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Bahamas to host Aqua X World Championships

The Bahamas’ sports tourism product is set to expand with a new initiative by the Atlantis resort, the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and Aviation, the Nassau/Paradise Island Promotion Board and P1 Aqua Cross (branded Aqua X) Racing.

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Baha Mar shrugs off $10m dip with $300m expansion

Baha Mar yesterday shrugged off a “temporary” Hurricane Dorian-related $10m revenue decline by unveiling a $300m water park expansion that will increase its workforce by ten percent.

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MAR-VELLOUS: Resort unveils $300m expansion with water park

BAHA MAR is set to launch a $300m phase of development that will provide jobs for up to 500 people and involve a major water park and entertainment amenity known as Baha Mar Bay.

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'Buddy' Hield: 'I know what I'm worth'

NEGOTIATIONS continue between Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings with just days remaining for the parties to reach an agreement on a contract extension. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the two sides remain $20 million apart after the Ki

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HORSE SHOW A BLAST AT MARIPOSA

EQUESTRIAN Bahamas launched the first show of the 2019-2020 season with a successful two-day event recently at Mariposa Stables. The show was judged by USEF ‘R’-rated judge Doug Bruce of Delray Beach, Florida, according to a press release. “Classes

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Tourism eyes New Year 'bounce back'

The Bahamas is on target for a New Year “bounce back” post-Dorian with first quarter stopover tourists up two to four percent compared to 2019’s record, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, tol

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Cruise industry 'accelerates' $455m projects post-Dorian

The cruise industry has pledged to help “broadcast the message that most of The Bahamas is open” after raising $8m for Hurricane Dorian relief and recovery efforts. The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), in a statement, said its member lin

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Row ends with man shot dead

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a shooting that left a man dead on Monday night.

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RoyalFidelity: $1bn goal as 'Caribbean's premier'

RoyalFidelity is now focused on becoming “the premier Caribbean investment bank and wealth manager” after its management-led buyout closed last Wednesday, its president has revealed.Michael Anderson, pictured, confirming that all necessary regulatory

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Govt finances face 3-year Dorian blow

Hurricane Dorian will likely throw the government’s finances off-track for the next three years, the deputy prime minister has revealed, although its fiscal “fundamentals” have not altered.K Peter Turnquest told Tribune Business that a “three-year ru

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Jonquel Jones reflects on her standout season

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun fell one game short in their historic run toward a WNBA Championship, but the fourth year forward has established herself as one of the premier players in the league with her standout season.Jones averaged 19.2 p

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'Buddy' wants to play for Kings

WITH less than a week left for Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings to reach an agreement on an extension of his contract, Hield has been adamant about his desire to remain with the organisation. “We need to get that done. I want to get that done, f

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Classes resume at University of the Bahamas campus in Freeport

THE University of The Bahamas North has reopened and resumed classes at its downtown centre in Freeport, a month after Hurricane Dorian destroyed the northern campus in East Grand Bahama. Dr Ian Strachan, vice president of UB North, said university

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Jones and Sun fall short, Mystics take WNBA title

In a WNBA Finals series where no team won consecutive games, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun came up just short in their bid to make franchise history. Jones finished with 25 points and nine rebounds, but the Sun fell to the Washington Mystics

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Burrows and his team get 100-90 victory in the French Pro League

JARAUN “Kino” Burrows got the best of his former team and led his new club to win in a matchup of LNB French Pro League powerhouses. Burrows’ Aix-Maurienne Savoie defeated Fos-Sue-Mur Provence Basketball Byers 100-90 in Disneyland Paris Leaders’ Cup

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Celebration time for 'the church on the corner'

FOR UP to 90 years the clergy and people of “the church on the corner” of Wulff and Baillou Hill Roads known as St Barnabas have engaged in Christ’s mission to the community, nation and various parts of the Anglican Communion.Over these years, the ch

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Blanche Forbes

Ms. Blanche Forbes age 77 yrs Will be held on Thursday October 10th 2019 7:30pm at International Revival Fellowship Ministries, Montel Heights, Nassau, Bahamas. Final Rites and Burial for the late Mrs. Blanch Eva Forbes Age 77 yrs, a resident …

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Franklyn Antonio Rolle Jr

Funeral service for Franklyn Antonio Rolle Jr age 32 of Blueberry Hill, Fox Hill will be held Saturday 12th of October, 11am at Saint Mark’s Native Baptist Church located on Romer Street, Fox Hill. Officiating will be Bishop Carrington S. …

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Rev. Oral Roosevelt Pinder

Rev. Oral Roosevelt Pinder age 84 a resident of Deep Creek Eleuthera, died at his residence Monday October 7th, 2019. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME and, will be announced later.

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Dorothea Farrington

Funeral service for the late Dorothea Farrington affectionately called “Dorrie” age 78 years, a resident of Primrose Street, off Wulff Road who died on 30th September 2019 will be held on Wednesday 16th October 2019 at 10:00 a.m., at St. …