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Team Bahamas eager to compete at home

WITH the dress rehearsal almost over and done with, members of Team Bahamas are eagerly awaiting their opportunity to compete before the home crowd at the inaugural International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) World Relays this weekend.

Undefeated 'Reno' to face Curtis Stevens next month

AFTER a little over a year of inactivity, Taureano ‘Reno’ Johnson will be putting his undefeated record on the line when he faces Brooklyn middleweight Curtis Stevens on April 4.

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Shavez Hart burning up the track

TEXAS A&M senior sprinter Shavez Hart had another impressive showing on the track for the Aggies this weekend as he rewrote the school record books and the IAAF top list on the season.

Hurdler Gibson hoping 2019 will be banner year

AFTER a rarely quiet year since winning the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia, in April, Bahamas national 400 metre hurdles record holder Jeffery Gibson is hoping to have a banner year in 2019. “I’m setting some goal

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Hield aims for medal

FOR the past three trips he’s been on, Carl Hield has always travelled with a Bahamian partner. This time, he’s making the trek alone to compete at the International Boxing Association (AIBA) World Boxing Championships.

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Freeport ‘tax grab’ fear on exposed incentives

An ex-Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce president yesterday said it was “striking” that the major political parties have seemingly ignored a problem deterring “sensible investors” from Freeport.

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Leevan's road to recovery

It has been a long road to recovery for triple jumper Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands since the 2012 Olympic Games. But the national record holder said his progress is going so great that he anticipates that he should be ready to compete at the Commonwealth Games this year.

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Urban Renewal co-chairs are ‘eager’ to appear before Public Accounts Committee

URBAN Renewal Co-Chair Algernon Allen yesterday said he and Cynthia “Mother” Pratt are “eager” to finally appear before the Public Accounts Committee to give an account for the government’s controversial programme.

Drilling for oil in The Bahamas

The rest of the world is finally catching on.

Government facilitated moral decline

In a few days, barring divine intervention, the moral sensibilities of an overwhelming majority of Bahamians will be assaulted by the public nudity, brazen vulgarity, and unbridled debauchery of carnival.

This is a time to try men's souls

The advent of the deadly and highly contagious Corona Virus a/k/a ‘COVID-19’ has upended everything and everyone’s plans for the present and for the future worldwide. Here at home we are between a rock and a very hard place. This is the so-called flu season and when compounded with the known symptoms of COVID-19 the average Bahamian may well be confused and perplexed beyond measure.

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‘Save the Bays handling will be test of commitment to transparency’

ATTORNEY and former Progressive Liberal Party  candidate Wayne Munroe yesterday suggested that the government’s handling of judicial matters involving environment group Save The Bays will be the first test of the new administration’s commitment to transparency.

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PM 'in la la land' on Bimini as top PPP

A well-known QC yesterday said Prime Minister Prime Minister Perry Christie was “living in la la land” to tout the Resorts World Bimini development as the best example of a successful public-private sector partnership (PPP).

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Party leaders in shouting match

DNA leader Branville McCartney got into a heated shouting match with Perry Christie on live radio yesterday morning over claims the opposition leader colluded with Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham on boundary changes ahead of the general election.

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Reforms 'attack debt excesses'

The deputy prime minister believes upcoming fiscal reforms will "take the mystery out of the public finances" and enable the Government to "attack the excesses" that have built a multi-billion national debt.

Minister: Sky Bahamas woe 'has been mounting'

A Cabinet minister yesterday suggested that Sky Bahamas’ inability to secure a renewal of its air operator certificate (AOC) is not the sole factor behind its potential demise. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, said that “bills a

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Dorian restoration has 'nation's fiscal future in its hands'

Government officials managing the Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts “have the fiscal success of the country in their hands”, a prominent governance reformer has warned.Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) principle, told

Coalition co-chief praises 'awesome macro' VAT reforms

A Tax Coalition co-chair yesterday praised the Government for a seemingly “awesome” job with its ‘big picture’ Value-Added Tax (VAT) adjustments, and eliminating the “nightmare” of intra-group reporting.

Bahamian insurer ‘bolstered’ after hurricane losses

* Security and General in Q4 capital injection * Performance ‘marginal’, ‘below average’ * Rival Summit also gets top ratings

A MAJOR Bahamian insurer has seen its balance sheet “bolstered” by its parent as a result of recent hurricane-related losses. A. M. Best, the insurance rating agency, said Security and General Insurance Company had received a fourth quarter capital injection from its Bermuda-based owner following recent storm payouts. The rating agency, which reaffirmed the Bahamian property and casualty insurer’s creditworthiness, provided few details and its top executive, Marlon Graham, did not return Tribune Business’s voice mail message yesterday seeking comment.

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'Fireman' getting ready for indoor season

AFTER deciding to skip the remainder of the outdoor season, including the 16th IAAF World Championships last year, quarter-miler Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown is preparing to return to the indoor season where he’s had a great deal of success.Undoubtedly, the