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Despite health concerns, possibly due to mould, Ministry of Grand Bahama remains open

STAFF at the Grand Bahama Ministry has been experiencing health issues due to the presence of mould at the Harold DeGregory Government Complex Building on the Mall.

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Lincicome to defend title at Pure Silk LPGA Classic

BRITTANY Lincicome will defend her title against 107 other players when the sixth Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic kicks off the LPGA season January 22-28 at the Ocean Club Golf Course at the Atlantis resort.Lincicome was surprised when she learned tha

Bahamas 'co-opts' Canada practices

A Canadian executive spoke to more than 100 Bahamian co-operative and credit union members this month as part of the Department of Co-operative Development’s 40th anniversary celebrations.

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Gene testing launched in breast cancer study

WITH one in four Bahamian women carrying a possibly deadly genetic mutation related to breast cancer, a study of hereditary breast cancer has been launched to raise awareness and save lives.

Contractors: We need work before trucks

THE Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president, Godfrey Forbes, yesterday said “relatively small” progress had been seen in engineering a construction sector rebound, adding that the industry still anticipated a marginal increase in business this year.

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Truckers win national title

THE Bommer G Truckers lived up to their end of the bargain by giving sponsor Bommer George a Bahamas Softball Federation men’s national championship title.

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Jack Hayward and Tabernacle Baptist emerge as junior, senior GBSSA track and field champions

THE Jack Hayward Wildcats and the Tabernacle Baptist Falcons emerged as the junior and senior high winners of the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association’s 2023 Fidelity Bank Track and Field Championships.

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Team Bahamas falls to Cuba 76-44 in opener

The Bahamas senior women’s national basketball team opened the 2022 Caribbean Women’s Championship with a lopsided loss to the host country on the first night of competition.

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FIBA: Team Bahamas falls to Panama 88-66

THE Bahamas men’s national basketball team wrapped up its final two games in the FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifier with another loss. The team, coached by Moses Johnson, John Nutt and James ‘Jimmy’ Clarke, suffered a 88-66 decision against Panama yesterday. The loss came after the Bahamas was handed a 117- 70 rout against Venezuela on Thursday in Caracas.

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Grand Lucayan sale - seven ‘serious’ contenders

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis revealed that of the 20 investor groups interested in purchasing the Grand Lucayan resort, there are seven serious contenders the government is looking at closely.

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Annual KPMG Youth Winter Championship rocks Montagu

THE annual K.P.M.G Youth Winter Championship was hosted by The Nassau Yacht Club and Bahamas National Sailing School (B.N.S.S.) with sailing in Montagu Bay February 19-20.

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Bain hits big time

Nathan Bain is becoming a regular feature on ESPN’s flagship programming and continues his fairytale senior season that has garnered national attention.

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 10/09/2015

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$20m dividend to double Gov’t’s BTC return in 12 months

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has almost doubled the Government’s return on its 49 per cent minority stake in 12 months, its chief executive yesterday saying the company was forecast to pay the Christie administration a further $20 million in dividends this year.

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Lot prices 'prohibitive' via 20-30% infrastructure costs

INFRASTRUCTURE prices related to housing developments must be addressed, a well-known contractor telling Tribune Business y

Web shops: Tax rises attempt to seize industry

The government has been accused of trying to seize control of the web shop industry through tax increases that will “decimate” all operators and 3,000 jobs in less than a year.The Bahamas Gaming Operators Association, in a furious post-budget counter

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Up to 25 years jail for gang members in proposed law

LONG-AWAITED anti-gang legislation was tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday - with gang members facing up to 25 years in prison.

Investor group eyeing $20-$30m water sales

Investor group eyeing $20-$30m water sales By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The investor group that acquired the former Bacardi plant believes its ECH2O bottled water brand can generate $20-$30 million in annual sales in five to six years time,

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Bank branches shrink 30% in seven years

The number of commercial bank branches in The Bahamas has declined by almost 30 percent over the past seven years, the Central Bank’s governor revealed yesterday.

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Man questioned over latest murder

POLICE are questioning a 20-year-old man in connection with the country's latest murder.