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EDITORIAL: Throwing away vaccines is shameful
THE news that we are throwing away vaccines should be a cause for national shame.
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PM dismisses Dubai row as ‘political mischief’
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says he views the backlash his administration received over the decision to carry a delegation to Dubai as nothing more than “political mischief”.
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FRONT PORCH: Wishful thinking won’t be enough - there needs to be a clear strategy
THE COVID-19 pandemic continues to test the character, tenacity and imagination of individuals and countries. Some countries are faring better, others worse, for a variety of reasons. How is The Bahamas faring on a number of fronts?
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Jibrilu on pre-retirement leave
TOURISM Director General Joy Jibrilu is officially on pre-retirement leave, Tourism, Investments and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper has announced.
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Lead by example on masks
So many Ministers - MPs - spouses of Ministers - Beauty Queens - MPs getting married all should be fined for every breach of the still in existence protocol and requirement of wearing a mask.
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Gaither, Charlton record breakers
It was a record breaking performance meet for both sprinter Tynia Gaither and hurdler Devynne Charlton as they led the way for a few Bahamians competing at the 2022 Texas Tech’s Red Raider Invitational over the weekend.
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COViD insurance lapses ‘peak out’
Bahamas First’s top executive says general insurance policy lapses have “peaked out” with auto and homeowner coverage uptake closing in on pre-COVID levels as the economy rebounds.
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Johnson posts two double doubles
CHRISTOPHER Johnson has emerged as an offensive leader for the Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Cardinals.
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Two accused of firearm possession
TWO men appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday on firearm charges.
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‘Expect hardship’ from inflation, interest hikes
A former finance minister yesterday warned that “every family can expect hardship” from rising inflation that will exceed the current 7 percent rate in the US.
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IMF restructure?: ‘Not on my watch’
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged “not on my watch” after a noted Caribbean economist again forecast The Bahamas will need an “IMF restructure” with GDP still below pre-COVID at end-2023.
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BSF’s annual general meeting, election of officers set for March 26
AFTER calling it off last year because of the spread of COVID-19, the Bahamas Softball Federation has announced that its annual general meeting and election of officers will now be rescheduled for Saturday, March 26.
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EDITORIAL: A penalty that doesn’t measure up to the crime
BRENT and Eulona Johnson were much loved. When they died in a fatal crash on Christmas Day 2020, the tributes were heartfelt.
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Send in the clowns...
As a follow-up to the Christmas Carnival caper we now have the Dubai Debacle. The back-to-back mini-disasters by the PLP government are very revealing. We have a seemingly giddy, frivolous, non-serious prime minister who seems to like showmanship and hanging out with celebrities instead of substance.
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Woman denies house break-in
A 56-year-old woman who denied breaking into a woman’s home and stealing several of her belongings earlier this month was yesterday granted bail before her trial.
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INSIGHT: One rule for Davis, another for the rest?
Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis has revealed he broke quarantine – so is it one rule for him and another for the rest of us?
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Youth choir ‘may not have met the criteria’
BAHAMAS National Youth Choir director Dexter Fernander said that although his group has a reputation for premier cultural displays through song and dance, it may not have met the criteria for participation at the world expo in Dubai.
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‘Every red cent can be accounted for’
FORMER Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was adamant yesterday that “every red cent” spent by his administration to feed Bahamians at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic can be accounted for amid new questions regarding the initiative.
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Atlantis heads for Somewhere Else
Atlantis yesterday unveiled a partnership that will see part of the iconic property, the Beach Towers, rebranded under a different name for the first time in its 27-year history.
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Bahamian entry changes ‘more alarming’ than CDC
Bahamian tourism operators yesterday shrugged off the latest downgrade by US health authorities, arguing that constant changes in this nation’s COVID protocols are “more alarming” to visitors.