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Are you cleansing the lens of your perception

If perception makes up 99% of your reality – what then makes up your perception?

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Joan Eleanor Hanna

Joan Eleanor Hanna aged 90 years of 98 Devonshire and formerly of Brandon, Manitoba, CA, died at her residence on Friday March 30th, 2018 She is survived by her two daughters: Margo Blackwell and Donna Cartwright; one son: Jeffrey Birch; …

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Breezes High Flyers one game from championship

THE Division II defending champions are a game away from repeating as champions while the Division I series went in the opposite direction and is a game away from being all tied up.

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Tourism demand up over 50% in vital US markets

The Bahamas’ key visitor source markets are “all up double digits” on tourism demand, it was revealed yesterday, with New York and Florida ahead by 56 percent and 40 percent respectively.

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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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52 samples sent to be tested for new strains

HEALTH officials are still waiting to receive the test results of 52 positive COVID-19 samples which were sent abroad to determine if any of the new coronavirus strains are present in The Bahamas.

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Jones hits peak for finale

Kai Jones had a career-high night in the regular season finale and has become a mainstay in the rotation as the Texas Longhorns head into the post-season.

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‘Worryingly low’ graduation’s blow to high-value economy

The Bahamas’ ability to develop high-value industries and diversify its economy are impaired by “worryingly low” graduation rates at its sole university with just 7 percent of students studying science and technology-related courses.

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BSF names water polo team

THE Bahamas Swimming Federation has completed two thirds of its national team that will represent the country at the XXXIV CARIFTA Swim Championships.

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PETER YOUNG: From the summit of success to now being shown the door - it’s all over for Boris

“ALL political careers end in failure”. Those were the memorable words of Enoch Powell, who was a leading right-wing Tory, and some say a contrarian and a maverick politician, of the 1960s and beyond. It is a fair bet that some of the older generation in Britain will have recalled this famous dictum when watching Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s resignation statement outside No 10 Downing Street last Thursday as he stood down from what he called “the best job in the world”.

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GB power lays-off 19 over steam phase-out

Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday made 19 staff redundant as part of a restructuring designed to “retire” its steam generation plant, a senior executive telling Tribune Business the engines at its new $80 million power plant were up to four times’ more efficient.

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Bahamian student athletes take NCAA Division I spotlight

CHARLES Bain’s scoring output since last week’s senior night has been his best stretch of the season to highlight play from Bahamian student athletes in NCAA Division I basketball last weekend.

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Ernest Levi Mackey

Ernest Levi Mackey, 85 a resident of #26 Dunmore Street off Blue Hill Road, & formerly of The Bluff, Cat Island, died at his residence on 15th January, 2017. He is survived by his 3 daughters: Donna Bethel, Lorna & …

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Constance Marie Carroll

Constance Marie Carroll age 85 years of Highbury Park, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, September14, 2019. She is survived by her husband: Kendal Carroll; children: Kendalee Carroll, Kenny(Kendal) Carroll and Kencene Mingo; grandchildren: Kendal Carroll III, Kenywan …

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Gov’t is urged to ‘clarify’ VAT data

The Government was yesterday urged to “clarify” its Value-Added Tax (VAT) collection statistics, a leading private sector executive acknowledging the progress but warning it was too early to “heap praises on ourselves”.

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Bahamians’ presence felt on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Prospects list

SINCE Major League Baseball (MLB) Pipeline began listing its top 30 prospects within each franchise for the upcoming 2019 season, Bahamians have been prominently featured.

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Bowleg to coach Team Bahamas in AmeriCup Qualifier

MARIO Bowleg will return to the sidelines to coach the Bahamas Basketball Federation men’s national basketball team when they travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to take on the United States of America and Puerto Rico in the third and final leg of the FIBA 2020 AmeriCup Qualifier.

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76ers even the series

76ers even the series CHICAGO (AP) -- Jrue Holiday scored 26 points, Lou Williams added 20 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago 109-92 on Tuesday night to even their first-round series in the Bulls' first game since Derrick Rose's season-ending knee in

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Malik Joseph posting major numbers

Bahamian junior national basketball team standout Malik Joseph is posting major numbers in his senior season and is garnering more attention on the recruiting circuit.

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GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access

GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LESS than 60 per cent of Bahamian homes have Internet access, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive has said