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Labour on the blocks job initiative returns

LABOUR Minister Keith Bell yesterday launched the Labour on the Blocks 2.0 job fair initiative.

Tavario Miller and Zane Knowles in playoffs

Two Bahamian senior men’s national basketball team players got their postseasons off to successful starts.

Consultants hired for council consultation

THE government has hired consultants to help redraft the Local Government Act to give more power to Family Island councils, including greater ability to raise revenue.

BNT ‘monitoring’ Disney work at Lighthouse Point

BAHAMAS National Trust director Eric Carey said the BNT continues to monitor Disney’s construction works at Lighthouse Point to ensure environmental safety.

NIB losing ‘tens of millions’ over delinquent employers

A Cabinet minister yesterday warned that the National Insurance Board (NIB) plans to intensify its pursuit of delinquent employers and self-employed persons who owe “tens of millions” in unpaid social security contributions.

Exploiting women

Organisers of the forthcoming Bahamas Carnival series of events have received the green light from the Ministry of Health and Wellness to go ahead with their plans for 2022 Survival Weekend on May 20-22. The main concern of the Progressive Liberal Party administration is the safety of participants, as COVID-19 remains a threat.

Triathlon Nationals on Jaws Beach May 15

With the successful return of competition with the Potcakeman Championships in March, the Bahamas Triathlon Association (BTA) is eager to stage its National Championships next weekend in Jaws Beach.

QCafe ‘a buzz’ with Scholastic Individual Chess Championship

THE Scholastic Individual Chess Championship was held at the QCafe, Queen’s College, on Saturday, April 30.

Sands: Poor sacrificed ‘on tax efficiency altar’

The FNM’s chairman yesterday accused the Government of driving more Bahamian families into poverty, and sacrificing them “on the altar of tax efficiency”, by refusing to eliminate VAT on medicines and breadbasket foods.

Survival weekend returns for road parade

SURVIVAL Weekend is back and set for May 20-22, featuring a road parade and a mega concert with big names in Soca music, including Allison Hinds, Destra Garcia and Patrice Roberts.

Pregnant woman fined over drugs

A PREGNANT mother was fined in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday for possession of dangerous drugs.

Ayton leads Suns past Mavericks

PHOENIX (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 25 points, Devin Booker added 23 and the top-seeded Phoenix Suns rolled to a 121-114 win over the Dallas Mavericks last night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Fox has first hit, stolen base of career

LUCIUS Fox ended his drought at the plate and achieved a career milestone with the first hit and first stolen base of his Major League Baseball career.

‘We are happy to say that softball is back’

DESPITE not having the proper size field to play on, the Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association kicked off its 2022 season over the weekend.

Cases dating back to 2020 add nine more COVID deaths

COVID-19 deaths have risen by nine to 798 after a woman died of the disease in early April and health officials reclassified several other deaths that took place between August 2020 and June 2021.

Hope and Fear

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THE recovery on the European financial markets continued vigorously in the second half of last week. Good corporate balance sheets and low prices beat fears of war and the return of COVID lockdowns.

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