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ArawakX directors stay in control of BOB battle

The Chief Justice has allowed ArawakX’s principals “to maintain conduct and control” of the legal battle with Bank of The Bahamas over the latter’s six-month freezing of all their accounts.

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Ole Miss Rebels set for trip to Bahamas

After coming off a 10-point loss in their last game, coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin hopes to get her Ole Miss Lady Rebels back on track tonight before they make their return trek to The Bahamas for another Thanksgiving tournament.

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NPBA: Rebels and Heatwaves in win column

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night. • Here’s a summary of the games played:

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THE KDK REPORT: Raising parents is hard work

RAISING parents is hard work. In the Caribbean and perhaps in other locations and cultures as well, children and their parents, under the best of circumstances, maintain an inextricably close bond.

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ArawakX ‘good undeniable’ yet KC confident on full winding-up

ArawakX’s president says “nobody can deny the good” it achieved as Securities Commission attorneys hailed the appointment of provisional liquidators as vital to “protecting the capital markets”.

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Up to $100m targeted in Abaco ports investment

The Government is eyeing a combined $100m investment to transform Abaco’s two commercial shipping ports into facilities that meet global best practices and standards.

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CARIFTA water polo gold, bronze

Bahamas under-14 co-ed team bringing home the medals

With some highly- spirited performances, the Bahamas under-14 co-ed water polo team captured a gold and bronze medal at the CARIFTA Championships over the weekend in Miami, Florida.

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Raptors, Knights win cross country titles

THE CH Reeves Raptors and CR Walker Knights won the junior and senior division titles at the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) Cross Country Championships.

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‘This war is against Hamas’

Why is there a war in Israel right now? What are they fighting for and why is it so different from things that happened there in the past?

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Deflation in the East

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Everyone in The Bahamas is feeling the rising cost of goods, energy and transportation. No matter if you visit the food store, turn on your AC or fuel up your car, you are paying more for these necessities than compared to the previous year. But the inflation rate in the islands is decreasing, and went down from 3.1 percent to 2.3 percent when compared to last year.

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Peter Nygard guilty of four sex assaults

Peter Nygard was found guilty of four counts of sexual assault in a Canadian court on Sunday but was acquitted of a fifth count plus a charge of forcible confinement.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Amazing success stories of Romer Street, Fox Hill

THERE’S a tree-lined street in the historic neighbourhood of Fox Hill that is much like many tree-lined streets in Nassau. Tall sapodilla trees with outstretched limbs nestle kids who climb them to pick the sweet, brown-skinned fruit. Youngsters who scramble up the tree know if they do not get to the season’s offerings first, the limbs will unburden themselves of the heavy load and once a dilly falls from high up it will splat on the ground, spilling the sticky filling and dark seeds.

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Romer defends criticism that Bahamians are not benefitting from increase in cruise visitors

DESPITE recent criticism that Bahamians are not benefitting from this year’s increase in cruise ship passenger arrivals, Dr Kenneth Romer, deputy director general of the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, said yesterday this is not what he has seen.

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Parking ‘satisfied’: Wynn penthouse project is go

The Town Planning Committee’s chairman yesterday confirmed it has approved Wynn Group’s 14-storey Goodman’s Bay penthouses after it “satisfied” long-standing parking concerns.

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Sam Bankman-Fried ‘wants to be heard’ in FTX Bahamas wind-up

FTX’s founder says he “wishes to be heard” at today’s Supreme Court hearing on the winding-up petition intended to place the crypto exchange’s Bahamian subsidiary into full liquidation.

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Gov’t denies BPL $5 late fee plans

The Government yesterday said it has “no intention of allowing Bahamas Power & Light” to impose an extra $5 charge on late-paying consumers and further burden struggling households.

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Bahamas Water Polo team off to CARIFTA

WITH a chance to compete with some additional teams from the Florida area, the Bahamas will join three other teams from the Caribbean to participate in the 2023 Under-14 Co-Ed CARIFTA Water Polo Championships.

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Water Corp ‘pursuing’ capital works finance

The Water and Sewerage Corporation plans to pursue loan and financing programmes to fund capital works throughout The Bahamas after completing its corporate business plan, it was revealed yesterday.

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FRONT PORCH: A national lottery can help Bahamians in countless ways

IN our 50th year of independence, the national debt remains a source of deep concern, with state resources stretched across our archipelago. The country remains at risk of downgrade from various rating agencies. The debt will worsen with the next major hurricane, pandemic and/or financial crisis.