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Royal Caribbean: No Crown Land lease for $110m project

A senior Royal Caribbean executive has confirmed it has yet to secure a crown land lease for its $110m Paradise Island project as he indicated a willingness to “co-exist” with rival developers in that area.

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‘Jazz’ hits two-run homer in 6-5 loss to Blue Jays

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Vladimir Guerrero Jr keyed a career-best four-hit outing with his major league-leading 17th home run and the Toronto Blue Jays celebrated the return to their temporary Buffalo home with a 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins last night.

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NCAA baseball players earn at-large bids

A PAIR of Bahamian collegiate baseball players saw their respective programmes earn at-large bids in the 2021 NCAA Tournament.

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NBA Playoffs: ‘DA is playing unbelievably well’

DEANDRE Ayton’s offensive production slowed for the first time this postseason, but his Phoenix Suns had their most lopsided win en route to taking a 3-2 lead over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA postseason.

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First Michael ‘Scooter’ Reid Peace on da Street Basketball Classic

IN a fitting tribute for the tremendous contribution that he has made to the growth and development of basketball in the country, organisers were overwhelmed by the turnout for the first Michael ‘Scooter’ Reid Peace on da Street Basketball Classic.

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Dionisio: Health visa purchases rise

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday the number of people who bought travel health visas to visit The Bahamas last month was “substantially larger” than what was seen in April, saying the figures suggest the country is moving in the right direction.

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Cargo port ‘starts to shrink the gap’

Nassau’s sole cargo port yesterday voiced optimism it has “started to shrink the gap” to pre-COVID business volumes with vehicle imports making up 20 percentage points during May alone.

‘Distinguish’ Nassau through five-year tax break extension

The Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (DNP) co-chair has hailed the government’s five-year tax break extension for giving investors certainty and helping to “distinguish” Nassau’s city from other areas.

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23 more homes to be demolished

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister said his ministry spearheaded the demolition of 23 illegal structures in The Farm shanty town in Abaco last week, with some 20 more structures targeted for demolition this week.

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WELLS’ NEW MAGIC NUMBER - 120,000: Minister says hitting this vaccination total puts us in ‘good place’

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells estimates that 120,000 people need to be vaccinated in order for the nation to be “in good stead” in the fight against COVID-19.

Travel visa purchases ‘much higher’ for May

A Cabinet minister yesterday argued local COVID case numbers are the only obstacle to tourism’s revival as May’s health travel visa purchases were “substantially higher” than the prior month.

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Demeritte new Director of Cross Country, Track at Life University

IN completing just one season as the interim head coach for track and field, Bahamian Dominic Demeritte has been promoted to serve as the new director of cross country and track and field at Life University.

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Speaker’s conduct ‘unprecedented’ in Parliament, says historian

A TOP Bahamian historian says the conduct of House Speaker Halson Moultrie is “unprecedented” in the history of the Bahamian Parliament.

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Three sworn in as Supreme Court justices

THREE newly appointed justices for the Supreme Court took their oaths yesterday.

The corned beef and grits Budget

It is clear that the trio in charge of the Ministry of Finance has been forced to come up with a corned beef and grits 2021-2022 budget. If this is the best that they are able to come up with, God help us. It is conceded that taxes have been held at bay but that there is no real wiggle room for critical infrastructure and people development.

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Hanna named to MVC all-tournament team

ELLISON Hanna II and the Indiana State Sycamores fell just short in their run toward the Missouri Valley Conference title, but the senior outfielder was named one of top performers of the tournament.

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‘Ride For Reine’ Trail-a-thon a success

TWENTY young riders mounted up and hit the trails with enthusiasm this past Sunday as a part of the “Ride For Reine” Trail-a-thon to raise funds on behalf of Reine Pagliaro.

EDITORIAL: The devil’s in the detail for the economy

IT can be easy to get lost in the big numbers when it comes to the economy, but the simple fact is this – we have more money going out than we have coming in.

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‘Walk and chew gum’: Subsidies, debt cost $938m

The Bahamas “must walk and chew gum” on its fiscal and economic revival, a leading banker has warned, with $938.5m - one third of government spending - taken up by debt and subsidy costs.

Business licence ‘not fit’ to realise digital ambitions

A technology entrepreneur has warned the business licence process is “not fit” for the government’s digitisation ambitions given a frustrating “five-plus months” trying to obtain approval.