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Sir Durward Knowles set for 99th birthday
SIR DURWARD Knowles, who put the Bahamas on the map of world sailing nearly 70 years ago and has done so much for the country in other respects, celebrates his 99th birthday tomorrow with his ritual Wednesday luncheon with select friends.
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Major haul of guns seized
FREEPORT – Following a major firearm seizure in Exuma, a Bahamas Customs official expressed concerns about the new smuggling techniques that are being employed by gun smugglers in the Bahamas.
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Bahamas 6th overall
FOR the second consecutive year, team Bahamas finished sixth at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championships for Women.The Bahamas closed out the tournament with a 73-50 loss to Costa Rica yesterday at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puert
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GOVERNMENT TO HOLD MEETINGS WITH ‘HIGH RANKING’ CHINESE OFFICALS ON BAHA MAR
AS the Export Import Bank of China moves to identify new owners for the unopened Baha Mar resort, the Christie administration plans to have bilateral meetings with Chinese “personalities” and “high ranking” officials to advance the government’s position regarding opening the resort, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.
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NO SHORT-TERM END TO WATER CORP SUBSIDIES
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Water & Sewerage sCorporation (WSC) is purchasing more water today than ever before, according to minister of state for the environment, Phenton Neymour, who told Tribune Busine
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NO SHORT-TERM END TO WATER CORP SUBSIDIES
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Water & Sewerage sCorporation (WSC) is purchasing more water today than ever before, according to minister of state for the environment, Phenton Neymour, who told Tribune Busine
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A Honkin' Conchin' Christmas Jollification!
THIS year’s Christmas Jollification saw record numbers of attendees, said organisers, as thousands of people walked through the gates of The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) last Saturday and Sunday.
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Cybots rally to even series with Shockers
THE Mail Boat Cybots showed why they are the New Providence Basketball Association men’s defending champions.
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Carnival cost nearly $10m
FOUR months after Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival, officials from the Bahamas National Festival Commission have finally released key financial details surrounding the event, revealing the total cost was $9.8m with a government subsidy of $8.1m.
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‘Buddy’ scores team high 19 off the bench in loss
Chavano “Buddy” Hield showed little signs of rust in his return to action as the Sacramento Kings made their debut in the NBA 2019-20 season restart.
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Rockets stop the Regulators, Mingoes sweep Shockers
A PAIR of teams advanced to the semi-finals in the New Providence Basketball Association Division I playoffs Saturday night with sweeps in both series.
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Bannister: Public education campaign undermines referendum
FORMER Education Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday accused the government of undermining the success of the gender equality referendum through its myopic approach to public education.
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BASRA appeals for duty exemption on boating safety equipment
AFTER seeing so many lives needlessly lost at sea, a Grand Bahama BASRA official is calling on government to allow for safety equipment to be imported duty free for Bahamian boaters.
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FIBA Centrobasket: Team Bahamas in win column
After improving in each of their first three games played, the Bahamas junior boys’ team finally got in the win column at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships.
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Nassau's tourism arrivals see 99% September drop
Tourism arrivals almost totally dried up in September 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdowns and border restrictions, falling by 98.6 percent against a prior year comparative that contained Hurricane Dorian.
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‘Buddy’ Hield books his best offensive game of the season
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield broke out of a shooting slump for his best offensive game of the season, but the Sacramento Kings squandered a late lead to lose their sixth game in their last eight appearances.
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Buddy equals season high in scoring but 1-9 Pelicans continue to struggle
BUDDY Hield equalled his season high in scoring, but his New Orleans Pelicans continue to struggle with just a single win on the season thus far.
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Wage deduction ‘shock therpay’ poorly timed
The Government’s salary deduction cap “shock therapy” is long overdue but ill-timed, as it potentially threatens the still-fragile economic recovery.
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Knowles and Holies earn 21st bowl appearance in V-Tech history
A CAREER year for Bahamian wide receiver Demitri Knowles saw him and his Virginia Tech Hokies earn the 21st bowl appearance in school history.
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World Relays a ticket to paradise
WHEN Pauline Davis Thompson celebrated her relay team’s gold-winning performance at the 2000 Olympic Games, she didn’t believe her home country would host a major athletic event in her lifetime.
