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Oil explorer plans no Bahamas work in ‘22

The former Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) yesterday said it will undertake “no material work” in this nation during 2022 other than maintaining its rights to renew four exploration licences.

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Economy 2% smaller than pre-COVID at 2023’s end

The Bahamas’ economic output will still be 2 percent below pre-COVID levels even if growth forecasts through to end-2023 become reality, a local investment analyst warned yesterday.

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Sea search continues for 38 on Bimini boat

The Coast Guard battled time and currents Wednesday as its planes and ships searched for 38 people missing off the coast of Florida, four days after a suspected human smuggling boat capsized in a storm.

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TA Thompson teachers sit out over state of school

THE majority of teachers at T A Thompson Junior High School staged a sit out at the school yesterday over inadequate working conditions.

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Munnings lifts Benfica to FIBA EuroCup win

Travis Munnings had another team-leading performance on the boards to lift Sporting Lisboa Benfica to another FIBA EuroCup win.

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In ‘national interest’ to end water plant waste

A Cabinet minister yesterday said it was “manifestly in the national interest” to complete a much-criticised waste water treatment plant project plagued by a 91 percent cost overrun.

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Construction VAT silence branded ‘unconscionable’

Abaco’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said it was “unconscionable” that the Government had yet to reverse VAT’s return on construction services, adding: “There’s a lot of angry people here.”

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39 missing at sea from Bimini boat

THE US Coast Guard searched yesterday for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized off Florida’s coast en route from the Bahamas.

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‘We will start our first Father versus Daughter basketball programme’

THE Annual Diamond Basketball Development Programme is back at the Hope Centre and organiser Terrance “Red Eye’ McSweeney couldn’t be more happier with the progress he’s seen from the young girls participating between the ages of 5-18 years old.

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PETER YOUNG: Strong words - but are the right people listening?

THE current international hysteria over the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has been dominating the news to such an extent recently that various other significant international events have been largely ignored in the media. One example was last week’s visit to Australia of the British Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss.

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FACE TO FACE: Building the foundation for a better life for us all

REV Dr AJ Varmah is on a mission of love for the next few weeks. He is seeking to help men and women have better, closer, more meaningful relationships. He wants to see more healthy, happy bonds that will lay the foundation for loving families for children; in turn, creating a more loving society and a better world for all.

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$60m farm project aiming to ‘make agriculture sexy’

Bahamian investors will get details on how they can invest in a $60m hydroponic farming project by early March, its principals saying yesterday: “We want to make agriculture sexy again.”

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Farming investors: ‘You can taste the difference’

The Bahamian principals behind a $60m hydroponic farm project yesterday voiced hope it will inspire “our fellow Bahamians” to invest in the sector, adding: “We’re full speed ahead.”

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Calling on church to speak up

“NOT everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” ~ James Baldwin.

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Lathaniel Bastian posts his second double double in three games

LATHANIEL Bastian recorded his second double double in three games and his sixth of the season for the Angelo State Rams men’s basketball programme.

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Bahamian farm eyes 1.4m herbs in $60m joint venture

A Bahamian hydroponic producer and its US partner last night revealed they will invest $60m in developing a 71,000 square foot facility able to grow “300 times more food” than a traditional farm.

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375 new cases confirmed

THE Ministry of Health recorded 375 new cases of COVID-19 over a three-day period last week, with cases falling to the double digits for two of those days for the first time this month.

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Romad Dean scores season high 38 in win

ROMAD Dean and his Crestwood Prep Lions returned to play in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association and the highly touted senior prospect turned in a season high scoring effort.

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Seven more deaths added to COVID toll

SEVEN COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded so far this month, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Wellness yesterday.