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Roberts advances to main draw in Spain

AFTER completing a successful year at the University of South Florida as a member of their Bulls men’s tennis team, Justin Roberts is hoping that he can take the momentum over to the International Tennis Federation’s Futures Tour. In his second stra

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Jazz Chisholm hits his third home run in AFL

JAZZ Chisholm just missed out on the final roster spot in the Arizona Fall League All-Star Game, but he continues being one of the league’s top home run hitters despite limited opportunities.Chisholm hit his third home run of the AFL and second in as

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'Don't be tempted' on BTC buy-out proposal

A Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) union leader last night urged the government “not to be tempted” by any Liberty Latin America offer to acquire its stake in the company. Dino Rolle, the Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union’s (B

CITY MARKETS CHIEF HOPING DEAL 'IMMINENT'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net and NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor CITY Markets' principal believes the acquisition of the struggling five-store supermarket chain by Super Value's owner and president, Rupe

CITY MARKETS CHIEF HOPING DEAL 'IMMINENT'

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net and NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor CITY Markets' principal believes the acquisition of the struggling five-store supermarket chain by Super Value's owner and president, Rupe

Super Value principal no COVID powers believer

Super Value’s principal yesterday said he does not believe in "emergency powers", while decisions relating to them should be taken by the Cabinet and not just one man.

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Fighting through

COACH Mike Brey looked positively at the way his Notre Dame Fighting Irish responded to the challenges they faced in pulling off their three exhibition games against local-based teams in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s 2018 Summer of Thunder over

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Vanderpool-Wallaceresumes her training

THE country’s most decorated and accomplished swimmer officially announced her return to a full-time commitment to the sport and will do so in new surroundings.Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace took to social media to announce that her hiatus from the sport

Govt urged: seek other buyer on Grand Lucayan

The government was yesterday urged to seek alternative purchasers for the Grand Lucayan following confirmation it has reverted to plans to take an ownership stake in the property.Carey Leonard, pictured, the former Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA)

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Minister blames Baha Mar over benefits delay

A Cabinet minister last night blamed Baha Mar for the hold-up that has resulted in hundreds of its furloughed employees not receiving due unemployment benefits for up to four weeks.

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Marathon to 'easily exceed' 2,000 resort room nights

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Marathon Bahamas organisers yesterday said hotel room nights generated by visiting athletes and their relatives would "easily exceed 2,000", with "one of the nation's leading sports tourism events" providing a muc

STREET TALK

This week, PLP MPs Fred Mitchell and Andre Rollins led the call for the construction of a new Parliament building, as they said the current structure is inadequate for the members to carry out the business of the people.

Farmer: Import ban is 'make or break'

A BAHAMIAN farmer yesterday backed the Government’s temporary restriction on imports of sweet and bell peppers and tomatoes, saying: “That’s a make or break situation right now.”Christopher Pinder, one of the owners of Abaco-based 5 Star Farms, a maj

Laing still hounded by the PLP

I HAVE always argued the point that the former Free National Movement (FNM) member of Parliament for Marco City and Minister of State for Finance Senator Zhivargo Laing had become the whipping boy for supporters of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) during the tenure of the former Ingraham administration.

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Ko and Lee hold two-way lead after the first day

ROOKIE Lydia Ko, off to an impressive start in her professional campaign, joined Meena Lee in a two-way lead after the first day of competition Thursday at the Pure Silk-Bahamas Golf Tournament that officially opened the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s 2014 season.

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Debt ratio forecasts are 'overly optimistic'

Fiscal observers yesterday warned that projections showing The Bahamas’ debt ratios will be kept in check are “very optimistic” given that this requires surpluses three times’ higher than achieved before. Robert Myers, the Organisation for Responsib

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Photographer hopes award-winning image of trapped sea turtle will inspire change

A PHOTO of a dead turtle hooked and tangled in fishing line in Bahamian waters has gained international attention after winning a prestigious photography award. The image, which was captured in 2017 by Canadian dive instructor Shane Gross, placed fi

Whistleblower secretly taped broker meetings

A Bahamian whistleblower secretly recorded an executive meeting at a now-defunct Nassau broker/dealer whose principal continues to battle US federal regulators in the Florida courts.

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Union: Atlantis 'threw deal out the window'

The Government was yesterday urged to extend the COVID-19 temporary worker furlough beyond end-February as the hotel union accused Atlantis of "throwing our industrial agreement out the window".