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Student athletes shine at NAIA, Junior College level
BAHAMIAN student athletes have excelled this season at various levels of collegiate basketball, highlighted by recent performances at the NAIA and Junior College level.
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IMF restructure?: ‘Not on my watch’
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged “not on my watch” after a noted Caribbean economist again forecast The Bahamas will need an “IMF restructure” with GDP still below pre-COVID at end-2023.
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Bahamian entry changes ‘more alarming’ than CDC
Bahamian tourism operators yesterday shrugged off the latest downgrade by US health authorities, arguing that constant changes in this nation’s COVID protocols are “more alarming” to visitors.
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Coleby set for United Arab Emirates National Basketball League
DWIGHT Coleby joined his third club of the 2021- 22 season while several other Bahamian frontcourt players had season high performances for their respective clubs.
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McCoy and Bastian stand out in NCAA Division II basketball
BAHAMIAN student athletes continue to have a major impact on their respective programmes in NCAA Division II basketball.
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WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones designated as core player
THE Connecticut Sun have placed the core tag on reigning WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones, weeks ahead of what is expected to be a busy 2022 free agency period.
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McPhee-McCuin and Ole Miss Rebels back in win column
YOLETT McPhee-McCuin’s Ole Miss Rebels have rebounded from their lone Southeastern Conference loss of the season with a pair of dominant performances, including a milestone win over an in-state rival.
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‘Expect hardship’ from inflation, interest hikes
A former finance minister yesterday warned that “every family can expect hardship” from rising inflation that will exceed the current 7 percent rate in the US.
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University partners in fight against gender violence
UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has taken a firm stance against gender-based violence as it partners with the Bahamas Crisis Centre and Rotary Bahamas in a bold new social awareness campaign.
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Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions
THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.
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Bad weather cancels as many cruise calls as COVID’s Omicron
Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday said it has lost more vessel calls to bad weather than the COVID Omicron variant with berth bookings “very solid” for the remainder of 2022.
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Dorian rebuild in question for 98% on tax break loss
Some 98 percent of business and home owners in Dorian-devastated Abaco say reinstating 10 percent VAT on construction services will “significantly influence” whether they rebuild or not.
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MOTIA welcomes golfers to Great Exuma Classic – PGA Korn Ferry Tour
EXUMA, The Bahamas – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Investments & Aviation Chester Cooper welcomed over 100 participants to the Great Exuma Classic/PGA Korn Ferry Tour, as the country rebounds from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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$1.1m donation by FTX to benefit agriculture
FTX Digital Markets announced a $1.1m donation to the newly created non-government, not-for-profit, Agricultural Development Committee.
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Omicron ‘pushes back’ pre-COVID for tourism
Tourism’s hoped-for return to 2019 business volumes this year has been “pushed back” several months by Omicron with Internet searches for The Bahamas now “half” of pre-COVID levels.
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More than 600 nominees for local government vote
MORE than 600 people have nominated for local government positions before the January 27 elections.
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Robinson scores season high 16, Joseph shines for Wolves
SHERMAN Robinson scored a season high as his role increases with the Newberry College Wolves in NCAA Division II basketball.
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IHOP Bahamas arrival targets up to 130 jobs
A Bahamian entrepreneur yesterday revealed plans to create up to 130 local jobs by making this nation “the anchor for the whole Caribbean” with the IHOP franchise he has just secured.
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Top official hopes surge is slowing down
THE country recorded 2,489 cases of COVID-19 in the first clinically monitored week of 2022, according to Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Phillip Swann.
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Ollen Smith looks to get Bahamian prospects in Canada prep basketball
Ollen Smith plans to use his platform at the coaching level to help facilitate the transition for Bahamian prospects to the constantly developing Canadian prep basketball scene.
