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Roots wants Junkanoo judging change

MEMBERS of The Roots have called for the “abolition” of Junkanoo’s “flawed” judging system, adding it is overdue to be changed.

Bahamas requires $16bn economy ‘to make sense’

The Bahamas must grow its economy to $16bn, expanding its size by around one-third, if its future is “to make sense” in the absence of government austerity, a governance reformer urged yesterday.

Sports Notes

THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association will kick of its basketball season today with the junior boys and girls playing at the AF Adderley Gymnasium and the senior boys and girls at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

NPBA: Giants and DDL in win column

THE defending champions Discount Distributors Liquors and runners-up Commonwealth Bank Giants both pulled off victories over the weekend to highlight the men’s division one play in the New Providence Basketball Association.

Opposition: Is customs broker ‘integration’ legal?

THE Opposition’s finance spokesman last night queried whether the Customs laws and regulations must be changed before mandating that brokers acquire third-party software to “integrate” with its electronic import clearance system.

'Too late': Fired Gaming Board employees can't get jobs back

Seventeen former Gaming Board employees, who were found to have been unfairly dismissed, have lost their bid for reinstatement some four-and-a-half years after they were terminated.

DIANE PHILLIPS: Thanks, Eric Carey, you took the elitism out of the Bahamas National Trust and made it ours

WHEN Eric Carey said a final formal farewell to the Bahamas National Trust at the end of December, he left an organization that belonged to the people.

Gambling ‘instability’ fuels wider Bahamas inequality

The gap between rich and poor Bahamians “continues to widen immeasurably”, a prominent businessman warned yesterday, while blaming gambling for causing increased family and social instability.

Two accused of gun threat

TWO men were given bail in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday on separate charges of assaulting and threatening a man with a gun on New Year’s Eve.

‘NPBA action is fantastic’

University of the Bahamas Mingoes open new year with big victories

WITH the return of the New Providence Basketball Association action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, the University of the Bahamas Mingoes and the Rockets opened the new year with big victories.

FRONT PORCH – Majority Rule: A shared celebration

THE LATE Roman Catholic Vicar General Monsignor Preston Moss grew up a stone’s throw away from the top of the hill East Street, not far from Mortimer Candy Kitchen.

‘Settle down’ before tax crackdown tie-in

The Government should allow the corporate real estate market to “settle down” before seeking to tie Business Licence renewals to property tax compliance by commercial landlords, a prominent realtor argued yesterday.

‘ALARM’ AT CHILD ABUSE STATISTICS: Advocacy group questions lack of public outrage

THERE were 240 new reported cases of child abuse, neglect and abandonment documented between January and October of last year, according to data released by the Ministry of Social Services.

Towing fare increase could heighten risks

Automotive repair shops yesterday voiced concern that the 67 percent, or two-thirds increase, in standard towing fees could prompt Bahamians to take more risky measures to move broken down vehicles.

McKay Jr and Saints on a roll

AFTER some good Bahamian cooked meals and some quality time with family and friends, Gregory McKay Jr returned to Limestone University and helped the Saints men’s basketball team to two straight victories.

ALICIA WALLACE: A good time to take a realistic look at your goals for 2023

WE are a few days into 2023. The holidays came and went as quickly as they always do. There was shopping, cleaning, cooking, and gathering. In the midst of all of the activities, many of us made time to reflect on 2022, imagine what could be in 2023, and make resolutions, set goals, or set intentions for the year ahead.

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