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Milestone Night: Davis records his first double double as a Maverick

IT was a milestone night for Radshad Davis in his career with the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks.

Giants squash Great Whites 123-39

THE top team in Division I of the New Providence Basketball Association pulled off the most dominant win of the season. The Commonwealth Bank Giants had a 123-39 win over the BIBT Great Whites at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Adam J

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Swimmer Davante Carey and Bearcats improve to 7-0

DAVANTE Carey had an active weekend for the McKendree Bearcats Swimming as the No.4 ranked team improved to 7-0 in dual meets this season.

Bahamas to benefit from agriculture initiative

THE Bahamas will benefit from the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) – a major new initiative led by the United Arab Emirates and United States with the support of over 30 governments.

Bahamas Humane Society is inundated with puppies and kittens

BAHAMAS Humane Society is appealing for donations and assistance after a number of unwanted animals were surrendered to the shelter in a matter of days.

EDITORIAL: The question's there - is the prize enough?

THE tabling of the Heads of Agreement for the Disney deal in South Eleuthera gives us all the chance to see the devil in the detail.

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This past week was an interesting one on to all accounts.

PLP proposes interest rate cap on loans for government workers

TO reduce the debt burden on Bahamians, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) says it will cap the level of interest that may be charged on loans taken out by government workers and paid through salary deductions if re-elected.

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Man disappears before murder trial leaving family $30k fee

A GRANDMOTHER and a mother must pay $30,000 after the man for whom they stood surety allegedly threw his ankle monitoring bracelet into a well and disappeared months before his murder trial.

'FNM HAS MISMANAGED COUNTRY'

'FNM HAS MISMANAGED COUNTRY' By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net THE FNM administration has done nothing but mismanage the country and its economy, opposition MP Ryan Pinder claimed yesterday. During the House of Assembly debate on 15 Bills aimed

The bigger picture on local buying

Use Chamber voice logo. Byline 'By Ian Ferguson', and use Pic of him The expression 'Buy Bahamian' was uttered many years ago in a desperate plea to encourage locals to support, and buy goods and services, produced in the Bahamas. I believe it was Clevel

Realtor targets Chinese market

Mario Carey Realty (MCR) is going the extra mile – 3,840 miles to be exact - to attract buyers to the Bahamas.

Pastor accused of scam says he was framed

A BARBADIAN pastor accused of scamming Bahamians into giving him their prized possessions in exchange for prayers and a “word from God” says he was framed in a plot that sought to ruin his reputation forever.

‘SIGNIFICANT’ RISE IN SYPHILIS CASES

THE number of syphilis cases among other reported instances of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) is on the rise in the Bahamas, said Ministry of Health officials yesterday.

Follow West Point model on new staff

By D’Arcy Rahming

Freeport call centre eyes up to 600 jobs

A Freeport-based call centre set to open this fall yesterday suggested it could createup to 600 jobs, although it will start with 100 or one-sixth of that amount.

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Lourawls Nairn heads to Michigan

LOURAWLS Nairn will be taking his talents to East Lansing, Michigan, in the fall of 2014 after he verbally committed to the Michigan State Spartans yesterday.

Haitians left homeless by fire hold meeting

MEMBERS of the Haitian community in Abaco which was ravaged by fire on New Year’s Eve met last night to discuss the way forward.

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Drivers speak up for greater role

LIMOUSINE drivers yesterday elected new executives for their association in a bid to increase their visibility in the industry. President elect Ellington Ferguson said the new team will move immediately to restructure the organisation, which he felt had grossly under-represented its some 200 members thus far.