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Remediation ‘continuing’ on sunken ship
THE Transport and Housing Ministry said yesterday remediation efforts of the sunken Onego Traveller ship off Abaco are continuing, adding 3,119 tons of steel coils and 4,505 tons of Ferix in bulk remained submerged.
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‘Sooner the better’ over BPL base rate increase
Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chief executive yesterday warned the utility’s base tariff rate must ultimately increase to offset “diminished returns”, adding: “The sooner, the better.”
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Three accused of carjack and kidnap
THREE men were remanded to prison yesterday in connection with a recent armed carjacking when a man was kidnapped and had $1,130 stolen from him.
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Mystic Marlins bite up Cobras
Coach Kevon Spence said he felt his Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins were in a 10-round heavyweight main event fight against the CC Sweeting Cobras.
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BAAA will be ready for 50th Golden Jubilee
ALTHOUGH there are a number of international events on their agenda for 2023, Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations president Drumeco Archer said they are making sure that they are ready for the hosting of the 50th Golden Jubilee CARIFTA Games.
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Roots wants Junkanoo judging change
MEMBERS of The Roots have called for the “abolition” of Junkanoo’s “flawed” judging system, adding it is overdue to be changed.
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Bahamas requires $16bn economy ‘to make sense’
The Bahamas must grow its economy to $16bn, expanding its size by around one-third, if its future is “to make sense” in the absence of government austerity, a governance reformer urged yesterday.
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Pregnant Bahamian woman killed in US
A FATHER is trying to cope after the tragic killing of his pregnant daughter in America last week, who, he said, went to the United States for a better life for herself and her family.
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WORLD VIEW: The fallacy of ‘President’ Juan Guaidó is now over
THE pretender, Juan Guaidó, is now finally gone. The myth that he was the President of Venezuela and had the capacity to act and speak for the country, has now evaporated.
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Buddy scores 21 in Pacers’ win
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Myles Turner scored 29 points, Buddy Hield had 21 and the Indiana Pacers capped the first half of their regular-season schedule with a 116-111 comeback victory over the Charlotte Hornets yesterday.
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NPBA: Giants and DDL in win column
THE defending champions Discount Distributors Liquors and runners-up Commonwealth Bank Giants both pulled off victories over the weekend to highlight the men’s division one play in the New Providence Basketball Association.
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Bahamas women are not entered in ECASC tourney
THE English Caribbean Amateur Softball Confederation (ECASC) Women’s Fast-Pitch Tournament Qualifier will be held in St John, US Virgin Islands February 28 to March 6, but according to tournament director Burkett Dorsett, the Bahamas is not entered.
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Two killed in separate shootings
TWO men, including one who was on bail for murder, are dead after separate shooting incidents on Friday.
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BNT voices concern over sunken cargo ship
THE BAHAMAS National Trust has expressed concerns about the cargo ship that recently sank off the southern coast of Abaco and its impact on the marine environment.
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$3,200 fine for drugs charges
A MAN was fined $3,200 in court on Friday after admitting to having 2.2lbs of Indian hemp.
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Man charged in connection with double homicide
A MAN was sent to prison on Friday in connection with the year’s first double homicide. This incident left a couple dead after armed assailants broke into their home while they slept.
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One Eleuthera Foundation: Food for thought about food sustainability in The Bahamas
I recently came across a document that I wrote in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when the world was in turmoil due to lockdowns and many of the distributions systems that we took for granted for many years were shutting down.
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Bus scheme to help stop after-school violence
IN an effort to curb after-school violence, 28 bus drivers have partnered with the Ministry of Education in the launch of its public-school bus programme.
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Red Cross ball returns - and aims to double income
THE Bahamas Red Cross Society is looking to double its proceeds for this year’s ball after two years without its largest fundraiser and the organisation encouraging the public to support.
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Bahamas Waste in first price rise for ‘more than a decade’
A BISX-listed waste services provider yesterday confirmed that “crazy” cost increases over the past year had left it with no alternative but to raise customer prices for the first time in over a decade.