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Jones’ double double streak ends at six

JONQUEL Jones’ double double streak ended at six games and her Connecticut Sun loss their second game of the season.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: This isn’t the first time we’ve had to get tough to beat a disease

WHEN the first local cases of COVID-19 were reported in March last year, The Bahamas headed by a medically trained Prime Minister, got tough.

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Three new deaths confirmed

THE country recorded 62 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday and three new deaths.

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‘Very confident’ of 80% rebound by mid-2022

The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday predicted the Bahamian economy will regain 80 percent of its pre-COVID capacity by June 2022 with key taxes forecast to rise by a similar magnitude.

Govt urged to delay 12% VAT realty hike

The government was yesterday urged to postpone implementation of the 12 percent VAT rate on high-end real estate deals for two months so as not to derail transactions “already in the pipeline”.

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Man ‘beat me and held knife to my throat’

A WOMAN yesterday testified that a man brutally beat her before holding a knife to her throat during a domestic dispute earlier this year.

New judges are appointed

THE Judicial and Legal Service Commission has announced the appointment of new judges to the Supreme and Magistrates Courts.

Anfernee Seymour joins the 500 Club

ANFERNEE Seymour’s recent production at the plate for the Kane County Cougars produced a career milestone.

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STATESIDE: Is the day of reckoning finally approaching for The Donald?

It’s often said that you’re not paranoid if they’re really out to get you. And a lot of talented, determined people are really out to get Donald Trump.

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FRONT PORCH: The Rev Dr Colin Archer: Finding God in All Things

Last week, the Rev Dr Colin Archer offered a grace-filled sermon entitled, “A Christian Scientific Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic”, capturing the attention of the nation in a video that expressed the essence of his spirituality.

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Ayton: We still have each other’s backs

DEANDRE Ayton continues to post historic shooting numbers in the NBA playoffs thus far, but his Phoenix Suns faltered down the stretch in game two as the defending champions evened their round one series.

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Season in the sun as Jones making early challenge for MVP

THE Connecticut Sun lost their first game of the 2021 WNBA season, but Jonquel Jones delivered another standout performance that has her mentioned by many pundits in their early projections for league MVP.

Plaudits just keep coming for Daunte Stuart

DAUNTE Stuart received conference wide recognition for his standout 2021 regular season.

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‘Up to 90%’ of BPL staff in Cat Island test positive

THE president of Bahamas Electrical Workers Union has confirmed that up to 90 percent of Bahamas Power and Light staff on Cat Island have tested positive for COVID-19.

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New homes handed over to Sweeting’s Cay residents

NINE newly-built homes were turned over to residents in Sweeting’s Cay during a key handover ceremony last week.

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PETER YOUNG: The way out of the pandemic is there for all to see - we just need to follow it

There is so much information in the media about coronavirus and vaccines that further comment in this column might seem superfluous. But this week I should like to draw attention to the continuing effective rollout of vaccinations here at home as well as to the latest developments in Britain in case experience there might provide some useful lessons.

Pollution on our roads

A quick look at “About Nassau Container Port” lists all of the key dates and time frames of how shipping was relocated from the Downtown Waterfront to the Container Port. A key element of that move is identified following. 1990s-2011.

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Ayton dominates in playoff debut

DEANDRE Ayton and the Phoenix Suns made a dynamic return to the NBA playoffs and dominated en route to the franchise’s first postseason win since 2011.

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Four sprinters qualify for championships

IN what turned out to be the biggest match-up of the 18th Star Performers Track Classic 2021 meet resulted in four sprinters attaining the qualifying standards for the World Athletics Under-18 and Under-23 Championships boys 100 metres.

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Jones helps Sun stay undefeated

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun are off to a historic start in the 2021 WNBA season and are currently the league’s lone undefeated team.