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SUPEGREEN SOLUTIONS: Shining a light on ways to save energy

Have you felt it in the air? Summer is behind us, and winter will be here before we know it.

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Cable urges industry unity on URCA ‘budget travesty’

CABLE Bahamas is urging its rivals to join the battle against “this travesty in budget increases” for the sector’s regulator whose downtown Nassau headquarters it branded an “albatross”.

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Stampers, UB Mingoes advance to semi-final of NPBA playoffs

THE Triple K Stampers and University of the Bahamas Mingoes advanced to the semi-final of the New Providence Basketball Association playoffs.

US: Bahamas regulators are in denial over gaming risks

The US government has accused “certain” Bahamian regulators of failing to accept the financial crime risks posed by online gaming and money transmission businesses.The Trump administration, in its just-released International Narcotics Control Strateg

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Ayton cans 16 to help his Suns top Rockets

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 27 points, Deandre Ayton contributed 16, and Landry Shamet added 19 off the bench and the Phoenix Suns pulled away late to beat the Houston Rockets 123-111 last night.

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Mother died after suffering emotional scars following storm

THE daughter of 93-year-old Geneva Johnson said yesterday while the devastation Hurricane Joaquin wreaked on Acklins did not take the life of her mother, the massive category four storm left in its wake mental and emotional scars too big to overcome.

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Victim dies at scene of knife fight

POLICE are investigating the circumstances surrounding a stabbing incident that left a man dead Wednesday morning.

NAD passport reform to boost visitor spend

NASSAU Airport Development Company (NAD) executives said yesterday that the launch of 20 automated passport control (APC) kiosks at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) will improve the overall departure experience and generate more passenger spend.

Wall, Young help Wizards break Thunder streak

WASHINGTON (AP) -- John Wall scored 25 points, Nick Young had 24 and Jordan Crawford added 18 to lead Washington to a 105-102 victory over Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, snapping the Thunder's seven-game winning streak and giving the Wizards just their

Bahamas has ‘best VAT in the world’

A leading food retailer said the Government eliminated the Value-Added Tax (VAT) “nightmare” by drastically reducing the proposed exemptions, adding: “We have the best VAT in the world.”

Bahamian connection lifts the Hurricanes to 2-0 in the AFL

THE Bahamian connection for the Holland College Hurricanes lifted the team to 2-0 in Atlantic Football League action yesterday.

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Tahnaj Thomas to start on the mound opening night

TAHNAJ Thomas will have an opportunity to make an immediate impression on the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation and their lofty expectations for him this season as he progresses to the Appalachian League. According to Tim Hayes of the Bristol Herald C

BBF does not have proper training venue

ALREADY faced with the task of securing the funding to travel to the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas Basketball Federation now finds itself without the proper venue to train in.

Sports in brief

THE defending champions Commonwealth Bank Giants have secured their berth in their divisional final of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-five semifinal series after they completed a two-game sweep over the PJ’s Stingers at CI Gibson Gym Monday night.

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'Shanty towns an explosion waiting to happen'

THE government’s Shanty Town Report only “scratches the surface” of a much bigger problem that is an “explosion about to happen,” according to Deputy Chairman of the FNM Dr Duane Sands, who warned of potential, severe health hazards.

Cable targeting 20% revenue rise via US

Cable Bahamas believes its newly-acquired US business will generate greater than “20 per cent aggregate” revenue growth for it over the next five years, having won contracts to provide services to 16,600 Florida residential units since the purchases closed.

Bahamian tech-based KYC provider gaining recognition

A FINANCIAL technology start-up created by Bahamian born E. Jay Saunders has been nominated for 4 A-Team 2017 RegTech (Regulatory Technology) awards for its enhanced due diligence cognitive search and crime prevention tool SafetyNet.ai (www.safetynet

Public servants left confused ahead of NHI introduction

BAHAMAS Public Services Union President John Pinder suggested yesterday that the silence by government officials over National Health Insurance has led to “confusion” for persons employed in the public service.

Donation to help buy septic tanks for Sweeting’s Cay

THE Grand Bahama Rotary Disaster Relief Committee received a donation from the Bahamas Real Estate Association to help acquire septic tanks for rebuilt and renovated homes on Sweeting’s Cay.

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How to begin working on your dream (Part 2)

Most of us are conditioned to believe that hard work is the key to surviving the week. If we do not sweat, make up our faces or run around like a lost chicken day after day, we do not feel as though we have put in a good day's work.