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URCA 'u-turn' over third cellular player

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Bahamian communications regulator has reversed course by deciding not to reserve space in the key 700 MHz radio frequency spectrum for a third cellular operator, while

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‘Final’ delivery date for new post office

TRANSPORT and Local Government Minister Renward Wells announced a “final” timeline of the third week in May for the General Post Office’s official move from East Hill Street to Town Centre Mall.

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'It's all about getting the job done'

AS THE sixth Bahamian to play in the Major League, Antoan Richardson has had an impact on the local sporting community. He joined the elite field that includes Ed Armbrister, Wilfred ‘Suggy’ Culmer, Tony Curry, Wenty Ford and Andre Rodgers.

LAKERS GO HOME

By JEFF LATZKE AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and

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Kadeem Coleby posts triple double

Kadeem Coleby continues to post career numbers this season in the Japanese B-League and recorded another milestone in his fourth season with the Akita Northern Happinets.

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New coaches selected for national basketball teams

ON the departure of Larry Smith, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has named Larry Eustachy as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team.

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BEC Chairman joins SOS relief flight to hurricane-hit islands

LESLIE Miller, the chairman of BEC, got a first hand look at the destruction on some of the worst affected southern Family Islands which suffered a devastating direct hit from Hurricane Joaquin last weekend after he joined a relief flight on Saturday organised by the Tribune Media Group SOS - Save Our South initiative.

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‘We must reform campaign finance’

FORMER State Minister for Legal Affairs Damian Gomez said allegations about the relationship between Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard and the Progressive Liberal Party are “not a good thing for the country,” adding that he hopes it spurs legislative reforms like the passing of campaign finance laws.

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2,000 jobs go at Baha Mar

MORE than 2,000 Baha Mar employees have been made redundant effective today, according to a statement from the resort’s joint provisional liquidators.

Sarkis’s letter shows breakthrough on Baha Mar ‘not imminent’

Sarkis Izmirlian’s letter to his former 2,026 Baha Mar staff shows there is no “imminent” breakthrough likely in the impasse over the $3.5 billion project, a senior private sector executive believes.

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THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its regular season at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

QC slams selection of Bimini as ‘model PPP’

An outspoken QC has slammed the selection of Bimini as a model tourism public-private partnership (PPP), arguing that the Resorts World project was “completely divorced from a harmonious relationship” with local Bahamians.

Baha Mar appoints ‘restructuring’ chief

Baha Mar yesterday pushed forward with its Chapter 11 plans by seeking US court permission to appoint a ‘chief restructuring officer; while Bahamian attorneys spent a second day attempting to thrash out the powers its joint provisional liquidators will possess.

Baha Mar ‘not too far gone’ for arbitration

The $3.5 billion Baha Mar dispute is “not so far gone” that professional arbitration will be unable to resolve it, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chief executive yesterday arguing that such intervention was becoming more urgent by the day.

Court must back dismissal of top Baha Mar staff

Baha Mar’s senior management cannot be dismissed by the $3.5 billion project’s joint provisional liquidators without the Supreme Court’s permission, although regular employees can be released “in the ordinary course of business”.

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38 set to be honoured as National Sports Legends

THE nation’s newest NBA star Buddy Hield, former Deputy Prime Minister Dr Cynthia “Mother” Pratt, Women’s NBA standout Jonquel Jones, and veterans like Leonard Boston Blackie Miller, Peter Gilcud, swim coach Andy Knowles and sports administrators like Sir Arlington Butler as well as the late Vince Ferguson are joined by the country’s only test cricketer Ivan Johnson in the 38 Sports Legends list as part of the country’s 43rd Independence Anniversary celebrations.

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Rollins ‘would consider’ running if FNM offered him nomination

AFTER saying he would not offer himself for re-election on the Free National Movement’s ticket, Dr Andre Rollins suggested yesterday that he would consider and potentially accept a constituency nomination if offered one by the FNM’s recently re-elected Leader Dr Hubert Minnis.

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$315m lost in Baha Mar tax

IT is estimated that the government has lost $315m in tax revenue from the beleaguered Baha Mar resort due its opening delays and the court appointed receivership process, according to an economic impact report of the $3.5 billion property obtained by The Tribune.

All truss-ed out on Budget’s tax cuts

A Bahamian contractor yesterday warned that the Government’s decision to eliminate 20 percent duty on imported roof trusses will “put us out of business” in a segment that has kept his overall operation afloat.