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MLB: Lucius Fox on short list of highly touted prospects

WHEN Lucius Fox reclassified as an international free agent in late April, the Bahamian star on the diamond became one of the most sought after Major League Baseball prospects for the summer transaction period.

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Recycling facility to be built at landfill site

RENEW Bahamas has formally announced plans to build and manage the nation’s first materials recycling facility at the Harrold Road landfill site.

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Wells defends decision over Urban Renewal contracts

PARLIAMENTARY Secretary in the Ministry of Works and Urban Development Renward Wells has weighed in on the ongoing criticism of the government's decision not to renew the contracts of 80 Urban Renewal employees.

Signing contracts near the end of a term

MR BRAVE DAVIS, PLP Deputy Prime Minister, has complained that the outgoing FNM government signed some 80 contracts worth over $24 million dollars during the months of March through the recent election campaign ending early May.

Gas dealers: 50% margin rise to avoid Easter strike

Gas station operators are seeking a 50 percent margin increase and for its calculation to be based on a percentage, as opposed to a fixed amount, amid threats that up to 80 percent of them may strike this Easter weekend.

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Over-the-Hill unit hires 42

THE government’s Over-the-Hill unit has hired 42 people as environmental monitors after 80 applied for the job, according to Project Manager Rocky Nesbitt. Those selected include 24 women and 18 men, he said.

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Ex-City Markets workers 'losing faith' in courts

Former employees of the now-defunct City Market supermarket chain have “lost faith” in the legal system, a spokesman for the group said yesterday, telling Tribune Business that 80 per cent had still “not received a dime”.

Housing costs in 50% drop through Crown land freeing

THE Government is being called upon to release some 28,000 acres of land to the Bahamian people, the head of a construction and energy management firm telling Tribune Business yesterday that this could reduce housing costs by up to 50 per cent.

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Whylly and Hurricanes ranked No.6 in latest CCAA top 15 poll

ROOSEVELT Whylly and the Holland College Hurricanes men’s basketball programme remain nationally ranked into the winter holiday break.

Michel grabs victory in Abaco junior championship

ASHLEY Michel, the 2018 FCGA Player of the Year, started the season off with a bang with an overall first-place finish at the 2019 Abaco Junior Golf Championship that was held on Sunday at the lovely Treasure Cay Golf Course.

Hurricanes keep top spot

By RENALDO DORSETT

Plants, plants, plants!

THE big day is once again upon us. Mark your calendar for Saturday morning, February 1. Only once a year will you find an event quite like this one.

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FINCO: Three-year offload sparks $9.1m provision hit

Despite recovering "in excess of" 80 per cent of the outstanding principal 0n distressed property sales, FINCO's managing director yesterday said the mortgage

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Bodybuilder Kingsley Poitier, who won Mr World title, dies at 82

BAHAMAS Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation president Joel Stubbs remembered the late Kingsley Poitier as a humble giant, who transcended beyond his years to become the first Bahamian to win the Mr World Bodybuilding Championship title.

Bahamian players shine in the NCAA

CONFERENCE play continues throughout NCAA Division I with several Bahamian players in action over the weekend.Travis Munnings continues his productivity and his back-to-back 20 point games helped the UM Warhawks recover from a four-game losing streak

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PETER YOUNG: It’s vital we get our vaccine programme right and learn how others have fared

IN a free society it is axiomatic that authority should be held to account. Criticism of mistakes and failures should be encouraged, if only to prevent them in the future. So, on the thesis that it is the role of the Fourth Estate to scrutinise official policies and actions and to ask the tough questions, I return this week to the vexed issue of the coronavirus vaccine.

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Liquidator blasts own creditors committee

A Bahamian broker/dealer’s liquidator has resumed battle with his own creditors committee by blasting their criticism of his $1m-plus fees as “significantly lacking in substance, truth and accuracy”.

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NPBA Division I: Rockets advance to Final Four

THE Discount Distribution Rockets completed the New Providence Basketball Association’s Division I Final Four.

Bain, Cornish and Ayton shine in NCAA Division I

BAHAMIAN play in NCAA Division I basketball this week was highlighted by breakout games from players working themselves into the rotation with their new programmes.Charles Bain scored in double figures for the first time in his collegiate career for

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Stampers destroy Eagles Nest, Rockets beat Pros

A pair of blowouts highlighted play in New Providence Basketball Association play at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.