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DIANE PHILLIPS: Activists in the board room? Can it happen in The Bahamas?

WE may tout our advanced technology, our award-winning cloud data saving capability, our internationally acclaimed Family Island beaches, but when it comes to knowing how to make a difference in something that could save our very country, we turn our backs on today’s tools and dig out yesterday’s toys.

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Local chess community hosting several masters of the sport, 3 grandmasters

ORJAN LINDROTH MEMORIAL OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

THE local chess community is currently hosting several masters of the sport from across the globe at the Orjan Lindroth Memorial Open Chess Championship.

PwC: Governance failures will cost companies dearly

Companies could lose key staff, customers and investments if they fail to live up to environmental, social and governance (ESG) expectations, a Bahamian accountant said yesterday.

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STATESIDE: Threat to standing of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

AS you drive south toward Florida on I-95 just beyond Savannah, there’s a historical marker announcing that near the next exit is the tiny hamlet of Pin Point, Georgia.

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Water Corp’s $18.8m debt paid-off come ‘early 2023’

The Water & Sewerage Corporation’s main supplier yesterday revealed that it had “received assurances from the highest level” of the Bahamian government that the multi-million sum owed to it will be brought current by “early 2023”.

A tribute to Anita Doherty

Imagine being a naïve 13-year-old new student of a new school, not knowing anyone there. That’s what I experienced on my first day at the then Freeport Anglican High School – the day I met then Vice Principal Anita Doherty.

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Burrows and Tigers to face No. 5 Queen’s Gaels in the quarterfinals

SHAMAR Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers learned their possible path toward a championship in the upcoming U Sports Men’s Final 8.

Bahamas must take ‘aggressive steps’ over renewable energies

A Cabinet minister yesterday said current oil price volatility shows The Bahamas must take “aggressive steps” to harness renewable energy as it signed an agreement to access $9m in European Union (EU) grant funding.

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Water Corp’s record $26.4m debt set to become ‘current’

The Government has pledged to bring the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s record $26.4m debt owed to its main BISX-listed supplier “current”, it was revealed last night.

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High oil prices may force Gov’t roads ‘scale back’

The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) interim president yesterday said high oil and construction material prices may force the Government to “scale back” on its capital works budget for this and the upcoming fiscal year.

1,500 students have chance of HBCU scholarships

THE Bahamas Think HBCU college fair is set for April 23 and will provide 1,500 students throughout the country the opportunity for scholarships at 20 historically black colleges and universities in the United States.

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Athletes get set for CARIFTA trials starting Friday

IN anticipation of the finals trials this weekend and subsequently the CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend, the top sprinters eligible for Team Bahamas got a chance to go through a block start session.

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Cruise port’s $300m finish moved back to early 2023

The completion of Nassau Cruise Port’s $300m transformation has been pushed back to early 2023, its top executive has revealed, with $110m worth of landside and buildings construction now set to move into high gear.

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Minnis: Keep Over-the-Hill project alive

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is urging the Davis administration to continue all of the initiatives outlined under the umbrella of the Over-the-Hill redevelopment project rolled out by the previous government.

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National high school golf champions are crowned

After a rain delay on Friday, the Bahamas Golf Federation finally got a chance to complete its National High School Golf Championships yesterday at the BGF’s Driving Range.

In NBA’s G-League, Kai Jones has career high 30 points

KAI Jones continues to put up dominant numbers in the G-League with the Charlotte Hornets affiliate Greensboro Swarm.

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‘One hand tied behind its back’

Abaco businesses and residents are voicing concerns over the imminent deadline by which they must submit applications for the continuation of Hurricane Dorian-related tax relief.

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Prices plummeted around the world after Russian troops invaded Ukraine. But no stock exchange has been hit as hard as the Moscow Stock Exchange.

EDITORIAL: Workers in demand as furlough scheme ends

WHILE all eyes are on the Royal visit that began yesterday, there is one story that should not be drowned out in the fanfare.

Blockchain operator blasts ‘unfounded’ $20m lawsuit

A Bahamian blockchain and digital assets firm has slammed a $20m damages claim as “unfounded”, asserting that it was lavished with praise by the party making the allegations less than five months earlier.