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STATESIDE: A tale of several Trudeaus and one Donald Trump

THIS is a tale of several Trudeaus of different generations and Donald Trump.

Tum Tum back on the court after a month out

Exactly a month after he was sidelined due to injury, Lourawls, “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr made his return to the court for the No 8 ranked Michigan State Spartans.

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'Madness': 90% of loan requests are consumer

The Bahamas' consumer loan "madness" is making sustainable economic development impossible, as more than nine out of every 10 credit applications fall into this category.

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Battle 4 Atlantis: Kansas beat Wake Forest, 87-78

Andrew Wiggins scored 12 of his 17 points in the second half and No. 2 Kansas moved into the semifinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis, downing previously unbeaten Wake Forest 87-78 on Thursday.

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Kai Jones assigned to NBA’s G-League

KAI Jones and his fellow 2021 NBA Draft Class of the Charlotte Hornets were all assigned to the NBA G League after playing sparingly through the first 13 games of the NBA season.

Man dies after argument outside Nassau nightclub

A MAN was found unresponsive with injuries to his body near an abandoned building on Hampton Street on Friday night.

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Jonquel Jones has best game of season en route to win

WITH frustration mounting for her Connecticut Sun and their struggling 2-10 start to the WNBA season, Jonquel Jones produced her best game of the season en route to a win.

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‘Buddy’ makes NBA history: Becomes the fastest player to reach 1,000 career 3-pointers

On his best shooting night of the season, Chavano “Buddy” Hield remained his harshest critic despite adding another three-point milestone to his résumé.

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‘Buddy’ and Bahamas ready to face Venezuela

Although they have yet to “finalise” the team, head coach Chris DeMarco said the Bahamas coaching staff will select a “solid” 12-man roster coming out of this week’s training camp to play against Venezuela at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Thursday night.

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Lucayan managers agree settlement

GRAND Lucayan managers have agreed to voluntarily separate from the resort with a total payout of $4.4m, Tourism and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar announced yesterday, signalling the end of an at times contentious battle between stakeholders.

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Cash asks if the plan was always to wrestle control from Izmirlian

FORMER Free National Movement Chairman Darron Cash yesterday questioned if it was Prime Minister Perry Christie’s plan all along to “wrestle control” of Baha Mar away from its developer Sarkis Izmirlian.

QC Comets are BAISS swimming champions

THE Queen’s College Comets celebrated as champions as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ swim championships returned to the calendar after a two-year hiatus because of COVID-19.

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DNA: Economy suffering from double dependency

THE Bahamian economy is suffering from "double dependency syndrome" according to DNA leader Branville McCartney.

Sarkis suffers crushing blow

Sarkis Izmirlian’s already-tenuous control of the $3.5 billion Baha Mar project was effectively terminated yesterday by the Delaware Bankruptcy Court, which ruled that “no greater good” can be achieved by continuing with the Chapter 11 cases.

Water Corp’s $84m taxpayer subsidy three times’ budget

TAXPAYER subsidies to the Water & Sewerage Corporation in 2022 hit $84m, more than three times the sum budgeted, as the state-owned utility seeks to develop a plan that makes it financially viable.

Govt deals: 2/3 of firms need 'personal contacts'

Two-thirds of Bahamian businesses have needed to use “personal contacts” to close or speed-up government deals, showing why “red tape” and corruption are among the country’s top woes.A Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) s

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STATESIDE: Messi makes and impact on Miami sports with a look at Mas Canosa’s impact on Cuban-US relations

WE all know about the close ties The Bahamas maintains with South Florida. It’s hardly a secret that the legal as well as the illegal commerce between us has over many decades proven to be enduring, necessary, lucrative and quite creative. Miami-Dade County has 30 “sister city” agreements with foreign municipalities around the world, including one with The Bahamas. And one of Miami’s two “friendship city” relationships is with Barcelona which might prove to be prophetic, as we will see.

Bahamian banks in correspondent hit

Bahamian financial institutions are facing “heightened due diligence” from their correspondent banks, with some revealing this has negatively impacted their operations in areas such as remittance services.

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Lewis: $9m received so far

MINISTER of Disaster Preparedness Iram Lewis said yesterday the government has received some $9 million in donations since the passing of Hurricane Dorian.

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Another 113 Haitians flown back home

MORE than 100 convicted Haitian migrants were repatriated to Port-au-Prince yesterday under a deportation order, according to immigration officials.