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STATESIDE – Southcom commander on Haiti intervention: ‘Not right now’

LAURA Richardson is only the second woman to hold 4-star rank in the US Army. And she is the first female commander of the US Southern Command.

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Horse trainer Larry Demeritte makes history

From Governor’s Harbour in the Bahamas to Louisville, Kentucky, USA, here comes trainer Larry Demeritte.

Scout Association week of fellowship, training and information sharing

The Scout Association of the Bahamas, a dynamic youth organisation with a mission to develop the youth in myriad ways, recently hosted its annual week of fellowship, training and information sharing.

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Central Bank in multiple exchange control eases

THE Central Bank last night unveiled multiple reforms to further relax The Bahamas’ exchange control regime that it believes will not create any “material” risks for the US dollar peg and wider economy.

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FRONT PORCH – Collective responsibility: The Bahamas Prime Minister is not Chief Executive

WITHOUT appropriate language we cannot conceive, understand and communicate ideas and values. It is important that we get our language right. We often get our language and our thinking muddled and just plain wrong in constitutional matters.

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Bahamian in New York City among millions to feel earthquake Friday

CHET KINCAID, a Bahamian living in New York City, said he thought he was going to be buried alive in his apartment when an earthquake rocked the Big Apple.

Bank’s Out Island sites ‘a philanthropic service’

Bank of The Bahamas’ top executive yesterday described its Family Island presence as an act of “philanthropy” amid complaints that woes at its branch have left south Eleuthera in “a dire situation”.

‘Make the switch’: 2.6% growth below forecasts

THE Bahamas must “make the switch” to focus on medium to long-term economic goals after it was revealed yesterday that 2023’s 2.6 percent real GDP growth came in below expectations.

Gov’t and Opposition fight on GDP growth

THE Government and Opposition yesterday battled over what real GDP growth that fell below expectations for 2023 means for The Bahamas’ short-term economic prospects.

STATESIDE: US political landscape evolves into a kind of three-ring circus

A kind of three-ring circus is evolving in Washington, New York and in other centres around the US. Two of the rings are located overseas. The other one is at the center of political life in America, and it does not bode well for Donald Trump and the Republican Party he has come to dominate.

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Six straight: Team Bahamas wins 2024 CARIFTA Swimming Championships

As expected, Team Bahamas completed its dominance of the 2024 CARIFTA Swimming Championships with its sixth consecutive victory and the eighth out of the past nine titles. Mission accomplished.