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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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Bahamians set to play for Great Britain

FOR the third time because the country is not eligible to field a team as yet, the Bahamas will have some players and a coach representing Great Britain at the World Baseball Classic.

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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.

Memorial for Dr Julia Wershing

A MEMORIAL mass was held in Madison, Nebraska, this morning for Dr Julia M Wershing, 89, who died in Madison, on Tuesday at the Arbor Care Centre in Madison.

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Cruise spend ‘antibiotics’ set for December launch

The Ministry of Tourism plans to launch the “antibiotics” that will help cure low cruise visitor spend in downtown Nassau by December 1, a top tourism executive disclosed yesterday.

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Labour chief: Over 1,200 jobs found for Bahamians

The Government’s labour chief yesterday disclosed that more than 1,200 Bahamians have found jobs since it launched ‘Labour on the Blocks 2.0’ in May, with several hundred more recruits sought imminently.

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ALWAYS THERE FOR US: Queen Elizabeth II dies age 96

AFTER 70 years on the throne, making her the longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully at her summer residence in Scotland yesterday at the age of 96.

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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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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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Tributes paid to Mike Mosko

THE local real estate community is mourning the death of well known Grand Bahama resident and businessman Mike Mosko, who died in Greece on Monday. He was 72.

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Man shot dead as he checked on break-in

NEW Providence police are investigating a shooting  that left a man dead early yesterday.

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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.

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Jones, Sun force decisive Game 5

UNCASVILLE, Conn (AP) — DeWanna Bonner and Courtney Williams each scored 19 points to help the Connecticut Sun rout the Chicago Sky 104-80 last night and force a decisive Game 5 in their WNBA semi-final series.

Forecasters keeping close watch on three systems

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

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80 Haitian migrants held after vessel intercepted

EIGHTY Haitian migrants were apprehended when their vessel was intercepted in the Ragged Island chain on Sunday. Royal Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said the group will be taken to Nassau.

Gibbs and Forbes reach semi-finals at FINA World Juniors

TEAM Bahamas concluded competition at the FINA World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru with a pair of semifinalists over the weekend.

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.

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THE KDK REPORT: Above all else – PART 2

THERE are certain definitive sink or swim moments throughout our lives that define each and every one of us. Those moments, while outwardly silent but internally screaming, require hope, stamina and strength of character to survive. This necessary strength is bolstered by knowing that someday, over time and as the seasons change, life will once again become bearable and if fortunate enough, happy and fulfilled.

EDITORIAL: The long battle to defeat HIV/AIDS

THE end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight?

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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.”.