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FRONT PORCH: Love’s Pure Light

THIS Christmas column is dedicated to a dear priest friend, a source of mercy, of laughter, and of everlasting friendship, who continues to discover and to share new light and life.

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COVID cases continue to ramp up

IT is possible that an uptick in COVID-19 cases is associated with the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and travel, according to local infectious disease expert Dr Nikkiah Forbes.

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When will contractors get money they’re due?

FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said the Davis administration should be clearer about when contractors who had agreements with the Bahamas Parks and Public Beaches Authority will be paid monies owed to them.

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Rawson Square lights up for Christmas

Video showing the finishing touches being put to Rawson Square's spectacular Christmas decorations this week.

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STATESIDE: ‘Tis the season to... keep on worrying for the world

THERE was a time, not so very long ago, when it seemed like the second half of December provided a respite from news about the troubles in the world. Part of this was due to the fact that in many countries, including the US, the politicians were on vacation somewhere warm and the media journalists who covered them knew the Christmas season was one of the few times of the year – August was usually another of them – when a family vacation could safely be booked.

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FRONT PORCH: Ongoing struggle to emancipate colonised minds

“The most important area of domination [is] the mental universe of the colonised, the control, through culture, of how people perceive themselves and their relationship to the world.” – Jason Hickel

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Spend $500 on another man’s card? Pay up $5,000

A 22-year-old man who admitted purchasing over $500 worth of items using another man’s bank card was fined over $5,000 yesterday.

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ART OF GRAPHIX: Graphic gains from audience conversion

Graphic design is more than just aesthetics; it is a form of communication between your business and your audience. Businesses use graphics at every stage of the marketing process to inform, engage and eventually persuade prospective customers to make a purchase or take action.

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Cooper says Minnis should ‘enjoy his retirement’

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis should “enjoy his retirement”, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, while dismissing the Killarney MP’s criticisms of the discontinuation of the travel health visa for Bahamian citizens and residents returning home from abroad.

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PETER YOUNG: Stay calm and carry on - but plans may have to change

HERE we go again. That is likely to be the tired and irritated reaction of most people in the UK in the face of new restrictions after the recent discovery in South Africa of Omicron, the name given to a new strain of COVID-19.

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Halkitis: We must stay vigilant over finances

WITH the new Omicron variant continuing to spread in neighbouring countries, Economic Affairs Minister Michael Halkitis said The Bahamas must remain vigilant and practice discipline to sustain the improving fiscal picture.

Island House says fully booked to end-January

THE Island House is fully booked for the Christmas season and into the New Year as it moves to re-open its Mahogany House restaurant together with a new cocktail bar.

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NCAA Division II basketball: McCoy, McFall, Bastian in spotlight

MALACHI McCoy earned conference player of the week honours, Jonathan McFall continued his high scoring and Lathaniel Bastian posted another double double in NCAA Division II basketball.

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Hovland rallies to win from 6 back and deny Morikawa No. 1

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — The 24-year-old rising star put a nice ribbon on a three-win year in golf by posing with Tiger Woods at the trophy presentation Sunday in the Hero World Challenge.

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DeChambeau leads a holiday event shaping up to be much more

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — This holiday event in the Bahamas is taking on a little more meaning for Bryson DeChambeau seeking a small measure of revenge and for Collin Morikawa pursuing a more noble goal of reaching No. 1 in the world.

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Tiger’s Hero World Challenge to Rock Albany golf course

THE Hero World Challenge is still days away from an official tee-off, but the professional golf world will be fixated on the Albany Golf Course today.

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Cooper: We must learn to co-exist with the virus

WHILE admitting the government is concerned about a fourth COVID-19 wave, Tourism, Investment and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper insisted Friday the country must learn to co-exist with the virus, saying COVID-19 is not “going away anytime soon.”

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FNM elects Michael Pintard as new leader

THE Free National Movement elected Michael Pintard as its new leader Saturday evening, entrusting the Marco City MP with rebuilding and re-energising the organisation after its demoralising general election defeat.

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PHA launches investigation into complaint after death at PMH

THE Public Hospitals Authority has launched an investigation into a recent complaint that alleged negligence caused the death of a woman being treated at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

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PM opens Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship

THE Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship opened yesterday with four national Division I women’s programmes in action on day one.