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Freedom Farm champion boys!

GRAND Bahama — Back after a year’s absence, Freedom Farm clinched a 4-3 walk-off-the-field victory to secure the boys’ 14-under championship title over the Grand Bahama Little League yesterday in the Bahamas Baseball Association’s National Championsh

VIDEO: 70-year-old Long Island resident struggles with losses from hurricane

TWO weeks after Hurricane Joaquin ripped through the central and southern Bahamas, residents on impacted islands remain shellshocked by the devastation left in its wake.

Vacation rental listing ‘not so we can tax you’

The Government's revenue chief yesterday said some 7,500 vacation rental owners have registered with the Department of Inland Revenue but insisted this is "not so we can tax you".

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THE FINISH LINE: Lourawls 'Tum Tum' Nairn Jr 'made us proud as a Spartan'

I REMEMBER when Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn Jr was running cross country for Carlton Francis Primary School. In his younger years, he had what was considered to be a promising career in track and field. Could you imagine where he would have been had h

BTC VSEP offer 'better, but not what we wanted'

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) management union president yesterday said the carrier’s voluntary separation offer was “better but not what we were seeking”.Ricardo Thompson, head of the Bahamas Communications and Public Managers Union

Nassau Gas chief pledges to fully refund all investors

A Bahamian company that raised equity capital through the collapsed ArawakX platform has pledged to return all funds to investors once they are verified, its principal saying: "I want to get out of this mess."

Gov't urged: 'Don't lose eyes on small business present'

The Government was yesterday urged “not to lose eyes for the prize” in reinvigorating the Bahamian small and medium-sized business sector, a well-known consultant disclosing that long-awaited reforms were likely to be implemented in the New Year.

Landfill maintenance halted since private firm took over

ENVIRONMENT and Housing Minister Kenred Dorsett confirmed yesterday that maintenance of the New Providence Landfill has been halted since a private company took over because fuel for operating heavy equipment has not been provided by the government.

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'I hope to bring home the crown for the Bahamas'

NOW coached by Wellington ‘Cat’ Sears, a rejuvenated bodybuilder Michelle Miller is eager to be heading to her first Central American and Caribbean Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships where she will be competing in the women’s body fitness category.

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A supporter to be SURE of

FOR some time, dozens of at-risk students at Programme SURE, an intervention institution for disruptive teen boys, have pecked away on outdated computers which took forever to boot and were likely to crash mid-way into a lesson.With Bahamas Striping

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Labour chief's permit plan 'very costly and onerous'

A former Immigration minister yesterday said the director of labour’s plan to link work permit approvals to the hiring of Bahamian understudies is “good in theory, but very onerous in practice”.Branville McCartney, who held the post during the last I

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Team Bahamas third in points

Team Bahamas third in points By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net The Bahamas sits in third place in the point standings after the first day of competition in the BTC Carifta Swimming Championships at the Betty Kelly Kenning

GB companies exploit lockdown to restructure

Some Grand Bahama businesses say they are using the latest COVID-19 lockdown to complete internal projects and restructuring that would have been difficult had they remained open.James Rolle, Dolly Madison’s general manager, said: “What we’re doing i

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Cut off - residents unable to reach East End through flood waters

GRAND Bahama residents were desperate to get to East End yesterday to check on relatives and loved ones who they have not seen or heard from since Hurricane Dorian landed on the island.Scores of Grand Bahama residents could not get through flood wate

Outraged at shooting of 70 year old

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Horrific tales from inside funeral homes

Conventional wisdom says the dead do not tell tales, but somehow they still have the ability to haunt, at least according to a young Family Island man, who came to New Providence looking for opportunity.

Cable Beach developer eyes $70m sales goal

The Balmoral’s principal yesterday said he anticipated earning $65-$70 million in total sales revenues from his new luxury condominium project, having sold 28 per cent of available units prior to its launch.

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Witness tells court of American sailor's shooting

A JURY heard on Friday from a witness of how an American sailor's night out on the town ended with him being fatally shot during an attempt to prevent a mugging.

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Minister speaks on plane 'wreckage'

TOURISM and Aviation Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has responded to a video purportedly showing the wreckage of the Piper Aztec plane that crashed off the coast of Andros last month. Speaking to reporters outside Cabinet yesterday, Mr D’Aguilar emphasi

Super Value chief: $200 minimum wage acceptable

Super Value’s owner yesterday said he could accept a 33 per cent increase in the weekly minimum wage to $200, agreeing that “nobody can live” on the existing $150 per week.