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A COMIC'S VIEW: Big Apple gives marijuana green light

IT HAS long been said about New York, that if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.

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Senate to debate home ownership resolution

WHEN the Senate next meets it will debate a resolution recently tabled in the House of Assembly which is designed to bring home ownership to young Bahamians.

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Real estate expert brands govt lot offer ‘exciting’

A REAL estate expert supports the government’s plans to develop the Western portion of New Providence as an affordable upscale subdivision for young Bahamians.

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Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, dies aged 99

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99.

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David Nesbitt and his team in FIBA’s BCL Americas Final

DAVID Nesbitt and his Minas Belo Horizonte club completed their regular season in Brazil’s Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) and will head into FIBAs Basketball Champions League Americas Final this weekend.

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FRONT PORCH: US Republicans are facing an existential threat

Lights, camera and an admixture of antebellum and Jim Crow action as Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law sweeping voting restrictions designed to suppress minority voters in the state after it voted last November for Joe Biden as President and both a black and a Jewish man as federal senators.

Bastian and Cardinals top overall seed in NJCAA regionals

LATHANIEL Bastian and his Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals concluded the regular season with the longest winning streak in the NJCAA and head into the regional tournament as the top overall seed.

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Isaacs Jr returns to pro baseball

TODD Isaacs Jr will return to professional baseball this season with the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian-American Division of the Frontier League.

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RBDF Commodore awaiting test result

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King is still experiencing mild symptoms after being exposed to COVID-19, however test results have not yet come back to determine if he has the disease.

Tourism figures

We have visited The Bahamas for fifty years and our family has owned a holiday property for a long time.

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FACE TO FACE: Holding hands with old friends from Harlem

In celebration of Women’s History Month, I had the privilege of being invited to speak at a special forum hosted by the Bahamian American Association.

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Anderson: Locals will ‘support’ Crystal Cruises initiative

CRYSTAL Cruises’ president has sought to allay fears that this summer’s planned visits to Exuma and Harbour Island don’t fit the islands’ tourism model and believes locals will “support” his company’s initiative.

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The fragility of the monster

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BORN in 1460 in Sines, a small town on Portugal’s West coast, Vasco da Gama is one of the greatest explorers of all time. His journey by sea, from Western Europe to India via South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, was an incredible feat of courage and seamanship. Sailing through seas never before navigated, Da Gama eventually reached the Indian port of Calicut on 20 May 1498, almost a year after setting off from Lisbon.

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Concern mounts on possible third wave

THE nation recorded 92 new COVID-19 infections over the holiday weekend — bringing the total number of cases to 9,263.

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Oil explorer: ‘Funds fled’ after activists launched challenge

The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) was forced to seek additional funding for its Perseverance One well after “funds fled away from us” due to the legal challenge launched by environmentalists.

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Resorts ‘pleasantly surprised’ over Easter booking numbers

A senior Atlantis executive yesterday said he is “encouraged” by Easter bookings despite tourism not yet recovering to 2019 levels.

2,000 new voters on register

NEARLY 2,000 people have been added to the voter register in the weeks following the Parliamentary Registration Department’s launch of several sites to expand the existing register in preparation for the next election.

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TOO HEAVY TO FLY COST HIM HIS LIFE: 400lb Louis died as planes weren’t large enough to move him

FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said despite high obesity rates in The Bahamas, the country lacks an air ambulance system that can safely evacuate people who weigh as much as 400lb.

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Eugene Stuart helps lead team to playoff berth

EUGENE Stuart has had an immediate impact on Arca Galati of Romania’s Divizia A1 and helped lead the team to a standout regular season and playoff berth.

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Bahamians join rising baseball Programme

SEVERAL Bahamian student athletes have joined a rising baseball programme in Bradenton, Florida, and have keyed its statewide recognition.