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D’Aguilar: Follow the rules as we face the third wave

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar made a plea to businesses yesterday, urging them to follow COVID-19 restrictions and prevent large gatherings amid the country’s third wave of the virus.

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HMBS Rolly Gray commissioned in Exuma

THE fourth of nine patrol vessels acquired for the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has been named after legendary Bahamian sailor, Rolly Gray, and been commissioned during an official ceremony at the Marina at Emerald Bay, Exuma, on Thursday.

Sandyport Hotel enjoys record occupancy

SANDYPORT Beaches Resort and Hotel is enjoying a record-breaking year, with weekend occupancy levels often at 100 per cent for the seaside and Sandyport Marina Village hotel.

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Adrian Gibson’s trial delayed after PLP Protest

THE corruption trial of Long Island MP Adrian Gibson was delayed again after a protest by Progressive Liberal Party supporters caused the judge concern about how their activity could prejudice the case.

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Witness accused of wrong calculations in Gibson trial case

A SENIOR manager of the Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) denied a defence attorney’s suggestion yesterday that she made the wrong calculations when estimating the cost of painting WSC tanks.

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PLP 'made provisions' for new morgue in Cat Island

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis made “provisions” for a morgue to be built on Cat Island during the last administration, PLP Chairman Fred Mitchell told The Tribune yesterday.However, these plans were stopped when the Minnis adm

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Major Pain: 'My last fight will be at my old school'

ONE of the most decorated fighters in recent Bahamian boxing history, Meacher “Major Pain” Major, looks to bring his career to a close with one final fight on the horizon.Via social media, Major announced his intentions to officially bring his career

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New recruits inducted into RBDF

MORE than a hundred new recruits were inducted into the Royal Bahamas Defence Force during a passing out parade at HMBS Coral Harbour on Friday.

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Cruise line blow to Straw Market

A MAJOR cruise line’s policy has prohibited tourists from taking straw craft purchased in Nassau onboard one of its ships for several weeks.

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FACE TO FACE: From ‘playing doctor’ as a child, Theresa’s now in the frontline of our battle with COVID

If all is well the latest national lockdown will lift next week. For that to happen experience tells us we will need to have seen a period when there were no new cases. This is what allowed our southern islands to be taken out of lockdown on Sunday.

FINANCIAL FOCUS: The looming pension gap

Last Monday, both daily newspapers carried stories about our looming pension crisis which seemingly continue to fall on deaf ears. This is a topic which I, and others, have been warning of for years… yet nothing tangible has been done.

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Stingers beat Cybots, 82-80

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend. A series of games were played.

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Giants, High Flyers are national champions

BOTH the Division I and Division II titles will remain in the capital as the New Providence Basketball Association champions emerged as winners of the 2019 Bunny Levarity Bahamas Basketball Federation Nationals.

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Winter tourism fears on union ‘work-to-rule’

Unionised employees were yesterday placed on “work to rule” at most of Nassau’s major resorts in a move likely to raise fears for this week’s key Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

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Water polo team aims to repeat Carifta success

Team Bahamas looks to continue its trend of water polo success and repeat last year’s dominant performance at the Carifta Water Polo Championships.

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Third annual King Eric Gibson Regatta set for Montagu Bay this weekend

The legacy of one of the most iconic names in Bahamian sailing continues as the regatta named in his honour continues to grow in stature each year.

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A chapter of disaster?

The Baha Mar bankruptcy order should be granted in the Bahamas to avoid a damaging dog-fight between creditors, Richard Coulson urges.

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Insolvent adviser meets just 25% of $1m liability

An insolvent Bahamas-based investment advisor has been placed in Supreme Court-supervised liquidation due to its remaining cash balances covering less than 25 percent of its $1m-plus liabilities. Ed Rahming, the newly-appointed liquidator for Pacifi

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Ole Miss Rebels set for trip to Bahamas

After coming off a 10-point loss in their last game, coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin hopes to get her Ole Miss Lady Rebels back on track tonight before they make their return trek to The Bahamas for another Thanksgiving tournament.

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Bahamian quartet in NCAA 'March Madness'

WHEN the dust settled on “Selection Sunday,” four Bahamian players and their respective universities received bids into the 68-team field for the NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament, commonly referred to as “March Madness.”