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Kai Jones, Ayton and Hield in action tonight

The 2022-23 NBA season officially tipped off last night. However, Bahamian players are scheduled to get their respective campaigns underway tonight.

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Professional basketball player Tavario Miller stars in Japan

TAVARIO Miller began a new chapter in his pro basketball career in Japan and has emerged as a leader for his title contending club.

Trade deficit leaps 15.6% to $715.1m

THE Bahamas’ trade deficit increased by 15.6 percent to $715.097m during the 2022 first quarter as cross-border flows continued to rebound from the COVID-19 related restrictions of the year before.

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FACE TO FACE: Blindness is no barrier to Ervens when it comes to helping family

HE became the head of his household at an early age. The death of his parents not only placed some big responsibility in his hands, it left a void in his heart and the hearts of his siblings.

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Bahamian on board as boat intercepted

ALMOST 100 people, mostly from Haiti but including one Bahamian, who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days, according to the US Coast Guard.

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Three years on and still no files on Turin deaths

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell expressed frustration with the Italian government yesterday for its continued delay to hand over the files on the investigation of the two Bahamian men who died mysteriously in 2019.

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Grand Bahama Power ‘very advanced’ on 20MW solar installation

Grand Bahama Power Company is “at a very advanced stage” in formalising four separate projects that will collectively provide 20 Mega Watts (MW) of solar generation capacity for the island’s grid.

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Card spending rose 57% during COVID

Credit card spending in The Bahamas increased by 57 percent year-over-year during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers transitioned to digital and online payments, a survey has disclosed.

Plane goes off runway

THE Air Accident Investigation Authority yesterday reported an incident involving a Flamingo Air Beech 99 aircraft, registration C6-OFM.

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Bahamas 15th in region for COVID-19 deaths

THE Pan American Health Organisation’s Health in the Americas country profile has revealed The Bahamas ranked 15th in the region for the number of COVID-19 released deaths from 2020 and 2021.

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Bahamas’ ‘rosy picture’ not making the grade

A top insurer was yesterday “hoping and praying” The Bahamas can reverse its continual downgrades despite the Government’s “rosy picture” of its fiscal and economic standing failing to convince the rating agencies.

Businesses blast Grand Bahama Power fuel charge hike

GRAND Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) impending fuel charge increase was yesterday branded “disgraceful” by one businessman although the move came as little surprise.

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Woman is accused in killing of Cable Bahamas manager

A WOMAN and two men appeared in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in relation to two separate murder charges. One of these charges is in connection with the death of a British national in his residence at Westridge.

BJ Murray hits 2-run homer in AFL

CHICAGO Cubs prospect BJ Murray has limited opportunities in the Arizona Fall League thus far, but continued his power hitting from the regular season in his last plate appearance.

Athletes flock to inaugural Government High Cross Country Championships

A PAIR of University of the Bahamas Mingoes track and field team-mates took their share of the spotlight, while there were a couple of new faces that emerged to the forefront during the inaugural Government High Cross Country Championships.

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THE KDK REPORT: If the school bell cries

AT any given moment, our lives can change forever. Just the notion of how split-second fast it can happen is frightening.

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WORLD VIEW: Support for Juan Guaidó has dwindled

AT the height of Donald Trump’s presidency of the United States (U.S.) when, on January 23, 2019, he anointed Juan Guaidó as the “Interim President” of Venezuela, as much as 50 countries joined him in a folly that persisted until October 6, 2022.

EDITORIAL: So many left hungry in our nation

YOU don’t have to look far to see signs of how hard life is for many Bahamians.

No sanctions over price control ‘death warrant’ execution

The Government last night backed down from imposing sanctions on food retailers and pharmacists who fail to enact the expanded price control regime - which one branded “a death warrant” - by today’s deadline.

The Bahamas’ top two life insurers downgraded

The Bahamas must “take concrete steps” to reverse the trend of sovereign credit rating downgrades after the country’s two largest life and health insurers saw their own financial strength assessments slashed as a result.