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ALMOST $18,000 CONFISCATED OVER FALSE DECLARATION AT AIRPORT
By LAMECH JOHNSON ljohnson@tribunemedia.net NEARLY $18,000 was confiscated from two Canadians in Magistrate's Court yesterday after they pleaded guilty to making a false declaration at the Lynden Pindling International Airport. Jacob Meyer, 24, and Kelly
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Tavario Miller makes impact in Argentina
TAVARIO Miller was an early season acquisition for Boca Juniors in Argentina’s Liga Nacional de Básquet and has had an immediate impact with his new club.
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‘Thousands of vaccines’ to counter near-bottom status
The Bahamas will likely receive “hundreds of thousands” of COVID-19 vaccine doses this quarter, it was revealed yesterday, amid concerns the nation is near-bottom in the Caribbean in inoculation rates.
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Munnings makes his debut in Portugal, Fritz signs on with new club in Spain
TRAVIS Munnings made his debut with a new club in Portugal while Shaquillo Fritz signed on with a new club for the upcoming 2021 season in Spain.
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Gov’t, web shops at odds on ‘back taxes’
The Government and web shop industry are at odds over how the sector’s ‘retroactive taxes’ are to be calculated, with the proposed method seen as “inconsistent” with both the Gaming Act and international norms.
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Police hunt for wanted men
GRAND Bahama police are searching for two men who are wanted for questioning in connection with armed robbery, housebreaking and stealing incidents on the island.
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Police bail extended for man accused of stealing $40,000
AN Eleuthera man accused of stealing more than $40,000 from his employer between 2009 and 2012, had his police bail extended in the magistrates court yesterday until he is formally arraigned in Eleuthera next week.
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Aline McLaughlin
Aline McLaughlin, who has died at age 94, was a staunch supporter of Christ Church Cathedral and beloved member of the Nassau community. The daughter of Effie McLaughlin (nee Barbes) of Matthew Town, Inagua and Chalmers Percival McLaughlin of Cayman …
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Jean Caroline Thomas, M.B.E. née Malone
Funeral Service for Jean Caroline Thomas, M.B.E. née Malone, 94 who died on Thursday, 10th August, 2017, will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, George Street, Nassau, N.P., The Bahamas, on Saturday, 19th August, 2017 at 10:00am. The Very Reverend …
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Pros get 20-18 win over The Hurricanes
AFTER a long wait, Grand Bahama returned to the Commonwealth American Football League (CAFL) this weekend.
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TOUGH CALL: A comprehensive Environmental Management Act
IN AN obvious attempt to soothe public anger over the Rubis fuel leak disaster in Marathon, Environment Minister Ken Dorsett recently unveiled draft legislation “for the establishment of the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection”, saying the law would be brought to Parliament in October.
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Sports in brief
THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its regular season Sunday with a double header at the DW Davis Gym.
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NPBA: Wreckers pull of 108-82 win over Caribs
THE New Providence Basketball Association, displaying its new live statistics for all of its games on its recently constructed website, had just one match on Tuesday night with the Y-Care Wreckers pulling off a 101-82 triumph over the College of the Bahamas Caribs.
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'Making a mockery' of gaming industry
THE Gaming Bill 2014 “makes a mockery” of international regulatory standards because it allows the minister responsible to override a key test for industry ownership, the DNA’s leader believes.
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Nashad Mackey helping to lead Falcons to a national ranking
A SEAMLESS transition to the JuCo game, Nashad Mackey has excelled in his freshman season as he helps lead his programme to a national ranking.
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Bahamas ‘tops’ 5m visitors to end-June
The Ministry of Tourism's top official yesterday disclosed that visitor arrivals breached the five million mark for the 2023 half-year although higher-yielding stopovers and air arrivals remained slightly down on 2019's "banner year".
