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Pinewood drainage repair to cost up to $13M

A FEASIBILITY study for Pinewood Gardens’ storm water management is currently before Cabinet awaiting approval before work begins on drainage repair to the flood prone area. The repair is estimated to cost between $8 to $13 million, not the $25 million initially proposed.

Junior basketball stars take on Panama challenge

The senior men and women national basketball teams have dominated the country’s focus recently at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships, but the best junior basketball players in the Bahamas are set to take centre stage next week against international competition.

US wins $13.9m ‘Ninety’ assets confiscate appeal

The Privy Council yesterday paved the way for a battle over assets allegedly belonging to convicted drug trafficker, Samuel ‘Ninety’ Knowles, after it ruled that the US government’s $13.9 million confiscation order against him can be registered in the Bahamas.

Businesses fear 'havoc' through BEC sabotage

Bahamian businesses yesterday said they were “very concerned” that the alleged sabotage at the Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) Clifton Pier plant could mean increased electricity costs and power disruptions in the summer months.

‘No big improvement’ to $1.3bn bad loans in 2015

The $100 million Bank of the Bahamas ‘bail out’ helped to staunch the industry’s 2014 bad loan bleeding, but “no significant improvement” to this problem is expected in 2015.

‘Phenomenal’: Briland at 90% of pre-COVID levels

Harbour Island resort operators yesterday revealed business activity is at 90 percent of pre-COVID levels for Easter and beyond as they hailed a “phenomenal” rebound from the pandemic.

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STATESIDE: Restlessness in the US over amount of aid to Ukraine

THERE’S been a lot of talk since the beginning of this year about American resolve.

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MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's acrimonious lockout ended Thursday when a divided players' association voted to accept management's offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7.

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INSIGHT: China asserts authority over Hong Kong

Following the 20th anniversary of Britain’s handover of Hong Kong to China, Peter Young offers a personal view about developments . . .

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Knowles returns to inspire Wildcats

THE Sigma Wildcats saw the return of Linda Knowles in their line-up and now they are starting to live up to the hype as one of the female teams to watch in the New Providence Softball Association.

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100JAMZ seeks review over licence takeover decision

THE People’s Radio Station, 100JAMZ, has initiated legal action against the Broadcast industry’s watchdog – URCA – for approving the takeover of ZSR Sports Radio 103.5FM on the grounds that the regulators’ legal interpretation of the grant of the Ba

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With one in six Bahamian men affected, here is how to lower your risk of prostate cancer

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has registered that 200 Bahamian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2019, and that number is likely underestimated, as several Bahamians seek prostate cancer screening and treatment abroad and are therefore often not captured in local statistics.

PLP chair branded ‘delusional’ as debt ratio soars to 78%

Bradley Roberts was yesterday branded “delusional” for asserting that the Christie administration had “rescued the Bahamas from the brink of the fiscal cliff”, after it emerged that this nation’s debt-to-GDP ratio ended 2016 at 78 per cent.

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Waltiea Rolle: ‘This government has done absolutely nothing for me’

WHILE the country celebrated the achievements of many of its sporting legends, one historic icon took to social media to express her displeasure at a lack of recognition by the Bahamian government.

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Jonquel Jones signs multi-year contract with Sun

JONQUEL Jones was the first member of this current star-studded WNBA free agent class to sign and will remain with the Connecticut Sun for the foreseeable future. Jones signed a multi-year contract with the Sun yesterday as the league’s free agency

Is Bahamas becoming a dictatorship?

WITH the November 24 declaration of a third state of emergency by Governor General Sir Cornelius Smith, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis now has constitutional authority to impose additional restrictive measures for another six months.

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Top basketball players eager to try out for Team Bahamas

The new format for the road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and the Pre Olympic qualifier will begin later this month when the Bahamas Basketball Federation heads to Canada before coming home to host.The BBF’s first vice president Mario Bowleg,

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Romad Dean and Lions finish 3rd

ROMAD Dean and his Crestwood Prep Lions (Ontario, Canada) finished third at one of the most prestigious winter tournaments on the prep basketball circuit in the United States.

It's the people's finances

I HAVE purposely allowed a few days to pass, after the Prime MInister’s address to reply.

Nine-fold increase in job placement rate now targeted

A nine-fold improvement in job seeker placement rates is being targeted by a $50 million initiative that aims to overhaul skills training and employment preparation in the Bahamas.