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TOUGH CALL: What Bahamians are discussing on social media

SEVERAL recent posts on my Facebook page discussed topical issues and generated some interesting responses, which I share here.

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Tributes paid for iconic journalist Ed Bethel

TRIBUTES continued to pour out for veteran journalist Eldred “Ed” Bethel yesterday, with the Free National Movement and Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas remembering the media legend.

Sports Notes

JACOBI Bain, playing in the prestigious 2015 Eddie Herr International Championships, advanced to the quarter-finals with a 7-6 (6), 7-5 win over Tomas Moretto of Argentina. He will go on to play No. 13 seed Maximo Lucentini Sanchez of Argentina 8am today.

Agriculture policy to emphasise buyer links

Small Bahamian producers and livestock developers must have secure access to regional and international markets, the Minister of Agriculture said yesterday, adding that “connecting buyers to sellers” was central to the the Bahamas’ Agriculture Policy Programme (APP).

Aline McLaughlin dies, aged 94

MISS Aline McLaughlin, 94, died at her San Souci home on Friday evening. With her was her first cousin, Alden Barbes, who had returned from his home in California to help her with her affairs.

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94 Haitians told not to come back illegally

NEARLY 100 Haitians were granted a conditional discharge yesterday after admitting to entering the country illegally earlier this week. The 94 Haitian migrants — 79 men and 15 women — have been ordered not to return to The Bahamas in the manner they

URCA seeks to shorten reconnection time

THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority wants to shorten the time communications service providers have to reconnect the services of people who are wrongfully disconnected or were disconnected because of non-payment.

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STATESIDE: Politicians need to recognise when it is time for them to leave the stage

WHAT do Diane Feinstein, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, George Santos and Clarence Thomas have in common?

Team Bahamas 6th overall in Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships

THE Bahamas concluded the 65th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships with a sixth place finish in the standings for both the George Teale Trophy and the Hoerman Cup.

Sports Notes November 14

MACEDONIA and Golden Gates continued where they left off as the Baptist Sports Council’s defending champions, opening up the 2012 season on the winning note in the 19-and-under, co-ed and men’s divisions respectively at the Banker’s Field, Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, on Saturday.

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Buddy Hield scores 15 in 99-94 loss to the Hawks

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Bahamian Buddy Hield scored 15 points last night but the Atlanta Hawks beat the New Orleans Pelicans 99-94 to win their fifth straight, even as shooting guard Kyle Korver spent the entire game on the bench amid reports he could be traded.

URCA: BTC cell monopoly 'rare'

URCA: BTC cell monopoly 'rare' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor While conceding that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) ongoing cellular monopoly was "increasingly rare", the industry regulator has rejected Cable Bahamas' urging that

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95 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19

The Ministry of Health reported on Tuesday that there are 95 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19.

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High blood pressure linked to sexual dysfunction in women and men

It is well-known that uncontrolled elevated blood pressure can lead to erectile dysfunction in men. It is relatively common for the first symptom of new onset or known poorly controlled hypertension to be poor quality erections.

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Commonwealth Bank Giants complete perfect regular season

AFTER falling short of their ultimate goal the last two seasons, the Commonwealth Bank Giants completed a perfect regular season, but head coach Perry Thompson Sr said it won’t mean anything if they don’t go all the way and win the New Providence Ba

PLP using Trump’s playbook

It is quite depressing to reflect on the journey that the Republican Party has taken since the days of the American Civil War. It was once the party of Abraham Lincoln that ended slavery in the United States. Today it is the party of Donald Trump and uses anger, fear, conspiracy theories and fake news to whip up the emotions of a section of society that is shrinking and getting more desperate by the day.

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132 new cases of COVID-19

THE latest Ministry of Health COVID-19 Dashboard has recorded 132 new infections in The Bahamas with 94 of them being in New Providence.

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Giants rout the Crimestoppers 113-94

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants proved why they are the defending New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) champions as they pulled off their biggest challenge so far this year by defeating the Royal Bahamas Police Force Crimestoppers 113-94 at CI Gibson Gym Monday night.

Ed Bethel

And then there were three. On Monday, March 13, the media profession in The Bahamas lost a giant of a journalist and broadcaster, Mr Ed Bethel.

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Junior golfers 'putt' Bahamas 5th overall

Team Bahamas produced a trio of top five finishers against elite junior golf talent in the region at the 31st edition of the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.The team concluded the final round in fifth place in the race for the Hank James