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Bahamas E-commerce Advisory Board announces $2500 grant

January 7, 2021, 5:17 am
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Edison Sumner (BIS Photos/Kristaan Ingraham)

ZNS Bahamas

The e-commerce and technology industries are billion-dollar sectors globally, employing millions of creative professionals and changing the course and structure of financial services.

Chairman of the E-commerce Advisory of the Bahamas Edison Sumner says that it is against this backdrop that they are keen on providing grants and opportunities to tech hubs and entrepreneurs.

“We established a technology and innovations grant to support those SME’s (small and medium enterprise) throughout the country to assist them in areas.

“Whether they wish to establish an ecommerce platform or a digital payments gateway or developing a website or something of that nature where these companies are able to employ innovative technological initiatives in their businesses… or to employ some innovative ideas to cause the business to grow.

“So, we have put aside some support for those kinds of businesses, SME’s particularly” he said.

Sumner explains that the funding is even more significant as the Bahamas prepares to become a tech hub.  Read more >>
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Bahamians warned to avoid US Capitol Hill riot

January 7, 2021, 5:26 am
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Sloan Smith
Eyewitness News

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamians in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington were warned yesterday to stay away from the downtown area after thousands of Trump supporters stormed and breached the United States Capitol Hill building.

The demonstrators, in support of President Donald Trump, decried the certification of the US Electoral College vote, as the US Congress was set to confirm that President-elect Joe Biden won the country’s election, 306-232.

The violent mob pushed past police barricades and clashed with law enforcement and destroyed property.

Lawmakers, who were in session, scrambled into hiding with gas masks, as the massive swarm marched. into the Capitol.  Read more >>
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Bahamian Embassy, Consulate Staff In Washington, DC Are Safe

January 7, 2021, 5:55 am
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District of Columbia National Guard stand outside the Capitol, Wednesday night, after a day of rioting protesters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

KHRISNA RUSSELL
Tribune Chief Reporter
krussell@tribunemedia.net

BAHAMAS Ambassador to the United States Sidney Collie told The Tribune Wednesday night of his shock at the storming of the US Capitol building by pro-Trump rioters.

Mr. Collie said he had never in his life seen anything like the scene that unfolded at Capitol Hill.

“The staff and employees of the (Bahamian) Embassy are safe. The staff and employees of the consulate in Washington, DC are safe,” said Ambassador Collie.

“We sent out a general advisory earlier in the day to members of the diaspora where we have contacts for them, not to go downtown. Based on the reports that I am seeing and having no reports of any Bahamians on the streets in distress, I would say that everybody is safe.

“There is no report of any incidents involving Bahamians. I am hoping that as night falls and the curfew of 6pm is enforced, I am hoping that will bring some calm to the city.”

Asked what he thought of the events that unfolded in DC Wednesday, Ambassador Collie said: “I have never seen anything like this before. So, it’s quite frankly surprising.”  Read more >>
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For one Gambier family, every day a struggle to survive

January 7, 2021, 6:03 am
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Pachino Thurston, Shauna Elliott and their five children inside their dilapidated home in Gambier Village yesterday. RAYANDRA NAIRN

Rachel Scott
The Nassau Guardian

In Gambier Village, a narrow alleyway – flanked on either side by houses and rendered invisible from the roadside – leads to a dilapidated one-room building that has been serving as a home to Pachino Thurston, Shauna Elliott and their five children.

Some of the building’s four windows are missing panes, and rats have chewed through the floorboards in some places, leaving the inhabitants vulnerable to the elements and pests. 

The family does not have access to electricity or running water.

There is no kitchen – a single hot plate is the only way Elliott is able to prepare hot meals for her children.

Two small bookcases serve as storage for household necessities – tins of nonperishable food, limes, a box of Lipton tea, soap, deodorant.

Rolls of toilet tissue line one of the shelves. But with no bathroom or access to even an outhouse, Elliott, Thurston and their children are forced to relieve themselves in nearby bushes.

Thurston acknowledged it’s not the safest option, especially when it’s dark outside, but the only one.

“I just let them go in the bush across the road,” he said.  Read more >>
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The 21 Best Caribbean Islands to Visit in 2021

January 7, 2021, 6:48 am
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Lochabar Beach on Long Island.

Caribbean Journal

The past year has changed a lot about the travel industry. What hasn’t changed is the world’s love affair with the Caribbean — and while intrepid travelers have already been returning to the region’s shores, demand (and arrival numbers) are expected to surge this year. The Caribbean took a calculated risk in reopening last summer, and the region has largely shown that tourism re-openings, even amid the current challenges, can be done so safely with the adequate protocols.

The latest edition of the Best Caribbean Islands to Visit takes you on a whirlwind journey across the entire Caribbean Basin, from places far off the travel radar to some well-known destinations currently undergoing makeovers. So if you’re planning a trip to the Caribbean in 2021, this is where you should start. Here are our favorite Caribbean islands for 2021.  Read more >>
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January 7, 2021, 3:31 pm
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Beautiful Bahamas framed prints are now available in our Native Stew Gallery. These stunning framed photos will make a nice addition to any home or office. Get yours now!


"Eastwood-Poinciana"  by ©️ADerek Catalano.
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Calls to replace Trump via the 25th Amendment are growing. Here’s why it’s never happened before.

January 7, 2021, 7:30 pm
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Eisenhower-era fears of an incapacitated president spurred the measure’s adoption. Its most serious provision has never been invoked.

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at a coronavirus task force briefing in April 2020. In the wake of the insurrection of the U.S. Capitol, lawmakers have called on Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment that would remove Trump from office. Photograph by Anna M​oneymaker, The New York Times, Redux

Erin Blakemore
National Geographic

In the hours after an armed mob of President Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to disrupt the certification of the presidential election, reports emerged that senior Trump administration officials are considering invoking the 25th Amendment to remove the president from office before his term expires on January 20.

Calls to invoke the amendment from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have also intensified. Among them are presumptive Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat; Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi; Senator Bob Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania; and Republican Adam Kinziger, a Representative from Illinois. “What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by President Trump,” Schumer wrote. “This president must not hold office one day longer.”

But what exactly is the 25th Amendment—and can a vice president really oust a sitting president? In force since 1967, the 25th Amendment was designed to fill the Constitution’s confusing silence on questions of succession in the wake of nearly two centuries of presidential illnesses and deaths. It also allows a vice president to work with other members of the government to remove from office a president who is deemed incapable of serving.

But due to its gravity, the provision that provides for presidential removal has never been invoked, and doing so could push the nation onto even shakier political ground. Here’s why—and a deeper look at how the 25th Amendment came to be.  Read more >>
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Amanda Coulson departs National Art Gallery of The Bahamas to lead new Tern Gallery

January 8, 2021, 5:01 am
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ArtForum

Amanda Coulson is stepping down from her post as executive director of the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas to take up the role of founding director of TERN Gallery, a new space in Nassau, Bahamas, dedicated to showcasing and elevating the work of young and emerging Bahamian and Caribbean artists, and to bringing the region’s art scene to greater international prominence.

Before coming to the National Gallery of the Bahamas as director in 2011, Coulson, who holds a masters in fine arts from New York University, cofounded the VOLTA Art Fair. The event, taking place annually, in New York and Basel, host smaller and emerging galleries. She additionally worked as a freelance writer and curator championing Bahamian artists.  Read more >>
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How to Take an Extended Vacation in Grand Bahama

January 8, 2021, 5:07 am
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Grand Bahama

Caribbean Journal

The Bahamas recently launched its BEATS, or Bahamas Extended Access Travel Stay, which allows visitors to live and work remotely in the country for up to a year. 

And now a host of properties in Grand Bahama have launched special programs, both for BEATS visa holders and those looking to take longer vacations on the island. 

That includes the Taino Beach Resort, which is offering half off room rates for visitors who spend more than 2- days at the property.  Read more >>
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U.S. must better engage Bahamas, where our competitor, China, is making major investments | Opinion

January 8, 2021, 5:18 am
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Lounge chairs sit stacked on a beach while temporarily closed in Nassau, Bahamas in April 2020 because of the sudden stop in global tourism as the coronavirus pandemic raged. GETTY IMAGES

Patrick Griffin,William Danvers
The Miami Herald

The competition between the United States and China will be one of the most important national security issues confronting the Biden administration.. In an article in Foreign Affairs, President-elect Biden wrote about the special challenge China presents. In an article for the same magazine, Jake Sullivan, the president-elect’s national security advisor, along with Asia-expert Kurt Campbell wrote, “China today is a peer competitor that is more formidable economically, more sophisticated diplomatically and more flexible ideologically than the Soviet Union ever was.”

Competition is one approach, but confrontation is also part of the discussion. There must be a comprehensive and sophisticated approach toward China.

It should include engaging with nations close to home where the United States should have an historic, competitive advantage. Specifically, there needs to be a focused and sustained effort for the United States to strengthen its relationship with the Bahamas, where China, for a number of years, has invested. The problems with the dynamic in U.S.-Bahamian relations represent a microcosm of the issues the United States must address if it is to push back against China’s global engagement efforts.  Read more >>
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Bahamas to consider viability of third mobile player

January 8, 2021, 5:23 am
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James Barton
Developing Telecoms

The Bahamas’ Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) is assessing the viability of introducing a third operator to the archipelago’s mobile market to compete with ALIV and BTC (Bahamas Telecommunications Company).

URCA’s evaluation is expected to take place across the first and second quarters of 2021.

The electronic communications sector policy in URCA’s Draft Annual Plan 2021 states: “the government of the Bahamas will consider whether further liberalisation of the mobile telephone market should be undertaken in the form of a third mobile operator. The policy requires that URCA provide advice and recommendations to the government on this matter, including a feasibility and market analysis to support any recommendations made.”  Read more >>
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Bahamas Petroleum eyes Trinidad and Suriname drilling after hitting 2020 production target

January 8, 2021, 5:35 am
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"We managed to increase production in Trinidad and Tobago to our targeted 500 bopd level by the end of 2020," said Simon Potter.


Jamie Ashcroft
Proactive Investors

Bahamas Petroleum Company PLC (LON:BPC) told investors it is on-track to add further wells to its operations in Trinidad and also Suriname.

At the same time, it confirmed on-target production with 500 barrels of oil per day being produced at the end of 2020. Now, with an extensive work programme on the slate the company is targeting production growth up to 2,500 bopd by the end of 2021.

Offshore Bahamas, meanwhile, drilling operations are presently advancing the Perseverance-1 exploration well which is targeting a 0.77bn barrels prospect. Drilling began on December 20 and it is anticipated to be a six-week programme for the drilling and testing.  Read more >>
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Covid-19 Vaccine In Children: Bahamas Ministry of Health States Its Position

January 8, 2021, 5:42 am
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The Eleutheran

On Wednesday, January 6th, 2021, the Bahamas Ministry of Health released a statement clarifying its position on the mandatory administering of the Covid-19 Vaccine in children.

The statement began, “The Ministry of Health wishes to address an article stating ‘Govt Discussing Mandatory COVID Vaccine for Students’ which emanated from an impromptu press briefing by the Minister of Health, Tuesday, January 5, 2021.  The Ministry wishes to clarify that no one under the age of 18 years of age, including children in The Bahamas, will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine.”

It continued, “Although the Government of The Bahamas has been proactive in securing mechanisms that will give the Bahamian people access to this much-needed vaccine, the Ministry of Health underscores that administration of the COVID-19 vaccine is entirely voluntary. In other words, only those who wish to receive the vaccine can avail themselves of it.  Read more >>
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Davis: ‘PLP campaign has begun’

January 8, 2021, 5:49 am
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CAMPAIGNING HAS BEGUN – Leader of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP), Philip ‘Brave’ Davis says the party has begun its campaign for the 2022 General Election. (PHOTO: BARBARA WALKIN)

FN Reporter Jaimie Smith

“We are looking for persons who understand that the role of a Member of Parliament is to serve and we are looking for persons that have had a history of service in the community. That is what we want.”

So, stated Leader of Her Majesty’s Official Opposition Philip ‘Brave’ Davis, following the conclusion of the two-day aspirant interviews in Grand Bahama Monday and Tuesday (January 4 and 5).

“We want them to appreciate and understand that. We have to assess that understanding; they are there for the people and not for their own personal agendas. We are looking for persons that are competent, courageous who think outside of the box and are able to execute and who will understand and will appreciate the philosophies and ideologies of the party,” Davis added. “That is, to lift the people up. More importantly by doing this, they will have to be a team player.

“We are not looking for persons that are into this for their own selfish purposes and selfish agendas. This is about teamwork and we are here to serve. We are looking for people that appreciate that.”

Davis noted that the Progressive Liberal Party’s (PLP) 2022 General Election campaign has already begun.  Read more >>
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Bannister discusses possible challenges of offshore oil drilling

January 8, 2021, 5:55 am
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Min. of Works The Hon. Desmond Bannister

ZNS Bahamas

The supreme court ruling handed down earlier this week on the controversial issue of oil drilling was a defeat for environmentalists seeking to stop the drilling of oil in Bahamian waters.

It’s an issue the government agrees with and further ignites the conversation on sustaining the country’s vital environment.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Works, the Hon. Desmond Bannister said royalties from any licenses should be publicly revealed, but the common denominator for the government is that there is no endorsement of offshore oil drilling anywhere in the Bahamas.

“You’ll have oil up on your beaches, all those snappers, and groupers and grunts that you like; you’re going to find them washing up on the shores dead."  Read more >>
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BPL “shoring up” generation fleet with rental units until Station D is complete

January 8, 2021, 6:02 am
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Bahamas Power and Light's headquarters

Natario McKenzie
Eyewitness News

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Bahamas Power and Light (BPC) has acquired four rental generation units to “shore up” its generation supply until the new Station D is completed, according to the company’s Director of Public Relations K Quincy Parker.

The new Station D will house just over 100 megawatts (MW) of new power at the Clifton Pier Power Station.

The company recently issued a notice indicating road closures to accommodate the transporting of four 96-tonne engines from Arawak Cay Port to the company’s Blue Hills Power Station between January 7 at 11pm and January 10.

The company noted that the engines are rental units aimed at bolstering BPL’s generation fleet, with SunOil having participated in the bidding process in May 2020 and winning the bid to provide power through rental.

The engines will use propane as their fuel source, leading to lower emissions and facilitating a lower fuel cost.  Read more >>
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Doctors Call For Vaccine Timetable

January 8, 2021, 6:09 am
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KHRISNA RUSSELL
Tribune Chief Reporter
krussell@tribunemedia.net

CONSULTANT physicians are hoping officials will soon release a timeline regarding when a COVID-19 vaccine will be available for administration in the country.

However, Consultant Physician Staff Association president Sabriquet Pinder-Butler said the decision has to be made with proper consideration.

“We hope that a definitive timeline would be provided soon,” Dr Pinder-Butler told The Tribune. “But we appreciate that a lot of different factors are involved with determining which vaccine would be procured for The Bahamas.”

Asked if there was a particular brand of vaccine the CPSA endorses, she said: “The Centres for Disease Control recommended two vaccines and a few others are being worked on. CPSA is aware and continues to review the data as vaccine administration is fairly new in most countries so we are carefully monitoring this so that we can support/endorse a proper vaccine roll out in the country.”  Read more >>
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Sharks found with dangerously high levels of heavy metals in The Caribbean

January 8, 2021, 6:20 am
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The Nassau Guardian

In a new study, researchers from the non-profit research institute Beneath the Waves (BTW) documented and revealed alarmingly high levels of 12 heavy metals, including mercury, in the muscle tissues of large reef and tiger sharks sampled throughout The Bahamas.

Published today in Scientific Reports, the new findings carry important implications for human health in the Greater Caribbean region, where sharks are occasionally consumed by humans.

Over the last century, human activities have rapidly accelerated the influx of metals and metalloids entering the marine environment, posing potential risks to biodiversity and food security.

Evaluating muscle tissues of 36 individual sharks from six species, the results from this study provide the first account of metal concentrations in sharks sampled in The Bahamas, a relatively pristine marine ecosystem where sharks live risk-free in a large marine protected area. Sharks are not commonly consumed by humans in The Bahamas.  Read more >>
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January 8, 2021, 11:21 am
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The National Art Gallery of The Bahamas: NAGB Newsletter - January 8th, 2021

January 8, 2021, 1:44 pm
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We've reopened and your favourite museum is ready and waiting for you! Regular opening hours (Tuesday - Sunday) are in effect and the NAGB has been thoroughly prepared for your safety and enjoyment. Please join us as we continue to celebrate our culture at your national art museum. The NAGB is FREE for all Bahamians and Bahamian residents.
MEDICINE AND MEMORY
On Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 the NAGB will launch the physical component of the permanent exhibition, “Medicine and Memory” curated by Natalie Willis. This unique project will take a look at our histories and practices around public health in The Bahamas examined through the stunning artworks of Bahamian artists, such as John Beadle, Melissa Alcena, Margot Bethel, Jacob Frank Coonley, Tyrone Ferguson, Tamika Galanis, Peggy Hering, Leanne Russell, Netica “Nettie” Symonette, Maxwell Taylor and many more. "Medicine and Memory" begins to unpack complex and hybrid practices around healing and medicine—of both the pharmaceutical and bush variety—and examines the massive shifts in the health and wealth of the land and its peoples over time. In the current moment—it should be noted, we are not facing our first pandemic—the significance of how to heal, maintain and protect the body is more important than ever - and history shows our ability to adapt, survive, and thrive through it all. This exhibition ties in beautifully with the concurrent exhibition naturesPULSE in the Art Park, where visitors can also take a FREE self-guided tour of the native plant species and learn about their health benefits. 
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PULSE
The NAGB is now open! This means that our PULSE series, artworks featuring Bahamian muralists and public art, is now available for the viewing public. We look forward to your visit on Tuesdays - Saturdays between 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. or Sundays between 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
More About PULSE
You are invited to see Allan Wallace at the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. painting LIVE in the Ballroom. This is a unique opportunity to meet one of your favourite artists in person, observing strict COVID-19 protocols of course.
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BLANK CANVAS
On the "Blank Canvas" 2020 Finale, we spoke with food culture with Chef/Culinary Griot/Mentor Simeon Hall Jr., who is back from his stint at the Four Seasons on Oahu to rediscover The Bahamas through food, travelling across all the islands to discover the tru-tru Bahamian cuisine, which evolves and changes from one space to the next, for his soon-to-be-released cookbook.
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STUDIO MUSEUM

Free Studio Museum Professionals Seminar for Budding Curators

Application Deadline: 11:59 p.m. on January 11th, 2021
Dates: February 17th, February 24th, March 3rd, March 10th, March 17th
Program Time: 5:00 p.m.  – 8:00 p.m. 

This Studio Museum seminar (held via Zoom and Google Classroom) is a series of educational workshops aimed at supporting museum professionals looking to incubate, ideate and network. The program promotes discussion, interaction and exposure with special attention to skill-building and career-readiness. Weekly readings will be assigned to help steer conversations around relevant topic areas - which include cultural specificity, curatorial practice, arts administration, education and public programming.

Applications are welcome from undergraduates, graduate students and early-career professionals seeking opportunities to broaden their knowledge of the field.

The opportunity is paid, with participants receiving a $250 honorarium for completion of the program.

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CONGO BIENNALE

The Congo Biennale created by the Congolese visual artist, Vitshois Mwilambwe Bondo and organised by the Kin Art Studio, is an international art event dedicated to contemporary visual arts. For this year,  September 10th - October 24th, 2021, the Biennale will become a must-attend event on the Congolese art scene with a great impact on the international scene. Through its theme, “La Souffle des Ancestre” (The Breath of the Ancestors), the Biennale will celebrate the links between Africa, its diasporas and Afro-descendants, our common roots and the diversity of cultural and artistic expressions. It is also a remarkable opportunity to develop renewed artistic exchanges between the Americas, the Caribbean, the Congo, and the countries of the African continent.  Paris-based curator Amelie Dakouo and Atlanta-based artist/curator  Fahamu Pecou, PhD were recently announced as this year’s co-curators. NOW ACCEPTING PROJECT PROPOSALS!

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