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‘Buddy’ headlines training camp for Sr Men’s National Team
MIAMI, Florida — The Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team is back on the path toward FIBA World Cup 2023 qualification and that journey began in earnest this week with an offsite training camp.
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AG unveils ambition for ‘near shore Delaware’
Insolvency practitioners yesterday said the Attorney General’s ambition for The Bahamas to become “the near shore Delaware of corporate structuring” was both “achievable” and “appropriate” if the correct reforms are made.
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All truss-ed out on Budget’s tax cuts
A Bahamian contractor yesterday warned that the Government’s decision to eliminate 20 percent duty on imported roof trusses will “put us out of business” in a segment that has kept his overall operation afloat.
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‘Coach Yo’ named to men’s national team coaching staff
YOLETT McPhee-McCuin continues to make history in the coaching ranks and achieved another milestone on her résumé when she became the first woman to join the coaching staff of a Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team.
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‘Fantastic’ food tariff cuts won’t fully offset inflation
The Budget’s tariff cuts “can’t compensate” fully for the 20 percent increase in food prices since late 2021, Super Value’s principal said yesterday, although they may cover “half of what was lost” by the return of breadbasket VAT.
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Bahamasair: Extra $200k weekly fuel bill ‘won’t suffocate’ demand
Bahamasair’s top executive yesterday voiced optimism that a fuel bill which has skyrocketed by up to $200,000 per week “won’t suffocate” travel demand despite the airline readying “another small” fare increase.
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Capital backs Bahamas: ‘Get past’ 7.2m record
The Bahamas was yesterday urged to quickly “get past” pre-COVID’s record 7.2m visitor arrivals after this nation ranked among the top Caribbean destinations which tourism investment capital is most bullish on.
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INSIGHT: Out of order, Madam Speaker
THE Speaker of the House took centre stage last week – and not in a good way.
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Isaacs Jr and Seymour offensive leaders
ANFERNEE Seymour and Todd Isaacs Jr have had productive starts to their seasons in independent baseball leagues and have emerged among early offensive leaders for their respective clubs.
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FOCOL ‘gunning’ to beat $40m savings for BPL
FOCOL Holdings is “gunning” to beat the $40m savings pledged to Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) customers through the New Providence rental generation it will supply to prevent summer blackouts, its chairman asserted yesterday.
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Bahamas ‘stands out like sore thumb’ over COVID entry testing
Tourism executives are warning The Bahamas “stands out like a sore thumb” over its continued COVID entry testing measures after the US eliminated such restrictions with effect from midnight yesterday.
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Family Island companies struggle with price rises
Family Island businesses yesterday said they are struggling to contain prices as they grapple with soaring inflationary pressures impacting the entire world.
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School stay away as thousands drop out
EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin says thousands of students have still not returned to campuses since schools were reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Freedom Farm dominates Andre Rodgers Nationals
THE Bahamas Baseball Association returned to play in its marquee event for local youth baseball, the Andre Rodgers National Championships.
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Electricity cost rise ‘pretty dangerous’ for economy
Bahamian businesses yesterday warned any increase in electricity costs will be “pretty dangerous” for an economy still recovering from COVID-19’s devastation, although some said spiking global oil prices make such a hike “inevitable”.
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Demeritte named men’s track and field coach of the year
An historic season for the Life University Track and Field programme yielded another accolade for head coach Dominic Demeritte.
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EDITORIAL: Groundhog Day again at BPL
REPORTING on Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) sometimes feels like being trapped in the movie Groundhog Day.
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Union boss warns tough summer ahead
CONSUMERS should prepare for a “tough summer”, according to Bahamas Electrical Workers Union president Kyle Wilson, telling The Tribune yesterday “we are already having issues” in the first weeks of the hottest months of the year.
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PETER YOUNG: A nation united for a Queen revered
THE Platinum Jubilee in Britain was nothing less than a glorious success and a triumph for The Queen, for the monarchy as an institution and for the whole country.
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Junior Baseball Nationals to christen Baillou Hills complex this weekend
THE Bahamas Baseball Association is expected to christen the refurbished Balliou Hills Sporting Complex this weekend with the return of the Junior National Baseball Championships.