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PM is well suited for finance role

IT WAS written by the revered Chinese sage and philosopher, Confucius in 500 BC that “the ruler of a country of a thousand chariots must give diligent attention to business; he must be sincere; he must be economical; he must love his people; and he must provide employment for his people at the proper seasons”.

Newbold: God not done with me yet

DESPITE the injuries and some unrelated track issues that sidelined his glaring career, quarter-miler Stephen ‘Dirty’ Newbold admits that God is not finished with him yet.

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Taureano: I’ll honour my late father’s wish - and hang up the gloves

ONE of the last words of advice professional boxer Taureano ‘Reno’ Johnson got from his father, Erwin Johnson, before he passed away yesterday was that “it’s time to hang up the gloves.”

Genesis triumph at BSAA annual meet

THE Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association completed its annual track and field meet on Friday at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium with Genesis Academy emerging as this year’s champions.

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Property tax pace 20% up amid ‘over aggressive’ fear

Real property tax collections are pacing 20 percent ahead of the previous record year, the Government’s top finance official disclosed yesterday, as he predicted it will be “very close” to its full-year deficit target.

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Man accused of three murders

A MAN was remanded in custody yesterday for allegedly killing three people in New Providence last year.

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Soaring into Grand Bahama’s future

THE Bahamas appears set to have its first licensed skydiving operation after a Grand Bahama company conducted a successful demo dive under the watchful eyes of the Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas (CAAB) yesterday.

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Bringing joy to the people

AS HE prepares to come home for the World Athletics Relays, a flood of happy memories wash over 28-year-old Steven Gardiner.

‘Bizarre’: France, Holland keep Bahamas blacklisted

FINANCIAL and legal executives yesterday slammed The Bahamas’ continued inclusion on national blacklists of European Union (EU) member states as “crazy” and “bizarre” given its recent delisting by that bloc.

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FTX prosecutors push for tougher sentence

US prosecutors are exploiting the $426m transfer of digital assets to the safekeeping of Bahamian regulators to press for a harsher prison sentence for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried.

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Gardiner wins season opener

IT was another good season opener for Bahamian quarter-miler Steven Gardiner.

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BAAA names 76-member team to compete at CARIFTA Games

AFTER watching more than 50 qualifying performances turned in during the final trials over the weekend, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has selected a 76-member team to compete at the 51st CARIFTA Games.

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New pool is completed at the Betty Kelly Kenning swim Complex

IT cost about five million dollars, but six months after the work commenced in November, Bahamas Aquatics now have a brand-new pool at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex to host the 2024 CARIFTA Swimming Championships.

Call for immediate ceasefire

JOINING the voices of non-governmental organisations, feminist movements, and activists all over the world, Equality Bahamas calls for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the occupation of Palestine by Israel.

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Michael Pintard appealing for help to find missing Grand Bahama man

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard is appealing for help finding Philip “Big Mama” Stubbs, who has been missing for almost a week.

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‘Reimagined’ Bahama Grill to feature 102-room hotel

ERIC Gibson Jr, developer and owner of Bahama Grill on West Bay Street, is seeking approval from the Department of Physical Planning to construct a seven-storey, 102-room hotel complete with a “reimagined” Bahama Grill on the 1.39-acre plot.

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Deyton Albury to enter the NCAA Men’s Division One Basketball Transfer Portal

AFTER producing an outstanding season for the Royals men’s basketball team at Queen’s University where he earned several individual awards, Bahamian guard Deyton Albury has decided to enter the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Men’s Division One Basketball Transfer Portal.

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Man gets six-months prison for breaking into restaurant

A MAN was sentenced to six months in prison yesterday after he admitted to breaking into a restaurant and stealing more than $1,000 worth of property last Sunday.

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Man fined for possession of drugs with intent to supply

A MAN was fined in court yesterday after admitting to a drug charge.

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STATESIDE: Biden’s bid for second term hinges on perception of his mental acuity

US president Joe Biden’s momentous State of the Union address last Thursday is stale news now in this age of the 24-hour news cycle and little if any popular memory of what happened even a week ago. Correct?