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Prospects make pro debut in Minor League Baseball
THE newest group of Bahamian baseball prospects made their professional debuts in the Dominican Summer League (DSL) while others progressed to the Arizona (ACL) and Florida (FCL) Complex Leagues for their respective franchises.
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Jonquel Jones scores 16, Sun stop the Fever 88-69 for 4th straight victory
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brionna Jones scored 18 points and Jonquel Jones added 16 to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 88-69.
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Gov’t allocates $4.5m for GB growth revival
A Cabinet minister yesterday said some $360,000 has been set aside to finance micro, small and medium-sized (MSME) businesses and entrepreneurs in Grand Bahama.
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Ex-PM renews attack on cost of living ‘crisis’
The former prime minister yesterday renewed his attack on the Government’s decision to reimpose VAT on so-called “breadbasket” food items by arguing this has “made worse” the cost of living crisis faced by many Bahamians.
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STATESIDE: The winds of war are picking up strength
AS REPORTS from the Russo-Ukraine War get pushed further off America’s front pages in favour of higher gas and other prices, mass shootings, COVID and miscellaneous political outrage from all sides, President Joe Biden and his most significant European and Asian allies are quietly preparing for what may be a smack down of the less than awesome Russian army before European unity starts to crumble later this year under the threat of no Russian fossil fuel imports as winter approaches.
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EDITORIAL: Another summer of failure ahead for BPL?
WE’VE ASKED it before in this column – but what on Earth is going on at BPL?
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$12m plan to upgrade Moore’s Island infrastructure
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said his ministry plans to invest more than $12m on much needed infrastructural upgrades and repairs on Moore’s Island, Abaco.
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Shelf life extended for vaccine
DESPITE a noted drop in vaccine uptake for the past several months, health officials have not thrown away any doses due to being granted shelf life extensions by international regulators.
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Coral disease fighter: ‘We are being seen as pirates’
The scientific institute spearheading The Bahamas’ fight against a killer coral disease yesterday said it may have to start slashing local jobs this summer due to permitting woes, adding: “We’re being viewed as potential pirates.”
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FOCOL ‘gunning’ to beat $40m savings for BPL
FOCOL Holdings is “gunning” to beat the $40m savings pledged to Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) customers through the New Providence rental generation it will supply to prevent summer blackouts, its chairman asserted yesterday.
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Contractors Act reform must prevent ‘storm’
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday said the Government is prioritising reforms that will prevent a “storm” erupting in the sector through “thousands” of persons potentially being barred from obtaining licences.
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Chinese funding wait halts $23.3m stadium upgrades
The $23.3m renovation of the Thomas A Robinson stadium has been placed “on hold” while the Government tries to obtain grant financing from the Chinese government, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday.
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‘Where did church’s Dorian funds go?’
THE Church of God has been asked in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court to account for $500,000 in Hurricane Dorian contributions it received to aid victims and churches under its umbrella that were ravaged by the Category Five storm in 2019.
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Water Corp racked up $40m supplier debts
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) racked up a $40m debt owed to its major reverse osmosis suppliers since Hurricane Dorian struck in 2019, an MP said yesterday.
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Glass Window rebuild can be ‘world famous’
A Cabinet minister yesterday confirmed construction on Eleuthera’s new Glass Window Bridge will begin next year amid hopes that the new infrastructure will become a tourist attraction in its own right.
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Crowdfund platform targets 12 more listings after ‘retool’
A Bahamian crowdfunding platform yesterday disclosed it is preparing to bring another 12 companies to market within the next three months following what it described as a six-month “retool”.
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Trampling on the Constitution?
Is our Constitution being trampled on?
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Jazz speaks on his first grand slam, career high 6 RBI
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr broke out of his recent slump with an electrifying performance and continues to build his résumé toward a 2022 National League All-Star berth.
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Denisha Cartwright named USTFCCCA Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
MINNESOTA State Mavericks sprinter Denisha Cartwright has been honoured by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for her stellar outdoor season.
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Marine seen in crocs had a heel injury
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) has sought to clear the air on a photo circulating on social media which shows a female marine wearing a neon pair of crocs during an event to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
