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Auto dealers: Numerous VAT questions unanswered
BAHAMIAN auto dealers are still pushing for 11th hour Value-Added Tax (VAT) concessions, with the sector still raising numerous unresolved issues just two weeks prior to implementation.
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Service and conduct awards
NEARLY 100 law enforcement officers were awarded medals yesterday for having long service and being in good conduct within the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services. The ceremony, held at Government House, recognised and honoured some 85 corre
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Majority of 52 week programme workers placed in private sector
Two thirds of the remaining unposted 52 week programme workers in the public service have been successfully placed in the private sector while the remainder are undergoing training.
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Kai Jones and no.8 Texas top no.3 KU 84-59
NCAA Division I basketball opened conference play for most programmes and several Bahamian student athletes were back on the court with standout performances, highlighted by Kai Jones and an historic win for his Texas Longhorns.
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Heat take 2-1 lead
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Halfway to a title, LeBron James shows no sign of letting this one get away. James had 29 points and 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals with a 91-85 victory over the Oklaho
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Jones and Sun stay in WNBA playoff contention
CAREER highs have become routine for Jonquel Jones this season and she posted another such effort to lead the Connecticut Sun to a much needed win to remain in playoff contention.Jones posted a career high 29 points and 15 rebounds in her Sun’s 81-85
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Doreen Stubbs
Funeral Service for the late: Doreen Stubbs Age: 85 years A Resident of Cliffton Street off Mount Royal Avenue, Nassau N.P., The Bahamas and formerly from Spring Point Acklins, The Bahamas will be held on Friday August 17th 2018 at …
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Winifred Mae Roberts
Winifred Mae Roberts, 85 of Nassau, The Bahamas, died peacefully at her residence, on Monday, 5th October, 2015. She is survived by daughter, De'Ann Darville; son, Stephen Roberts; son-in-law, Treven Darville; daughter-in-law, Betty Roberts; grandson, Stewart Roberts; granddaughter-in-law, Kelly Roberts; …
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Sylvan Ernest Sawyer
Sylvan Ernest Sawyer, age 85, of Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, The Bahamas, passed away on Thursday, 1st December, 2016 at Doctors Hospital, Collins Avenue, Nassau. He is predeceased by his loving wife, Josie Sawyer. He is survived by his children, …
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UPDATED: Tropical Storm Dorian strengthens as it moves west
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say the fourth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has strengthened as it moves toward the Lesser Antilles.
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Another 114 Haitians are expelled from country
THE Department of Immigration expelled more than 100 Haitians on Saturday. According to a press release, the group of 114 Haitians left New Providence on a Bahamasair flight at 7.30am to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, escorted by a team of law enforcement o
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Medals show the difference
The results of CARIFTA as the public in Nassau have been told was that the Bahamas came second, 2nd…with 26 medals.
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Hurricane Humberto maintains strength
Tropical Storm Humberto strengthened to become the first hurricane of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Rolle secures Bahamas’ berth in Pure Silk LPGA Classic
DESPITE the adverse weather conditions that “made it feel like a boxing match,” Georgette Rolle was able to out-distance Raquel Riley by five strokes to secure the Bahamas’ berth in the 2016 Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Golf Tournament.
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Gibson’s Huskies, Whylly’s Hurricanes on winning streaks
WINNING streaks for both Qyemah Gibson’s St Mary’s Huskies and Roosevelt Whylly’s Holland College Hurricanes continued in U Sports and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association basketball respectively.
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AJ Storr suits up for Red Storm in Big East
FOUR star freshman guard AJ Storr leads a highly touted incoming class expected to propel the St John’s Red Storm back into contention of a competitive Big East Conference.
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Jaron Cornish making a name for himself with Sea Wolves
JARON Cornish continues to make the most of his recent opportunities in his first season with the Stony Brook Sea Wolves men’s basketball programme.Cornish has set milestones in his last three games, most recently scoring in double figures for the se
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Kobe-less Lakers hold off Mavs in OT 112-108
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Andrew Bynum had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Pau Gasol made back-to-back three-pointers in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game without Kobe Bryant, 112-108 over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Ramon Sessio
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Nesbitt and club in top spot on 13-game winning streak
DAVID Nesbitt and his Minas Belo Horizonte club heads into Brazil’s Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) mid-season break with a 13-game winning streak and the top spot in the league’s standings.
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Hall our coach of the year
By virtue of securing the bronze medal at the FIBA Under-27 Centro Basket Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Grand Bahamian Quintin “Three Ounce” Hall was selected as The Tribune’s Coach of the Year.The Bahamas earned the third place with an 85-