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Transportation of huge generators for BPL delayed by adverse weather

THE transportation of Wartsila tri-fuel generators and engines from the Arawak Cay Port to Bahamas Power & Light’s Clifton Pier site has been stalled because of weather issues, according to BPL board chairman Donovan Moxey.

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Baha Mar staff funds deposited

THE MONEY allocated to pay Baha Mar workers and unsecured creditors has been deposited by the Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM), according to Claims Committee Chairman James Smith, who yesterday maintained that non-staff claims will be processed as “pay as you go until you run out”.

MP inspects schools ahead of start of the new term

PINERIDGE MP Rev Frederick McAlpine visited all of the public schools in his constituency to inspect the progress of school repairs ahead of the new school year. There are five schools in the Pineridge constituency and contractors are on site at tho

Central Bank link for co-operatives department

FORMING a transition plan to strengthen satellite co-operative associations, the Department of Co-operatives is expected to graduate from its affiliation with unions to a partnership with the Central Bank of the Bahamas.

Gov’t gains $96m in tax cheat crackdown

The Government netted almost $96 million in the first six months of its crackdown on corporate and high net worth tax cheats, it has been revealed.

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Dr Elwood Donaldson dies age 86

Former Member of Parliament and Ambassador Dr Elwood Donaldson has died at the age of 86.

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Coach Greene says he was ‘diagnosed with COVID-19’

Their season won’t start until next weekend but, by then, head coach Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene expects to be out of his coronavirus pandemic quarantine and back on the sidelines with his University of Kentucky Wildcats track and field team.

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Buddy sprains ankle

Sacramento Kings guard Buddy Hield was helped to the locker room (above right) after he limped off the court with a sprained right ankle midway through the fourth quarter against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday in Sacramento, California.

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Health workers tested for COVID-19

ABOUT 185 healthcare workers were tested on Saturday for the novel coronavirus, with results expected today or tomorrow, according to Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Delon Brennen. His comment came as the country added two more confirmed cases of CO

A different take on democracy

It is the Christmas season and my favourite time – new year– is approaching. It is a time of reflection and improvement. Some improve their home by repairs, painting and decorations. Some improve themselves by being generous and making new year resolutions. In this vein I suggest an improvement for the Bahamas’ political system which is a representative democracy.

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Sports in brief

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association held its election of officers on April 30.

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Hall of Fame glory

There have been so many special moments in his life, but one that will stand out for former track star turned elite coach David Charlton will be his induction into Howard University Athletic Department’s Hall of Fame for his contribution as an athlete from 1979-84.

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Bahamasall set for 2014 CentroBasket tournament

FOR the Bahamas men’s national basketball team, the path towards an historic berth at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games continues this weekend with the next level of regional qualification.

Veterans who took to the air in wartime

GEORGE Collymore, 84, and Lloyd Toppin, 87, wanted three things from their service in the Second World War: To find adventure, to gain knowledge and to return home safely.

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Holding up a Torch for Life: regulating weapons

CARIBBEAN Community (CARICOM) countries joined dozens of other nations in fighting for a robust and comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) during negotiations at the United Nations headquarters in New York from 2 to 27 July, but their efforts were frustrated by President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign team.

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Sands: Poor sacrificed ‘on tax efficiency altar’

The FNM’s chairman yesterday accused the Government of driving more Bahamian families into poverty, and sacrificing them “on the altar of tax efficiency”, by refusing to eliminate VAT on medicines and breadbasket foods.

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Ayton posts double double in loss to Pelicans

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Deandre Ayton scored 20 points and led the Phoenix Suns with 12 rebounds on Saturday night. But they were defeated by the New Orleans Pelicans 119-99. It was the eighth double-double for the rookie No. 1 draft choice. He shot 9-12

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70 years of working for the same company

COMMITTED, loyal and hard-working are just a few words used to describe Pat Higgs, who, at 84, is still an employee of Rubins, the clothing and shoe retail company for which she has worked for 70 years this month.

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2019 a record breaking year for tourism

LAST year was a “record breaking" one for tourism, with the country hitting the highest recorded number of stopover visitors in its history, according to the Ministry of Tourism’s Director General Joy Jibrilu. Speaking at a press conference at the B

Airport gateway is 99% complete

The Airport Gateway Project is 99 per cent complete, the Minister of Works said yesterday, with more than $69 million of its $71 million budget having been spent to date.