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Roadmasters pleased with turnout for virtual running of 125th Boston Marathon

ALTHOUGH we’re still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club was quite pleased with the turnout for their virtual running of the 125th Boston Marathon.

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EDITORIAL: A new government with familiar faces

THE promise from the PLP in their campaign slogan was clear: A New Day.

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‘I love Phoenix, I’m really disappointed we haven’t gotten a deal done yet’

AS the preseason comes to a close, contract negotiations between Deandre Ayton and the Phoenix Suns remain at a standstill while he continues to produce on the floor.

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Minnis: What caused Inagua COVID spike?

FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has called on health officials to aggressively investigate the recent spike of COVID-19 cases on Inagua, as some residents there call for more restrictive measures.

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‘Prove IMF wrong or Bahamas sinks’

The Bahamas “must prove the IMF wrong” by soundly beating economic growth forecasts that “cannot work” in sustaining this nation’s spiralling debt, a governance reformer warned yesterday.

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Major overtime pay win for employees

A minimum wage security guard has been awarded nearly $11,000 after the Industrial Tribunal ruled that companies and their employees “cannot lawfully contract out” of paying overtime rates.

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Now you can apply to get your records expunged

THE Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee has been directed to begin expunging the records of people convicted of breaking Emergency Orders, committee chairman Paul Farquharson said yesterday.

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Baha Mar to host 2nd annual ‘Baha Mar Cup’

BAHA Mar resort has announced the return of Baha Mar Cup, a pre-eminent celebrity tennis fund-raising event scheduled to take place at Baha Mar on Saturday, November 6.

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$800 fine for marijuana

A MAN caught with more than $200 worth of marijuana must pay $800 to avoid spending three months on remand.

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Ferguson makes his debut for the Ottawa Redblacks in CFL

CHRIS Ferguson made his long-awaited debut for the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League.

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DID MARINES DO DUTY IN ATTACK? Officers relieved and probe starts over smashed Columbus

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force Commodore Raymond King said the officers who were on duty when a man trespassed on Government House property and partially destroyed a statue of Christopher Columbus have been relieved of their duties.

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Gov’t aiming to monetise 3.2m Dorian debris yards

The Disaster Reconstruction Authority (DRA) is “exploring options” as to how The Bahamas can “monetise” 3.2m cubic yards of Hurricane Dorian debris, its deputy chair said yesterday.

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Retired justice details procurement shake-up

The Ministry of Finance’s central tender’s board can now grant contracts worth between $250,000 and $1.2m without requiring Cabinet approval, a retired Supreme Court justice has confirmed.

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‘It’s up to Golden Gates church members to decide council’

SUPREME Court Justice Ian Winder has ruled that it is up to the members of Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries to decide who will make up the church’s council, which in turn will be responsible for electing the executive committee that will manage the organisation.

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WSC: If police don’t have a complaint, we can’t investigate

ROYAL Bahamas Police Force Commissioner Paul Rolle was adamant that police have no authority to “dig into nobody’s business” unless there is a complaint in response to questions of whether an investigation would be launched into allegations at a government agency.

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High expectations for coach McPhee-McCuin and Rebels

EXPECTATIONS loom large for Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin and her programme with the return of a core group that finished as runners-up in the WNIT.

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Darville blames Minnis for vaccine shortfall

AFTER urging the government to implement more restrictive measures to curtail COVID-19, former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has come under heavy fire from Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville who said his “poor management of the pandemic is public record”.

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Saved from the storm

EAST End resident Maydon Cooper Swann could not believe her eyes when she was finally reunited with her fully restored wedding dress that was found battered in dirt after Hurricane Dorian destroyed her home two years ago.

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‘Don’t be dictated to’ by 15% corporate tax

The Bahamas “shouldn’t be waiting for someone to dictate to us” and must act now on tax and Business Licence reform ahead of the global push to a minimum 15 percent corporate tax.

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Cruise vaccination policy to be extended into 2022

The deputy prime minister yesterday said the cruise ship passenger COVID-19 vaccination policy will be extended into 2022.