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Three young men granted bail on firearm, stealing and causing harm charges

THREE Freeport men were arraigned on firearm and ammunition possession charges, stealing and causing harm yesterday.

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Jack Hayward and Tabernacle Baptist emerge as junior, senior GBSSA track and field champions

THE Jack Hayward Wildcats and the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons emerged as the junior and senior high winners of the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s 2023 Fidelity Bank Track and Field Championships.

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ALICIA WALLACE: Acknowledgement of wrongdoing needed in Commonwealth charter

MONDAY was Commonwealth Day, observed by countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Americas, the Pacific, and Europe, and it was the start of a week-long schedule of events. The theme for Commonwealth Day 2023 was “Forging a sustainable and peaceful common future”.

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Tributes paid for iconic journalist Ed Bethel

TRIBUTES continued to pour out for veteran journalist Eldred “Ed” Bethel yesterday, with the Free National Movement and Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas remembering the media legend.

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GIANTS ROUT REBELS 121-67: Commonwealth Bank earn 1-0 lead in playoff series

The Commonwealth Bank Giants completely outmatched the division one Rebels in their first game of the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) playoffs. The matchup started off competitive in the first quarter with the Giants only beating the Rebels 27-24 to end the first period of basketball between the two.

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New Lively Hope Baptist Church crowned winners of Bahamas Baptist Association’s inaugural basketball tournament

NEW Lively Hope Baptist Church was crowned the winners of the Bahamas Baptist Association’s inaugural Basketball Tournament.

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Regulators beat UB Mingoes, 76-63

THE University of The Bahamas men’s basketball team dropped to the Leno Regulators 76-63 in an inconsequential New Providence Basketball Association game Saturday night at The A.F. Adderley Gym.

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HUBERT EDWARDS: Create environment private sector ‘can sink teeth into’

There are two important points in time to reflect on. First, the 2022 Fiscal Strategy Report (FSR) emerged after the half-way point of the current fiscal year.

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PETER YOUNG: Sunak’s EU handling has granted him some authority as ‘a problem-solver’

AS THE international news cycle moves on relentlessly, its spotlight is also always changing. In Britain during the last two weeks, the UK government’s new proposals agreed with the European Union for settling Northern Ireland’s post- Brexit trading arrangements dominated the front pages.

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DRA internal investigations to be handed over to police

DISASTER Reconstruction Authority executive chairman Alex Storr said a number of internal investigations at the agency will soon be turned over to police for further action.

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BISX-listed fund targets storage drive to $100m

A BISX-listed fund is entering New Providence’s warehouse and storage space market to help drive ambitions of more than doubling in scale to some $100m in assets.

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Ex-PM: Royal Caribbean’s PI deal ‘watering down’ GB

Dr Hubert Minnis says he will be “watching very closely” to see who gains the contract to ferry Royal Caribbean’s passengers to a Paradise Island project he would have approved only when the cruise line closed in Freeport.

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Journalism giant Ed Bethel dies aged 82

VETERAN journalist Eldred “Ed” Bethel died yesterday at the age of 82.

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Sampson Cay to get new $25m resort

DAYS after signing a heads of agreement for a resort development in the Exuma cays, the Davis administration yesterday sealed another deal for the island that will allow for the construction of a high-end, low-impact resort that is slated to be built on Big Sampson Cay.

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Junior golfers are crowned champions

After picking up a second-place finish, Alex Dupuch said he just wanted to make sure he finally won his first Bahamas Golf Federation junior national golf championship title before he made his exit.

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Special Olympics in CARIFTA mix

THE Oaktree Medical Center’s 50th CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium will have a special element to its line up with the inclusion of Special Olympics Bahamas.

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World Baseball Classic: Great Britain in the win column

AFTER losing their first two games of the World Baseball Softball Confederation’s 2023 World Baseball Classic, Great Britain, with its Bahamian connection, has finally gotten in the win column.

Final CARIFTA trials, Junior National High School Track & Field March 25-27

IN an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture and Ministry of Education, Science and Technology will hold a Junior National High School Track and Field Championships and Final CARIFTA Trials.

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Marion Bethel plays pivotal role in two landmark human rights cases

A BAHAMIAN human rights expert has played a pivotal role in two landmark human rights cases heard by the United Nations.

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Hotels strike ‘glass ceiling’ on 15-20% room shortage

The Bahamas may be unable to fully meet tourism demand for 12-18 months due to a room shortage caused by up to 15-20 percent of available inventory being taken offline, a senior hotelier has revealed.