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PM defends decision to call early election

AFTER voting in the Killarney constituency, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis responded to criticism that the early election was ill-timed as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ELECTION DAY – As it happened

Voting in the General Election is underway – we'll keep you up-to-date throughout the day as The Bahamas goes to the polls.

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Secret austerity deal denied

A senior Ministry of Finance official yesterday branded as “absolutely incorrect” assertions that the Government cut a secret austerity deal with its lenders in return for last year’s $825m foreign currency bonds.

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Row as Dames accuses PLP supporters of campaigning at polling site

A heated argument erupted at Government High School on Thursday morning after Mount Moriah incumbent Marvin Dames accused Progressive Liberal Party supporters of campaigning at the polling site on Election Day.

Bastian to continue career with the Angelo State Rams

Lathaniel Bastian will continue his athletic and academic collegiate career at the NCAA Division II level with the Angelo State Rams.

EDITORIAL: Don’t be lulled by drop in COVID numbers

IS THERE a glimmer of hope in the number of COVID cases being recorded?

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Wildcat action shuts airports

AIRPORT operations on several Family Islands were severely affected yesterday after more than a dozen airport employees refused to show up to work in protest of unresolved workplace grievances.

EDITORIAL: Sensible policies show path we should follow

FIRST, there was a proposal by the FNM to provide free food in schools for all children at government schools.

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BREAKING NEWS: Family Islands airport operations hit by industrial action

AIRPORT operations on several Family Islands were severely affected today after more than a dozen airport employees refused to show up to work in protest of unresolved workplace grievances.

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‘I could have bled out on the court’

Zane Knowles expected to take Hungary’s Zalakerámia ZTE KK basketball club by storm this season, but a possible life threatening injury - discovered by happenstance - sidelined those plans for the immediate future.

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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.

It’s your time

Four years and a few months ago, the people of this wonderful nation lined up in droves to vote the Christie led PLP out of office due to a myriad of reasons coupled with Christie fatigue and serious allegations of corruption. A large majority stood in long lines in the scorching hot sun just for an opportunity to vote Minnis and the FNM into high office. The rest is now history.

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‘TIME FOR ACTION NOT JUST WORDS’: All candidates urged to ensure they deliver on reform promises

Anti-corruption campaigners yesterday warned that mere political promises will not cut it as The Bahamas faces “dire and irreversible circumstances” unless the next administration adopts urgent reforms.

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ART OF GRAPHIX: Put your advertising into graphic motion

Motion graphics can be used in pretty much any business. They can simplify storytelling, help guide users to better understand products and services, and can help pack massive amounts of information into bite-size, comprehensive videos.

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BIG 3 Final will feature rematch of 2017 title game

THE 2021 BIG 3 Final will feature a rematch of the 2017 title game and while Trilogy has a new cast of characters, Rashard Lewis and his 3 Headed Monsters look to avenge that loss from the league’s initial season.

BOB chief pledges lending tightened

Bank of The Bahamas’ managing director yesterday pledged that lending policies have been tightened significantly since it secured a $34,000 loan on a vehicle it already knew was stolen.

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Candidate’s silence on his $53m fortune

KEVIN King, the Kingdom Government Movement’s leader who is vying for the East Grand Bahama seat, yesterday evaded questions to clarify his declared net worth of $53,129,820.

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The millionaires club

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar tops the list of millionaire candidates who are vying for re-election with a total net worth of $37,951,803, according to financial disclosures submitted to the Parliamentary Registration Department.

LW Young and broke candidates

Leon Walter Young, better known to us as L W Young, was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1912, during the governorship of either Sir Gilbert Thomas Carter or Sir William Grey-Wilson. A carpenter and building contractor by profession, Young would serve in Parliament for the Eastern District of New Providence, from the aforementioned 1912 to 1942 – the year of the Burma Road Riots.

BIG3 championship set

THE BIG3 had a successful launch playing its playoff rounds internationally for the first time and next week’s championship matchup is all set as the league’s fourth season is gearing up for an exciting conclusion.