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Ayton helps Wildcats secure 88-82 win over Crimson Tide

THE Arizona Wildcats were locked into another close game down the stretch when they turned to their freshman phenom to deliver in the clutch. DeAndre Ayton made a pair of jumpers on consecutive possessions to help the Wildcats pull away for an 88-82 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide at the McKale Center in Tuscon, Arizona, on Saturday.

Penalised broker 'trampled on' by the Commission

A Bahamas-based broker/dealer yesterday said it had been left "vulnerable" and "exposed to liability" from Canadian sanctions as a result of the Securities Commis

Shockers top Pros, Rockets nip Regulators in NPBA

REAL Deal Shockers and Pyramid Food Rockets pulled off victories as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

Atlantis near sell-out for holiday weekend

ATLANTIS’S occupancy for the Thanksgiving weekend is ‘over 90 percent’, according to a senior executive at the resort with the annual ‘Battle for Atlantis’ tournament a ‘significant contributor’ to its boost in business for the period.

Sanctioned broker eyeing Canada exit

A BAHAMIAN broker/dealer yesterday said it was assessing whether to re-domicile millions of dollars in assets, belonging to both itself and its clients, away from Canada due to concerns over a regulatory "domino effect" resulting from a recent ruling against it.

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Sebastian Gray: 'I am one of the leaders of the team'

ENTERING his sophomore season at the JuCo level, Sebastian Gray is expected to take on a greater leadership role with his Northern Oklahoma-Enid Jets men’s basketball programme.Gray is one of just five sophomores and is the second leading scorer of a

Troubled broker in Judicial review against regulator

A BISX-listed firm’s broker/dealer subsidiary has filed a Judicial Review action against the Securities Commission of the Bahamas, over the regulator’s demand that it cease taking on new business and submit to a “solvency review”.

Liquidators pledge recognition of $83m Alliance investments

One group of liquidators for an alleged multinational Ponzi fraud yesterday denied claims they would not recognise investors who placed $217 million into it via a Bahamian broker/dealer.

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Sammy Hunter commits to the Ole Miss Rebels

SAMMY Hunter became the latest Bahamian basketball product to join the Ole Miss Rebels programme for the Fall 2019 campaign.

Don’t gamble away the legal profession

Do you consider yourself a gambler? Opening the Bahamian legal system to foreign law firms is just that: A gamble. There is only a small chance (20 per cent, give or take) that opening the legal system to foreign law firms will drastically increase offshore financial services bsiness for the Bahamas.

‘Great’ if quarterly VAT filers achieve 80-90% compliance

A top Ministry of Finance official believes the compliance rate for quarterly Value-Added Tax (VAT) filers will “not be as high” as that for larger companies, suggesting an 80-90 per cent level would be “great”.

We should not go cashless

Glad to see at least one Minister, Fred Mitchell is openly against cashless society... we, all those that totally disagree with the cashless stupidity, are supported that recent Central Bank stats indicate in a quarter the ‘wallets of these digital things’ the deposits in them decreased - dropped by over $31m. Seems the consumers are saying... be gone!

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90 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths and five deaths under investigation reported on Friday

The MInistry of Health reported that there were 90 new COVID-19 cases, five additional deaths and five deaths under investigation on Friday.

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Bahamian basketball players in 70th NJCAA Tournament

WHILE the NCAA Division I Tournament grabs international headlines, several Bahamian players competed this week at the Junior College Division I Tournament.

The reason behind the wall

Re: The Unwanted Wall EDITOR, The Tribune. In a recent conversation with the owner of the unwanted wall on East Bay Street, I was given the following explanation for the construction. Homeowners and business persons in the immediate area have been plagu

The reason behind the wall

Re: The Unwanted Wall EDITOR, The Tribune. In a recent conversation with the owner of the unwanted wall on East Bay Street, I was given the following explanation for the construction. Homeowners and business persons in the immediate area have been plagu

The reason behind the wall

Re: The Unwanted Wall EDITOR, The Tribune. In a recent conversation with the owner of the unwanted wall on East Bay Street, I was given the following explanation for the construction. Homeowners and business persons in the immediate area have been plagu

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BGDBA postseason opens

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association opened its postseason on Saturday night with all eight playoff teams playing in the four games at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.• Results of the games were as follows:Bamboo Shack Cybots def. the

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Junior Golf: Bahamas in 5th place after day 2

FOLLOWING day two of the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships, the Bahamas is currently fifth in the standings and the Under-15 girls continue to lead the team with the top performances in their respective divisions.Ashley Michel is the top pe

Arthur joins Miami Marlins farm system

ANDRE Arthur became the latest Bahamian prospect to join the Miami Marlins farm system.