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The end for BTC?

EDITOR, The Tribune.

Rain halts Comets vs Cougars senior girls’ softball game

The Charles W Saunders Cougars and Queen’s College Comets will have to wait another day to determine the outcome of their Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) senior girls’ softball game.

BTC faces 20% income cut via monopoly end

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is bracing for a 20 per cent cut in income over the next four years as a result of losing its lucrative cellular monopoly, it was revealed yesterday.

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NPBA: YES, Commonwealth Bank Giants are undefeated

YOUR Essential Store (YES) and Commonwealth Bank Giants are both still undefeated in the New Providence Basketball Association.Coming off the Christmas break, the Giants highlighted NPBA action Saturday night as YES pounded the Triple K Stampers 105-

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Big Red Machine in the win column

The St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine captured half of the divisional titles and a number of athletes attained the CARIFTA qualifying standards on the final day of the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s National Track and Field Championships.

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Getting set for wahoo

BAHAMAS Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) expert David Rees is anticipating a bumper wahoo season with reports of the fish already being caught throughout the archipelago and along the Florida Coast.

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On Da Hook

THE highights of another wonderful week of Wahoo fishing throughout the Bahamas was a 122lb monster caught in Bimini and two 90lb specimens taken in San Salvadorby Andrea Frank.

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6AM SKYGuard | Bahamas Dept of Meteorology Severe Weather eAlert

Strong line of thunderstorms approaching Abaco & East Grand Bahama and Real-Time projected track of Major Cat 3 Hurricane Ian:

Bahamas likely to escape effects of tropical storm

The Bahamas will most likely escape the effects of Tropical Storm Ernesto which is now moving through the southeastern Caribbean Sea and is projected to become the season’s first hurricane by Monday.

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Claims over 'Brave' Davis

A LETTER published in today's Tribune discloses information that the writer believes that the public "needs to have" about PLP deputy leader Philip "Brave" Davis.

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Woman dies in boating accident off Paradise Island

One woman is dead after a boating accident close to Paradise Island this morning.

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Two dead in shootings hours apart

Police are investigating after a man was shot dead off East Street – hours after another homicide in New Providence.

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On Da Hook

THE Wahoo season is swinging into action with plenty of catches around the northern Bahamas this week.

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On Da Hook

KEEP checking the Bahamas Sport Fishing Network (BSFN) expert page for fishing reports throughout the Bahamas: this will be helpful in tracking the “hot spots” and providing advice on gear and fishing methods being used.

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On Da Hook

HURRICANE Matthew has kept fishermen and their boats in safe habour for days and churned the usually crystal waters.

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NIB employee charged with extortion, bribery

AN employee of the National Insurance Board (NIB) appeared in Magistrate’s Court facing a count each of extortion and bribery on Monday.

Fit to rule ourselves?

I must admit that when I read in this paper that the police chief suggested some “civil liberties” would have to be infringed upon, the first thing that popped into my head was that this country would give up trying to govern themselves and would give up on their repeated failures of voting for people or clowns to lead them.

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Rufa returns to face criminal trial

CANADIAN resident Bruno Rufa was back in Freeport’s Magistrate’s Court yesterday for the continuation of his criminal trial concerning allegations that he was gainfully employed in The Bahamas without a work permit.

Met office says logs show radar was working

THE Department of Meteorology yesterday released computer server verification logs indicating that its Doppler weather radar was operational throughout the period that Hurricane Joaquin formed and subsequently ravaged the southern Bahamas.