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BAMSI misses completion date - and no work yet on dormitory

CONSTRUCTION at the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute, expected to be completed by the beginning of this month, will more likely be finished by the end of the year, said Agriculture Minister V Alfred Gray.

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New look Heat to hold second training camp at Atlantis

The new look Miami Heat, without the services of All-Star guard Dwayne Wade, will be returning to the Bahamas for another training camp before the start of the National Basketball Association’s 2016/17 regular season.

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Tourism Minister calls Minnis’ Bahamasair comments ‘irresponsible’

TOURISM, Aviation and Investments Minister Chester Cooper said former Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was “irresponsible” when he told parliamentarians on Monday that millions of dollars were missing from Bahamasair.

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Knicks rally to beat Buddy Hield and Pacers for 7th straight victory

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Julius Randle made six free throws in the final minute and the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 109-106 yesterday for their NBA-best seventh consecutive victory. The 19th and final lead change came in the final minute, when Randle made two foul shots with 45.6 seconds remaining for a 105-104 lead. After the teams exchanged turnovers, Randle hit four more free throws in the final two possessions. The Pacers missed a shot from just inside half-court at the buzzer. Buddy Hield and Aaron Nesmith each had 23 points for Indiana. Tyrese Haliburton and Bennedict Haliburton each added 15.

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Returning $22m to Kozeny will allow ’completion of fraud’

The $22 million battle between the Czech authorities and Viktor Kozeny continues to heat up, the former alleging that returning the funds to the Lyford Cay-based financier will enable him to “complete his fraud”.

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GIBSON FAILS IN LEGAL CHALLENGE: Judge rules MP can have fair trial after rejecting arguments

A SUPREME Court judge dismissed Adrian Gibson’s application to stay his corruption trial yesterday, ruling his constitutional rights have not been infringed and that he can have a fair trial even if the Crown’s key witness gives testimony virtually.

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Lillis Bullard-Pennerman

Funeral Service For Mrs. Lillis “Mama” Bullard-Pennerman, 98 of Fowler Street south, and formerly of Mangrove Cay, Andros, will be held on Saturday, August 12th, 2017, 10:00 a.m., at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Baillou Hill and Wulff Roads. Officiating will …

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WSC worker denies being coerced to testify against Gibson

A SENIOR employee at the Water and Sewerage Corporation denied a defence attorney’s suggestion yesterday that she was coerced into giving evidence against Adrian Gibson and his co-accused to avoid being charged in the case.

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TOP EXEC’S DAUGHTER GOT WSC CONTRACT: New revelation about current chief emerges in Adrian Gibson trial

ADRIAN Gibson’s corruption trial began yesterday with Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) executive chairman Sylvanus Petty admitting under cross-examination that his daughter had a contract with the company.

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Tanks didn’t need anything, said a WSC manager in Gibson case

A WATER and Sewerage Corporation employee testified in the Adrian Gibson corruption trial yesterday that water tanks were in “fairly” good condition in 2020 before $260k contracts were awarded for companies to paint them.

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‘Companies awarded contracts were not approved contractors’

A SENIOR manager of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC), who claimed to be related to Adrian Gibson, testified that the companies awarded contracts to paint water tanks when Mr Gibson was executive chairman were not on the corporation’s approved contractor list nor known to engineers.

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‘I WAS FIRED FOR FOLLOWING RULES’: Adrian Gibson trial hears claim of WSC manager termination

AS Adrian Gibson’s criminal trial resumed yesterday, a Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) manager claimed she was “terminated” after refusing to pay companies awarded landscaping contracts because she lacked necessary documentation.

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EDITORIAL: Dump fire lights political fuse under the PLP

WHEN the Nassau city dump erupted in massive flames on March 5, spewing thick black smoke for miles and setting a scene that from above looked like the island was on fire, no one could have predicted that what happened that day could have such far-reaching and long-lasting effects or that it could possibly swing an election and displace a government.

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Ayton: This is just the beginning

Deandre Ayton’s memorable 2021 postseason run came to an end as his Phoenix Suns missed an opportunity to make franchise history in the NBA Finals.

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Wells calls for stricter adherence to protocols

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells made a strong appeal yesterday for vaccinations and stricter adherence to the current public health measures, saying confirmation of the Delta variant’s presence in the country is “concerning”.

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Entrepreneurs race to develop flying car

Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his cartoon flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have long tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be changing.

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Bahamians 'not given proper gear' to deal with Equinor spill

A human rights activist claims that Bahamians working to clean up the oil spill at the Equinor facility in Grand Bahama are not being provided with the proper hazmat gear as the foreign crew, leaving them exposed to dangerous toxic chemicals.Joseph D

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BUDDY SETS CAREER HIGH 3O, AWARDED ROOKIE OF THE MONTH

BUDDY Hield ended the Sacramento Kings’ first season in the Golden 1 Centre by giving the fanbase a glimpse of what the franchise can expect from the rising star.

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JACQUELINE ROLLE

Funeral Service for the late JACQUELINE ROLLE age 62 years of #98 Pinewood Boulevard will be held on Sunday, June 9th, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Church of Christ, Highbury Park. Officiating will be Evangelist Keith Beneby. Interment will follow …

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Gov't Bill could 'hurt' Bahamian home ownership

A bank chief executive has warned that Government legislation “could have a negative impact on Bahamian access to home ownership”, as it completely alters the risk associated with mortgage lending.