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Port sets July record on container volumes

Nassau’s commercial shipping port set a July record after container imports increased by more than 20 percent with its top executive yesterday confirming business volumes have rebounded to pre-COVID levels.

Gov’t: Inflation did not drive VAT revenue rise

Record inflation generated less than $10m of the VAT revenue increase in the first six months after the rate cut, the Ministry of Finance asserted last night, with the 2021-2022 deficit slashed by 48.4 percent year-over-year.

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Seven more die from COVID

MINISTRY of Health and Wellness officials have reported seven more COVID-19 related deaths, pushing the nation’s death toll to 830.

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Jones and Sun lose WNBA Finals opener

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun nearly overcame another fourth-quarter deficit but their late rally fell just short in game one of the WNBA Finals.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: What happens when the bridge to the future is condemned?

RIGHT now, today, 45 promising students with ambitious goals and a determination to succeed need a hero.

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Jones and Sun in WNBA Finals

Jonquel scores 15, grabs 10 rebounds as Sun rally in 4th to beat Sky 72-63

Powered by a furious quarter rally, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun won a series finale on the road and are headed to the WNBA Finals.

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Superplex cuts staff 25% in $3m ‘survival’ package

The Fusion Superplex yesterday said its workforce has been reduced by 25 percent compared to pre-COVID levels as part of a $3m cost savings package “critical to our survival and keeping on the lights”.

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Sky to host winner-take-all game 5 tonight

THE ninth meeting between Jonquel Jones’ Connecticut Sun and Chicago Sky will determine which team will advance to the WNBA Finals and which team will see its 2022 season come to an end.

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Man with unlicenced gun accused of threats

A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday after admitting to having an unlicenced shotgun and ammunition.

Forecasters keeping close watch on three systems

LOCAL weather forecasters are watching the development of three systems — two tropical storms and one tropical wave.

WORLD VIEW: COP-27 failing before it begins

THE most ominous sign of what the forthcoming COP-27 meeting on climate change portends for small states is that officials from a Group of 20 (G20) major economies, who met on August 31, failed to agree a joint statement at the conclusion of the meeting.

Stop ‘getting every dollar’ out of Abaco

A prominent Abaconian has blasted the “bureaucratic red tape” that is preventing the island from making further progress on a post-Dorian economic recovery that he estimates its 60-65 percent complete.

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Minister: End of AIDS epidemic in sight

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said The Bahamas has reached the moment where “tremendous progress is being made” and that the “end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight.”.

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‘No warning shots’ for police says Fernander

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said officers have “the right to do what they have to do” when confronted with armed people who put their lives in danger.

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Jonquel Jones and Sun fall in 2-1 hole

Candace Parker helps Sky beat Sun 76-72

The Connecticut Sun lost a pivotal game three of the WNBA semifinals and surrendered home court advantage for the remainder of the series, but the story emerging out of yesterday’s game was the limited time Jonquel Jones received down the stretch.

Pro basketball player Zane Knowles signs with new club

ZANE Knowles will continue his career in Bulgaria’s National Basketball League.

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Running Mon Marina and Resort purchased by Xquisite Yachts

The Running Mon Marina and Resort in Grand Bahama has been acquired by Xquisite Yachts, an award-winning yacht manufacturing company that plans to invest in the region of $3m to $5m to undertake major upgrades at the property.

Taxi plates issuance branded ‘a big mess’

Drivers yesterday asserted that the Road Traffic Department has been forced to suspend the issuance of new taxi plates because some have ended up “in the hands of hooligans”.

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FRONT PORCH – The guayabera: A cultural and fashion statement

IN The Bahamas and Jamaica, we call it the bush jacket. In the Dominican Republic it is commonly known as the chacabana shirt. In Haiti, it is sometimes called the guyabel, while in Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, it is often referred to as the shirt-jac.

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‘Slow death’ fears if spend cut too deep

A small business advocate yesterday voiced fears the sector will suffer “a slow death” if Bahamians cut back too much on spending after the Prime Minister’s inflation warning, adding: “We don’t want to frighten people.”