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DIANE PHILLIPS: Along came Starbuck’s and nothing was ever the same again

The date March 31 passed two weeks ago with hardly anyone noticing, or maybe I missed the celebration and hoopla you might have expected on the 50th anniversary of a product that changed the culture. Starbuck’s turned 50 on that day and we are all a little poorer, a pound or two heavier and definitely more satiated for it.

Several Bahamian players in MLB’s top 10 farm systems

MAJOR League Baseball continues its reveal of the top prospects in each franchise and several Bahamian players were featured among the league’s top 10 farm systems.

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BPL staggering $70m exit plan

WITH 314 Bahamas Power and Light employees opting to receive voluntary separation packages which will result in more than $70m paid out over a period of time, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said employee departures have been staggered to ensure that the efficiency of Bahamas Power and Light is not negatively affected.

BTC, Cable fees '150 times' more' than US access

A niche provider says wholesale direct Internet access (DIA) rates charged by The Bahamas’ two telecommunications giants are “in excess of 150 times” greater than comparable US prices and squeezing out competition.Theofanis Cochinamogulos, chief exec

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Bahamas 6th overall

FOR the second consecutive year, team Bahamas finished sixth at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championships for Women.The Bahamas closed out the tournament with a 73-50 loss to Costa Rica yesterday at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puert

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Pfizer rollout to start on Monday

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday declared the country finally has enough vaccines to meet demand and administration of the 128,700 Pfizer vaccine doses donated by the United States government will begin as early as Monday.

Bahamas First in 94% first half profits jump

Bahamas First has unveiled a 94 per cent year-over-year increase in first half profits, although this was driven largely by a $4 million gain in the value of its investment holdings.

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Fidelity’s ‘ace in hole’ on $25m profit target

A BISX-listed bank has an “ace in the hole” when it comes to hitting its $25m profits target for 2022, its top executive revealed yesterday.

Big Red Machine hold off the Comets for 24th straight win

THE St Augustine's College Big Red Machine held off a strong challenge from the Queen's College Comets to win their 24th straight Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools title at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Friday. Here's a l

Big Red Machine hold off the Comets for 24th straight win

THE St Augustine's College Big Red Machine held off a strong challenge from the Queen's College Comets to win their 24th straight Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools title at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Friday. Here's a l

Big Red Machine hold off the Comets for 24th straight win

THE St Augustine's College Big Red Machine held off a strong challenge from the Queen's College Comets to win their 24th straight Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools title at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Friday. Here's a l

Big Red Machine hold off the Comets for 24th straight win

THE St Augustine's College Big Red Machine held off a strong challenge from the Queen's College Comets to win their 24th straight Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools title at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Friday. Here's a l

Big Red Machine hold off the Comets for 24th straight win

THE St Augustine's College Big Red Machine held off a strong challenge from the Queen's College Comets to win their 24th straight Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools title at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium on Friday. Here's a l

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Sports notes

THE Amateur Boxing Federation of the Bahamas has selected its national team that will represent the Bahamas at the Presidential Cup Boxing Tournament that will be held in Santiago, Dominican Republic. The event will run from February 18-22.

BSC Classic opens with huge victories

WHILE their co-ed team continued where they left off last year, St Paul’s men avenged their championship loss by pulling off two huge victories to start the Baptist Sports Council’s 2014 Softball Classic.

Sports Notes November 14

MACEDONIA and Golden Gates continued where they left off as the Baptist Sports Council’s defending champions, opening up the 2012 season on the winning note in the 19-and-under, co-ed and men’s divisions respectively at the Banker’s Field, Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, on Saturday.

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Temporary closure of cabbage beach access for stairway repairs

OFFICIALS at Atlantis yesterday confirmed the “temporary closure” of the main public access path to Cabbage Beach, as the resort looks to repair a collapsed stairway.Senior vice president of public affairs Ed Fields said the resort thought it best to

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NCAA: Jones and Colonials fall to Gonzaga in 1st round

IT wasn’t the type of performance or the outcome that junior sensation Jonquel Jones was expecting for her No. 19/19 ranked George Washington Colonials women’s basketball team in Corvallis, Oregon.

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CARIFTA hopefuls shine at T-Bird Flyers track invite

CARIFTA hopefuls Denvaughn Whymns and Anthaya Charlton were triple winners, while Raymond Oriahi and Doneisha Anderson were among the double winners circle that also included senior competitors Stephen Newbold, V’Alonee Robinson and Drexel Maycock at

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DPM confident over beating $1.3bn deficit

The deputy prime minister yesterday voiced optimism that the government will beat its $1.327bn fiscal target for the upcoming 2020-2021 fiscal year as he reassured that The Bahamas’ debt burden is not yet “unbearable”.