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PETER YOUNG: With the world watching, will our leaders rise to the challenge?

ITALY and Scotland have been the focus of international diplomacy this past week. Rome hosted the two-day G20 meeting of the world’s wealthiest countries, and this was followed on Sunday by the official opening of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, with most of the G20 leaders travelling there direct from their Rome meeting.

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Gov’t ‘reaching ceiling’ on debt

The Government may be reaching its debt limits given that such liabilities are now bigger than the economy, the Debt Advisory Committee’s head warned yesterday.

Pintard for FNM leader a no-brainer

THE September 16 general election was the most ho-hum since the formation of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) in 1953. The low voter turnout attest to this fact.

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Waltiea Rolle: ‘I can still play a little more before saying goodbye’

WALTIEA Rolle has had a successful return to pro basketball this season, but the veteran centre still believes she has much room for growth to reach both her short term and long term goals.

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VAT cut’s ‘modest’ jobs, growth effect

Cutting the VAT rate to 10 percent will cause “only slight improvement” in job creation and economic growth, a University of the Bahamas (UoB) study asserts, while advocating it still “be pursued’.

Burrows and Tigers get wins over Woodswide and Capers, Gibson and Huskies open season victorious

THE 2021-22 Atlantic University Sport men’s basketball season tipped off on October 29 and several Bahamians were active for their respective programmes in opening weekend double headers.

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Sweeting’s Cay residents ‘are still sleeping in tents’

MYLES Laroda, State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, was concerned that some Sweeting’s Cay residents were sleeping in tents, two years following Hurricane Dorian.

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RBDF promotions approved ‘soon’

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said promotions for the organisation should be approved soon.

Resort aims to bridge 36% T&C rates gap

An Exuma-based resort yesterday said it is striving for “five-star rock star” performance to match high-end Turks & Caicos rivals and bridge a 36 percent room rate gap.

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DPM praises ‘exceptional’ Sandals 95% occupancy

The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed Sandals Emerald Bay’s “exceptional” 90-95 percent slow season occupancy levels with the resort chain eyeing further Bahamas expansion.

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Coalition chief optimistic VAT cut to boost revenue

The Coalition for Responsible Taxation’s head yesterday voiced optimism that the 10 percent VAT slash will generate more revenue than the current structure once zero ratings are eliminated.

Kerzner’s praise for Farrington

Two minutes ago I stumbled on my copy of the attached letter, apparently written to Barry Farrington by Butch Kerzner. I find it to be a profound and well deserved compliment to Barry. You may publish it if you wish.

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Jones and Foxes are still undefeated in EuroLeague

Jonquel Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes needed some late game heroics, but they rebounded from last week’s Super Cup final loss to remain undefeated in the FIBA Women’s EuroLeague.

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It’s official: Rolle makes return to pro basketball

WALTIEA Rolle officially made her return to professional basketball and leads her club in a newly formed tournament to encourage competition between teams in Spain.

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Promotions 'on the way'

HUNDREDS of promotions held back since before the 2017 general election are on the way for government workers in the coming weeks, including those in the armed forces, State Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said yesterday.

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Bastian, Williams inducted into Benedict Hall of Fame

Having persevered in almost similar fashion from humble beginnings, Bahamian triple sporting star Melinda Bastian and multiple distance running national record holder O’Neil Williams emerged as two of the top student-athletes ever produced at Benedict College.

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Henfield Basketball Shooting Academy takes it to ‘The Lab’

IT’S called “The Lab,” where coach and mentor Marvin Hen eld has created his home for the Marvin Hen eld Basketball Shooting Academy for basketball players who have been marginalised because of their shooting abilities.

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PETER YOUNG: Small island developing states should speak with one voice

HAVING written only last week about COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference which opens in Scotland in less than one week, I hesitate to return to the subject today for fear of repetition. But there has been a significant new development and it may also be worth reiterating the importance of the conference to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which include, of course, The Bahamas.

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BPL’s Shell deal process ‘oblique’

Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) efforts to outsource electricity generation on New Providence were “oblique” and not fully transparent over a deal ultimately won by Shell North America.

Higgs in FIBA Eurocup, Nesbitt makes impact

VALERIE Nesbitt has had an immediate impact in her rookie season of pro basketball while Lashan Higgs made her first appearance with her new club in the FIBA EuroCup.