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Gas retailers: ‘Never been so desperate’ due to OPEC slash

Bahamian petroleum retailers yesterday said “it’s never been so desperate” with a surprise production cut by the major oil producing countries making their need for a margin increase even more urgent.

Cable: URCA’s 23% budget rise ‘assault on our finances’

Cable Bahamas has blasted the 23 percent hike in the Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority’s (URCA) 2023 budget as “an assault on the finances” of itself and other communications operators who will pay for it.

High schoolers join International Basketball Academy

WITH their high school basketball league over and done with, local high school players are now showing their skills in the annual International Basketball Academy Bahamas Developmental League that is currently underway.

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Pre-COVID ‘comeback’ still $3bn off GDP target

The Bahamas must focus on “how we grow from here” because returning to pre-COVID’s $13bn economic output is “not sufficient to take the ship of state forward”, a governance reformer argued yesterday.

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Woman dies in West Bay Street car crash

A WOMAN was killed in a traffic accident when her car hit a tree on West Bay Street on Saturday morning.

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Giants are NPBA champions

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and Your Essential Store Giants are the 2023 New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) division one and two champions. The pair of Giants wrapped up the last game of their series this past weekend at the A F Adderley Gymnasium.

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Clubs and Societies – March 31th, 2023

Governor General Sir Cornelius A. Smith received the District Administrator for K-Kids Bahamas Kiwanis along with students in the programme who participated and won in their ‘Celebrating 50 Years of Independence. One Nation, Our Legacy, Our Future’ essay competition in a courtesy call at the Office of the Governor General on Wednesday.

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ONE ELEUTHERA FOUNDATION: Adapting to create systems of change to facilitate national development

LAST month, I received an invitation to attend a Philanthropy Retreat in St Croix of the US Virgin Islands hosted by Deanna James, president of the St Croix Foundation for Community Development, and her team.

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Bahamas hosts first all-woman world boxing fight tonight

Women’s History Month ends with a new historic moment tonight - as First Class Promotions hosts the region’s first World Boxing Association (WBA) all-female world title fight.

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Deltec agrees $50m FTX loan resolution

The role played by FTX’s former Bahamian chief in arranging a $50m loan to Deltec Bank & Trust’s parent company yesterday came under scrutiny through fresh legal filings.

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Three accused of botched murder attempt

THREE men were remanded to prison  yesterday in connection with a botched murder attempt last week when several guns were recovered in the getaway car.

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Catch these wanted men

POLICE yesterday issued a series of wanted posters in a bid to find a number of suspects.

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Jasrado Chisholm signs with Jordan Brand

MIAMI Marlins star Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr has signed a contract with Jordan Brand, Roc Nation Sports has announced. Chisholm is the fifth Major League Baseball player to sign with Jordan Brand, joining Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Mookie Betts, New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr and free-agent pitcher David Price.

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Minus excited about All-Female boxing show

FIRST Class Promoter Michelle Minus got a lot of high praise for bringing professional boxing back to the Bahamas. But she said tonight’s All-Female show will be one that the public will not forget.

Queen’s College ‘the Strongest Chess School on New Providence island’

ASPIRING chess players from across New Providence participated in the competitive Scholastic Chess Team Championship.

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STATESIDE: US making strides in renewable energy, but more must be done

IT’S safe to say that most of us are significantly more aware of climate change, and its potential affects on our lives and those of our children and grandchildren, than we were even a decade ago. Also, the political import of the issue of climate change has receded somewhat in the US, particularly inasmuch as guns, anti-wokeness and abortion have overtaken climate change denial as a rallying issue for conservatives and Republicans.

EDITORIAL: The size of our climate fight

WHEN our leaders talk about the impact our nation has suffered from the impacts of major storms, it can sometimes be hard to get an idea of the scale of the blows we have suffered.

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Bahamas hurricane loss triple that of Caribbean

The Bahamas has suffered almost triple the amount of hurricane-related losses and economic damage compared to that experienced by other Caribbean countries over the past 20 years, it was revealed yesterday.

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How you can beat the job interview

You have finally done it. You wrote the perfect resume, nailed your application letter, and now you have the job interview in just a few days. This is exciting, but also nerve-wracking. A positive impression has to be made if you wish to land the post, but how can you do that if you have never had a successful interview?

King David and LGBTQ members

I know that from a legal perspective, a dead person cannot be defamed or slandered. This is the position of the judicial system in the United States.