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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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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.

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Renaldo's Ramblings: Week 11 picks

The “When Nobody Wins, Everybody Loses” Award presented by The Entire Referendum/Opinion Poll Hulabaloo - The Rams missed an opportunity to win and make the biggest statement win for the Sam Bradford era, while the Niners looked far too marginal against a team they should have dominated

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SAC dominates: Big Red Machine rolls away with four divisional titles

On the heels of regaining their Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ championship crown last month, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine dominated the 28th National High School Track and Field Championships.

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Eric Wiberg – Taxied to beach, hit trees and sank

TAXIED to beach, hit trees, and sank: these seven words encapsulate a bad day for a dozen men.

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Celtics take control of East

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Paul Pierce watched the shot sail just over LeBron James' outstretched arm. And when it swished, he turned toward the Boston bench, shaking his head. The biggest shot of the night, for certain. And it put the

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SKIPPERS from the Star Sailors League Final are expected to be in action today as they compete on local C Class sailing sloops in Montagu Bay. The international sailors will get a chance to be matched with the local sailors in an event that will be filmed by an international crew during the Star Sailing competition Wednesday to Saturday in Montagu Bay.

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MARATHON BAHAMAS: The thrill of victory (with photo gallery)

Despite the interruption of the rain, a pair of Americans - Jonathan Volpi and Amos Desjardins - emerged as the overall male champions of the 7th annual Sunshine Insurance Marathon Bahamas full marathon and half marathon at Arawak Cay yesterday. The women champions were Frenchwoman Marina Peron and Bahamian Vanessa Forbes.

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Marathon Bahamas winners in the spotlight

Despite the interruption of the rain, a pair of Americans - Jonathan Volpi and Amos Desjardins - emerged as the overall male champions of the 7th annual Sunshine Insurance Marathon Bahamas full marathon and half marathon at Arawak Cay yesterday. The women champions were Frenchwoman Marina Peron and Bahamian Vanessa Forbes.

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$60m Hilton sale 'win-win for all'

The British Colonial Hilton was sold for a sum “in the ball park of $60 million”, Tribune Business was told, as its outgoing chairman described the deal as “a win-win for everyone”.

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Marathon Bahamas student relay winners receive awards

CONTINUING its effort to engage student athletes in the fight against cancer, Scotiabank awarded its student relay winners in the eighth annual Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend.

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Smith finally gets to feel Vince Lombardi Trophy

His role as a player ended in 2015, but after playing on a number of different teams, he ended up back where he started in the National Football League as a professional scout with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Sound wave therapy for erectile dysfunction

Low intensity shockwave lithotripsy (Li-ESWT) has the great potential to offer a curative treatment for poor blood supply/vasculogenic erectile dysfunction, which is a common cause of poor erections for many men.

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Will Elizabeth pick stability or opt for change?

ELIZABETH residents are weighing the costs and benefits of choosing stability over change in one of the most closely watched races of the 2021 election cycle.

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Bahamas sees $715m gain if ‘infrastructure gap’ closed

The Bahamas stands to gain a $715m boost if it invests just $31m to close the “digital infrastructure gap” between itself and the world’s leading economies, a multilateral lender is arguing.

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THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association kicked off its 2015 season at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday. In the opening game at 7pm, the Bommer G Operators face the Career Builders Lady Cheetahs. Following a “soft opening,” last year’s runners-up Super Value Cybots Queens take on defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers in the feature contest.

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Extra $16.7m may have saved 600 Baha Mar staff

Up to 600 Baha Mar jobs could have been saved had the project’s joint provisional liquidators secured $16 million in additional funding, Tribune Business can reveal.

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Blue Raiders have the edge in Christmas Eve rumble

TO continue our series in the build up toward the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl, Aldo Amato, who covers Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football for The Daily News Journal, offered his insight on the edge the team will have in the Christmas Eve matchup.

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Baha Mar liquidator Order still awaited

Baha Mar was still awaiting the court Order appointing the joint provisional liquidators and spelling out their powers after the business close at 5pm yesterday, Tribune Business can reveal.