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Lathaniel ‘Tanny’ Bastian and Titans projected to finish 7th
THE Big West Conference hosted its media day this week and Lathaniel “Tanny” Bastian’s Cal State Fullerton Titans found out where the conference projects his programme to finish in the upcoming season.
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Ayton has double double, Suns rally from 22 points down to get win over Mavs 107-105
DEANDRE Ayton concluded last season in disappointment with a season low effort against the Dallas Mavericks but he began the 2022-23 campaign with a double double in the latest edition of the budding rivalry.
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URCA chief: ‘Much to do’ on better Internet access
THE Bahamas’ top communications regulator yesterday admitted there is “much work to do” on ensuring affordable, widespread access to broadband Internet and mobile data.
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Two feeding programmes launched
SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe announced the start of two new feeding programmes that will offer breakfast to students and make available provisions for people to be fed at night.
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Old Fort Bay ‘torn’ by escalating fight
One of western New Providence’s most upscale communities is being “torn” apart through an escalating dispute triggered by demands that homeowners finance a 50 percent increase in security costs.
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Mother upset at wait for Turin files
BLAIR John’s mother is unhappy that more than three years since her son’s death, Bahamian officials have yet to receive files related to the investigation from Italian authorities.
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Probation for bail breaches
A MAN was placed on 18 months’ probation by a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after admitting to breaching curfew while on bail for murder and attempted murder.
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‘Buddy’ opens season with double double - 16pts, 10 rebs
Chavano “Buddy” Hield opened his 2022-23 campaign with a double double but the Indiana Pacers struggled at home en route to their first loss of the season.
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Shamar Burrows leads Tigers in final year
SHAMAR Burrows enters his final year of eligibility with the Dalhousie Tigers and looks to step into a leadership role as the programme pursues its fourth consecutive Atlantic University Sport title.
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ALICIA WALLACE: Why it isn’t easy to live in The Bahamas
THIS is not an easy place to live. It may be paradise for the people who pass through, enjoying beach days, hotel amenities, and the hospitality of people who are not paid anywhere near enough for what they do, but for Bahamians, it is far from pleasant.
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Residents react to rise in Grand Bahama Power fuel rate
THE announcement of a rate hike by the Grand Bahama Power Company was received with mixed reactions by some residents on the island.
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COVID-19 sparked $200m private pension drawdown
Financially-stricken Bahamians drew down on more than $200m in private pension savings to ensure they survived COVID-19’s devastating economic impact, a financial executive revealed yesterday.
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Bran: Medicine price controls are ‘back door’ VAT admission
The Democratic National Alliance’s (DNA) ex-leader yesterday slammed the imposition of price controls on the pharmaceutical industry as a “back door” admission by the Government that reimposing VAT on medicines was a mistake.
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Research to help stone crab survival
THE Cape Eleuthera Institute at The Island School in collaboration with local fishers have discovered ground-breaking research on stone crab fishery in The Bahamas.
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Kai Jones, Ayton and Hield in action tonight
The 2022-23 NBA season officially tipped off last night. However, Bahamian players are scheduled to get their respective campaigns underway tonight.
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FACE TO FACE: Blindness is no barrier to Ervens when it comes to helping family
HE became the head of his household at an early age. The death of his parents not only placed some big responsibility in his hands, it left a void in his heart and the hearts of his siblings.
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Bahamian on board as boat intercepted
ALMOST 100 people, mostly from Haiti but including one Bahamian, who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days, according to the US Coast Guard.
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Three years on and still no files on Turin deaths
FOREIGN Affairs Minister Fred Mitchell expressed frustration with the Italian government yesterday for its continued delay to hand over the files on the investigation of the two Bahamian men who died mysteriously in 2019.
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Grand Bahama Power ‘very advanced’ on 20MW solar installation
Grand Bahama Power Company is “at a very advanced stage” in formalising four separate projects that will collectively provide 20 Mega Watts (MW) of solar generation capacity for the island’s grid.
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Card spending rose 57% during COVID
Credit card spending in The Bahamas increased by 57 percent year-over-year during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers transitioned to digital and online payments, a survey has disclosed.