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As leaders gather in Nassau for CARICOM meeting, Prime Minister Davis says: HAITI NEEDS STABILITY FOR VOTE

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said he is looking forward to speaking with international world leaders today about support and resources to assist with stabilising the situation in Haiti to allow for “free and fair” elections within that country.

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Investment Authority’s reforms set for ‘roll-out’

The Deputy Prime Minister yesterday said a “roll-out plan” for reform of the Government’s main investment agency will be unveiled in upcoming weeks amid a drive to “make doing business easier”.

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Two officers investigated after suspicious plane landing

TWO police officers from Andros are under investigation regarding a suspicious plane that was allegedly carrying drugs.

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Championship time

The Anatol Rodgers Timberwolves, CR Walker Knights, SC McPherson Sharks and the HO Lions got the job done in their sudden death playoff games yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium to book their tickets to the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s best-of-three championships.

Finally! Hugh Campbell Classic returns

AFTER a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the AF Adderley Junior High School will be bringing back the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic with all games being played at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

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PETER YOUNG: Horror of a lethal earthquake

WITH video coverage of natural disasters and war zones beamed instantly around the world these days, people have become almost accustomed to witnessing human suffering from afar. But the images and stories of the scale of destruction and horror this past week following Monday’s severe earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria have been hard to take in.

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Shanty town residents seek sympathy from govt

SHANTY town residents are calling on government to be sympathetic following the lifting of an injunction to legally allow officials to evict residents and tear down the unregulated communities throughout The Bahamas.

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Turks and Caicos and The Bahamas celebrate long-standing connection

PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis celebrated The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos’ long-standing friendship, saying both countries have shown cooperation and support to each other.

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Ex-PM backing four lanes ‘all the way to Lyford Cay’

A former prime minister yesterday backed research calling for a four-lane highway to be constructed between the airport and Old Fort Bay to ease escalating traffic congestion in western New Providence.

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New judge’s law firm loses unpaid bill fight

A law firm whose principal is a newly-named Supreme Court judge has lost its bid to recover an unpaid $24,544 legal bill because it failed to properly present its evidence before the court.

GB Power union: ‘We’ll never give up the fight’

A trade union leader yesterday pledged to “never give up the fight” after the Court of Appeal overturned an Industrial Tribunal verdict that it won previously against Grand Bahama Power Company.

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Pintard on FNM: ‘Under my leadership, we are far stronger’

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard has said that the opposition party is “far stronger” under his watch.

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Bahamas National Trust promotes ‘conchscious conchservation’

THE Bahamas National Trust is calling all Bahamians for preservation, moderation and “conchscious conchservation” as they yesterday premiered a documentary at Baha Mar highlighting conservation efforts in East Grand Bahama.

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Munroe warns: Don’t ‘test’ law enforcement

WITH the country prepared to host CARICOM this week, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe is warning people not to “test” law enforcement.

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Mitchell: Haiti to be a main topic during CARICOM

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell said yesterday that Haiti is one of the main issues that will be addressed at CARICOM, noting the country’s political and security challenges.

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Minnis: Injunction was a setback to the country

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis says he believes the country would have been further ahead in dealing with unregulated shanty towns if Supreme Court Justice Cheryl Grant-Thompson had made a similar ruling to Friday’s judgement when his administration was in office.

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SEBAS EYES $200M INVESTMENT IN HOTEL: Project set to create over 500 jobs when done

Sebas Bastian’s Brickell Management Group is entering the resort industry with a 226-unit condo hotel as part of a $200m western New Providence development set to create over 500 full-time jobs at completion.

Customs ‘almost there’ on Click2Clear restart

CONFUSION last night surrounded Customs’ efforts to restore its electronic import clearance system, which has been offline for the past week, even though a senior officer said: “We are almost there.”

Construction industry outlook ‘looking great’

BAHAMIAN professionals yesterday said “things are looking great” for the construction industry in 2023 with multiple new projects anticipated to break ground during the year.

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CI Gibson Rattlers in the win column

While his CI Gibson Rattlers senior girls had to dig down deep to hold onto a three-point win over the RM Bailey Pacers, coach Kevin ‘KJ’ Johnson had his Rattlers’ senior boys clinching on all cylinders from start to finish in their 30-point rout over the CR Walker Knights.