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McPhee-McCuin and Ole Miss Rebels top Flyers 63-50

It was a grand homecoming for coach Yolett McPhee- McCuin as her University of Mississippi Rebels ran away with their opening game of the Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship at the Baha Mar resort last night.

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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.

Bahamas Bowl: Odds makers set the lines for Christmas Eve

A WEEK ago we learned the participants in the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl and now odds makers have set the lines for the Christmas Eve matchup.

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Man steals ambulance and crashes it into house

POLICE are on the hunt for a man who stole a Public Hospitals Authority ambulance and crashed it into two vehicles before slamming into a home Saturday night.

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Large quantity of marijuana seized in waters near Exuma

A JOINT operation between police and US Customs and Border Protection led to the seizure of a large quantity of marijuana in waters near Exuma on Friday.

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Jonquel Jones and Sun host Dallas to open WNBA playoffs

DALLAS Wings (18-18, 8-10 Western Conference) at Connecticut Sun (25-11, 11-7 Eastern Conference)

McFall, McCoy off to good start in NCAA Div. ii

BOTH Johnathan McFall and Malachi McCoy got their senior seasons off to promising starts as the NCAA Division II basketball season tipped off last weekend in early season tournament play.

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D’Aguilar: The rebound continues

FOUR hundred and forty thousand stopover visitors have spent an estimated $875m in The Bahamas during the first six months of 2021, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.

The learning crisis

In recent days the effects of the failure of many students to successfully learn Maths and English skills have been highlighted by an RBC Royal Bank executive.

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Bahamian Garvin Clarke named league co-Player of the Year

GARVIN Clarke’s offseason began with several regional awards as the senior point guard was recognised for a standout year in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Robinson scores season high 16, Joseph shines for Wolves

SHERMAN Robinson scored a season high as his role increases with the Newberry College Wolves in NCAA Division II basketball.

Tributes paid to former Guardian Publisher

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham offered his condolences to the family of the late Kenneth Francis, calling the former newspaper publisher one of the country’s “notable sons”.

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Recurrent imbalance rose 1.7% pts in slump

The Government’s recurrent account “imbalance” grew by a sum equivalent to 1.7 per cent of GDP during the former Ingraham administration’s term in office, the minister of state for finance said yesterday.

Sports Notes

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association has announced its boys and girls national teams that will be participating in the World Junior Tennis Competition in San Salvador, El Salvador, March 11-16.

A COMIC'S VIEW: Adding up, Growing up, Acting up

I must admit as I looked back at all that transpired politically and socially this past week I had a “deja-vu” experience.

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FACE TO FACE: Holding hands with old friends from Harlem

In celebration of Women’s History Month, I had the privilege of being invited to speak at a special forum hosted by the Bahamian American Association.

Baha Mar director probe ‘won’t find a bloody thing’

The Baha Mar liquidators will “not find one bloody thing” wrong when they probe the Sarkis Izmirlian-led Board’s conduct, a former director told Tribune Business yesterday.

Venture fund sees loan repayments drop 16%

The Government-sponsored venture capital fund has seen loan repayment sums fall by up to 16 percent due to the COVID-19 pandemic's devastating impact on clients who received debt financing.

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Physicians concerned about hundreds of new cases

CONSULTANT physicians are concerned about the hundreds of COVID-19 cases recorded in recent days, a representative has told The Tribune.

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Dames: We must identify the causes of crime

MINISTER of National Security Marvin Dames recently said that over the past decade, escalating crime and violence numbers have presented challenges to the economic and social development of The Bahamas.“Much of the violence and crime that we are seei