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Pharmacies reopen with PM meeting set for 4pm

Private pharmacies will reopen this morning after the Government relented and agreed to a meeting between the Prime Minister and industry representatives today to address the price control dispute.

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LinkedIn gives VAT alert to Bahamians

Bahamians have been alerted that LinkedIn, the professional networking app, has become the latest digital economy app to impose 10 percent VAT with effect from July 21, 2022.

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New judge’s law firm loses unpaid bill fight

A law firm whose principal is a newly-named Supreme Court judge has lost its bid to recover an unpaid $24,544 legal bill because it failed to properly present its evidence before the court.

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Jasmine Mackey misses CARIFTA-qualifying time

IN a gutsy performance on Saturday at the Road Runners’ Dianna Lynn Thompson’s Memorial Track Classic, middle distance runner Jasmine Mackey came so close to eclipsing the qualifying standard for the girls under- 20 1,500 metres for the 50th CARIFTA Games.

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An Easter message from Rt Rev Laish Boyd

“YOU yourselves are a letter... to be known and read by everyone; and 2 Corinthians 3:2-3 –

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Sears admits misleading House on BPL fuel hedge

A Cabinet minister yesterday admitted misleading Parliament by initially denying he was briefed on the Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) fuel hedging controversy that will allegedly cost households and businesses over $100m.

Prognosis is Denial? Agree or disagree?

Successive governments duly elected (sometimes I wonder how) exclaimed this land of ours was the best little country to every other claim of excellence and I wonder.

EDITORIAL: Will Alfred Sears follow tradition and resign?

ALFRED Sears misled Parliament. It has taken some time to reach the moment when the Minister of Works and Utilities has admitted that fact. The matter is simple.

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‘Leave us alone and we’ll blow 2018 GDP out water’

Abaco’s economic output “will come roaring back and blow 2018’s figures out of the water” if the island’s recovery is freed from the Government’s constant rule changes, its Chamber of Commerce president argued yesterday.

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Rising tennis star Michael Major Jr making his presence felt in Trinidad

WITH high expectations for his enrolment at Howard University in August, junior sensation Michael Major Jr is taking advantage of playing some high-level international tennis to get him ready for the collegiate scene.

Using too many superlatives

Earlier today I sent in an opinion on media over stating and using superlatives describing the status of something in The Bahamas or proposals.

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BPL eyed 58% lower costs than fuel hike

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) was on target to lock-in fuel costs “through March 2024” that were up to 58 percent less than the skyrocketing increases unveiled by the Government yesterday, documents have revealed.

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CARIFTA standards attained at T-Bird meet

AT least four athletes attained the qualifying standards for the 50th CARIFTA Golden Jubilee here over the Easter holiday weekend, while there were several record-breaking performances as the T-Bird Flyers concluded its two-day meet at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Saturday.

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PMH ‘crisis’ as no room for patients

THE president of the Bahamas Nurses Union is sounding the alarm about a “crisis” in Princess Margaret Hospital’s Accident and Emergency Department (A&E), telling this newspaper the area has no space to keep some patients.

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Data breach hits Sebas’ ‘Amazon’

Sebas Bastian’s regional e-commerce platform yesterday revealed it has been hit by a data breach that “compromised” the credit card information of Bahamians and other nationalities across the Caribbean and Latin America.

Goodman’s Bay

Totally agree with writer P Bullard. Visitors from the States once residents who frequented Goodman's Bay in their time wanted to stop and spend some hours enjoying the quietness and the views of the bay - got there around 11:30 in the morning and round-and-round we drove trying to find a parking spot in the eastern end of the park. Eventually risked parking behind a parked vehicle of a person who got there before and were on the beach and they kindly offered to park behind us as we weren't leaving for an hour.

Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation selects 16-member team for CAC Championships

FOLLOWING the successful return of the National Bodybuilding Championships over the weekend at Atlantis, the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation has selected a 16-member team to represent the Bahamas at the Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships.

Aviation relief as ‘really ugly’ outcome averted

Bahamas Customs has apologised for its now-aborted efforts to introduce a new border control system for private aviation that could have produced “a really ugly” outcome if implemented.

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5th ‘Best of the Best Regatta’ winners are Susan Chase V, Running Tide, Captain Peg, Sassie Sue

THE fifth Best of the Best Regatta returned to Montagu for the first time in two years featuring the top sloop sailors in the island nation.

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Fraudsters plunder $2m through bank’s blunder

A Bahamian financial institution’s “serious error and negligence” resulted in fraudsters plundering more than $2m from one of its client’s accounts, the Supreme Court has revealed.