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Pair charged after shooting incident

TWO Freeport men were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with last week’s shooting incident.

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Radshad commits to Panthers

RADSHAD Davis will conclude his collegiate basketball career playing the closest he has been to the Bahamas since he left years ago to complete his high school education.

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MONDAY UPDATE: One newly confirmed case of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that there is one newly confirmed case of COIVD-19 in The Bahamas, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 93.

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How was infected able to fly home?

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said a person who tested positive for COVID-19 was among the 183 residents who returned to the country on Friday, prompting a suspension of repatriation exercises. His revelation during a national address yesterday came as the country went without an additional confirmed COVID-19 case for the fourth consecutive day.

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The past, present and future of cash

Cash, in one form or another, has been around for millennia, being used as a means of payment and storing wealth. Throughout history large and small transactions have been carried out, using settlement methods that evolved in accordance with whatever

People are still living in hurricane shelters

WITH the COVID-19 pandemic impacting daily operations, Deputy Director of Social Services Kim Sawyer said yesterday officials are not certain when shelters for Hurricane Dorian’s victims will be completely deactivated. This includes the Bahamas Acad

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Bannister aiming for $500m works budget

A Cabinet minister yesterday said he will be "smiling from ear to ear" if his wish for a $500m capital works budget to improve decaying infrastructure and boost the economy is granted.

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Lamar Watkins to join Mustangs in Putnam this fall

LAMAR Watkins will have the opportunity to further his athletic career with one of the top prep basketball programmes in America. Watkins will join the incoming class of the Putnam Science Academy Mustangs in Putnam, Connecticut, this fall. The for

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Five newly confirmed cases of COVID-19

THE number of confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped by five to 89 yesterday, health officials said.

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Bahamas downgrade hits cruise port costs

The Bahamas’ sovereign credit downgrade has increased the Nassau Cruise Port’s financing costs to a level “never” considered just 90 days ago, its top executive has revealed. Michael Maura, the cruise port operator/developer’s chief executive, told

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Sydney Clarke: UAB ‘is the perfect fit for me’

As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic has subsided, Sydney Clarke is hoping that she can pack her bags and head off to Birmingham, Alabama, in August to begin her freshman year at the University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB) on a tennis scholarship.

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LIFE LINES: ‘Our world has now been rocked’

So the first question is: what have we learned?

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INSIGHT: Trump's eagerness to open up could be the last thing we need

AS the saying goes: When America sneezes, The Bahamas catches a cold. Imagine what becomes of us if that proverbial sneeze is caused by a disease that has already infected more than one million Americans. Despite being armed with this knowledge and t

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Country to move to next phase of re-opening

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced yesterday that the country will move today to the next phase of re-opening from the COVID-19 lockdown. He also announced that Family Islands will be gradually reopened according to zones, starting today with

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PM: Pro athletes can now resume their training

DURING his national address on Sunday on the re-opening of the Bahamian economy, Prime Minister Hubert Minnis revealed that professional athletes will be allowed to resume their training yesterday.

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Dames and Lightbourne sign letters of intent

JOSHUA Dames and Bradley Lightbourne became the latest Bahamian basketball talents to announce their intention to join programmes at the Junior College level.

The vicious cycle of lockdowns, downgrades and stimulus cost

In the second of a three-part series, Hubert Edwards analyses the challenges confronting The Bahamas as it seeks to secure sufficient funding to ride-out the COVID-19 storm.

Economic vision must go beyond restarting

Preliminary estimates by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) indicate there will be at least a 45 percent decline in international tourism this year because of COVID-19. This will have negative economic implications for

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Rand Memorial renovation work proceeding at 'record pace'

RENOVATION work at the Rand Memorial Hospital is proceeding at a “record pace”, with the cost estimated “well into the millions”, Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest said on Friday.

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Ansbacher adds $1bn by buying departing bank

A Bahamian-owned institution yesterday rescued several financial services jobs by acquiring a $1bn asset portfolio from its departing Swiss-headquartered owner.Julius Baer, which earlier this year dealt a significant blow to the Bahamian financial in