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Woman denies guilt over falsified COVID test results

A 35-year-old woman was charged yesterday with 40 counts of possession of a forged document in connection to the recent trend of people attempting to travel using falsified COVID-19 test results.

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Lathaniel Bastian and the Cardinals advance

The Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals got back into the win column and advanced to the second round of the NJCAA Division I National Championship Tournament.

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INSIGHT: The PM’s party house - a white elephant or a lost opportunity?

Recently, much ado has been made over the government-owned, once majestic home located right beside the Goodman’s Bay recreation area. The grubby fingers of politicians are being pointed across the Parliamentary floor casting sarcastic remarks as to what the building is for, all the while totally missing how much tremendous wastage it represents. A whopping $3.5m’s worth of wastage.

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Homeowners tell PM: Honour $40k rebate

Frustrated homeowners in a Fort Charlotte subdivision yesterday said the prime minister has yet “to honour” his pledge to give them a $40,000 rebate on the government houses they purchased.

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Sandals ‘firing on all cylinders’ only from November 4

A Cabinet minister yesterday voiced optimism Sandals Royal Bahamian will be “firing on all cylinders” from a multi-million dollar renovation that has pushed its post-COVID re-opening out to November 4.

Bahamas and Caribbean CEOs fear tax increases

Some 75 percent of corporate leaders in The Bahamas and Caribbean fear their plans will be impacted by new and/or increased taxes to help pay for elevated debt levels sparked by COVID-19.

RoyalStar poised to acquire agency owned by shareholder

RoyalStar Assurance and its parent are poised to acquire the insurance agency operations of one of their major shareholders, multiple industry sources have revealed.

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Son dead and father in hospital after Bimini crash

A 20-year-old American man is dead and his father is in hospital after their plane crashed in waters near South Bimini shortly after take-off on Friday night.

COMMITTEE TO HELP YOUNG PROFESSIONALS APPOINTED

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has appointed members of the Committee for the Development of Communities for Young Professionals.

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Jonquel Jones and Foxes win title

Jonquel Jones and the UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes claimed their sixth FIBA EuroLeague Women’s title in club history.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Life is one big line these days

WE have all had to wait in line, especially here in the Bahamas.

Dorian swept 86-year-old into the sea

HURRICANE Dorian swept an 86-year-old woman who refused to leave home into the sea, her nephew testified in the Coroner’s Court yesterday.

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AG: Equal opportunity for purchase of plots of land

ATTORNEY General Carl Bethel has said there will be equal opportunity for the purchase of plots of land to Bahamians and residents, including those of Haitian descent awaiting confirmation of immigration status.

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New fraud allegations against Turnquest, Butler

NEW allegations of mortgage fraud have been levelled against East Grand Bahama MP Peter Turnquest and his former Sky Bahamas business partner Captain Randy Butler, according to a recently filed Supreme Court writ.

BAHAMIANS MUST HEED THE WORDS OF JOHN F KENNEDY

In his inauguration address on January 20, 1960, American President John F Kennedy uttered these timeless words: Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. Unfortunately for The Bahamas, many Bahamians have developed a completely antithetical mindset, having imbibed a culture of political nepotism and political cronyism, believing that the state owes them something.

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McLean to coach Cardinals: Takes on new job as an assistant

After spending the past decade moving up the ranks from player to assistant director for player development for the Houston Cougars men’s basketball team, Bahamian Mikhail McLean has taken on a new job as an assistant coach for the Lamar University Cardinals.

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STATESIDE: Georgia changed the rules and laid bare a dark, racist intolerance

Doesn’t it seem like the United States is coming apart at the seams? Consider the following:

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FRONT PORCH: America the Violent

A concatenation of recent brutal events in America are knottily stitched together in a star-spangled and blood-soaked banner of racial and gun violence that stretches from the inception of America to the present day.

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‘Double edged sword’

Royal Caribbean’s Paradise Island plans are “a double edged sword” that could improve The Bahamas’ tourism product yet “hurt” Bay Street and local entrepreneurs, it was argued yesterday.

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Vaccine supplies facing problem

A PAN American Health Organisation official has said there will be a short period of “limited access” to the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to shipment and manufacturing issues.