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‘Utter amazement’: Ex-PMs trade Oban blame

Perry Christie says he is “utterly amazed” that Dr Hubert Minnis would blame his administration for flawed due diligence on the $5.5bn Oban Energies project given that the deal “was dead” when he left office in 2017.

Tourism Bill withdrawn on consultation worry

Multiple tourism industry stakeholders yesterday said they had not seen or been consulted on draft legislation that was pulled from House of Assembly debate amid fears it would spark a fall in vacation rental room inventory.

Food retailers await price control easing

FOOD retailers are eagerly anticipating next month’s end to the expanded price control regime as several smaller operators were yesterday said to be on the brink of closure.

Cruise deal strikes nerve

The Minister of Education gave her opinion on the pending cruise deal and it seems to have struck a nerve, especially with the politically active. Is it what she said or how she said it? Some are saying that it is more about the time that she chose to say it, however, this is a view she has always held.

Ed Bethel

And then there were three. On Monday, March 13, the media profession in The Bahamas lost a giant of a journalist and broadcaster, Mr Ed Bethel.

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NO BAIL FOR ACCUSED ON SEX WITH 13-YEAR-OLD

A 27-year-old man accused of illicit sexual relations with a 13-year-old girl last summer was remanded yesterday.

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McPhee-McCuin and Ole Miss Rebels stun Stanford, reach first Sweet 16 in 16 years

Coach Yolett ‘Yo’ McPhee-McCuin and her University of Mississippi Lady Rebels are now into the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Sweet 16 of the women’s national basketball tournament for the first time in 16 years.

CONCACAF Nations League: Bahamas vs Trinidad, March 24

THE Bahamas Football Association (BFA) proudly announces the upcoming Concacaf Nations League match, scheduled for 4pm March 24 at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

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Rising tennis star Major Jr signs athletic scholarship with Howard University Bison

AS he prepares to complete his high school education at Windsor High School, Michael Major Jr is now looking forward to making the transition to college.

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THE KDK REPORT: Always listen to your body and never give up on yourself

PEOPLE rarely ask ‘how are you?’ any more. Perhaps it’s a consequence of this new era in a post-pandemic world, one where unmasked individuals, flanked by their own problems, no longer feel the need to make small talk with strangers. Or maybe it’s not that we don’t care, but we don’t want to open the conversation for fear of hearing about yet another person who’s died from COVID or cancer.

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Yolett McPhee-McCuin and Rebels stun Stanford, reach first Sweet 16 in 16 years

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Sobbing as she received hugs from friends, family and administrators, Mississippi coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin tried to grasp the magnitude of her team's stunning win against top-seeded Stanford when someone reminded her there's more basketball to be played.

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‘Everything is on table’ over VAT health claims

The Ministry of Finance’s top official says “everything is on the table” with VAT-related reforms, which could have raised medical costs for thousands of insured Bahamians, now not proceeding prior to the Budget at end-May.

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SBF’s trading arm gave Pointe owner $3.4m ‘gift’

The China Construction America (CCA) owned entity that developed The Pointe in downtown Nassau purportedly received $3.362m in “gifts or charitable contributions” from Sam Bankman-Fried’s private trading arm.

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Oban’s investors hit by $5m ‘fraud’

The principal behind the controversial $5.5bn Oban Energies oil refinery deal has agreed to be sanctioned and pay fines after being accused of defrauding investors in the project of some $5.2m.

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Texas A&M Aggies capture inaugural Island Relays

GRAND Bahama — Veteran coach Pat Henry remembers his last trip to The Bahamas in October to participate in the homegoing service for his former Olympic sprinter Shavez Hart. This time, he was in a more celebratory mood as his Texas A&M Aggies captured the inaugural Island Relays over the weekend.

Bahamian small businesses told: Embrace e-commerce

BAHAMIAN small and medium-sized businesses must embrace digital payments and transactions if they are to properly participate in the tourism industry and wider global economy, a provider says.

GB to Abaco power cable ‘doable’ but more needed

THE Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce president says supplying power from the island to Abaco via an undersea electricity cable is “doable” but more details are required on the initiative.

FINCO chief: 95% of local transactions done digitally

RBC FINCO’s top executive says Bahamians are beginning to embrace a digital future with 95 percent now conducting their financial transactions electronically.

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Gardiner, Charlton open outdoor seasons with wins

It was a big outdoor season opener for World and Olympic champion Steven Gardiner at the 17th Annual Spring Break Classic in Carolina, Puerto Rico.

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Cyclists use time trials to get in gear for Bahamas Games

GRAND Bahama — In preparing their team for the Bahamas Games in July, the Grand Bahama Cycling Association hosted its time trials on Saturday.