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Private sector eager to partner over downtown Nassau revival

The Government senator in charge of downtown Nassau’s clean-up yesterday said several landlords and businesses have voiced an interest in partnering with the revitalisation project.

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PETER YOUNG: King’s speech - not a film but the real thing

One of the interesting features of life in modern Britain is a readiness by many to expose the self-importance and pomposity of others. Those who take themselves too seriously – particularly people in public life whose acquisition of power can go to their heads and cloud their judgement - are often subject to criticism and even ridicule. This applies, in particular, to any sitting government.

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FACE TO FACE: Whitlyn Miller – sowing seeds for a sustainable future

SHE puts her hands in the soil, pressing seeds of love down and reaping bountiful rewards. Whitlyn Miller is the Female Farmer of the Year, thanks to the Bahamas Agrarian Awards, held in September, 2023. Her award, along with her $10,000 prize, validates the hard work she put in and the sacrifices she made to be a farmer.

EDITORIAL: PM’s right response on Petty

THE revelations regarding a contract having been received at the Water and Sewerage Corporation by the daughter of its chairman have raised a number of concerns.

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Govt building in West GB named in honour of Obie Wilchcombe

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis called Obie Wilchcombe a “great Bahamian” as he opened an administrator’s complex named in his honour.

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s Bahamas non-profit in ‘sham’ denial

Allegations that a Bahamian non-profit established by jailed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was a “sham” were yesterday denied by the expatriate executive who oversaw its operations.

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Anti-corruption defences: ‘Get them over the line’

Governance reformers yesterday renewed calls for The Bahamas to “accelerate” the full enactment of transparency-related laws and “get them over the line” amid fresh contract controversy.

BTC urged: Prioritise network over 5G with tower sale funds

The proceeds from the sale and leaseback of the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) cell towers would be better invested in other parts of its network than 5G, a union leader argued yesterday.

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Water Corp’s debt to main supplier up $7m

The Water & Sewerage Corporation is taking “about as much water” as its main BISX-listed supplier can produce even though its debts to the latter rose 41.5 percent during the 2023 third quarter.

Ministry says diplomatic notes exchanged after DeSantis comments on rockets

UNITED States Charge d’Affaires Usha Pitts regrets if Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ comments about levelling The Bahamas suggest “anything other than a close alliance between our two democratic nations,” according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Ingraham backs FNM candidate bid

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said he supports the Free National Movement’s West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election candidate, but added that “the FNM had a great history running in by-elections and losing”.

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We don’t cheat, says Roberts after Davis price warning to businesses

AFTER Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis warned businesses not to keep prices high after the government cut import duties, Super Value owner Rupert Roberts said yesterday his company won’t “cheat”.

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Nygard was close to both parties, says Davis

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis claimed former fashion mogul Peter Nygard was close to the Free National Movement, not just the Progressive Liberal Party.

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PM: CANCEL PETTY’S DAUGHTER’S WSC DEAL – Davis suggests contract should have ended when relationship was revealed

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis suggested that the Water and Sewerage Corporation contract Sylvanus Petty’s daughter received should have been cancelled when the relationship between the father and daughter became known.

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Champions crowned in the BSF All-Star Classic

Despite playing in the wee hours of the morning, the Bahamas Softball Federation completed its 2023 All-Star Classic on Sunday with the Cyber Blue Marlins keeping the men’s title in New Providence while Grand Bahama carted off the ladies’ crown.

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Decius-Norius earns her pro card

Dekel Nesbitt, Briceston Anderson follow suit

THREE more Bahamians, including Serena Salis Decius-Norius, have earned their professional cards after winning their respective divisions at the MCP Worldwide Caribbean Grand Prix at the Atlantis resort, Paradise Island, on Saturday

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AFTER playing its sudden death volleyball playoffs on Monday at Tom ‘The Bird’ Grant Community Center, the Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association will begin its championship series today, starting at 4pm.

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L W Young Golden Eagles celebrate in special ceremony

IN a special ceremony yesterday morning, the faculty and staff of L W Young Junior High School celebrated its impressive performances from its Golden Eagles’ boys and girls teams in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s volleyball championships.

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Jamaican woman and Bahamian man charged with human trafficking

A JAMAICAN woman and a Bahamian flight mechanic were granted $9,000 bail after they were accused of trafficking three Jamaican women into the country this year.

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Great Commission Ministries hopes to feed 3,000 for Thanksgiving this year

BISHOP Walter Hanchell is expecting a greater turnout for this year’s Thanksgiving luncheon than in previous years because of the impact of high food costs.