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Warm welcome for American Queen Voyages

AMERICAN Queen Voyages made its inaugural visit to Grand Bahama on Saturday, bringing some 200 passengers.

Census to be completely digital

THE upcoming census will begin on April 5 and will be completely digital, officials said yesterday.

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Making the CARIFTA mark

Versatile sprinter/ hurdler Antoine Andrews qualified in his second event for the 2022 CARIFTA Games, while Leonardo Taylor and Leon Williams joined a list of throwers reaching the qualifying mark for the trip to Kingston, Jamaica, over the Easter holiday weekend.

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Rising tennis stars impress, Mortimer Jr wins title

AFTER a gruelling day of competition in the preliminary rounds, Dentry Mortimer Jr had enough left in the tank to prevail with the under-14 singles championship title over his Island Tennis Bahamas training partner Khai Rees.

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Final respects paid to Sir Godfrey Kelly

FINAL respects were paid to Sir Godfrey Kenneth Kelly, KCMG, on Friday at Christ Church Cathedral.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: The lighter side of soppy

VALENTINE’S Day came and went. Did you notice? No, neither did we. It was probably because it was on a Monday and a Monday that followed the Super Bowl no less. I mean, how much excitement can one body handle?

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Davis urges youths not to give up on climate fight

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis urged young leaders attending the One Young World caucus at University of the Bahamas not to give up on the fight against climate change.

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MURDERS UP 63%: Figures also show increase in crimes against the person

THERE was an 18 percent increase in crimes against the person in 2021 compared to 2020, Royal Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday.

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.

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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.

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UB ladies’ softball team displays strong showing in the inaugural games

PEMPROKE PINES, Florida - The University of The Bahamas women’s softball team dropped the team’s first four games in Mingoes history against The St Thomas University Bobcats and the Florida Memorial University Lions over the weekend.

Consumers urge action to ease inflation’s effect

Consumers yesterday called for the Government to increase the minimum wage and remove VAT from breadbasket items to ease the pain inflicted by inflation-busting price hikes.

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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.”

Travel visa scheme has auditor’s approval

THE Office of the Auditor General commended the Ministry of Tourism for its implementation of the Bahamas Travel Visa Programme, an initiative the Progressive Liberal Party criticised last year.

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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Tallulah Falls girls win regional tournament title

SEVERAL Bahamian student athletes led the Tallulah Falls varsity girls’ basketball team to the Regional Tournament title.