued at a whopping $2m.

The power of non-profits

“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?”

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STATESIDE: Walz brings an ‘everyman’ appeal as Harris’ VP choice

In one of the thousands of chance meetings that are the lifeblood of a gathering like the Democratic National Convention that continued yesterday, a couple of reporters from Wisconsin’s largest circulation daily newspaper, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, were talking about the Democratic ticket.

Goal setting for the new school year: How to stay focused and motivated

AS the new school year begins, student-athletes are faced with the challenge of balancing academics and athletics while striving to achieve their goals.

FRONT PORCH: Why do we continue parking in spaces for disabled individuals?

When we think of decadence, it is often employed to characterise human excess in terms of materialism, sexual promiscuity, greed of all sorts, and other forms of self-indulgence which deprive us of a more moral and genuinely pleasing life.