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Sir Godfrey PLP slight a disgrace

It WAS disgraceful to listen to the PLP in the House of Assembly saying they somehow just forgot to give Sir Godfrey Kelly the honours he deserved in death. I don’t buy their apology. I think it was a deliberate slight.

Bank service

I am disturbed and even more disgusted by the way customers are treated at the Commercial Banks in our country, especially the ones that are in the South Western District of New Providence.

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Sprinter Joel Johnson hopes to make a comeback

HE was off to a blistering start up until 2018 when he got sidelined by the injury bug. Four years later, Joel Johnson is hoping to make a comeback. His aim is to re-emerge as one of the top male sprinters in The Bahamas.

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National basketball team standouts face off in France’s NM1 League

A PAIR of Bahamian national basketball team standouts faced off In France’s NM1 League.

Retailers switch to bulk buying in inflation fight

Bahamian retailers yesterday said they are employing bulk buying and various other strategies to mitigate rising inflation and goods prices.

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STATESIDE: Options on the table - which one will Putin decide to take?

What’s going to happen with Ukraine? The ominous Eastern European crisis has people on edge all over America and especially, throughout Europe. It’s been over 75 years and three generations since Europe has been wracked by a major armed conflict. No one seems to have much of an appetite for what Vladimir Putin is now threatening. Analysts predict if his Russian army (and navy) conduct a full-scale assault on Ukraine, potentially hundreds of thousands of civilians will be killed. There would of course be many other costs as well.

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US delivers 32,000 Pfizer doses

THE United States delivered 32,400 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to The Bahamas yesterday.

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BOB defeats ‘irregular’ $6m default judgment

Bank of The Bahamas yesterday emerged victorious in one of its two “highest risk” legal battles after a $6m default judgment against it was found to have been “irregularly” obtained.

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Health Travel Visa ‘worked bloody well’

A former tourism minister yesterday asserted that the Auditor General’s findings proved the Health Travel Visa had “worked bloody well”, adding: “There’s not a penny missing.”

Underground abortion industry

Bahamian evangelical Christians must play close attention to the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) impending policy announcement on abortion.

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Ayton erupts for 23

Buddy Hield scores 15 in win over Wizards

Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns head into the All-Star break with the NBA’s best record, while Chavano “Buddy” Hield and the Indiana Pacers snapped a seven-game losing streak.

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ALICIA WALLACE: The signs are there - you just have to be able to read them

THIS week started with Valentine’s Day and there were countless roses, chocolates, greeting cards and romantic gestures going around.

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Tourism’s ‘very big deal’: 13% of visitors are back

Tourism executives yesterday hailed the re-opening of markets that accounted for up to 13 percent of this nation’s pre-COVID visitor base as “a very big deal for The Bahamas”.

Nearly 20% of small firms asked for bribes

Nearly one in five small businesses on Dorian-devastated Abaco and Grand Bahama have reported being asked to pay a bribe to obtain government services, a UN agency’s report has revealed.

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‘Right church, wrong pew’ over second GB marina

A Grand Bahama investor yesterday said he has yet to receive a satisfactory offer for his second marina asset, revealing: “They’re in the right church, but sat in the wrong pew.”

‘Abaco is in great need’

AN Abaco pastor says there is a great need for social assistance on the island as people struggle to feed themselves amid increased food costs due to inflation.

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Sydney Clarke, Jacobi Bain pleased with their performances

AS the collegiate tennis season progresses, Bahamian players Sydney Clarke and Jacobi Bain produced some outstanding performances for their respective teams over the weekend in two different locations in the United States.

Sporting media treated to Super Bowl party at Atlantis

ONCE again, members of the Bahamian sporting media were treated to a Super Bowl party at the Atlantis resort in a show of appreciation for their support of sporting activities held during the course of the year.

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Cat Island sailing community pays its respects to Sir Godfrey Kelly

TRIBUTES have been paid to Sir Godfrey Kelly from the sailing community, with the president of Cat Island Sailing Club hailing him as a “giant of a man”.

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BTC: No contract worker termination over COVID policy

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive has denied that any contract workers have been terminated with “over 90 percent” complying with its COVID policies.