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Bahamas 4th overall
CARIBBEAN BASEBALL CUP
Team Bahamas finished the 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup in fourth place and missed out on an opportunity to qualify for the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
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Nassau/PI hotels enjoying 136% room revenue jump
ROOM revenues for Nassau/Paradise Island hotels have increased by 136 percent year-over-year in 2022, it has been revealed, with non-US source markets also producing triple digit percentage increases in visitors.
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Two shot dead off West Bay Street
A MAN in his early 20s and a teenage boy who was out on bail were shot dead on Friday morning when they were ambushed by gunmen in a parking lot on Ferguson Road off West Bay Street.
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‘New farming model’ to aid 57,000 trapped in poverty
A “new food production model” will aid up to 57,000 poverty-stricken Bahamians through the location of ten hydroponic container farms “in poor and vulnerable communities”, it has been revealed.
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Implications of Warnock’s Georgia win
The much anticipated run-off in the Georgia Senate race has been completed, and the Democratic Party incumbent Raphael Warnock has won, giving his party a 51-vote majority in the Senate.
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Marinas suffer 40% or more business plunge
Bahamian marinas were yesterday said to have suffered up to a 40 percent or more decline in business that is being blamed on VAT’s imposition on yacht charter fees.
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‘Buddy’ Hield scores 26 pts in 121-115 loss to Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — D’Angelo Russell had 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter. Anthony Edwards scored 26 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 121-115 last night.
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Albury, Greene lead team to wins
THE Chipola coaching staff has raved about the contributions of its Bahamian stars as the team has continued its undefeated season and risen as high as no.4 in the national junior college rankings.
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ALICIA WALLACE: Having a tough time choosing presents? Here are some ideas
THE holiday season is one that many look forward to all year. There are beautiful lights, lots of events, and the anticipation of giving and receiving gifts. There always seems to be a rush to check off all the items on our lists in the three weeks before Christmas.
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‘Buddy’ reaches another career 3-point milestone
Chavano “Buddy” Hield reached another career milestone, another addition to his résumé as one of the top three-point shooters in the NBA.
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NCAA: Bastian shy of double double, Hunter scores nine
SEVERAL Bahamian players had season best performances with their respective teams in NCAA Division I basketball.
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PETER YOUNG: Rarely seen protests in communist state
CHINA has been much in the news recently. Public protests about the nation’s zero-COVID policy have hit the headlines, not least because in an authoritarian state dominated by the CCP - the Chinese Communist Party - such dissent, including calls for freedom and for President Xi Jinping to stand down, is unprecedented. Amidst violent clashes, there has been a massive police presence and heavy crackdown in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai and stiff penalties imposed on those concerned.
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Auto sector’s 20% rise beats ‘outrageous’ shipping costs
Bahamian auto dealers yesterday predicted new vehicle sales will close 2022 some 15-20 percent ahead of last year after the industry overcame “outrageous” shipping cost hikes and inventory shortages.
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Bimini ‘diamond in rough’ in $10m transformation
A well-known Bimini condo hotel has closed for a $10m overhaul that will near-triple existing marina slips and “polish a diamond in the rough”, its developer revealed yesterday.
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Sailing for science
OFFICIALS yesterday praised the STEM for the Oceans programme that hosted 80 students and others on board the world’s largest cruise ship, calling the initiative something that speaks to the bright future for Bahamian natural resources.
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Atlantis beats revenue goals, targets ‘strong’ 2023 first half
Atlantis continues to beat its revenue targets and is predicting a strong 2023 first half, a senior executive has revealed, with the wider resort industry bracing for 90 percent-plus occupancies over the Christmas and New Year period.
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5th ‘Best of the Best Regatta’ winners are Susan Chase V, Running Tide, Captain Peg, Sassie Sue
THE fifth Best of the Best Regatta returned to Montagu for the first time in two years featuring the top sloop sailors in the island nation.
