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Cooper - like FNM - hopes for Lucayan deal ‘soon’

DEPUTY Prime Minister Chester Cooper said the Davis administration is determined to fix the Grand Lucayan resort, adding an announcement on the beleaguered property will hopefully be made soon.

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PLP PARTNERED TO STAGE CARNIVAL: Process defended as standard practice in raising party funding

FREE National Movement Senator Maxine Seymour tabled a letter in the Senate yesterday that purports to show that the Ministry of Finance gave the Progressive Liberal Party temporary approval to import “equipment, apparatus, trailers and supplies” for the Christmas Carnival event.

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Jonquel Jones is the MVP frontrunner in EuroLeague

Jonquel Jones’ double double streak recently came to an end but she remains the frontrunner to claim another MVP award this season.

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Stockstill and Blue Raiders arrive ahead of Bahamas Bowl

HAVING left on the losing end in their first trip here in 2015, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders’ head coach Rick Stockstill said he’s looking for a more favourable outcome when they take on the Toledo Rockets in this year’s Bahamas Bowl.

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David Nesbitt scores game high 22 points in Boca Juniors debut

DAVID Nesbitt made his debut for Boca Juniors in the FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas and helped lead the club to a 1-1 weekend in Group D.

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Ninety days to switch VAT pricing

Retailers have been given a 90-day transition period to deal with the repricing “nightmare” caused by the VAT rate cut, one saying yesterday: “We hope this is the last change for a very long time.”

More than 100 migrants held near Inagua

MORE than 100 suspected illegal migrants were picked by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force in waters near Matthew Town, Inagua, last week.

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Ministry giving ‘a little over $100’ to people in need

STATE Social Services and Urban Development Minister Lisa Rahming said on Friday her ministry has been distributing “a little over $100” for those in need of social assistance.

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Rand Memorial Hospital 'yet to fully recover' from loss of staff after Dorian

THE Rand Memorial Hospital has yet to fully recover from the loss of physicians and nurses in specialty areas and hospital equipment.

Still scepticism on revival of Eleuthera ‘benchmark’

The Eleuthera Chamber of Commerce’s president has acknowledged that a “level of scepticism” exists over this week’s deal to revive “the benchmark of what was possible in the Family Islands”.

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$25k prize to break vaccine hesitancy

PEOPLE who receive their first vaccination shot between December 13 and December 31 will be eligible to win a $25,000 cash prize.

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January 27 for local elections

LOCAL government elections are expected to be held on January 27, Family Island Affairs Minister Clay Sweeting said yesterday, as he urged people with a heart for their communities to offer themselves for office.

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Cruise port profitability matches ‘lock up’ end

Nassau Cruise Port is forecasting that it will start generating profits by 2024 - a timeline that coincides with the end of a three-year “lock-up” for investors in its 49 percent local shareholder.

Grand Bahama trying ‘to keep the lights on’

Grand Bahama’s tourism industry is focused on “trying to keep the lights on” amid the protracted wait for a game changer that will revive the destination, a well-known hotelier said yesterday,

The FNM and our money

Debate on Supplementary Budget through May, 2022… yet again input of so many of the MPs, clearly shows their personal lack of information and facts and really reality.

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Nassau ‘leads Americas’ on cruise ship port visits

Nassau Cruise Port is handling “more cruise ships than any port in the Americas”, its chief executive said yesterday, adding that “we’re well on our way to climbing out” of COVID’s devastation.

IMF: 12% VAT rate ‘lowest in Caribbean’

The Bahamas’ soon-to-be-repealed 12 percent VAT rate was branded “the lowest in the Caribbean” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its much-debated report to the Government.

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‘Rid yourselves of negative thoughts’ on $200m project

Bahamians were yesterday urged to “rid themselves of any negative thoughts” as to whether the latest $200m effort to revive the Cotton Bay Club is for real.

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$200m plan to bring Cotton Bay to life

COTTON Bay Holdings Limited will partner with the Ritz Carlton Reserve brand in a $200m project in South Eleuthera that will employ 300 people during construction and 200 people during operation, according to officials.

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Ayton scores 14 in win: Suns 1st team to 20 victories

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, Jae Crowder added a season-high 19 points and the Phoenix Suns held off the San Antonio Spurs for a 108- 104 win last night.