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Activist: Disney ‘first test’ for Gov’ts words, actions
Activists yesterday said Disney’s Lighthouse Point project will be “the first test” for the Davis administration when it comes to “matching words” in Opposition to “actions” when in government.
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Core Athletics looks to recruit middle distance runners
FORMER 400/800 metre specialist Waldon Whyms and his newly formed Core Athletics Track Club is looking to recruit some more middle distance runners in the country.
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Jonquel Jones named 2021 MVP
AFTER returning from a year’s absence to help the Connecticut Sun to the best regular season record in the Women’s National Basketball Association, Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones was rewarded yesterday by being named the 2021 Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player.
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Bahamas downgraded by Moody's
The scale of the economic and fiscal challenges facing the new Philip Davis-led administration were laid bare Friday, after Moody’s further downgraded the Bahamas’ sovereign creditworthiness.
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Ex-minister: Ditch RBC over zero deposit rates
A former Cabinet minister yesterday urged Bahamians to pull their money from Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) after it cut interest rates on savings accounts and term deposits to zero.
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FRONT PORCH: Vaccine mandates and requirements needed to save lives
A colleague cum friend becomes apoplectic when discussing those refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, putting others, including family members, colleagues and strangers at risk of getting gravely sick or dying.
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Basketballers Munnings, Burrows and Fritz shine across Europe
BAHAMIAN basketball players have continued their respective seasons in leagues across Europe.
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STATESIDE: 10 years without a US Ambassador
AS you may have noticed, ten months into the Biden administration, we still don’t have a sitting American Ambassador here in Nassau. As a matter of fact, for those not keeping score on such matters, within five weeks, it will have been fully ten years since a Senate-confirmed U.S. envoy has overseen the work of the large American Embassy still located on Queen Street downtown until the new U.S. embassy headquarters building is ready for occupancy. Do you remember who was the last American ambassador to The Bahamas?
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King explodes onto radar of NBA scouts, college coaches
FREDRICK King Jr’s performance at the NBA Academy Invitational has garnered several offers from major NCAA Division I programmes.
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Tahnaj into the play-offs
TAHNAJ Thomas and his Greensboro Grasshoppers are headed to the championship series in Minor League Baseball’s High-A East League.
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Vacation rental room bookings up 200,000
Vacation rental room bookings increased 152 percent year-over-year during the 2021 second quarter as the Bahamian economy continued to recover from the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Environmental nod sought for $100m BPL power plant
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) is moving to obtain full environmental clearance for an up to $100m investment in new generation plant at Clifton Pier that is designed to improve energy efficiency and reliability.
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Our unlikely partnership with dogs
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KNOWN as men’s best friend, dogs are undoubtedly our favourite pets. They entertain, provide company, guard our houses and even work alongside security forces, hunters and shepherds.
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King Jr ‘breakout guy’ of NBA Academy Invitational
FREDRICK King Jr was the breakout player of the NBA Academy Invitational and boosted his recruiting profile as an elite international prospect.
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Two more deaths and 130 cases confirmed
THE Ministry of Health has recorded two more COVID-19 deaths and 130 new cases.
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Mets sweep ‘Jazz’ and Marlins in double header
NEW YORK (AP) — Noah Syndergaard looked sharp in his brief but long-awaited return from Tommy John surgery, and the New York Mets beat the Miami Marlins 2-1 in nine innings last night for a doubleheader sweep.
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Build, build, build - STOP!
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Ernst 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, that appears set to default on debt interest repayments.
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LJ Rose joins Rockets staff
A FORMER Bahamas senior’s men’s national team player will make the move from the court to the sidelines as he joins the staff of his hometown NBA franchise.