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STATESIDE: Trump just won’t go away and it may be Liz Cheney is the one to stop him trying again for the White House
There are serious people in the United States this morning who will tell you the future of democracy in America rests with Mitt Romney, Mitch McConnell and Liz Cheney.
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‘Infections still affecting schools’
BAHAMAS Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson is again calling on education officials to ensure COVID-19 safety protocols are being followed in public schools after claiming infections are still affecting public schools.
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Thomas joins Roc Nation Sports roster
TAHNAJ Thomas became the second Bahamian baseball prospect to sign with one of the fastest rising sports agencies in America.
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Bahamian NFL icon Ed Smith welcomes Mike Strachan into American football fraternity
IT was 48 years ago that Ed Smith broke the barrier to become the first Bahamian drafted into the National Football League.
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‘All for nought’ if COVID outbreak not contained
The recent easing of COVID-19 travel restrictions and other moves to revive the tourism economy will “all be for nought” unless the current case surge is contained, a top hotel executive is warning.
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Bank chief hopes Bahamians will have ‘learned their lesson’
The Clearing Banks Association’s chairman yesterday said he hopes Bahamians have “learned their lesson” from COVID-19 about the need to withstand economic catastrophe by building-up savings.
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Stopover tourists 40% below pre-COVID level
A Cabinet minister yesterday said that while monthly stopover tourist arrivals are steadily increasing their numbers are still less than 40 percent of pre-COVID-19 levels.
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FACE TO FACE: Two young women in the fight to protect our planet
All around the world, countries are looking at ways to address climate change and the devastating impact that emissions from fossil fuels and other contaminants are causing to planet Earth. The Bahamas is no different.
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Minister’s ‘rising frustration’ over vaccination hesitancy
A Cabinet minister says daily reports on the growing COVID-19 surge are making him “ever-more frustrated” with the “hesitancy” of many Bahamians to become vaccinated and aid economic revival.
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Issues and ideas
Issue: The Smuggling of Guns of various types into our country. Gun violence exposing the public to grave danger. Government, Public and Law-enforce response.
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EDITORIAL: Friends or not, get the business done
FEW would have mistaken Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and House Speaker Halson Moultrie as bosom buddies, but the frosty nature of their relationship has come to light in recent days.
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WORLD VIEW: Small states might benefit from the rivalry of larger nations for 21st century dominance
US President Joseph Biden’s address to a Joint Session of the US Congress on April 28 was strikingly different from the speeches of his predecessor, Donald Trump.
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Thompson named as first in Freedom of Information role
RETIRED Supreme Court Justice Keith Thompson has been appointed the nation’s first Freedom of Information Commissioner, Attorney General Carl Bethel announced yesterday.
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NFL Draft: The Colts select Mike Strachan
Mike Strachan’s lifelong pro football dreams became a reality when he heard his name called on night three of the 2021 National Football League Draft.
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Kelly needs electronic wake-up call
The letter writer Catherine Kelly is usually a “glass half full” sociologist but occasionally she draws back her bow and the arrow lands way off the mark.
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Razed to the ground
A MASSIVE fire at Jennie Street yesterday destroyed six structures and left four partially damaged leaving families in total devastation.
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Hutchison ‘ratcheting up’ on Royal Caribbean talks
A Cabinet minister yesterday said Hutchison Whampoa is “ratcheting up their game” to enable protracted negotiations for the Grand Lucayan’s sale to finally conclude.
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Mandatory testing not on our menu
A MANAGER of a local restaurant has denied claims that staff of the well-known eatery will be terminated if they do not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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STATESIDE: Times they are a changing
PRELIMINARY results of the once-a-decade American census were revealed this week, and they largely confirm what we have been hearing for years.
