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Island Luck names Board of directors
Playtech Systems, trading as Island Luck, has announced the appointment of its Board of Directors.
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Ernald Kirkwood Armbrister
Ernald Kirkwood Armbrister – Age 75 years of Stanyard Creek Andros & formerly of Price Street Nassau Village, died on Tuesday 24th November, 2015 at The Princess Margaret Hospital. He is survived by his: Children; Monique Armbrister –Brown, Renee Armbrister- …
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Delighted with baseball in the curriculum
I was elated to read in the papers that baseball will be officially introduced into the curriculum for the GSSSA this fall. This has been a long time coming, and those responsible should be commended.
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‘Shaq attack’
Bahamian basketball player Shaquille Cleare and his Texas Longhorns continue to stockpile signature wins in his first year with the programme and under head coach Shaka Smart.
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Tax Coalition chief: ‘Fantastic’ if 85% VAT compliance
The Tax Coalition’s chairman yesterday said it would be “fantastic” if quarterly Value-Added Tax (VAT) filers achieved an 85 per cent compliance rate first-time, although he expected many to seek extensions to the April 28 deadline.
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Bianca Stuart soars for silver in long jump
PERSISTENCE and hard work has finally paid off for Bianca ‘BB’ Stuart. The national long jump record holder finally won her first major senior international medal at the 17th Pan Am Games in Toronto, Canada.
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Heartbreaking loss for Buddy and No.1 Sooners
On the day that they earned their No.1 ranking, Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners suffered a big defeat at the James H Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night.
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Elizabeth Ferris Stubbs
Deaconess Elizabeth Ferris Stubbs, 99 yrs., a resident of Scott Street & Hospital Lane & formerly of Dumfries, Cat Island, died at her residence on 9th December, 2015. She is survived by her 10 grand children: Karen Pinder, Tracy Russell …
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Jonquel Jones and Foxes continue to dominate Russian Premier League
JONQUEL Jones and her juggernaut UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes club continue to dominate the Russian Premier League.
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Leah Strachan
Funeral Service for the late Mother Leah Strachan age 99 years old of #22 Cordia Street and formerly of Rolle Town, Exuma who died at her residence on Thursday, January 24th, 2013 will be held at 10:00am on Saturday February …
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Sports Notes
Three Bahamian juniors played the BSAC Tennis Local Fall Classic this past weekend in Brandon, Florida.
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Young tennis ace looks to continue doubles success
THE Middle Eastern portion of the International Tennis Federation’s circuit continues for young tennis ace Justin Roberts.
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Baha Mar construction finish to require $400m
Baha Mar’s construction completion will cost some $400 million, the Central Bank said last night, with around 95 per cent of the project’s full-time employees to be Bahamian.
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Bianca Stuart jumps into final
GOLD Coast, Australia: All it took was one jump for Bianca 'BB' Stuart to soar her way into the final of the women's long jump at the XXI Commonwealth Games on Wednesday at the Carrara Stadium.
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Don’t gamble away the legal profession
Do you consider yourself a gambler? Opening the Bahamian legal system to foreign law firms is just that: A gamble. There is only a small chance (20 per cent, give or take) that opening the legal system to foreign law firms will drastically increase offshore financial services bsiness for the Bahamas.
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Police Farce: Audit exposes RBPF
RESEARCHERS who conducted a manpower audit of the Royal Bahamas Police Force flayed last year’s promotional exercise in their report while revealing the top-heavy Force needs 791 more constables to be more effective.
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BBF does not have proper training venue
ALREADY faced with the task of securing the funding to travel to the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas Basketball Federation now finds itself without the proper venue to train in.
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Bowleg: ‘I still want to commend the players who were available. They went out there and played their hearts out’
BAHAMAS Basketball Federation President Mario Bowleg admitted that the men’s national team could have played better than they did against the United States of America and Puerto Rico in the bubble in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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S&P’s higher deficits on VAT ‘uncertainties’
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has agreed that there are “indeed uncertainties” surrounding Value-Added Tax (VAT) implementation, and is less optimistic than the Government in projecting a 3 per cent fiscal deficit for 2015-2016.
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Coca-Cola goes for gold in Rio Olympics with the global #thatsgold campaign
AS the clock ticks down to the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Coca-Cola has its eyes set on celebrating gold – but not just the gold found on top of the world’s most elite podium.