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Referendum ‘as soon as late June’

A referendum on the four gender equity bills recently passed in the Senate could come as soon as late June, according to Constitutional Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney.

D’Andre Vilmar dunk goes viral

D’ANDRE Vilmar appears to have regained the explosiveness and return to form from injury in his first season for the Missouri State-West Plains Grizzlies.

North Andros ‘took the brunt’

NORTH Andros “took the brunt” of the eye of Hurricane Matthew on Thursday evening, resulting in extensive damage, according to administrators on the island.

History of Bahamian rights

I GOT home from the FNM Tsunami Rally about 11 last night.  I hurriedly tuned into ZNS TV13 to see what the PLP rally looked like.  

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Committee set up to advise on university president search

THE board of trustees of University of The Bahamas has appointed a Presidential Search Committee to establish the process by which the new institution’s president will be selected and hired.

Junkanoo icon Anthony ‘Stick-A-Tone’ Johnson dies

THE sporting fraternity of softball and baseball as well as the junkanoo world is mourning the loss of Anthony ‘Stick-A-Tone’ Johnson. Johnson passed away last week. He joined the Saxons in 1967 and brought with him a group of men from Market Street called ‘The Lollipop Boys,’ who included Jay Fox, Katanga Johnson, Kenny ‘Mary’ Fox and KC Campbell.

Downtown derelicts

For over ten years many of us have been staring at the decaying structures blighting eastern Bay Street, and agitating for their reconstruction, replacement, or demolition. Never seeing any action, our eyes now just glaze over as they scan the continuing dilapidation in the Zombie Zone.

Forum discusses amendments to insolvency regime

The Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA Bahamas) has held its first roundtable discussion on proposed reforms to The Bahamas’ insolvency framework.

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'Who's Next, I'm Next' Youth Games theme song

DYSON Knight, the charismatic and emotionally charged entertainer, has produced the theme song ‘Who’s Next, I’m Next” during the hosting of the sixth edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games.The Local Organising Committee indicated that it’s their int

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Reed, Woodland tied atop leaderboard

Gary Woodland and Patrick Reed took a two-stroke lead over the field and are tied atop the leaderboard following day one of the Hero World Challenge.Both shot an opening round -6 (66) at the Albany golf course yesterday.The reigning US Open champion,

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Aces trump Big Red Machine 41-37, even junior boys’ series

IF the first two games in the series were any indication, it will take another thrilling finish to decide the BAISS junior boys basketball champions.

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Construction 'being killed' by large-scale expat hiring

The Bahamian construction industry is being “killed and decimated” by the large-scale importation of foreign workers for jobs that are not being made known to locals, it was argued yesterday.Leonard Sands, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA)

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Man injured in shooting on Dumping Ground corner

POLICE are seeking the public's assistance to help them find the suspect in a shooting on Thursday night.

BPL discloses staff pay as union relations sour

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) last night said line staff earned average “cash compensation” of almost $58,000 during its 2020 financial year as industrial relations at the utility appeared to further sour.

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PM reveals details on housing scheme

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed that a planned housing programme geared towards young professionals will include certain exemptions such as waived customs duty on building materials and appliances and real property tax exemption for up to two years after the homes have been constructed.

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Minister backs commissioner claims COVID had no impact on crime levels

NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday defended the efforts of police officers for their contributions in helping to reduce overall crime, telling critics there is no data to suggest the COVID-19 regulations had an impact on offences.

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Nurses in dispute on crisis working

THE Public Hospitals Authority has changed the working shift of some nurses amid the COVID-19 crisis, it confirmed yesterday.

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Smith defends committee over lack of contact with Baha Mar employees

FORMER State Finance Minister James Smith, chairman of the committee overseeing Baha Mar payouts, yesterday defended the work of the committee amid criticism that former resort employees have yet to be contacted regarding money they are owed.

Embassy is out of line

While segments of the United States are deeply concerned about the very appearance of the involvement of foreign governments in any aspect of their recent elections, the tone deaf US Embassy in Nassau decided that now was a good time to jump head-first into ours.

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UPDATED - FNM CONVENTION: DR HUBERT MINNIS WINS PARTY LEADERSHIP VOTE

The latest results are in from the FNM convention at Holy Trinity’s Convention Centre in Stapleton Gardens.