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‘I arrived illegally 20 years ago’, migrant accused of fraud told officers

A HAITIAN man accused of entering into a fake marriage told immigration officers that he came into the country on an illegal vessel over 20 years ago, a court heard yesterday.

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Rangers’ Bannister assigned to spring training

ZION Bannister continues his progression within the Texas Rangers organisation and was called up to the club’s main roster for Spring Training.

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Regulatory easing for BTC on double-digit mobile fall

Regulators are proposing to ease the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) regulatory burden after its mobile revenue share suffered annual double-digit declines in each of the five years after Aliv entered the market.

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Prices plummeted around the world after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. But no stock exchange has been hit as hard as the Moscow Stock Exchange.

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Two years in jail for club stabbing

A MAN was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday after stabbing two men at a club.

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Latest murder victim found slumped over in his vehicle

A MAN was found slumped over in his vehicle with gunshot wounds on Palm Tree Avenue last night.

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Heavyweight boxer Amron Sands loses in the first round

IT was a disappointing return to the ring for Amron Sands as he suffered his second consecutive loss.

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Athletes qualify for the CARIFTA Games

DANIELLE Nixon and Taysha Stubbs were the latest field athletes to attain the CARIFTA Games qualifying standard.

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Roadmasters Running Club makes donations

THE Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club (BRRC) continued its spirit of philanthropy with recent donations totalling $3,000.

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DEREK SMITH: Climate change risks key board discussion

Continued attention is being paid to climate change. In 2020, billionaires such as Jeff Bezos announced the establishment of a $10m fund to combat climate change.

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Ukraine war and Putin

We are very lucky to live in a democracy, in a democracy we are allowed to write and say what we like.

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Top high school golfers clash in chase for titles

Minister of Education Glenys Hanna-Martin is thrilled that high school sports is back and one of those is the Bahamas Golf Federation’s second annual National High School Golf Championships.

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Minimum wage rise to benefit 25% of workers

The Government’s top labour official yesterday said almost 60,000 Bahamian workers will benefit from a recommended minimum wage increase that will soon be submitted to the Government for its approval.

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Are we out of the woods yet?

Potentially the US and EU maybe experiencing another wave of COVID-19 this spring. In the US cases are at an eight month low, but the exponential growth in infections seen in The EU is the latest evidence that COVID-19 remains a persistent threat with the potential to upend our hopes for moving past this pandemic.

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Zane Knowles: ‘I’m beyond thankful for this opportunity’

ZANE Knowles suffered a possible life-threatening injury last season but the former national basketball team standout is set to return to the court in Bulgaria.

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Baseball prospects move up MLB Pipeline

BAHAMIAN baseball players continue to progress in their respective organisations as Major League Baseball Pipeline began its annual practice of revealing its top 30 prospects for each franchise.

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BLTA family mourns death of Kevin ‘Sandy’ Reid

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association and the community, especially in Grand Bahama, mourns the unexpected passing of Kevin “Sandy” Reid, a former tennis player and coach.

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Bahamian contractors ‘scrapping for 40% left’

The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) interim president yesterday urged the Government to “save the 40 percent that’s left for locals” by finally enacting self-regulation and “fixing a broken” work permit renewal system.

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Woman accused of vagrancy

A WOMAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for psychological evaluation after being charged with vagrancy yesterday.

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Seniors to take the spotlight at national schools golf tournament

THE playoff rounds in the primary division of the second annual National Schools Golf Tournament is complete.