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Man bailed on charges of theft and escape
A MAN was granted bail in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on theft and escape charges.
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Revitalisation of downtown Freeport 'is finally here' – Winn Dixie food store building renamed
THE renaming of the former Winn Dixie food store building to The Winn by Milo B Butler & Sons Investment Company Ltd, signals the much-anticipated revitalisation of downtown Freeport, and the opening of AML’s second Solomon’s Food store location on Grand Bahama.
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Long Island’s to airport is branded ‘a disgrace’
Long Island’s chief councillor yesterday branded the Deadman’s Cay airport “a disgrace and leaves much to be desired” as the lack of airlift and connectivity continues to undermine the island’s economic prospects.
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PM: PHARMACISTS MUST OBEY RULES – Davis warns sector over price controls even as meeting held
PRIME Minister Phillip “Brave” Davis said yesterday the government expects the pharmaceutical sector to fully comply with the new price control regulations in the coming days despite receiving pushback from the sector.
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Cayman Prep, St Andrew’s emerge as champions in LCIS KPMG Football Fest
LYFORD Cay International School (LCIS) hosted its 9th KPMG Football Fest last weekend.
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Vendors voice disappointment after Grand Lucyan sale falls through
STRUGGLING straw vendors at Port Lucaya Marketplace are disappointed over the Grand Lucayan hotel sale fallout.
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Groups in countdown to Junkanoo
WITH practices for the upcoming Boxing Day and New Year’s Day Junkanoo parades underway, two group representatives are already claiming victory of the parades.
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Stop playing victim over climate change
Until I read the letter in Tuesday’s column written by one Porcupine, I was beginning to think that I was alone in being both embarrassed and amused by Rochelle Newbold, our government’s special advisor on climate change, “calling out” (ie begging) “developed countries” (ie white ones) for their supposedly lopsided contribution to global warming.
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No. 3 Kansas survives overtime scare from Wisconsin 69-68
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Kansas’ Bobby Pettiford Jr. stood all the way out near midcourt, almost on the Battle 4 Atlantis logo, when he saw his teammate launch a shot for the lead with only a few seconds left in overtime.
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Salvation Army in Sand Dollar boost
The Salvation Army yesterday announced that it will be accepting Christmas donations via the Sand Dollar, the Bahamian digital currency, with help from Omni Financial Group.
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The madness of shrinkflation
I got one of the most significant shocks of my life when I saw a young lady holding a baby standing next to me in a food store aisle, unzip her bag and politely drop two jars of baby food in it, and calmly zip it back up. Then she moved further down the aisle and repeated the same thing with other items.
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Cable chief optimistic $2.8m profit is trend
Cable Bahamas’ top executive is voicing optimism that $2.8m first quarter profits represent the start of a trend with its fibre network set to cover all New Providence “on a home pass basis” by year-end 2023.
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Bahamas beats pre-COVID tourism volumes by 25.8%
The Bahamas has finally beaten pre-COVID tourism volumes as higher-spending stopover visitor arrivals for September exceeded 2019 numbers by almost 26 percent, it was revealed yesterday.
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‘Be careful’ urge police after new road deaths
POLICE are warning people to be careful on the streets after two more traffic deaths occurred on Sunday — one in Eleuthera and another in New Providence that left a man and a woman dead.
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Food costs driving prices up for Thanksgiving meals
SOME local restaurant owners say inflation and the high cost of food in grocery stores have led them to increase prices of their Thanksgiving meals.
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Public: Closing pharmacies was selfish
RESIDENTS called yesterday’s closure of several private pharmacies a selfish act leaving them in jeopardy.
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Christmas is back
The Bahamas has been on a rough economic, mental and societal roller coaster over the past several years. First we had assorted storms and hurricanes, Dorian being the most destructive in many years.
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Sarkis warns: I’ll reveal ‘illegal kickback’ proof
Sarkis Izmirlian is doubling down on allegations of “shocking evidence” that Baha Mar’s main contractor “paid illegal kickbacks to the family of Bahamian officials” as part of a plot to seize Baha Mar and establish “Chinese control”.
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S&P: ‘No material effect’ for Bahamas from FTX
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) yesterday gave The Bahamas “breathing room” by maintaining its existing sovereign credit rating while predicting that FTX’s implosion will have “no material adverse impact” for the country.
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Ole Miss Rebels lose by two points in Pink Flamingo Championship
IN what turned out to be a dramatic finish to a great Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championships last night at Baha Mar, the number 17-ranked Utah Utes held off the University of Mississippi Rebels 69-67 on a three-point play with just six seconds left on the clock.