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Commonwealth cuts loan delinquency by up to 5%

Commonwealth Bank says non-performing loans have reduced by between 1-5 percent across all credit segments since year-end 2022 as its portfolio expands faster than market growth.

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Ingraham criticises use of uniformed officers in campaign

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham was critical of how uniformed officers are used on the campaign trail for Progressive Liberal Party members.

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Man held after video appears to show him offering money ahead of by-election

A BIMINI resident is in police custody after appearing in a video offering people money ahead of today’s by-election.

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CONCACAF Nations League: Bahamas could be relegated – Bahamas men’s national soccer team suffers 6-1 loss to Puerto Rico

The Bahamas men’s national soccer team suffered a 6-1 loss to Puerto Rico last night in the CONCACAF Nations League at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, and could end up being relegated from League B to League C.

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Jason ‘Shred’ Johnson and Kaif Young emerge as champion and runner-up

ASSISTANT national bodybuilding coach Jason ‘Shred’ Johnson and Kaif Young emerged as the champion and runner-up respectively in the IFBB Elite Pro Mr Universe Colombia Show over the weekend.

No change to zoning, please

Changing of zoning applications are growing and growing to credit of Town Planning we see advertisements in the print media regularly today, but should changes to zoning be permitted?

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Dynasty Hoops: Elite Ballers win title

THE Elite Ballers Club, featuring local female high school basketball players, returned home from the Dynasty Hoops Elite Championship as the champions over the weekend in Orlando, Florida.

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BBFF can now boast of having 20 active professionals in the sport

WITH four more competitors earning their professional status this year, the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation can now boast of having 20 active professionals in the sport.

By-election spending is ‘win-win’ for Bimini

Bimini’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday hailed spending by both political parties on today’s by-election as a “win-win” for all residents and the island’s economy.

Better IP protection ‘great’ but creatives require more

The Government’s bid to create a dedicated intellectual property (IP) office was yesterday hailed by musicians as a “great” advance in helping to safeguard their creative works against piracy and theft.

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Maritime Corps thriving - with some challenges

Recently, the instructors involved in the Bahamas Maritime Cadet Corps (BMCC) held a conclave to discuss both progress and challenges.

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PETER YOUNG: Remembrance Sunday is emblem of Britain’s soul as a nation

AS the news cycle moves on remorselessly and public attention is inevitably diverted elsewhere, I should like today to comment once more on the controversy surrounding last weekend’s pro-Palestine march in London.

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Pintard says govt lying about FNM projects

FNM leader Michael Pintard said Bahamians are worse off under the current government.

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‘Incredibly difficult’ for middle class to ever purchase home

Middle class Bahamians will find it “incredibly difficult to ever get a home”, developers and realtors warned yesterday, with financing and other hurdles constantly being raised that “little bit higher”.

Public sector debt drops $93m during first quarter

Total public sector debt fell by $93m during the first quarter of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, it was disclosed yesterday, cutting it slightly from its June peak as the foreign currency share fell by 1.5 percentage points.

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Bishop Grant makes closing pitch ahead of vote

Bishop Ricardo Grant pledged to be a fierce advocate and a strong voice that will fight for West Grand Bahama and Bimini.

No Bahamas taxes on Shell’s $1.55bn profits

The case for imposing a corporate income tax was yesterday said to be have been strengthened by revelations that a Shell subsidiary paid not a cent in tax on $1.55bn of profits generated in The Bahamas.

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Academic star Camille dies of cancer, aged 19

A 19-year-old Bahamian college student who died from ovarian cancer on Saturday had been determined to finish her education, according to her brother.

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‘No problem’ says Pintard despite missing Dr Minnis

FREE National Movement leader Michael Pintard dismissed questions about Dr Hubert Minnis’ absence from rallies in the West Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency ahead of tomorrow’s by-election.

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‘CHAOS’ AS FERRY SANK, SAYS FAMILY: Grandmother who died in incident ‘was given faulty oxygen tank’

THE granddaughter of the 75-year-old American woman who died when a Blue Lagoon Island ferry teetered last week claimed staff gave her grandmother a faulty oxygen tank that couldn’t be turned on.