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DIANE PHILLIPS: The lighter side of soppy

VALENTINE’S Day came and went. Did you notice? No, neither did we. It was probably because it was on a Monday and a Monday that followed the Super Bowl no less. I mean, how much excitement can one body handle?

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Fidelity’s ‘ace in hole’ on $25m profit target

A BISX-listed bank has an “ace in the hole” when it comes to hitting its $25m profits target for 2022, its top executive revealed yesterday.

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MURDERS UP 63%: Figures also show increase in crimes against the person

THERE was an 18 percent increase in crimes against the person in 2021 compared to 2020, Royal Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday.

Sir Godfrey PLP slight a disgrace

It WAS disgraceful to listen to the PLP in the House of Assembly saying they somehow just forgot to give Sir Godfrey Kelly the honours he deserved in death. I don’t buy their apology. I think it was a deliberate slight.

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National basketball team standouts face off in France’s NM1 League

A PAIR of Bahamian national basketball team standouts faced off In France’s NM1 League.

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US delivers 32,000 Pfizer doses

THE United States delivered 32,400 Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine doses to The Bahamas yesterday.

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BOB defeats ‘irregular’ $6m default judgment

Bank of The Bahamas yesterday emerged victorious in one of its two “highest risk” legal battles after a $6m default judgment against it was found to have been “irregularly” obtained.

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Health Travel Visa ‘worked bloody well’

A former tourism minister yesterday asserted that the Auditor General’s findings proved the Health Travel Visa had “worked bloody well”, adding: “There’s not a penny missing.”

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‘Right church, wrong pew’ over second GB marina

A Grand Bahama investor yesterday said he has yet to receive a satisfactory offer for his second marina asset, revealing: “They’re in the right church, but sat in the wrong pew.”

‘Abaco is in great need’

AN Abaco pastor says there is a great need for social assistance on the island as people struggle to feed themselves amid increased food costs due to inflation.

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BTC: No contract worker termination over COVID policy

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive has denied that any contract workers have been terminated with “over 90 percent” complying with its COVID policies.

Securities sales

The performance of The Central Bank sale of Securities recently is exceptionally significant not because the securities were over-subscribed but only 25% of a $34m offer caught interest of those who purchase.

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Expectations loom large for infielder Daunte Stuart

FOLLOWING a breakout campaign as a sophomore, expectations loom large for Daunte Stuart headed into the upcoming 2022 campaign as one of the top players in the Southland Conference.

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Travis Munnings eliminated from Eurocup qualifier contention

TRAVIS Munnings and Sporting Lisboa Benfica have been eliminated from FIBA EuroCup playoff contention but remain strong contenders locally in Portugal’s Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).

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THE KDK REPORT: From dawn to sunset

The proprietor of my after-school day care loved to watch soap operas. It was such a constant fixture of my childhood that I learned the theme song for each show long before I could properly tie my laces.

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Build, build, build, stop!

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ERNEST Hemingway once wrote that bankruptcies happen gradually, and then suddenly. Such words seem appropriate to describe the fate of Evergrande, one of China’s largest real estate developers, which appears set to default on debt interest repayments.

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Ten more victims on COVID toll

THE Ministry of Health and Wellness reported 10 new COVID-19 deaths over the weekend, three of which were previously classified as deaths under investigation.

The latest ‘armed robber’ generation

READINESS, response and recovery cannot be left to chance. The delivery of a comprehensive security protection programme demands planning, co-ordinated implementation and consistent oversight.

Oil explorer relegates Bahamas to ‘non-core’

AN OIL explorer has downgraded The Bahamas to a “non-core” jurisdiction and closed its office in this nation after its first exploratory well failed to strike commercial quantities of ‘black gold’.

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Jonquel Jones leads BIH to FIBA World Cup qualification

JONQUEL Jones was a one-woman wrecking crew en route to leading her Bosnia and Herzegovina programme to a FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 qualification.