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Nesbitt and team claim title in Brazil's pro league
NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt claimed his second consecutive Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) championship in as many years.
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Bain, Cornish and Ayton shine in NCAA Division I
BAHAMIAN play in NCAA Division I basketball this week was highlighted by breakout games from players working themselves into the rotation with their new programmes.Charles Bain scored in double figures for the first time in his collegiate career for
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Tech Talk
• Computer chip maker Intel paid handsomely for a piece of the next big thing Monday as it offered more than $15 billion for Mobileye, an Israeli company at the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology.
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Tourist shoppers: VAT refund to fall to 85%
Visiting duty-free shoppers will be refunded 85 per cent of their Value-Added Tax (VAT) payments from July 1 this year, when the Government’s private sector contractor takes over management of the process.
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Total visitor arrivals up 30% though stopovers still trail
The Ministry of Tourism's top official yesterday said total visitor arrivals to The Bahamas are 30 percent ahead of their pre-COVID record through to end-July although stopover visitors are still trailing slightly.
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$35m GB Power buyout 'win-win for all'
A Canadian utility has branded its near-$35 million offer to buy-out all Bahamian shareholders and acquire 100 per cent of Grand Bahama Power Company as “a win-win for all”. Emera, responding to Tribune Business’s questions, said the proposal was ta
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Burrows and Gibson post double doubles in head-to-head meeting
TWO teams headed in opposite directions - Shamar Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers maintained their national ranking with a three-game winning streak while Qyemah Gibson and the St Mary’s Huskies lost their third game in a row.
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UB Mingoes suffer two losses at hands of USVI Buccaneers
THE University of the US Virgin Islands Buccaneers spoiled the homecoming celebrations for the University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball programmes as the visitors took both games in the weekend series.The Bucs took game one 102-85 on Friday
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Elizabeth Beneby-Ferguson
Funeral Service For Elizabeth Beneby-Ferguson, age 81 of Colonel Hill, Crooked Island and formerly of Lovely Bay Acklins will be held on Monday 8th October 2018, 11:00am at Philadelphia Baptist Church, Lovely Bay Acklins. Officiating will be Pastor Peter Hanna …
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Houlin Whyms
Funeral service for Houlin Whyms Age 81 of Lyon Road will be held on Saturday 2nd June 2018 11:00am. at Kemp Road Ministries located on Kemp Rd. Officiating will be Pastor Ivan F Butler, Jr. assisted by other Ministers of …
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Rudolph Valentine Bethell
Funeral Service for the Late Rudolph “Boots” Valentine Bethell, age 81 years of #17 Serville Avenue, South Beach Estates, will be held on Friday October 24th, 2014, 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Monsignor Alfred Culmer will …
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Lucille Smith
Funeral Service for Lucille Smith, age 81 of Milton Street and formerly of O’Neills, Long Island who died on November 4th 2012 will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Wulff & Baillou Roads. Officiating …
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Man accused of killing his mother faces court hearing
A MAN accused of murdering his mother appeared in the Supreme Court for a status hearing yesterday.
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Ayton and the Suns miss out as Bucks win championship
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo ended one of the greatest NBA Finals ever with 50 points and a championship Milwaukee waited 50 years to win again.
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Trump greets supporters following new details of his illness
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Infected and contagious, President Donald Trump briefly ventured out in a motorcade on Sunday to salute cheering supporters, a move that disregarded precautions meant to contain the deadly virus that has forced his hospitalization and killed more than 209,000 Americans.
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Eagles finish showcase undefeated
THE Georgia Southern Eagles left the Islands of the Bahamas Showcase with their undefeated record intact.
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INSIGHT: The real reasons behind ‘passports for sale’
On January 1, “60 minutes”, an investigative programme aired by the US television company, CBS Corporation, ran a segment on “Citizenship by Investment Programmes” (CIP) that are operated by several countries around the world.
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Have business owners lost confidence?
LOCAL and foreign investors are probably having more board room sessions about whether this is the right time to invest in this country. So far, the Christie government has done nothing to assure the private sector that they know the direction in which their government’s sails are set.
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Sports in brief
THE fourth annual Georgette Rolle Junior Golf Camp is slated to get underway 9am to 2pm today in the Golf Driving Range at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
