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FOCOL ‘gunning’ to beat $40m savings for BPL

FOCOL Holdings is “gunning” to beat the $40m savings pledged to Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) customers through the New Providence rental generation it will supply to prevent summer blackouts, its chairman asserted yesterday.

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BPL: $15m maintenance put back to ‘manage cash’

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has delayed $15m in maintenance overhauls beyond summer 2022 “to manage cash”, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday, while conceding that such practices have undermined generation “reliability”.

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Jazz has grand slam among two homers, Marlins win

MIAMI (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice, including a grand slam, and had a career-high six RBIs as the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 12-2 on Tuesday night.

Liberty battling injuries, COVID-19, look to get on roll

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Liberty are a work in progress. When coach Sandy Brondello took over the team this year she knew it would take time for the players to gel on the court.

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PETER YOUNG: A nation united for a Queen revered

THE Platinum Jubilee in Britain was nothing less than a glorious success and a triumph for The Queen, for the monarchy as an institution and for the whole country.

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Three face court on drugs charges

THREE WOMEN and a man were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court on Thursday on separate drug charges.

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WNBA: Jonquel Jones earns Player of the Week honours

JONQUEL Jones concluded May with a season low scoring effort but opened June with season highs in three consecutive games to earn WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week honours.

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New Legend, New Susan Chase and Xena victorious

53RD ANNUAL LONG ISLAND REGATTA IN SALT POND

The 53rd annual Long Island Regatta was held over the weekend in Salt Pond, Long Island and was dubbed a tremendous success.

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System likely to become tropical depression or storm

On Thursday, The Bahamas Department of Meteorology released the following statement on a weather system near the southeastern Gulf of Mexico:

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STATESIDE: When – if ever – is it going to stop?

IS horrific gun violence in the US even newsworthy anymore? One can reasonably wonder what will be required for American legislators to enact meaningful gun control laws.

Happy Platinum Jubilee

What an achievement. Something most of us can only aspire to and look on in awe. Her Majesty The Queen is celebrating a Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth.

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Cruise port hits 97% end-May occupancy

Passenger occupancies on vessels calling at Nassau Cruise Port in the final week of May exceeded 97 percent, it was revealed yesterday, signalling the sector is closing on full recovery from COVID-19’s ravages.

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Isaacs Jr and Seymour offensive leaders

ANFERNEE Seymour and Todd Isaacs Jr have had productive starts to their seasons in independent baseball leagues and have emerged among early offensive leaders for their respective clubs.

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‘Fantastic’ food tariff cuts won’t fully offset inflation

The Budget’s tariff cuts “can’t compensate” fully for the 20 percent increase in food prices since late 2021, Super Value’s principal said yesterday, although they may cover “half of what was lost” by the return of breadbasket VAT.

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March air arrivals near to 75% of pre-COVID

Tourist arrivals to The Bahamas increased almost ten-fold in March 2022 compared to the prior year aided by the continued easing of COVID-related border restrictions and a rebound in global travel, it was revealed yesterday.

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Demeritte named men’s track and field coach of the year

An historic season for the Life University Track and Field programme yielded another accolade for head coach Dominic Demeritte.

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THE KDK REPORT: This new horizon

WELL-KNOWN for its beautiful beaches and world-class museums, Niteroi is a city in the southeast region of Brazil, facing Rio de Janeiro and just across from Guanabara Bay. It is also the birthplace of one of my patients, who like so many others, has had to overcome more than her fair share of challenges.

All truss-ed out on Budget’s tax cuts

A Bahamian contractor yesterday warned that the Government’s decision to eliminate 20 percent duty on imported roof trusses will “put us out of business” in a segment that has kept his overall operation afloat.

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Moody’s: Multiple ‘risks’ to Gov’ts fiscal forecast

Moody’s last night warned of multiple “risks” to the Government’s fiscal consolidation projections due to the absence of any tax increases in the just-unveiled Budget, while spending restraint will “weigh on economic growth”

Gov’t to cut foreign debt portion in half

The Government is aiming to slash the portion of its debt held in foreign currency by more than 50 percent, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, as he reaffirmed the key components of its liability management strategy.