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Sands leads drive for blood donors

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands was among scores of people who donated blood yesterday at Princess Margaret Hospital’s National Blood Drive. The event, held at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, was expected to draw about 100 people. Dr Sands s

BOC recommends all local sports be suspended

With all international travel being suspended by the Bahamas Government until further notice as a result of the spread of the coronavirus, the Bahamas Olympic Committee is also advising all sporting bodies to cease any further local competition until

Basketball Smiles and Kelly's team up to buy school supplies

WITH two decades of service in the Bahamas with his series of basketball camps, Sam Nichols looks to use his platform to help students displaced by Hurricane Dorian. Nichols and his Basketball Smiles programme has partnered with Kelly’s Home Centre

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MAR-VELLOUS: Resort unveils $300m expansion with water park

BAHA MAR is set to launch a $300m phase of development that will provide jobs for up to 500 people and involve a major water park and entertainment amenity known as Baha Mar Bay.

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McCoy’s double double leads Tigers to 10th straight victory

MALACHI McCoy and his Benedict Tigers continue their win streak to highlight Bahamian players in NCAA Division II.

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Japan’s NEC shows ‘flying car’ hovering for a minute

ABIKO, Japan (AP) — Japanese electronics maker NEC Corp. on Monday showed a “flying car,” a large drone-like machine with four propellers that hovered steadily for about a minute.

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Six ordered to pay back $30,000

FIVE women and a man were ordered to pay back the $30,000 they collectively defrauded a local lending institution out of two years ago by using fake Department of Education employment letters.

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Pintard to host BARC closed town meeting

AGRICULTURE and Marine Resources Minister Michael Pintard will be hosting a closed town meeting in North Andros today to assist BARC residents with securing “varied size crown grants” for the land they occupy.

Ignore the cries of the selfish Nassauvians

Traditionally, successive governments have been known to be Nassau-centric.

Tech Talk

• THE Cuban government says it will make five miles of Havana’s iconic seafront boulevard, the Malecon, into the largest WiFi hotspot in one of the world’s least-connected nations.

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Interest cap pledge on loans

TO reduce the debt burden on Bahamians, the Progressive Liberal Party has pledged 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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Bahamas alarm at US withdrawal from Paris climate change deal

THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed The Bahamas’ concern regarding the announced withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

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Bahamas ranks high for tolerance of violence to women and children

THE Bahamas ranked high among countries in the Caribbean that have tolerance or understanding for hitting women or correcting children with physical punishment, according to an Inter-American Development Bank  study.

MORTGAGE COMPANY 'WAS NEAR BANKRUPTCY'

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation was headed to bankruptcy as a result of "reckless lending habits" under the PLP administration, chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday. Dr Sands said tha

MORTGAGE COMPANY 'WAS NEAR BANKRUPTCY'

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation was headed to bankruptcy as a result of "reckless lending habits" under the PLP administration, chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday. Dr Sands said tha

MORTGAGE COMPANY 'WAS NEAR BANKRUPTCY'

By AVA TURNQUEST Tribune Staff Reporter aturnquest@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Mortgage Corporation was headed to bankruptcy as a result of "reckless lending habits" under the PLP administration, chairman Dr Duane Sands said yesterday. Dr Sands said tha

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Brandon Murray named National Player of Week

BRANDON Murray produced a career day that most players - at any level - can only dream of having on the baseball diamond and set several school records in the process.

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Showtime: 'Reno' hits the big screen

By BRENT STUBBS

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Nurses take strike action

THE FNM has criticised the government for failing to keep its promises to Bahamian workers after nurses across the public health system failed to show up for work yesterday.