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Building code ‘way behind the curve’

Construction industry professionals yesterday backed the Government’s plan to upgrade a Bahamas Building Code that is “way behind the curve”.

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Rolle: Pension was suspended only for those who didn’t show they were alive

FORMER Public Service and National Insurance Minister Brensil Rolle said the Minnis administration had suspended pension payments to nearly 10,000 people who failed to verify if they were alive.

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New Prime Minister Philip Davis sworn in, meets MPs, supporters

NEWLY elected Progressive Liberal Party parliamentarians and long-time PLP supporters greeted Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis at the airport Friday morning when he touched down in New Providence.

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Man murdered on Sunday ‘was dealing with a murder trial’

A FATHER murdered on Sunday was dealing with a murder trial and was being electronically monitored with an ankle bracelet, according to his girlfriend.

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A looming refugee crisis ahead

A potential crisis and grave political embarrassment for the new administration has collided with hundreds of Haitian refugees entering our waters. We are facing a refugee crisis of historic proportions and it does not involve the coronavirus.

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Theft claim ‘was mistaken identity’

A man accused of stealing a woman’s purse five years ago vehemently denied the allegations as he gave closing arguments at the end of his trial.

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New minister says his focus will be providing equality to all

OUTGOING Bahamas Basketball Federation president Mario Bowleg, now in charge of the three-headed Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture, said his focus will be providing equality to all and not just concentrating on one over the other.

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Costs, costs and more costs to bear

Well the Camelot celebrations are all over…$’000’s spent on hats…wonder how much Tax arrears the 1000 chosen owed the Treasury had enough to embellish themselves but.....

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Minnis calls accusations over Gibson mudslinging

OUTGOING Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis deflected to the Progressive Liberal Party’s campaign style in the face of questions about his failure to publicly address allegations against Adrian Gibson and his handling of certain contracts in his capacity as Water and Sewerage Corporation chairman.

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Williams: This win was for my mom

IN dedicating his performance to his deceased mother, Yvonne Williams, Rashield Williams wasted little time in the ring as he returned to professional boxing after more than a year and a half of inactivity.

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‘FUNDS NEEDED FOR COVID FIGHT’: Darville warns that health system needs money in a hurry

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said there is a need for emergency funding for the public healthcare system as it grapples with the COVID-19 crisis.

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Slashed curfew aids food store top lines

A small food retailer yesterday hailed the extra shopping hours created by the nightly curfew’s pushback to a midnight start for increasing sales.

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Livingstone Parks dies at 72

LIVINGSTONE Parks, remembered for the sufficient role he placed in the development of softball from behind the scenes as an executive of the Bahamas Softball Federation and continued even when he demitted office, passed away on Wednesday, September 15 at Doctors Hospital.

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Chester Cooper: High demand for Bahamas as tourist destination

TOURISM, Investment and Aviation Minister Chester Cooper says there is high demand among travellers to visit The Bahamas.

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Gibson Jr earns two third-place finishes

AFTER missing the trip to the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships in August, Andrew Gibson Jr competed in a National Physique Committee (NPC) First Callout National Bodybuilding Qualifier on Saturday in Coral Springs, Florida.

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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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09272021 HOME BUYER'S GUIDE

Monday, 27th September, 2021.

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10122021 HOME BUYER'S GUIDE

Tuesday, 12th October, 2021.

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‘No proper search and rescue for Rashard’

THE family of 30-year-old Rashard Cooper who went missing last week in Abaco is not satisfied with the police investigation and claims that a proper search and rescue was never carried out by authorities that fateful day.

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Whereabouts of Brian Laundrie 'not a matter for Bahamian authorities'

ASSISTANT Superintendent of Police Audley Peters said Friday that the whereabouts of Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in a homicide case in the United States, is not a matter for Bahamian authorities.