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UK diplomat: ‘Just not true’ that US cheaper

The UK’s top diplomat in The Bahamas says it is “just not true” that US goods and services are automatically cheaper due to the tariff-eliminating trade agreement between London and Nassau.

Climate finance must meet storm recovery challenges

The Prime Minister yesterday called for climate change solutions to account for the vast costs imposed on The Bahamas and other small island states in trying to rebuild from catastrophic hurricanes.

Moody’s 3% growth forecast ‘not strange’

A former Cabinet minister yesterday said Moody’s forecast of 3 percent economic growth for The Bahamas in 2023 is “nothing strange” and reflects the country’s reversion to traditional performance after the post-COVID recovery.

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THE BTVI STORY: Stepping on up

Kenya Dixon considers the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) a “stepping stone.” She is convinced that it served as a foundation for her to complete her bachelor’s degree and to be the recipient of several promotions.

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PETER YOUNG: In the short term, the country’s energy security comes first

HAVING written as recently as August in some detail in this column about climate change, I only refer to the subject again today because it has hit the news in Britain following approval last week of a new offshore oil and gas development in the North Sea called Rosebank.

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FACE TO FACE: What is the measure of a man? Remembering Obie Wilchcombe

“THE ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy,” said Rev Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Officers to be certified in mental health management after recent suicide attempts

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said he is alarmed by the number of attempted suicides in the past week and wants more officers to become certified in mental health management.

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Seized: Police put guns on display

AN employee of the Office of The Prime Minister and two others, including a 13-year-old boy, will be charged today with illegal possession of firearms.

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Commissioner says police officer that struck boy was reprimanded, fined and removed from frontline duty

A POLICE officer shown in a viral video striking a boy was reportedly reprimanded and ordered to pay a fine.

‘I just thank God’ for new home after fire

ELLEN Sherman and her family were crushed last year when a fire destroyed their home.

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Bahamian bank in ‘new territory’ via $42m raise

A Bahamian investment bank yesterday said it has entered “new territory” by spearheading a pan-Caribbean $42m capital raise to fund the renewable ambitions of a conglomerate that owns the local Esso operation.

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Inflation to stay ‘high’ as food costs up 11%

The Central Bank yesterday warned Bahamian consumers that inflation will remain “high” in the near-term, and decline more slowly than in other countries, with food and drink prices rising 11 percent over the year to end-June 2023.

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UPDATED: Minister says Central Eleuthera High School student who died was never tested for Dengue fever

TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Health Minister Dr Michael Darville said the Central Eleuthera High School student who died on Sunday was never tested for Dengue fever and was not prescribed Motrin, contradicting the mother’s claims.

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Tears, reflections and tributes for Dario

THE students, faculty and staff of Queen’s College confronted the death of a beloved student leader with tears, reflections and tributes yesterday.

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Sam Bankman-Fried offer to pay national debt ‘never entertained’, says OPM

THE Office of the Prime Minister said Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis never entertained proposals from Sam Bankman-Fried to pay off the country’s national debt.

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‘TROOPS READY FOR FAILED STATE HAITI’: UN approves mission - as Commodore vows ‘minimum casualties’

MONTHS after The Bahamas committed 150 officers to help stop the violence in Haiti and restore stability there, the United Nations Security Council approved a year-long multinational security mission to that country yesterday.

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Bain and Suarez win doubles title

NAIA Gulf ITA Regional Championships in New Orleans

Despite nursing a slight injury, Bahamian Jacobi Bain and his Xavier University of Louisiana partner Nereo Suarez still managed to win the men’s doubles title at the NAIA Gulf Regional Championships at the XULA Tennis Center in New Orleans.

Women’s fast-pitch softball tourney Thursday

THE inaugural Softball 242 One Caribbean Invitational Women’s Fast-Pitch Tournament is all set to get underway on Thursday at the Bankers’ Field with three international and three local teams participating.

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Charles W Saunders High School presented with softball equipment

IN showing their appreciation for the support they received for the sixth Bahamas Games, ‘Softball 242’ chief Thomas Sears made a presentation of softball equipment to the athletic department at the Charles W Saunders High School last week.

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Patrick Tomlinson Wins Fidelity Bahamas Optimist National Open Championship

Named Optimist national champion for second time

PATRICK Tomlinson, 13, of New Providence, Bahamas, has won the Fidelity Bahamas Optimist National Open Championship and takes the title of national optimist champion for the second consecutive year.