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STATESIDE – Halfway through his first term: Biden and the immigration issue

US President Joe Biden is halfway through his first term in the nation’s top job. After an initial boost in favourable poll ratings and with TV and other media pundits, Biden began to slip, until earlier this year he achieved a dubious distinction when he sank “under water” with less than 50 percent approval ratings in the polls. Oddly, Donald Trump and “his” Supreme Court have rescued Biden twice.

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Roots wants Junkanoo judging change

MEMBERS of The Roots have called for the “abolition” of Junkanoo’s “flawed” judging system, adding it is overdue to be changed.

2022 mixed for Out Island resort targets

FAMILY Island resorts experienced a mixed 2022 in terms of hitting their collective targets as they closed in on a return to pre-COVID business volumes, a top tourism official has confirmed.

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Sand Dollar rout Zulu Media 96-64, Cyber Tech top Mekaddish Millionaires 82-80

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

NPBA: Tucker Boys beat Giants 57-56, Eagles top Rebels 76-60

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend with a pair of games played on Friday and Saturday night.

Scotia: 95% gone online amid ‘lousy’ service claim

SCOTIABANK (Bahamas) will this year test mobile banking technology capable of serving all Family Islands, its top executive said yesterday, with 95 percent of customer transactions now conducted online or at ABMs.

West Bay Street development’s rental rates 20% above target

A residential West Bay Street development was yesterday said to be more than 95 percent sold with rental rates some 20 percent higher than projected.

‘NPBA action is fantastic’

University of the Bahamas Mingoes open new year with big victories

WITH the return of the New Providence Basketball Association action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, the University of the Bahamas Mingoes and the Rockets opened the new year with big victories.

Briland resort enjoys 33% revenue surge

A Harbour Island hotelier yesterday said the Christmas holidays were “bananas as usual” with December 2022’s revenues 33 percent ahead of pre-COVID comparisons for that month.

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Police chief concern over bail decisions

POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police are looking forward to a good year working with legal officials with a view of taking individuals off the street who continue to offend and get bail.

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‘Good time to be a seller’, says realtor

A Bahamian realtor yesterday said it is a “good time to be seller” as the demand for properties valued under $500,000 has generated numerous inquiries from prospective purchasers.

Goldwynn’s $100m eastern expansion

GoldWynn’s developer yesterday said it no longer plans to acquire additional Goodman’s Bay real estate to its immediate west and will instead move eastwards with its $100m second phase expansion this year.

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FACE TO FACE: Leading light in American football for The Bahamas

AMERICAN football has yet to become as big as it could be in The Bahamas. Even though thousands of Bahamians energetically follow the NFL and anticipate the Superbowl, football is not a major sport in this country.

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UPDATED: Couple shot dead in their sleep

Two men are being questioned by police after a man and woman were shot dead in their sleep early on Monday morning.

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State-recognised funeral for Maynard

A STATE-recognised funeral for Andrew “Dud” Maynard will be held on Friday at 11am at St Agnes Anglican Church.

Regulators, millionaires win double header

THE Leno Regulators and the Mekaddish Millionaires won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header played on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

NPBA: Giants and DDL in win column

THE defending champions Discount Distributors Liquors and runners-up Commonwealth Bank Giants both pulled off victories over the weekend to highlight the men’s division one play in the New Providence Basketball Association.

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One Eleuthera Foundation: Food for thought about food sustainability in The Bahamas

I recently came across a document that I wrote in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when the world was in turmoil due to lockdowns and many of the distributions systems that we took for granted for many years were shutting down.

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A massive U-turn in China

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Having maintained a strict zero- COVID policy for almost three years, the Chinese government had become a prisoner of it. The strategy was designed to address the low vaccination rates of the elderly population (80 million people aged 80+ years are not vaccinated and 44% of the population did not receive the third dose, this percentage rising to 60% among people aged 80+ years). And, although studies in Hong Kong comparing CoronaVac with BioNTech’s vaccine have not been conclusive, the Chinese government did not seem to have much confidence in the degree of immunity provided by their own vaccines.

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‘GREATEST OF ALL TIME’: SPORTS STAR AND CULTURAL ICON PELÉ DIES AT 82

SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé will be famous for 15 centuries.

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