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Karl McCartney and Stampeders lead the west in the CFL
NOW in his sixth season with a Canadian Football League powerhouse, Bahamian veteran Karl McCartney is continuing his role as a special teams ace and reserve linebacker.
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Lyford Cay condo has to slash units by 30%
Planning authorities have given the go-ahead for a controversial Lyford Cay condo project provided its height is reduced by one-third - and the number of units slashed by 30 percent - to address “overdevelopment” concerns.
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New Providence Cycling Association back in full gear
AFTER a year of inactivity because of the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the New Providence Cycling Association is finally back in full gear.
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Sports in brief
Drexel Maycock picked up a bronze medal in the under-20 boys’ discus on the final day of competition at the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique on Monday. However, his performance of 49.31 metres was not included in the report as his result was not posted up to press time.
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Jamaica ready for CARIFTA
FOLLOWING a two-day visit of the team from the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) to inspect preparations for the 2022 CARIFTA Games, a very favourable report was received.
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It's another double double for All-Star Bahamian Jonquel Jones
By RENALDO DORSETTTribune Sports Reporterrdorsett@tribunemedia.net Jonquel Jones continues her post All-Star break momentum and tallied her 13th double double of the season in another win for her Connecticut Sun.Jones finished with 14 points, 13 rebo
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51st Heart Ball hopes to raise $350,000 for children’s surgeries
WHAT started out as an idea by a Hollywood legend is today one of Nassau’s most anticipated charitable events which once again will be held this Valentine’s Day to raise funds for the repair of children’s hearts.
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PM insists resolution to the Baha Mar saga is ‘imminent’
PRIME Minister Perry Christie has said he believes the Export-Import Bank of China is prepared to present a possible buyer for the beleaguered $3.5 billion Baha Mar resort, as he declared a resolution to the Baha Mar debacle is “imminent”.
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New faces, same story
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The re-elected Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, wanted to calm the markets and settle the Turkish currency crisis with the new finance minister, Mehmet Şimşek. But the plan did not work, and the lira hit a new record low on Friday last week.
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Greed and double dipping
Last week, my friends came to visit me from the USA for a week of fun in The Bahamas.
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Cat Island 'going to get whole hog'
Government officials yesterday pledged that Cat Island is "going to get the whole hog" when it comes to airport, roads and utilities upgrades and investments.
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Alleged $22m PI fraudster served via DPM’s law firm
Receivers have been forced to serve legal proceedings on a Paradise Island resident accused of committing a $22 million fraud via Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis’s law firm, Tribune Business can reveal, as they seek to recover $7.1 million allegedly transferred to the Bahamas.
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Bahamian softball teams to be honoured
THE most successful national teams in Bahamian softball history will have their accomplishments recognised when the local governing body in the sport hosts its year end competition.
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'Challenges' delay $2.3m Ocean Club condo's seizure
The receiver for an alleged $22.6 million fraud has applied for a summary judgment against two Paradise Island residents that would seize their Ocean Club Estates condo - one of the best recovery sources for investors.
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Bahamian tech-based KYC provider gaining recognition
A FINANCIAL technology start-up created by Bahamian born E. Jay Saunders has been nominated for 4 A-Team 2017 RegTech (Regulatory Technology) awards for its enhanced due diligence cognitive search and crime prevention tool SafetyNet.ai (www.safetynet
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Cabbage Beach access row ‘about property rights, not birthrights’
THE relocation of the dozens of Cabbage Beach vendors upset over the closure of an access point to the popular Paradise Island property is not the responsibility of the landowners but the government, according to Atlantis’ Senior Vice-president of Public Affairs Ed Fields.
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'Exorbitant' Business Licences make one-time payments impossible
Super Value’s owner yesterday said it was impossible for the food retail industry to pay the new “exorbitantly high” Business Licence fees one-time, as he dismissed claims he was ‘bullying’ the Government over its Value-Added Tax (VAT) proposals.
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Sands repeats his call for people to get vaccinations against measles
MINISTER of Health Dr Duane Sands has repeated his call for Bahamians to get up to date on vaccinations in the face of a worldwide measles outbreak.
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Jonquel Jones and Sun take 2-0 lead in series
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun are now one win away from a berth to the WNBA Finals. Jones posted a double double and playoff career high scoring outburst with 27 points and 13 rebounds in the Suns’ 94-68 win over the Los Angeles Sparks last
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$20m maritime academy set for January '14 start
THE first phase of a $20 million maritime institute, which will be established at Silver Cay, is expected to be open no later than January 2014, said the head of the company spearheading the initiative.