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Provider: 20-30 MW in renewable energy awaiting regulations

A renewable energy provider yesterday said it is eagerly awaiting implementation of regulations governing the sector, as it has 20-30 Mega Watts (MW) worth of contracts waiting to be built.

Bahamas must 'get ahead' of G-20 plans

The Minister of Financial Services yesterday said the Bahamas had to “get ahead” of the policy cycle when it came to G-20/OECD initiatives targeting international financial centres, and become more than an ‘offshore centre’.

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Cricket: BCA set to host Twenty-20 tourney

ANOTHER event in its series celebrating 40 years of Independence, the Bahamas Cricket Association is preparing to host a Twenty-20 event and produce a publication to generate local interest in the sport.

Breast cancer awareness – Part II: Stopping cancer before it starts

Last week we looked at some of the factors that lead to or increase the risk of breast cancer. They included being female, obesity, lack of exercise, eating lots of sugar, and consuming alcohol. This week we continue learning about what puts us at risk of developing breast cancer so that we can avoid it like the plague – at least where we can.

Politics in the Bahamas

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Young and Cavalry advance to semifinals

CHAVEZ Young and the Canberra Cavalry continued their recent streak into the Australian Baseball League playoffs and advanced to the semifinals.

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Death toll soars by 27 as Grand Bahama cases confirmed

MORE than 3,200 COVID-19 cases were recorded in August as a surge in new infections continues to plague the country.

Sports in brief

MOTOR RACING

Monkeypox

According to the Centre’s for Disease Control and Prevention, monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus, and is related to the variola virus that causes smallpox.

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Ayton delivers in loss to Grizzlies

WITH lead guard Devin Booker sidelined, Deandre Ayton stepped up and delivered the best offensive performance of his young NBA career thus far.

Bahamians star for the Benedict Lady Tigers

BAHAMIAN Je’Nae Saunders was one of two senior players who had a big game as the Benedict Lady Tigers defeated Paine College 3-0 on Tuesday night in their final regular-season volleyball match.

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Bahamas 38th overall but bringing home zero medals from IAAF Worlds Under-20

THE Bahamas didn’t win any medals at the IAAF World Under-20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, over the weekend.

Team Bahamas named for U-20 Track and Field Worlds

HEAD coach Corrington Maycock likes the make-up of the 11-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the World Athletics’ 2022 Under-20 Track and Field Championships.

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BBFF can now boast of having 20 active professionals in the sport

WITH four more competitors earning their professional status this year, the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation can now boast of having 20 active professionals in the sport.

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Haitian Pastor helped 20 since demolition of shanty towns

LEAGUE of Haitian Pastors president Dr Jean Paul Charles said he helped 20 residents affected by recent demolitions in New Providence who needed money and food.

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Contractors hopeful of uptick - but cautious on bank rules

BAHAMAS Contractors Association president Leonard Sands does not see construction slowing down for 2024 and could see a 20 percent uptick, but warned restrictive banking policies could put a damper on the growth.

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20-year-old and teenager accused of killing youth

A MAN and teenager were charged with murder in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Franklyn Glinton, 20, and a 17-year-old boy appeared before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt charged with the death of a victim listed on court dockets as “John Doe

Shaken faith

“Then Jesus told him, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed’.” (John 20:29 NIV)

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20-year-old's murder was 58th of the year

THE man who was shot dead on Wednesday night in the area of Cowpen Road has been identified as 20-year-old Ashton Smith. He is the country’s 58th murder victim of the year, according to this newspaper’s records. Police said Smith, who celebrated hi

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Man, 20, faces murder charge

FOUR men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face separate murder and attempted murder charges. In the first arraignment, Marquin Williams, 20, of Willow Tree Avenue, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt accused of intentionall