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SMU beats Arizona 66-60 in Battle 4 Atlantis

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Ben Emelogu scored 20 points and SMU upset No. 2 Arizona 66-60 in last night’s consolation round at the Battle 4 Atlantis, handing the Wildcats their second consecutive loss to an unranked opponent.

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‘Mind blowing’: Under 4,000 firms face paying VAT

Under 4,000 Bahamian companies would likely face having to pay a Value-Added Tax (VAT), a Cabinet Minister describing as “mind blowing” the fact over 85 per cent of businesses might be exempt.

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29% auto sales rise 'not true market reflection'

29% auto sales rise 'not true market reflection' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The 29 per cent year-over-year new car sales increase for the first two months of 2012 is "not a true reflection" of the anemic overall market, two Bahamas Motor D

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29% auto sales rise 'not true market reflection'

29% auto sales rise 'not true market reflection' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The 29 per cent year-over-year new car sales increase for the first two months of 2012 is "not a true reflection" of the anemic overall market, two Bahamas Motor D

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Robinson shoots 70 to lead Bahamas on CAGC day two

There is some ground to make up for the Bahamas Golf Federation’s team at the 60th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships, but there have also been several individual standout performances.

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Commonwealth Bank Giants stay alive

Jeffery Henfield said the Commonwealth Bank Giants were not yet ready to end their postseason in the New Providence Basketball Association.

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Charitable Nicolas

Funeral service for the late Charitable Nicolas age 35 years of #84 Lincoln Boulevard and formerly of Haiti, who died on 25th June, 2016, will be held on Saturday, 6th August, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., at Gospel Assembly Church of …

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William Alfred Lawrence Longsworth

Funeral Service for William Alfred Lawrence Longsworth age 84 of Sweet Holly Lane, Sandford, Florida and formerly of Belize City, Belize who died on Friday February 3, 2017 will be held on Saturday February 25, 2017 at Blue Hilll Gospel …

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Ingeritha Elizabeth Fox

Funeral Service for Ingeritha ‘Ritha’ Elizabeth Fox age 84 of Salt Pond, Long Island who died on May 28, 2017 will be held on Tuesday June 6, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Anglican Church, Thompson Bay, Long Island. …

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Eleanor Persis Cleare

Funeral Service for Eleanor Persis Cleare, 84 of Rock Sound, Eleuthera, passed away peacefully on Thursday, 3rd August, 2017, will be held at the Rock Sound Methodist Church, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, on Saturday, 19th August, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. The …

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Eleanor Persis Cleare

Funeral Service for Eleanor Persis Cleare, 84 of Rock Sound, Eleuthera, passed away peacefully on Thursday, 3rd August, 2017, will be held at the Rock Sound Methodist Church, Rock Sound, Eleuthera, on Saturday, 19th August, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. The …

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LOIS DELPHINE WILLIAMS

MRS. LOIS DELPHINE WILLIAMS age 84 years of Jones Town, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama and formerly of Bottle Creek, Turks and Caicos died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Thursday, January 24, 2019. She is predeceased …

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Central Bank to ban 'anonymous' crypto assets

The Central Bank is proposing to ban its licensees from dealing with “anonymous” crypto currency assets, with 84 percent of local institutions saying they have no desire to enter this space.The regulator, unveiling a “discussion paper” on proposals f

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Pennant winners secure early leads

IN game one of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association basketball championship series, each of the pennant winners took early series leads, with blowouts in girls’ play and a pair of close finishes in the boys’ divisions.

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Kobe-less Lakers hold off Mavs in OT 112-108

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Andrew Bynum had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Pau Gasol made back-to-back three-pointers in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game without Kobe Bryant, 112-108 over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Ramon Sessio

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Coleby set for United Arab Emirates National Basketball League

DWIGHT Coleby joined his third club of the 2021- 22 season while several other Bahamian frontcourt players had season high performances for their respective clubs.

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BBF boss Bowleg praises FIBA U-17 coaching staff

MARIO Bowleg, president of the Bahamas Basketball Federation, feels that he selected the right coach to lead the boys’ national basketball team at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Giants rout the Mingoes 107-87

KEMSY Sylvestre scored off the opening tip for the University of the Bahamas Mingoes to put them up 2-0 on the Commonwealth Bank Giants. It was the only time the Mingoes’ led in the game against the undefeated team in the New Providence Basketball A

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THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has announced its boys and girls national teams that will be participating in the World Junior Tennis Competition in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 11-16.

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Sea Bees meet is buzzing

WITH the season winding down, the Sea Bees Swim Club provided the local swimmers with another opportunity to qualify for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s annual Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championship.