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PM: Digital asset ambitions to rebuild financial services

The Prime Minister yesterday said The Bahamas’ ambitions to become a digital assets hub will help it recover financial services activity that has been lost to the “global assault” on international financial centres (IFCs).

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Banks and regulator seek to ‘mute’ cheque-end dissent

The Central Bank yesterday removed from its website a document seeking bids for a campaign “to mute” opposition to the elimination of cheques after the language used was questioned by Tribune Business.

Aged targets of the drugs industry

Sitting in my family doctors lobby waiting to be seen, I happened to speak with an elderly lady nearby. She was waiting to see the doctor, but had been there previously and told to go buy the medication she would need the doctor to inject her with.

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28-year sentence reduced to 15 for manslaughter of Breanna

A WOMAN has had her 28-year sentence for her involvement in the murder of Breanna Mackey reduced to manslaughter with 15 years behind bars.

Singing bishop: I need public’s help

BISHOP Lawrence Rolle has appealed to the public for help with his outreach programme as he awaits the release of government funding amid mounting financial pressures.

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Judge blasts attorneys over ‘lazy indulgence’

A Supreme Court judge has slammed the “lazy indulgence” of Bahamian attorneys in swearing affidavits containing “material” evidence without knowing the facts because it could “embarrass and prejudice” legal cases.

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Jones posts double double - 29 points, 13 rebounds - in WNBA All-Star game

JONQUEL Jones displayed why she is a star among WNBA stars and shined on the brightest stage among the league’s best players at its midseason classic.

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Bahamas claims 2 gold, bronze at Babe Ruth Caribbean Region Championships and Invitational

THE Bahamas claimed three medals at the inaugural Babe Ruth Caribbean Region Championships and Invitational.

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‘Appetite for more’: Deals for $150m in capital eyed

A Bahamas-based investment banker has revealed three further capital raisings, each worth between $20m-$50m, are set to launch this year while asserting: “There’s definitely appetite for more transactions.”

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Don’t let WTO ‘hijack’ National Trade Policy

A Cabinet minister yesterday urged Bahamian businesses and consumers to “not get fixated” on World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership for fear it will “hijack” and “derail” efforts to develop a broader National Trade Policy.

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Taxi drivers chase 30% fares increase

TAXI drivers want a 30 percent increase across the board to offset the rising cost of fuel.

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HIT, RUN, SCORE: Inaugural Babe Ruth Region Caribbean Championships Day 1 highlights

Day one of the inaugural Babe Ruth Region Caribbean Championships and Invitational featured both close games and lopsided results to set the tone for an exciting weekend of youth baseball at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

Leased taxi plates end will be ‘process’

The Bahamas Taxi Cab Union’s (BTCU) president yesterday acknowledged it will be a “process” to convert leased plates into a situation where the drivers involved become owner-entrepreneurs.

COVID’s $9.5bn blow nearly a triple Dorian

The Bahamas will never recover $9.5bn in economic losses and damage caused by COVID-19, it was revealed yesterday, with the pandemic combining with Hurricane Dorian to deliver a shattering $13.1bn blow to this nation.

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Bahamas’ 20% shrink ‘not seen in worst crisis’

Bahamian economic output shrunk by a “remarkable” 20 percent in 2020, an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) economist said yesterday, branding this COVID-induced plunge as “something you don’t see in the worst crisis”.

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Man tells court his stolen bike was on sale on Facebook

A MAN yesterday told a Magistrate’s Court that after his motorcycle was stolen, it was later placed on Facebook for sale.

Bahamas Dept of Immigration

Anytime I see all of these people and the frequency numbers, I admit that it causes me to panic. As in anything, if you have a lot of children, you would have to expend more energies, shout more and discipline even more...and the coffer would have to have more in it... these were just laws of nature, you cannot do more with less, unless Father God steps in and places His Miraculous enabling hand out to you, otherwise it will not happen.

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Inaugural Babe Ruth Region Caribbean Championships and Invitational starts today

THE top national youth baseball programmes across the region are in the capital this weekend for the inaugural Babe Ruth Region Caribbean Championships and Invitational.

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Pitchers Thomas, Fernander victorious on the mound

THE top Bahamian pitching prospects, Tahnaj Thomas and Chavez Fernander, took the mound this week in productive relief appearances in minor league baseball.

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‘I expect police to defend themselves’

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says that if police officers are confronted by criminals with weapons, he expects officers to defend themselves.