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INSIGHT: If I was running a sham like this I’d avoid the hard questions too
IT HAS been almost 18 months since the Free National Movement became the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas and many of us are still struggling to figure out just who this government is. What is their brand of governance? What will we remember them for? Will it be for taking a savvy campaign catchphrase and turning it into a punchline? Or as the government that unabashedly increased the tax burden on its citizenry?
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$102m energy project 'comes alive again
By NEIL HARTNELL
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Golden Gates co-ed, Macedonia still undefeated
GOLDEN Gates co-ed and Macedonia men remain undefeated in the Coca-Cola Softball Classic as the Baptist Sports Council completed another week of its short regular season action at the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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PLP chair branded ‘delusional’ as debt ratio soars to 78%
Bradley Roberts was yesterday branded “delusional” for asserting that the Christie administration had “rescued the Bahamas from the brink of the fiscal cliff”, after it emerged that this nation’s debt-to-GDP ratio ended 2016 at 78 per cent.
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Coalition chief optimistic VAT cut to boost revenue
The Coalition for Responsible Taxation’s head yesterday voiced optimism that the 10 percent VAT slash will generate more revenue than the current structure once zero ratings are eliminated.
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West Grand Bahama and Bimini By-Election Advanced Poll sees 95 percent turnout
THE advanced poll in Bimini had a 95 per cent turnout rate, according to administrator Eva Kay Arthur, the assistant returning officer overseeing the process on that island.
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Breezes High Flyers defeat defending champs Athletico Bahamas 77-51 to win series
THE New Providence Basketball Association’s division II championship is all set, while the men’s division one has taken an interesting twist in their semi-final series after their games over the weekend.
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More than 1,600 evacuees in New Providence shelters
MORE than 1,600 people are in emergency shelters in New Providence, according to the National Emergency Management Agency, as Hurricane Dorian’s decimation forced 4,800 people to be evacuated to the capital.
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We are at war and together we’ll win: PM’s battle plan to fight deadly virus
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis declared “war” against the novel coronavirus yesterday, saying new regulations granting him sweeping emergency powers over the Bahamian society are needed to save lives.
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Crimestoppers are 6-0, Rampage in win column
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) Rampage and Police Crimestoppers kept their early season momentum going this past weekend for the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA).
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‘I don’t see myself as setting the pace, even though I am the first Olympic gold medallist in the 400m’
WHILE she’s proud holding the distinction of being the first Bahamian athlete to win both the Olympic and World Championship titles in the 400 metres, Tonique Williams said the performances from Team Bahamas at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan must be commended.
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Father of two found hanged
POLICE are investigating the suspected suicide of a 35-year-old father of two who was found hanged from a tree in the yard of his Coconut Grove home yesterday morning.
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Nassau/PI resorts in New Year sell-out
MAJOR Nassau/Paradise Island resorts are predicting traditionally strong occupancies over the Christmas and New Year’s holiday period.
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$1m refurbishment plan for Solomon's Lucaya Property
AML Foods Limited announced a $1million renovation of its flagship Solomon's store in Freeport, Grand Bahama on Friday. More than 95% of the work on the Solomon’s Lucaya project, which is expected to be completed by mid-June, will be carried out by local contractors and artisans. The company also stated that most of the materials being used for the renovations will be sourced and purchased locally on island.
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Torrington Cox signs in Iraq
VETERAN Bahamian hooper Torrington Cox continues his professional career in Iraq with his latest signing. Cox agreed to terms with Nift Al-Janoub of the Iraq Superleague, the highest professional league in the country. The 33-year-old forward enter
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‘Blame game won’t stop the violence’
WITH the country’s murder rate having already surpassed last year’s count, a leading bishop is urging Bahamians to take a more “non-political, bi-partisan” approach to the crime problem in the country.
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Mingoes hold off fightback
The University of the Bahamas Mingoes led the Leno Regulators by as much as 28 points, but in the fourth quarter of their New Providence Basketball Association’s division one match-up on Friday night, UB almost let the Regulators back in the game.
