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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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Lathaniel Bastian and the Cardinals advance

The Trinity Valley Community College Cardinals got back into the win column and advanced to the second round of the NJCAA Division I National Championship Tournament.

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Swimmers hit the open water

More than 68 swimmers competed in Swift’s annual Open Racing Swim Championships at Silver Cay on Saturday.

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Bahamians join rising baseball Programme

SEVERAL Bahamian student athletes have joined a rising baseball programme in Bradenton, Florida, and have keyed its statewide recognition.

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Mixed results for our NCAA players

IT was a weekend of mixed results for Bahamian NCAA Division I basketball players as their respective programmes continued their progression into conference play. DeAndre Ayton was the top performer among the group with a game high 24 points and sev

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NPBA: Giants squash Marines 132-73

THE New Providence Basketball Association ended the first segment of its season on a high note with a pair of marquee matchups Saturday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium. The league reopens play on January 3.

GIANTS TOP THE CYBOTS 97-87

AFTER getting off to a great start in their season opener, the defending champions Mail Boat Cybots suffered a humbling defeat to their arch-rivals Commonwealth Bank Giants at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.

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Shamar Burrows and Tigers nationally ranked at No. 10

AFTER the first two weeks of the season, Shamar Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers are nationally ranked at no.10 in Canada’s U Sports men’s basketball power rankings.

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McLean, Knowles named to AAC All-Academic Team

A PAIR of Bahamian basketball players are being rewarded for their efforts in the classrom during the last NCAA academic season.

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Learning loss assessment starts next month

THE Ministry of Education announced the start of the learning loss assessment tests for next month in partnership with a private international learning analytics company.

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‘Buddy’ Hield books his best offensive game of the season

CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield broke out of a shooting slump for his best offensive game of the season, but the Sacramento Kings squandered a late lead to lose their sixth game in their last eight appearances.

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‘Buddy Buckets’ season high 35 points in win over Celtics

ON October 31, the Sacramento Kings left the court at the Golden 1 Center under a chorus of boos as they surrendered a 14-point, second-half lead to the Charlotte Hornets and fell to 0-5.

RICHARD COULSON: Cable showing the way for other public firms

For the first time we see a major Bahamian company, actively traded on BISX, spreading its wings to do business abroad.

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Tennis ace Kevin Major Jr wins Boca Lago Prize Money Tourney

KEVIN Major Jr continues his superior play on the Men’s Open Florida Circuit this weekend. Kevin won the Boca Lago Prize Money Tournament adding to his record 49 wins and one loss. In the final, Major, playing as the number one seed, defeated No.6 s

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Jones named Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month

For the second time this season, Jonquel Jones has been named the WNBA’s Kia Eastern Conference Player of Month.

Shutout: JBLN falls to Freedom Farm 9-0

FREEPORT — What was supposed to be a classic rematch turned out to be a rout, thanks to the superb pitching from Freedom Farm ace’s Jeorge Araujo as they shutout the Junior Baseball League of Nassau.

Nesbitt signs with Paulista in Brazil

DAVID Nesbitt is on the move for the third time in as many years in Brazil’s pro basketball league, the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).The veteran forward signed with Sport Club Corinthians Paulista for the 2019-20 season.In 37 games for Flamengo Basketb

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AFTER defeating the V-8 Fusion Stingrays in Saturday’s playoff game, the Orry J Sands Pros will be returning to the Boil Fish Bowl for a record 11 years in a row.

Texas Longhorns earn 82-70 win over Washington

SAME teams, different location, and much improved result for the Texas Longhorns in their second matchup of the season against the Washington Huskies.

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IAN FERGUSON: The advantages to buying Bahamian

The Bahamas presently imports more than $5.5bn in goods and services annually. Over 94 percent of our food is imported from the US and our other trading partners. For many years we have lamented these statistics, but have not made significant strides towards changing this reality.