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Giorgio Baldacci Nationals set for Dec. 20

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is scheduled to hold its 2021 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals Championship at The National Tennis Centre December 20-23.

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Jones, Thomas lead Sun to 94- 66 win over Mercury

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 17 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Jonquel Jones added 20 points and eight rebounds and the Connecticut Sun beat the Phoenix Mercury 94-66 yesterday.

Super Value to collect $20-$25m VAT for Gov’t

Super Value’s owner yesterday said he expects to collect $20-$25 million in Value-Added Tax (VAT) for the Government this year, while warning that much more consumer education is required.

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CARIFTA GAMES: Bahamas finishes third, will be hosts in 2018

ST. George's, Grenada: The BTC Bahamas team will be returning from the 45th Carifta Games with a third place finish and the bid to host the 47th version in 2018.

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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.

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES 10/09/2015

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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

IMF urges 20% auto fee rise

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Government to increase motor vehicle licence fees by at least 20 per cent, arguing that this would improve the “fairness and progressivity” of Bahamian taxation.

$60 for a light bulb that lasts 20 years

$60 for a light bulb that lasts 20 years NEW YORK Associated Press How much would you pay for an amazing, state-of-the-art light bulb? Shoppers will be asking themselves that very question at Home Depot and other outlets starting Sunday -- Earth Day -- w

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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.

Tobacco toxin

THERE can be little doubt that the great benefit to 20/50 being employed by Wind River Tobacco Company far outweighs the damage done to hundreds of thousands of people whose life will be forever changed by their product.

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS WEEK 11

Romo is back, I’ll be there . . . so Cowboys to win in Miami

OKAY, last week was bad for me (6-8) but others were worse! Including Sannie, previously ‘untouchable’, who went an unusually ‘unlucky’ 5-9.

Clarification

A FRONT page article in yesterday’s Tribune revealing that only one in 20 murders ends in conviction contained the subtitle: “Report contradicts police claims on ‘solved’ crimes”.

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Hitting the mark

WITH the focus on the IAAF World Junior Championships in Pampere, Finland, next month, sprinters Adrian Curry, Jaida Knowles and Joel Johnson led the performances as they attained the qualifying standards over the weekend at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ Junior National Championships at the original Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Three years in jail for gun offence

A 20-year-old man was sentenced to three years at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services yesterday in connection with the seizure of a firearm and three rounds of ammunition, allegedly used to commit a serious offence.Teniro Minnis, 20, init

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS - WEEK 4

I WENT 12-4 last week, I’m back in form and nowhere to go but up, up and away.

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Manslaughter by negligence charge in infants death

A 23-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman were arrested and accused of manslaughter by negligence in the case of their two-year-old son, who died on Saturday.

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Bahari gets $20 national symbols usage permit

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe said Bahari Bahamas applied and received a permit on Wednesday to feature Bahamian national symbols on their merchandise.

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Man charged with murder of mother on Peardale Road

A 20-YEAR-OLD man, charged with the murder of a mother of three and the attempted murder of two other men as they stood on a porch in the area of Peardale Road last week, was charged in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday.Godfrey McKinney, of Johnson Alle

Xmas charity donations decrease by nearly 20%

MAJOR charitable organisations saw a decrease in donations of up to 20 per cent this past Christmas, with Hurricane Joaquin relief efforts thought to have already strained the pockets of potential donors.