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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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Professional basketball player Tavario Miller stars in Japan
TAVARIO Miller began a new chapter in his pro basketball career in Japan and has emerged as a leader for his title contending club.
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‘Ride For Reine’ Trail-a-thon a success
TWENTY young riders mounted up and hit the trails with enthusiasm this past Sunday as a part of the “Ride For Reine” Trail-a-thon to raise funds on behalf of Reine Pagliaro.
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Tourism ‘90% unaffected’ by COVID-19 tightening
Tourism industry executives yesterday voiced optimism that the industry’s recovery will not be impacted by the government’s tightening of COVID restrictions, with one asserting it will be “90 percent unaffected”.
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Insolvent adviser meets just 25% of $1m liability
An insolvent Bahamas-based investment advisor has been placed in Supreme Court-supervised liquidation due to its remaining cash balances covering less than 25 percent of its $1m-plus liabilities. Ed Rahming, the newly-appointed liquidator for Pacifi
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‘Coach Yo’ named to men’s national team coaching staff
YOLETT McPhee-McCuin continues to make history in the coaching ranks and achieved another milestone on her résumé when she became the first woman to join the coaching staff of a Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team.
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Bahamas' $1.5bn FDI tops small states
The Bahamas’ led all small island developing states (SIDS) by attracting $1.533 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2011, a UN body’s report has revealed, although a senior private sector official said this nation “needs a bit more” to turn its economy around.
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Student athletes shine at NAIA, Junior College level
BAHAMIAN student athletes have excelled this season at various levels of collegiate basketball, highlighted by recent performances at the NAIA and Junior College level.
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THE Bahamas Rugby Union is scheduled to continue its Heineken Cup regular season at the Winton Rugby Centre 3pm Saturday when the Buccaneers take on Freeport. The early kick off is because Freeport has to catch a 6pm flight back to Grand Bahama.
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‘Some progress’ on Baha Mar resolution
Negotiations over the stalled $3.5 billion Baha Mar project have made “some progress on the way forward” towards a commercial resolution, Tribune Business has been told.
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Blue Raiders and Broncos hit the gridiron for final tune-ups ahead of Bahamas Bowl
As players and coaching staff become accustomed to the novelty of being in the Bahamas, they returned to some familiar confines yesterday as they hit the gridiron for one of the final tune-ups ahead of the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.
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Cycling Club Bahamas. - The Enjoy! Cycling Club Social will be held on Friday, January 29, from 7pm-10pm at Island House near Lyford Cay. Bus pick-up from Harbour Bay, 6pm sharp and Cable Beach Police Station at 6:30pm sharp, returning at 10pm.
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Cat Island committee gets $35,000 gov grant for 59th annual regatta
ALTHOUGH it’s considered just a “drop in the bucket,” the Cat Island Regatta committee received a grant of $35,000 from the Bahamas Government for their 59th annual regatta to be held at the regatta site in the “cultural capital of the Bahamas” in New Bight, Cat Island, over the Emancipation holiday weekend.
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Deadlock in talks over Baha Mar
WITH the employment of thousands of Baha Mar workers hanging in the balance, negotiators ended a protracted second day of talks in China without a deal to push the project forward, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said.
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Athletes clock personal bests at World Youths
THERE were no medal-winning performances for Team Bahamas at the 9th IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia. However, a number of athletes recorded personal bests in a series of spirited performances against the top junior athletes in the world.
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Chickcharney Challenge presents: The Revenge
AFTER the great success of the inaugural Chickcharney Challenge at Clifton Heritage Park last month, the organisers are returning earlier than they had ever imagined for “The Revenge” on April 12.
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Call for relocation of residents affected by underground gas leak
JOSEPH Darville, Grand Bahama Human Rights Association Vice President, yesterday called for the immediate relocation of residents affected by the underground gas leak at the Robinson Road Rubis service station.
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WHY DO WE PUT UP WITH THESE BANKS?
EDITOR, The Tribune.
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Art show celebrates iconic Bahamian entertainers
PAYING homage to all the Bahamian musical greats is something that actor and artist Matthew Wildgoose will never grow weary of. As a member of the local art community, he knows firsthand the struggles of becoming established and earning recognition in the industry.
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‘B.P.L. needs $800m to solve long-term power problems’
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard said yesterday that while an end is in sight to Bahamas Power and Light’s generation challenges this summer, the government has to shell out around $800m in upgrades to get rid of the electricity provider’s chronic problems in the long-term.
