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National debt up as spending rises faster than revenue growth

The Central Bank revealed yesterday that the national debt grew by $206m over the last quarter.

Court upholds order to pay former NIB director benefits

An Appeal Court Justice yesterday upheld an order for the National Insurance Board (NIB) to pay a former director pension benefits after losing a legal battle over her due retirement entitlement.

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‘I don’t know how I got in this mess’

A WOMAN who accepted a plea deal in the criminal trial of Adrian Gibson and others said she was surprised when police charged her with fraud-related offences because she did not know how she “got in this mess”.

STATESIDE: No relief in sight as food and fuel prices remain high

HOW’S your grocery bill these days? Still uncomfortably high? How can that be? We keep reading that inflation is down in the US. Many of the problems that drove prices through the roof so far during this decade seem to have either been solved or simply subsided as the world’s economy tries to stabilise after the worst of COVID-19 settles firmly into the rearview mirror. What’s going on?

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Petroleum retailers continue to seek a 25 cent increase per gallon on margins

THE Bahamas Petroleum Retailers Association continues to seek a 25 cent per gallon margin increase compared to the previously sought 30 cent increase, with hopes of meeting with Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis this weekend.

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‘Coach Yo’ and Ole Miss Lady Rebels two conference wins away from making history

GRAND Bahama native coach Yolett McPhee- McCuin and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels are just two wins away from earning the most Southeastern Conference victories in the programme’s history.

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40-year-old man accused of soliciting sex from boy, 14

A 40-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was accused of soliciting sex from a 14-year-old boy last week.

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‘Cut out of the deal’

FORMER employees of the Lyford Cay Club say that they were “cut out of the deal” struck by the Bahamas Hotel, Catering and Allied Workers Union (BHCAWU) and the Bahamas Hotel and Restaurant Employers Association.

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CARIFTA swimming trials: Last chance meet all set for King’s College on Western Road

THE Bahamas Aquatics Federation was hoping to host the 2024 CARIFTA Swimming Trials at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre March 8-9 but, due to ongoing renovations at the facility, the meet will be carried out at King’s College on Western Road instead.

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‘Coach Yo’ and Ole Miss on a hot streak

WITH just two games remaining until the end of the NCAA Division 1 season, coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) Rebels have turned it up a notch to reel off four straight wins.

Protect the people’s interests

I don’t know whether or not you’ve seen it but its hideous appearance was unavoidable, even for the visitors in this part of downtown.

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18-year-old accused of armed carjacking and possession of dangerous drugs

AN 18-year-old male was remanded in custody yesterday after being accused of an armed carjacking on Dean Street last week.

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Man charged with possession of dangerous drugs with intent to supply

A MAN was granted $1,000 bail after he was accused of having drugs last weekend.

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FACE TO FACE: Alexander Maillis - first Bahamian to be ordained deacon in the Greek Orthodox Church

Alexander Maillis was born into the Greek Orthodox Church in The Bahamas. He was baptised in the church sanctuary on West Street, Nassau. He and his family members went through all the rights of passage there.

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Parking, access and occupancy among concerns over project

NEIGHBOURS of a proposed western condo development raised concerns at Department of Physical Planning public hearing last night.

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Former policeman charged with four counts of attempted murder

A FORMER police officer was charged with four counts of attempted murder yesterday after he allegedly shot at three officers during a car chase near Bahamas Games Blvd last week.

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Bahamas ‘still in good position’

The Bahamas men’s national basketball team may have dropped a “disappointing” game to Puerto Rico in their rematch of the FIBA 2025 AmeriCup Qualifier on Sunday night.

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Dakarai, 17, to bring home 9-ball singles championship title

THE Bahamas has another world champion in 17-year-old Dakarai Turnquest from Deadman’s Cay, Long Island.

FNM needs to get act together

IF the scuttlebutt is to be believed and the prime minister is getting ready to “ring the bell”, I hope my comrades in the Free National Movement are making good strides to get their act together to properly fight this election.

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Man charged in relation to two separate murders

A MAN was jailed yesterday after he was accused of two separate killings in Coconut Grove this year, including the death of 15-year-old Chester Forbes, Jr.