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Tour de Turquoise raises a record $165,000 for Exuma
FOR donors who wonder where exactly their dollars go and who they help, in Exuma they only have to look as far as the school bus that proudly bears the name LN Coakley High.
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INSIGHT: Wait and see if CARICOM was a success
SO CARICOM came, and CARICOM went – and while there may have been some bumps at the outset, now that it’s all done, what was achieved?
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EDITORIAL: A hard line on migration from govt
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis set a hard line in his national address on the issue of migration.
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Marion Bethel elected vice-chairperson of UN’s CEDAW
BAHAMIAN human rights expert and attorney Marion Bethel was elected to the position of vice-chairperson and rapporteur of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee).
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Latest shooting takes life of a father
A 51-year-old father was shot dead at Kenilworth Avenue, South Beach on Sunday.
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‘Egregious conduct’: Ex-PLP MP faces law profession axe
A former PLP MP and Senator faces being disbarred from the Bahamian legal profession over “the most serious and egregious” conduct related to client monies that were to pay $116,300 in due taxes.
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DEREK SMITH: Make best strategic use of your Board’s directors
CORPORATE governance has been transformed over the past century from an ‘old boys clubhouse’ to a strategic asset focused on preparing a company to withstand future volatility in markets, human capital, competition, money laundering, cyber crimes and other factors. According to Forbes contributor Betsy Atkins: “When we look back five years from now, governance 4.0, the era of future-proofing, will seem the obvious thing we should have embraced sooner.”
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The ups and downs in the international markets continued last week. Robust economic data fuelled concerns about interest rates but, at the same time, consumer activity remained strong. This created a dilemma for many investors.
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Hugh Campbell opening day
PRESTIGIOUS BASKETBALL CLASSIC JUMPS OFF TODAY
Will the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s senior boys’ basketball champions be Tabernacle Baptist Falcons or will the New Providence champions Charles W Saunders or CI Gibson Rattlers have enough left in the tank to pull off the 39th edition title of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic?
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Two more GSSSA champions crowned
COACH Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson and his CI Gibson Rattlers celebrated another Government Secondary Schools Sports Association championship feat, this time in the senior girls’ division.
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‘Buddy’ Hield misses out on his second 3-point title
CHAVANO ‘Buddy’ Hield has hit some big three-pointers during his eight years in the National Basketball Association. In fact, the Grand Bahamian now owns the Indiana Pacers’ single-season franchise record, surpassing legendary Reggie Miller.
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Lincoln Bain charged with unlawful assembly
POLITICAL hopeful Lincoln Bain was once again charged in court with unlawful assembly on Friday after protesting outside Baha Mar ahead of a CARICOM meeting on Wednesday.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: When hallmark holidays exact a toll on our soul, just bring on the super sports
SUPER Bowl Sunday was enough excitement for the week so when Valentine’s Day rolled around 48 hours later, some of us just weren’t quite ready for another celebratory occasion, though there’s little doubt that restaurants were full, jewellery was flying off the shelf and you couldn’t find a red rose in town unless you spray painted it.
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Businessman George Myers dies age 83
BUSINESSMAN, restauranter, and tourism mogul George Myers died peacefully at his home on Thursday at the age of 83.
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Fidelity targets $25m annual profits despite 2022’s miss
Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) is targeting $25m in net profits for 2023 despite failing to achieve the same goal last year, its top executive revealed yesterday.
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Alcohol, drugs and gambling
In Jesus put all your trust, all your belief, and all your heart.
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GSSSA champions crowned
CI GIBSON RATTLERS SENIOR BOYS VICTORIOUS, CH REEVES RAPTORS JUNIOR GIRLS WIN TITLE
The CI Gibson Rattlers and CH Reeves Raptors have regained bragging rights as the senior boys and junior girls champions in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s best-of-three basketball championship series.
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THE New Providence Volleyball Association will begin its best-of-five championship series at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium on Sunday.
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Owls stop UB Mingoes 77-71 in North Miami
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes stayed close with the Florida Palms University Owls and led by as much as nine points in the Skinner Classic action Wednesday in North Miami.
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VAT health claims change may drain foreign reserves
THE changed VAT treatment on health insurance claims payouts could further drain The Bahamas’ foreign reserves by driving patients to seek care outside the country, a senior executive warned yesterday.
