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PM defends decision to call early election

AFTER voting in the Killarney constituency, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis responded to criticism that the early election was ill-timed as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A great leap forward

DESPITE where he finished in the men’s high jump at the World Athletics’ Wanda Diamond League Final on Thursday, Grand Bahamian Donald Thomas said he was still pleased with the way his season ended.

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Minnis staying on to lead FNM in opposition

AFTER repeatedly declaring that his party would be returned to office, Free National Movement leader Dr Hubert Minnis was forced to concede defeat and congratulate PLP leader Philip “Brave” Davis for his wide margin electoral victory.

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PM’s homes plan forgot ‘front door’

A PROMINENT developer yesterday warned that first-time Bahamian homeowners must be able to access “the front door” if the Prime Minister’s ambition of sparking a construction boom is to be realised.

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Bell set for Prep Baseball Report Senior State Games

Laheim Bell will have a major opportunity to boost his recruiting stock headed into his senior season against some of the best high school baseball players throughout the state of Florida.

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Man accused of defaming Gibson may have case dropped

A man accused of defaming Water and Sewerage Corporation executive chairman Adrian Gibson could have his case thrown out if the prosecution fails to get their witnesses to attend court.

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Man changes plea over gun and drugs

A Grand Bahama man was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to a number of serious offenses, including possession of a firearm, ammunition and dangerous drugs in Freeport this week.

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Union initiates action on Immigration hires

The Bahamas Customs, Immigration and Allied Workers Union yesterday said it has initiated legal action against the Government for filling senior Immigration posts with persons from outside the civil service.

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Eleuthera water cut-off prevented at last minute

CENTRAL Eleuthera’s water supply enjoyed a last-minute rescue after the Water & Sewerage Corporation finally submitted a newly-signed contract to the area’s supplier before Friday’s cut-off deadline.

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Jones leads Sun to No 1 seed

IN A match-up between two of the hottest teams in the WNBA, Jonquel Jones posted her league leading 16th double double of the season as her Connecticut Sun clinched the No 1 overall seed in the postseason.

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Stunned over latest water cut-off threat

CENTRAL Eleuthera businesses were late last week stunned that they came so close to losing their water supply for a second time before a last-minute resolution was found.

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Court of Appeal refuses oil company's extension of time application

THE Court of Appeal has refused an extension of time application of an international oil company that was seeking leave to commence a judicial review of former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance K Peter Turnquest.

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Union: Govt violated constitution

THE union representing customs and immigration officers has taken court action against the government for alleged breach of contract and violating the Constitution.

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Coleby to join top tier basketball league in France

DWIGHT Coleby will join the top-tiered basketball league in France for the 2021-22 season.

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PETER YOUNG: What has the US learned 20 years on from 9/11?

NEVER forget the loss, grief and pain that is deep, consuming and ever-present. This was surely the enduring message when America, with sadness and solemnity, paid tribute on Saturday to the nearly 3,000 victims of 9/11. It was the 20th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks in New York and Washington in 2001.

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WORLD VIEW: Venezuela talks – mountain went forth and produced a mouse

IT was predictable that, in an attempt to show they are capable of collaboration, the rival political groups in Venezuela would pick their spurious claim to two-thirds of Guyana’s territory as a show of unity.

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Sands gets new coaching job

After spending the past two years as an assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado, Bahamian national triple jump record holder Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands is closer to home as an assistant coach with the Florida State University Seminoles track and field programme.

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The Bahamian connection gets stronger at University of Kentucky

WITH the addition of versatile junior athlete Anthaya Charlton, head coach Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene said the Bahamian connection at the University of Kentucky just got stronger as a contender for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Track and Field Championships.

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Former Road Masters president set for the Berlin Marathon

FORMER Bahamas Road Masters president Charles Johnson, with more than 30 international marathons under his belt, will be heading to Germany in two weeks as the lone Bahamian competing in the in-person Berlin Marathon.

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