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Agriculture non-profit supports food efforts
AS Bahamian families continue to grapple with the increasing cost of living, a leading agriculture-focused non-profit has thrown its support behind recent calls for greater efforts to improve food security in The Bahamas.
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Gov’t turns down Ginn bid and plan
The Government has rejected a bid to acquire the former Ginn sur mer project, which planned to construct a 28-storey “iconic tower” modelled on Alexandria’s ancient lighthouse, in its present form.
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Moree laments delay for ‘critical’ new legislation
CHIEF Justice Sir Brian Moree says he’s disappointed the “critical” Court Services Bill has not yet passed in the House of Assembly.
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STILL WAITING FOR CLOSURE: Dorian families despair at long wait for death certificates for missing
NEARLY three years after Hurricane Dorian hit, some family members say they have still not received death certificates of relatives whose bodies were never found after the deadly storm.
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OTABOR WINS GOLD IN JAVELIN: Team Bahamas nets three silver medals
The Bahamas will return home from the inaugural Caribbean Games in Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, with a total of four medals, inclusive of a gold from strongwoman Rhema Otabor and three silver from quarter-miler Megan Moss, hurdler Oscar Smith and judoka Daniel Strachan.
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Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team sweeps USVI
THE Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team completed a sweep over the US Virgin Islands and advanced to the second round of FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers.
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Jonquel selected to team Stewart for WNBA All-Star game
CONNECTICUT Sun star Jonquel Jones will play her fourth WNBA All- Star game as a member of “Team Stewart.”
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NPSA opens fastpitch season
AFTER a two-year hiatus as a result of COVID-19, the New Providence Softball Association opened its 2022 fastpitch season over the weekend with the new look Cybertech Blue Marlins and the veteran Sunshine Auto Wildcats getting off to an impressive start.
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DPM unveils ‘authentic product incubation’ plan
The deputy prime minister has unveiled plans to create a “Bahamian product incubation centre” for downtown Nassau by year-end in a bid to address the “shockingly” low number of entrepreneurs selling local, authentic product.
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Bahamas to tackle corporate tax demands ‘in near future’
A Cabinet minister has pledged that The Bahamas will address demands for a 15 percent minimum global corporate tax and greater transparency “in the near future”.
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Squatters not complying with Crown Land warning
National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said some squatters have failed to comply with his 14-day warning to vacate Crown Land.
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Suspected robber shot dead by police
A MAN suspected of robbing another man was shot and killed by police early Friday afternoon.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Growing the economy doesn’t happen when you do what you’ve always done
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis set off a maelstrom of misdirected mischief when he announced elimination of duty on pleasure boats, a concept that goes back decades and was intended to come to fruition at least ten years ago.
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Rolle: I felt betrayed by Minnis administration
POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle on his last day in office yesterday said he felt “betrayed” and “deceived” by the Minnis administration in its handling of three high-ranking police officers, adding he never supported them being placed on leave.
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‘Still areas that need attention after audit report’
TWO years after the Auditor General revealed alleged impropriety in the Magistrate Courts, Chief Justice Sir Brian Moree said there are still certain areas that require further attention.
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Chief Justice: Bail murders a matter for law enforcement
WHILE admitting that the courts must focus on getting cases to trial as soon as possible, Chief Justice Sir Brian Moree said violence against people on bail is a matter for law enforcement.
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Insurers ‘totally in blind’ on Budget tax changes
Bahamian insurers yesterday said they are “totally in the blind” as to how Budget tax reforms will work with “time having run out” to make any adjustments due to the new fiscal year beginning today.
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Contractors brand concrete supplier shrinkage ‘big blow’
Bahamian contractors yesterday warned that a Grand Bahama concrete manufacturer’s decision to shut down two of its units is “a big blow” for major commercial and infrastructure projects in this country.
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Hot Mix’s expansion ‘not connected’ to Gold Rock
Bahamas Hot Mix’s chairman yesterday said the imminent expansion of its Freeport-based concrete and asphalt production capabilities has “got absolutely nothing to do” with a rival supplier’s troubles.
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Security being tightened at Princess Margaret Hospital
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville said his ministry is looking to tighten security at the Princess Margaret Hospital in the wake of reports of alleged incidents that reportedly occurred at the facility.