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Gas prices are rising too high

Rebuilding a strong economy is the task of every government. But it is very important to realise that rebuilding a stronger economy begins with rebuilding the low and middle class families.

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Three accused over firearm, ammunition and drugs

THREE men and a woman appeared in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with firearm, ammunition and drug offences.

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Bahamas girls lose by 100 points to Mexico

Despite losing their third straight game of the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships by 100 points, head coach Varel Davis said there is still hope of Team Bahamas turning things around for the playoffs.

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Hornets’ Kai Jones takes part in Elite Skills Camp

KAI Jones, the latest Bahamian to play in the National Basketball Association, took time out during a short break at home to participate in the 9th annual Denykco Bowles Elite Skills Basketball Camp.

Junior golfers in the mix at Caribbean Amateur Championships

ALTHOUGH they got off to a slow start after the first day of competition at the 34th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships, manager Gina Gonzalez-Rolle is confident that Team Bahamas will get into the swing of things in Humacao, Puerto Rico.

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Bail over death threats

A MAN and a woman were granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate charges of threats of death.

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Chavez Young named player of the week

CHAVEZ Young has excelled with the Buffalo Bison since his return to Triple-A baseball and was recognised as the club’s Player of the Week.

BIG3 set to return to The Bahamas

THE BIG3 is set to return to The Bahamas in 2022 and will highlight its fifth season of professional 3-on-3 basketball by hosting its All-Star festivities at the Atlantis resort.

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Pauline Davis: ‘What Jonquel said about BTC in America was wrong’

OLYMPIC champion Pauline Davis said it’s unfair for Grand Bahamian Women’s National Basketball Association star player Jonquel Jones to attack the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) over her sponsorship in the manner that she did.

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Drumeco Archer pleased with athletes’ performances

BAAA NATIONAL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE performances from the cross-section of elite, collegian and locally-based athletes at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Track and Field Championships got the attention of BAAA president Drumeco Archer.

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Gibson should weigh his ‘duty and honour’

NATIONAL Security Wayne Munroe Minister said yesterday officials will be ready to hold a by-election should embattled Long Island MP Adrian Gibson resign his seat in the House of Assembly.

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WHY SUDDEN AXE FOR BOAT DUTY?

The Opposition last night accused the government of “sneaking” in a tax break for the rich by ordering Customs to eliminate the ten percent duty rate on so-called “pleasure vessels” outside the normal Budget process.

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‘Buddy’ headlines training camp for Sr Men’s National Team

MIAMI, Florida — The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team is back on the path toward FIBA World Cup 2023 qualification and that journey began in earnest this week with an offsite training camp.

EDITORIAL: We need to talk to Cuba

WHEN Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis flew to the Summit of the Americas held in Los Angeles earlier this month, he pointed out a notable absentee. Cuba.

Jonquel Jones and Christianity

I am hoping that Bahamian WNBA player Jonquel Jones’ public swipe at BTC will not cause any significant retaliation from the US towards The Bahamas. That country is currently governed by a far-left president who officiated the same-sex wedding ceremony of two White House staffers, Brian Mosteller and Joe Mahshie, in 2016.

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National amateur golf champions crowned

After four gruelling rounds of competition at various sites on the island, Heathcliff Kane and Ashley Michel were crowned the Bahamas Golf Federation’s men and women national amateur golf champions.

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‘Coach Yo’ named to men’s national team coaching staff

YOLETT McPhee-McCuin continues to make history in the coaching ranks and achieved another milestone on her résumé when she became the first woman to join the coaching staff of a Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team.

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Mets’ Warren Saunders assigned to AAA

NEW York Mets prospect Warren Saunders received the highest promotion of his minor league career thus far.

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Bahamas set for Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships

THE Bahamas Golf Federation (BGF) confirms its participation in the upcoming Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships (CAJGC) scheduled for June 28-30 in Puerto Rico.

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Team Bahamas ends up fourth overall

FIBA UNDER-15 CENTROBASKET CHAMPIONSHIPS

HAD it not been for two teams pulling out before the start of play, head coach Quentin ‘Three Ounce’ Hall feels the Bahamas’ boys national team would have performed much better at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.