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PETER YOUNG: More than just a game

IN the US it is called soccer. Elsewhere in the world it is known as football, and in Britain it carries the affectionate sobriquet of the “beautiful game” which folklore suggests was a phrase first coined by the Brazilian footballer, Pele, known as perhaps the most famous footballing hero of them all.

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FACE TO FACE: Brave Peyton won’t allow scoliosis to work against her

IT’S amazing the things you will learn if you sit down and have a heart to heart with a child. I did this the other day with 11-year-old Peyton Gomez. In the simplest, purest way, she shared an outlook on life that everyone should apply to their own. Her way of handling life and the curveball it threw her is nothing short of phenomenal.

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BPL rejects claims and calls walkout illegal

IN response to unionised staff walking off the job yesterday to protest “unfair treatment”, Bahamas Power and Light issued a statement calling the walk out illegal and the claims unfounded.

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BPL ‘HAS 14 DAYS’: Company told that it must solve issues or face union wrath

BAHAMAS Power and Light employees demonstrated outside the company’s headquarters yesterday, with the union representing line staff at the utility provider saying it is giving management 14 days to resolve all outstanding matters or face its “wrath”.

Financier warns over home port ‘backdraft’

An international financier with experience in infrastructure projects in The Bahamas yesterday warned that the “backdraft” from cruise home porting can have a “sucking effect” on other types of tourism.

Delivery provider eyes ‘digital storefront’ app

An online delivery provider yesterday revealed it is creating an app to provide “digital storefronts” for small businesses struggling to develop such solutions of their own.

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Ayton has double double, but Clippers beat Suns 116-102 to stave off elimination

PHOENIX (AP) — Paul George scored 41 points, Reggie Jackson added 23 and the resilient Los Angeles Clippers staved off elimination by beating the Phoenix Suns 116-102 last night in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.

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Two arrested for drug possession

A MAN and a woman were arrested in Grand Bahama on Friday accused of drug possession with intent to supply.

Insurer’s $5m payout to boost equity return

A Bahamian insurer will “significantly reduce our cost of capital” by redeeming $5m in preference shares as it awaits regulatory approval to acquire an agency owned by one of its main shareholders.

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100% debt ratio will ‘only partially subside’

The Central Bank is warning that The Bahamas’ near-100 percent debt-to-GDP ratio will “only partially subside” as the economy begins its recovery from COVID-19’s devastation.

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Mortgage facilitator’s insurance expansion

A mortgage facilitator has expanded its product offering through the acquisition of an established insurance agency.

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Ayton and Suns one win from NBA Finals

BAHAMIAN DeAndre Ayton and his Phoenix Suns are now in the driver’s seat of the National Basketball Association’s Western Conference Finals.

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Keyshawn Strachan shatters national record in javelin

COACH Corrington Maycock knew that it was just a matter of time before his Blue Chips Athletics’ strongman Keyshawn Strachan broke the 70 metre barrier in the men’s javelin.

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Miller-Uibo and Gardiner put on a show for Bahamian fans

SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner, preparing to lead the Bahamas team at the 2020 Olympic Games next month, put on a show for the Bahamian fans at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Track and Field Championships.

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Bail for man who denied assaulting sister

A 43-year-old man who denied assaulting his sister earlier this week was on Friday granted bail ahead of his trial.

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Construction costs to jump 20% this year

Two ex-Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) presidents yesterday warned that construction costs will likely increase up to 20 percent this year as cement became the latest product to take a hit.

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‘I SAW ADRIANA IN SAFE HOUSE’: Witness swears missing Cuban woman was held by immigration officers

A CAMEROON native who was released from the Carmichael Road Detention Centre over two months ago claimed she saw missing Cuban woman Adriana Caro at the Department of Immigration’s safe house in early April.

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Six years for thief

A REPEAT offender who claimed he went on a stealing spree to support his two children and unborn baby was yesterday sentenced to six years behind bars.

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Ayton leads Suns with 18 in loss to Clippers

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George scored 27 points and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in a dominant third quarter, beating newly returned Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns 106-92 last night in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.

Tokyo Olympics: Last Chance Meet all set for Monday

RIGHT after the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations completes its National Open Track and Field Championships this weekend, the Blue Marlin Management will stage its Last Chance Meet on Monday.