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Tennis: Sydney Clarke and Blazers earn 10 match wins to end season

HAVING played in her fourth tournament for the year, Sydney Clarke said she’s glad to have made the adjustment to her game from the start of her sophomore season at the University of Arlington at Birmingham.

Food process hub targets $1.8m crowd fund raising

An all-woman partnership is seeking to raise $1.8m via the ArawakX crowd funding platform and become “the regional hub” for food processing and export distribution.

Governor adjusts 2022 GDP growth to 6-8%

The Central Bank’s governor yesterday adjusted 2022 economic growth projections to 6-8 percent, with The Bahamas not expected to “fully erase” COVID’s impact before 2023 “at the earliest”.

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KDK Report: A little big-boned

ONE of my favourite subjects in high school was English literature.

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VAT cut’s ‘modest’ jobs, growth effect

Cutting the VAT rate to 10 percent will cause “only slight improvement” in job creation and economic growth, a University of the Bahamas (UoB) study asserts, while advocating it still “be pursued’.

Red Lobster franchise eyeing spin-off brand

The franchise group responsible for bringing Red Lobster to The Bahamas is planning to launch a “smaller footprint” chain of seafood restaurants in this nation in 2022.

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Ayton sidelined with right leg contusion – Suns centre posts second straight double double

Deandre Ayton had his second consecutive double double of the season but was also sidelined with a right leg contusion.

Burrows and Tigers get wins over Woodswide and Capers, Gibson and Huskies open season victorious

THE 2021-22 Atlantic University Sport men’s basketball season tipped off on October 29 and several Bahamians were active for their respective programmes in opening weekend double headers.

Prince catches three TDs

PRINCE Strachan continues to post standout numbers in his senior season of prep football.

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Court rules comedian has case to answer

A magistrate on Friday ruled that comedian Wellington Roberts, who was last year accused of inciting a riot, does have a case to answer.

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Sweeting’s Cay residents ‘are still sleeping in tents’

MYLES Laroda, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, was concerned that some Sweeting’s Cay residents were sleeping in tents, two years following Hurricane Dorian.

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RBDF promotions approved ‘soon’

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said promotions for the organisation should be approved soon.

Resort aims to bridge 36% T&C rates gap

An Exuma-based resort yesterday said it is striving for “five-star rock star” performance to match high-end Turks & Caicos rivals and bridge a 36 percent room rate gap.

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DPM praises ‘exceptional’ Sandals 95% occupancy

The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed Sandals Emerald Bay’s “exceptional” 90-95 percent slow season occupancy levels with the resort chain eyeing further Bahamas expansion.

Stop mining toxic coal

IT’S DISHEARTENING that President Mnanagagwa has allowed Chinese citizens to mine coal in Hwange Zimbabwe.

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Ayton ties career high 21 rebounds – Hield scores 26 points in 27 minutes

Buddy Hield’s Sacramento Kings got the better of Deandre Ayton’s Phoenix Suns in the first head-to-head matchup between the two this season.

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STATESIDE: Zuckerberg and Goodell dealing with controversies

FACEBOOK owner Mark Zuckerberg and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell are both in the news these days, for many of the same basic reasons. While neither is likely very happy about the situation, they can likely take some comfort from the fact that they are both very wealthy, powerful and influential. And even in the near term, both are likely to retain the outsized influence they wield, both in the U.S. and around the world.

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PAHO offers advice on dealing with island clusters

AS health officials are dealing with COVID-19 clusters in some Family Islands, a Pan American Health Organization incident manager pointed to ways to deal with this issue.

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Coalition chief optimistic VAT cut to boost revenue

The Coalition for Responsible Taxation’s head yesterday voiced optimism that the 10 percent VAT slash will generate more revenue than the current structure once zero ratings are eliminated.

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63-year-old man is latest COVID-19 death

THE Ministry of Health reported one new COVID-19 death and 27 new cases yesterday.