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NPBA President: We have a lot of work to do
A LITTLE over a week ago the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) postseason ended with the Discount Distributors Rockets crowned as champions.
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Midnight shootings leave two people dead
TWO fatal shootings took place on Sunday, resulting in the death of a 27-year-old man and what is believed to be a male juvenile.
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Graduation ceremony held for empowerment project
THE Community Empowerment Project hosted its first graduation ceremony at First Baptist Church where participants had taken classes, gaining skills in mathematics, English, baking, jewellery making, grooming, and straw plaiting.
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Concerns over Bill on electricity
Kindly permit me to publicly express my views on the Electricity Bill, 2024, which would permit Bahamas Power and Light (BPL), or any electricity supplier, to set their own tariff rates for three years without approval from the Utilities Regulation & Competition Authority (URCA).
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BPL must stay under URCA
Take the already high electricity rates out of the supervision of URCA means one single fact … the Davis-Cooper Government does not want to be re-elected … this is suicide for them and a catastrophe for the consumers.
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Copying the FNM
Very unusual for the PLP to copy the FNM but for some reason painting white the curbs along our roads is at full force everywhere Government employees are painting away.
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INSIGHT: Game on for FNM...but will party make most of convention?
The FNM has named the date for the convention that should take it through to the next election.
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REACH Fun Run/Walk attracts hundreds for worthy cause
THE Resources and Education for Autism and Related Challenges (REACH) non-profit organisation closed out Autism Awareness Month on a high note.
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‘Jazz’ hits his second grand slam homer of the season
Nick Senzel homered twice and drove in five runs as the Washington Nationals erased an early seven-run deficit to beat the reeling Miami Marlins 12-9 yesterday.
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A bit of Charisma will get you everywhere
IN a Nassau church 24 years ago, Charisma Taylor’s mother heard a sermon on charisma, which the pastor described as the “giftings of the spirit.” The sermon struck a chord, and a few months later, out came a baby girl named after it. From day one, Charisma was graced with the name of a star, her mama’s winning smile, and a loving family. Only time would tell how this movie played out.
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COP warns residents to remain vigilant over armed robberies
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander urged residents to stay vigilant and heed warnings to remain safe, following three armed robberies this week.
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Man sentenced to nine months for stealing
A MAN was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday after he admitted to breaking into a car on Baillou Hill Road last year and stealing hundreds of dollars worth of property.
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Pregnant woman granted conditional discharge after slapping woman
A visibly pregnant woman was granted a conditional discharge on Friday after she admitted to slapping another woman last week.
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Man found with loaded gun granted bail
A MAN was granted bail after he was accused of having a loaded gun in New Providence last month.
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Father released after son pleads guilty to drug possession
A MAN was sentenced to nine months in prison on Friday after he admitted to having $1,600 worth of drugs last week.
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Fire services, volunteers tackling four fires in Abaco
ABACO Fire services and volunteers are working to contain four separate fires in the Marsh Harbour and Spring City areas, forcing the closure of a section of the island's main road today.
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Mitchell demands halt to cemetery’s appeal
A CABINET minister was yesterday revealed to have intervened on behalf of his constituents over a planning appeal involving a proposed 13-acre Bernard Road cemetery that is heavily opposed.
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PM: Bill’s ‘flexibility’ to end GBPA’s energy regulation
THE Prime Minister yesterday confirmed that the Electricity Bill 2024 provides “the flexibility” to remove the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) ability to regulate the energy sector in Freeport.
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Opposition leader fears Bill ‘guts URCA’s BPL oversight’
THE Opposition’s leader yesterday accused the Government of “gutting URCA’s oversight” with planned energy regulation reforms that the Prime Minister said could lead to BPL’s break-up.
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Wendy’s: Atlantis can’t dictate what happens on PI
WENDY’S attorneys yesterday asserted that Atlantis cannot dictate all that happens on Paradise Island even though it may view the fast-food restaurant as “not up to snuff”.
