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Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 86-67

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After winning their opening game by 11 points on Thursday at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente Gymnasium, The Bahamas men’s national basketball team watched helplessly as Puerto Rico came to town and turned the tables with a 19-point rout.

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Only 46% leave high school with a diploma

ONLY 46 percent of students who leave high school qualify for a diploma, Education Minister Jeff Lloyd revealed yesterday during his budget contribution in the House of Assembly.

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Trump-ing US travel warning on Bahamas

A Cabinet minister yesterday said he has “cautiously” asked the prime minister to raise The Bahamas’ concerns over US travel advisories when he meets Donald Trump this weekend.

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Stefan Knowles dominates Long Island Regatta

IT was a dominating performance from Stefan Knowles over his older brother Mark Knowles as the skippers endured a dual showdown at the annual Long Island Regatta in Salt Pond, Long Island, over the Labour Day holiday weekend.To show how dominant his

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Chamber endorses CEO over 10-year securities barring

The Chamber of Commerce last night fully endorsed its chief executive’s performance and integrity after details of his ten-year securities industry ban and total $210,000 fines emerged.Michael Maura, the Chamber’s chairman, in a signed statement desc

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Bahamas broker: 50% of client assets in jeopardy

ALMOST 50 per cent of client assets at Owen Bethel's Nassau-based Montaque Capital Partners, which is reportedly insolvent with a $9.367 million net asset deficiency, are in jeopardy due to a Canadian institution's claim against them, Tribune Business can reveal.

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GB resort to give 18,000 'Memories'

Grand Bahama’s new four-star Memories Resort has more than 18,000 bookings “already in hand” to ensure an 80 per cent average occupancy level this winter, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday, adding that Bahamasair will in May start a wet lease arrangement with its owners for service from up to eight US cities.

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NPBA: Shockers get 92-79 win over Regulators

A BUSY night on the New Providence Basketball Association schedule featured several blowout wins for division contenders.

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‘Hope and pray’: Food, energy cost hike may last three years

Bahamians were yesterday urged to “hope and pray” that the World Bank’s forecast of high food and energy costs lasting three years does not come true, with cooking oil and other staples increasing by up to 80 percent in recent months.

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$80m Baha Mar funds may have been ‘killed’

The $80 million financing facility created by Sarkis Izmirlian to cover Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 operating expenses may have effectively been ‘killed at birth’ by the outcome of yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing, Tribune Business can reveal.

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Cindi Melissa Smith-Finley

Final Rites and Burial for Cindi Melissa Smith-Finley, Age 31yrs, a resident of First Street, Coconut Grove, will be held at Southland Church of God, Soldier Road on Saturday 30th June, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Bishop Revy …

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Bahamas beaten by Mexico, 83-75

Team Bahamas suffered an 83-75 loss to Mexico in their second game of the FIBA Centrobasket Men’s U17 Championships in the Dominican Republic.Trailing by two with just over two minutes left to play, the Bahamas squandered several opportunities down t

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Baha Mar liquidators: We won’t submit to Delaware

Baha Mar’s provisional liquidators have warned the Delaware Bankruptcy Court that they will not submit to its jurisdiction, and that they will challenge the “jurisdiction” of its decisions and Orders over them if necessary.

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Bahamians receive postseason honours

A GROUP of Bahamian players played a prominent role on the Tallulah Falls varsity boys’ baseball programme and were recognised with postseason awards for their outstanding 2022 season.

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Ready to celebrate Pompey Day?

WITH the reconstruction of Pompey Museum well underway, the Antiquities, Monuments and Museum Corporation will hold a Pompey Day to celebrate the preservation of the country’s rich history.

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Pastor Dr. Mark Anthony Bethel

Funeral Service for the Late Pastor Dr. Mark Anthony Bethel, 56, of #47 Seabreeze Drive, will be held on Saturday July 21st, 2:00 p.m. at Bahamas Faith Ministries International, Carmichael Road. Pastor Dr. Myles Munroe, Pastor Dr. Richard Pinder and …

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Union claims Atlantis seeking to terminate staff missing work for medical reasons

A HOTEL union yesterday warned the Atlantis resort against allegedly seeking to terminate employees who have missed work for medical reasons, charging that it would “fight” the company “tooth and nail” to preserve the jobs of workers at the Paradise Island property.

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Lucayan Board refutes BREA ‘face slap’ claim

The Grand Lucayan’s Board yesterday defended itself from accusations that it had given “a reprehensible slap in the face” to Bahamian realtors over the property’s impending sale.

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Atlantis hosts launch of ocean pollution prevention initiative

ATLANTIS resort yesterday celebrated the launch of the first Seabin installed in The Bahamas, which aims to reduce ocean pollution.

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MONTAQUE LIQUIDATORS 'FULL FORCE' IN CANADA

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Liquidators for Owen Bethel's Montaque Capital Partners have been recognised by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice through a ruling given "full force and effect" throughout Canada, a move critical to enabling t