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Young athletes break 15 records

IN a year that featured their 25th BAISS Track and Field Championship, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine closed the season with a commanding performance at a record setting 2013 Scotiabank National High School Track and Field Championships.

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Nesbitt and team force 5th and deciding game

NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt and his Regates de Flamengo Basketball Club forced a fifth and deciding game in Brazil’s Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) Finals.

Sarkis: Receivers ‘not pursuing’ Baha Mar’s $192m claim

Sarkis Izmirlian is accusing Baha Mar’s receivers of “failing to properly pursue” the company’s $192 million damages claim against its contractor’s Chinese parent.

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DPM praises ‘exceptional’ Sandals 95% occupancy

The deputy prime minister yesterday hailed Sandals Emerald Bay’s “exceptional” 90-95 percent slow season occupancy levels with the resort chain eyeing further Bahamas expansion.

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BAMSI 'will not fail' and will open on time, says Gray

MINISTER of Agriculture V Alfred Gray said yesterday he is confident that the Bahamas Agricultural and Marine Sciences Institute (BAMSI) will open as planned and “will not fail” despite construction delays and “other factors which go against it being completed on time”.

The corned beef and grits Budget

It is clear that the trio in charge of the Ministry of Finance has been forced to come up with a corned beef and grits 2021-2022 budget. If this is the best that they are able to come up with, God help us. It is conceded that taxes have been held at bay but that there is no real wiggle room for critical infrastructure and people development.

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Oil explorer: We’ve got tourism, fishing covered

A Bahamas-based oil explorer yesterday reassured that the insurance coverage for its first well will cover any tourism or fisheries losses “in the highly unlikely event” of any spill or environmental impact.

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UPDATED: Hurricane Dorian could intensify into Category Four storm

HURRICANE Dorian could intensify into a “very damaging” 156mph Category Four storm that lingers for hours in the Bahamas, according to AccuWeather senior meteorologist Dan Kottlowski Thursday.

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Small business faces $180m 'finance gap'

The Bahamas faces a $180m “finance gap” in providing capital to small businesses, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has revealed, as its project covers just 17 percent of demand. The multilateral lender, in documents detailing its $25m initi

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Gov't 'good faith' key to Brewery's 100-job growth

Sands Beer’s manufacturer yesterday said its planned $15 million growth strategy, which could more than double its workforce via the creation of “over 100” jobs in the next five-10 years, depends on the Government maintaining the ‘tax advantage’ it holds over its BISX-listed rival.

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Alex Cooper signed by Bengals as an undrafted free agent

ALEX Cooper didn’t hear his name called during the three days of the NFL Draft, but the Eleuthera native didn’t have to wait very long after to learn of his new opportunity to make an NFL roster.

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Munnings was ‘catalyst’ in Portugal preseason debut

TRAVIS Munnings made his preseason debut in Portugal with Oliveirense Basquetebol. The team is 4-1 in their preseason games, and Munnings has been a catalyst of the offence. Munnings finished with 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists in the exhibition opener, an 84-76 win over AD Ovarense. He followed with 10 points and four rebounds in another win over AD Ovarense, 77-71.

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Government approves $2m to rebuild BAMSI dorm

THE government has approved the use of more than $2m to rebuild the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute (BAMSI) dormitory that was destroyed by fire in early 2015, according to Agriculture and Marine Resources Minister V Alfred Gray yesterday.

Police need our support

Can you imagine going to work each day and not being sure you’ll survive your shift and see your family again?

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Romad Dean The Tribune’s Junior Male Athlete of Year

ROMAD Dean’s finish to his debut season with the Crestwood Prep Lions in Ontario, Canada, saw his continued ascension in the prep basketball recruiting rankings to earn The Tribune’s 2020 Junior Male Athlete of the Year.

Miller: BEC manager’s sale ‘very interesting’

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) former executive chairman yesterday described the impending acquisition of its newly-appointed manager as “very interesting”, arguing that the deal with the Government could have boosted its sales value.

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Govt ‘not doing what is needed to stop economic bleeding’

FREE National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard yesterday blamed the increase in the country’s unemployment rate on “poor governance” from the Christie administration and a lack of “outrage among these government officials about the level of suffering that their people are facing”.

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Jaraun Burrows ranked as one of Sweden’s best

AS HE heads into the post-season, Jaraun “Keno” Burrows’ play continues to see him ranked as one of the best professional basketball players in Sweden.

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Mitchell in talks in US to clarify immigration ‘misconceptions’

FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell said he expects to hold discussions with two major international organisations in Washington, DC, next week to clarify “misinformation” about the government’s controversial new immigration restrictions.

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.