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Minister: End of AIDS epidemic in sight
HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville said The Bahamas has reached the moment where “tremendous progress is being made” and that the “end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight.”.
EDITORIAL: The long battle to defeat HIV/AIDS
THE end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight?
Seven-fold jump in Benchmark’s debt to clients no alarm
A BISX-listed firm has reassured investors that the seven-fold increase in monies owed to clients at year-end 2021 is no cause for alarm since it stems from $150m in securities trading activity.
Gov’t: Inflation did not drive VAT revenue rise
Record inflation generated less than $10m of the VAT revenue increase in the first six months after the rate cut, the Ministry of Finance asserted last night, with the 2021-2022 deficit slashed by 48.4 percent year-over-year.
Downtown art district plan to put Miami, New York ‘second’
The Ministry of Tourism’s plans to transform downtown Nassau via creation of an “art district” will relegate similar spaces in New York and Miami to “second spot”, a senior official pledged yesterday.
38 charged over breach of bail conditions
POLICE Commissioner Clayton Fernander said police recently charged 38 men who were on bail for serious crimes and were being monitored for breaching their bail conditions.
‘Sooner the better’ for end to mask mandate
A top hotelier yesterday asserted that the Government will “secure tourism’s continued upward momentum” if it eliminates the remaining COVID travel restrictions, adding: “The sooner we do it the better off we will be.”
54 records expunged by rehabilitation committee
THE Rehabilitation of Offenders Committee has received 112 applications from people seeking to have their records wiped clean between January and June of this year, with 54 of those applicants said to have already had their records expunged.
Pro basketball player Zane Knowles signs with new club
ZANE Knowles will continue his career in Bulgaria’s National Basketball League.
Man with unlicenced gun accused of threats
A MAN was remanded to the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday after admitting to having an unlicenced shotgun and ammunition.
Bahamas ‘leads pack’ over digital adoption
A senior Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) executive yesterday hailed The Bahamas as “a bit of a bellwether” for the Caribbean on digital payments adoption with more than 50 percent of its local clients now using such channels.
Jonquel Jones and Sun lose Game 2
Las Vegas gets 85-71 win over Connecticut
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun last night in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.
JONQUEL JONES, SUN STAY ALIVE: Connecticut routs Las Vegas 105-76
On a night where Jonquel Jones was awarded her fourth All-WNBA selection, her Connecticut Sun staved off elimination in game three of the WNBA Finals.
Jones and Sun in WNBA Finals
Jonquel scores 15, grabs 10 rebounds as Sun rally in 4th to beat Sky 72-63
Powered by a furious quarter rally, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun won a series finale on the road and are headed to the WNBA Finals.
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Jones and Sun lose WNBA Finals opener
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun nearly overcame another fourth-quarter deficit but their late rally fell just short in game one of the WNBA Finals.
STATESIDE: Biden’s age, inflation and immigration record to be tested
POLITICIANS are quite comfortable lobbing verbal grenades at an incumbent president of the opposing party, and the current crop of Republican office holders and job seekers is no different. In the steady, numbing drumbeat of GOP criticisms of Joe Biden and his administration, the loudest seems to be about his age.
SKYGuard | Bahamas Dept of Meteorology projected track of Invest 98(L)
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3PM SKYGuard | Bahamas Dept of Meteorology Real-Time satellite long range projected track of future tropical cyclone Invest 98 (L)
WNBA Finals: Jonquel Jones and the Sun are eliminated
THE 2022 season ended on a disappointing note for Jonquel Jones and her Connecticut Sun.
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