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Are fifty somethings “obsolete”?

“This is a sore point for many older adults. As we age medical science and healthcare mean we are well and able far longer than in the past - but are viewed as needing to move on and out of the workplace even when we could offer some wisdom and mentoring to the newer workforce.” (Linda Nicholls).

Vendors secure for further Junkanoo Beach upgrades

A government senator yesterday pledged that no existing vendors will be displaced when the project to revive and upgrade Junkanoo Beach begins in the 2024 first quarter.

Timberwolves top Rattlers 63-55

THERE were some thrilling outcomes yesterday as the CH Reeves Raptors junior girls, DW Davis Royals junior boys, CV Bethel Stingrays and Anatol Rogers Timberwolves senior boys all prevailed in game one of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association basketball championships.

INSIGHT: Torn apart by gangs, Haiti still waits for action as it teeters on edge of being a failed state

IN theory, Bahamian troops should be on the ground in Haiti by now.

Cruise port principal demands $2m back

A PRINCIPAL behind the Long Island cruise port project is demanding that a Bahamian law firm refund him $2m sent for a separate investment deal in the Exumas that “never took place”.

Minnis blasts over-the-hill tax free zones ‘nonsense’

DR HUBERT Minnis last night branded assertions by government officials that “nobody is losing anything” from the extinction of Over-the- Hill ‘tax free’ zones as “the biggest nonsense I have ever heard”.

Waste, ‘political attitudes’, bar IMF’s hospital user fee plans

AN ex-health minister says “wastage”, combined with zero political appetite, means the IMF’s call for the imposition of hospital user fees on those “with greatest capacity to pay” is likely a non-starter.

Gov’t set to refinance $2.4bn in six months

THE Government has to refinance almost $2.4bn in maturing debt during the six months to end-June 2024, it has been revealed, with its euro-denominated liabilities almost doubling in percentage terms.

‘Just have to trust’ gov’t over deficit

BAHAMIANS “just have to trust” the Government’s assertion that the public finances are still on track to meet their full-year targets despite the early outturn, a governance reformer says.

BTC to give 300 consumers one month’s credit on outage

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) will give the 300 customers impacted by an eastern New Providence network outage a credit equal to one month’s service fee.

‘Passing mark’ could spark Bahamas’ blacklist escape

A CABINET minister has signalled The Bahamas could escape the European Union’s (EU) tax blacklist within weeks after it received a “passing mark” over a key issue that prevented its removal in late 2023.

Personal income tax not on gov’t ‘agenda’

A CABINET minister has affirmed that the introduction of a personal income tax is “not on our agenda” - not even for the top 10 percent of earners as recommended by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Tax reporting woes ‘behind us in a week’

A CABINET minister has pledged that the woes with the Government’s online tax reporting portal “should be behind us in the next week” with “some stark improvements” already occurring.

Ballet on the beach

FOR two nights only this week, some of the world’s most iconic ballet dancers from one of the most revered ballet companies will headline two dynamic shows of grace and precision set on the Great Lawn of Old Fort Bay Club for ‘Iconique’ Dinner Ballet Gala.

Devynne Charlton powers to world indoor record

Devynne Charlton got the start she expected and the finish anticipated in what she called the “perfect race” as she powered to a world indoor record in the women’s 60 metres hurdles yesterday at the Millrose Games.

Vanderpool breaks his indoor national record in pole vault

IT was another indoor national record-breaking performance for pole vaulter Brenden Vanderpool as he duplicated the same feat at the same venue he established the previous mark last month.

The middle class under pressure

Much has been made of Prime Minister Philip Brave Davis’ recent trip to Uganda in which he took part in the Non-Aligned Movement Summit. It was probably a representative for the Davis camp who took photos of him feeding chimpanzees while in Uganda, apparently not realising the backlash it would cause.

Softball legend Van ‘Lil Joe’ Johnson dies at age of 60

THE Eleuthera Softball Association’s Jets, the New Providence Softball Association’s perennial kingpins Budweiser Eagles and Truckers softball teams and the men’s national softball team, lost one of its most talented and versatile players in the death of Van “Lil Joe” Johnson.

A birthday bash to remember

IT was a birthday celebration, highlighted by a pair of Masters Softball League games and entertainment that included rake-n-scrape, marching bands and a Junkanoo rush-out, that left the Rev. Dr. William Thompson flabbergasted.

Halkitis: Govt working to combat crime

ECONOMIC Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said government is working aggressively to counteract negative international reports about the country’s soaring murder rate and believes that its crime-fighting efforts will soon bear fruit.

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