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DIVISIONS IN PLP AS CANDIDATE SELECTED: Move for Gibson to run as chairman after snub by party

CHIEF Passport Officer Kingsley Smith was ratified as the Progressive Liberal Party’s nominee for the upcoming West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election during a rancorous council meeting on Friday that exposed divisions in the governing party.

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Prison officers accused of smuggling drugs, contraband into BDOCS

TWO WOMEN prison officers accused of smuggling drugs and other contraband into the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services (BDOCS) were granted $4,000 bail Friday.

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Two Bahamians, Florida man in court on guns and ammunition charges

TWO Bahamians and a Florida man were charged in Freeport Magistrate’s Court with possession of illegal firearms and ammunition in connection with a police raid early this week.

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THE BTVI STORY: A journey from Andros

In 2017, Androsians were abuzz with news that the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) was about to begin offering courses on their island. Among those eventually signing up was Alysso Oliver, who today is a proud graduate.

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Clubs & Societies October 20th, 2023

The Bahamas Down Syn- drome Association is to hold a buddy walk-fest on Saturday, October 21, from 8am to noon.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: ‘Build your hotel somewhere else!’

BALMORAL is a quiet neighbourhood on Sanford Drive in Nassau. Situated a block south of the Cecil Wallace-Whitfield Centre that houses the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Finance, and just east of Liberty Overlook, the residence of the American Ambassador when there is one, Balmoral is a highly desirable residential community.

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Bahamas kickstarts FTX assets sell-off

An auto dealer yesterday disclosed he expects to sell 60 percent of the former FTX vehicle fleet assigned to him within 30 days, but warned: “This is not a fire sale.”

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Doctors to slash nation’s 213-bed shortage by 32%

Doctors Hospital yesterday pledged it will slash The Bahamas’ 213-strong hospital bed shortage by almost one-third come 2025 through the opening of two new facilities.

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Shane Gibson asks for secret ballot from PLP Council

SHANE Gibson wants the Progressive Liberal Party’s National General Council to vote by secret ballot tonight to approve its candidate for the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election.

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20-member Team Bahamas named for Pan Am Games

TWENTY participants will represent The Bahamas at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile following the selection made by the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC).

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BLTA: Bahamas selected to host regional training camp for the top junior tennis athletes in Caribbean, Central America

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is pleased to announce that The Bahamas has been selected to host a regional training camp for top junior tennis athletes in the Caribbean and Central America.

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Jamaica earns fourth straight CGA Four-Ball Golf Championship

JAMAICA hoisted the Ambrose Gouthro Cup trophy for the fourth consecutive time at the Caribbean Golf Association’s (CGA) Four-Ball Championship yesterday at the Royal Blue Golf Club, Baha Mar.

Bahamas ‘prioritises’ debt servicing over its people

The Bahamas has reached a point where the Government is prioritising interest payments on its $11.645bn national over services to its people, an investment analyst argued yesterday.

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‘By-election must happen by November 25’

THE West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election must happen by November 25, according to acting Parliamentary Commissioner Arthur Taylor.

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ACES BECOME FIRST REPEAT CHAMPIONS IN 21 YEARS: Las Vegas beats Jonquel Jones and New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4

NEW YORK (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from A’ja Wilson and a defensive stop in the closing seconds to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the Finals last night.

St Mary’s Gaels are favoured to win White Sands Bahamas NCAA Golf Invitational

ST Mary’s College men’s golf team will travel farther than any other in the 19-team field for this week’s White Sands Bahamas NCAA Invitational at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island, Bahamas.

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Cornish sex assault case heading to Supreme Court

NORTH Abaco MP Kirk Cornish received his voluntary bill of indictment in his sexual assault case yesterday, signalling the advancement of his matter to the higher court.

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‘Junkanoo Boyz’ end up in 2-2 draw

The Junkanoo Boyz spoiled the Benna Boys chances of earning back-to-back wins when they secured a 2-2 draw yesterday evening in an away game in Piggotts, Antigua and Barbuda.

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Jonquel Jones on a roll in postseason

New York Liberty to face Las Vegas Aces in Game 4 of WNBA Finals tonight

GRAND Bahama native Jonquel “JJ” Jones has been on a tear in the postseason which helped the New York Liberty to keep their championship window open on Sunday in an elimination game against the Las Vegas Aces.

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Abaco man held on suspicion of illegal drug possession

POLICE officers in Abaco arrested a 25-year-old man after finding a quantity of illegal drugs and large sums of cash at a residence in Dundas Town.