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Man held after marijuana find

DRUG Enforcement Unit officers in Grand Bahama arrested one man and seized more than 20 pounds of suspected marijuana in two separate incidents.

Gov’t hailed over Freeport’s ‘20-year tax regime certainty’

FREEPORT’S private sector yesterday hailed the Government for “delivering 20 years of tax regime certainty” with its plans to repeal the Christie administration’s controversial actions.

Roadrunners: More athletes qualify for the CARIFTA games

THE Roadrunners’ Diana Lynn Thompson Classic saw more athletes on the track and field attain the CARIFTA qualifying standards on Saturday at the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium.

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Athletes qualify for CAC, IAAF World Jrs

CARMIESHA Cox, Pedrya Seymour, Brashae Wood, Ashley Riley, Drexel Maycock, Teshon Adderley, Devinn Cartwright and Racquel Williams were among the li

Video shows man returning with firearm

VIDEO surveillance captured inside and around the Backyard Restaurant, the scene of the 2014 police shooting death of Andrew Stubbs, shows the deceased being led out of the establishment and returning, seemingly armed, roughly 20 minutes later.

Clubs and societies

Bahamas Humane Society. - Tuesday, May 20, is BHS Bingo Night at Green Parrot (Nassau side). Come out for a fun-filled evening of luck and chance and help support the BHS along the way! Winners split 50/50 with the house. Card play starts at 7:30 but come early and eat before we play! Part proceeds of food purchased that evening also goes to the BHS.

Middle class ‘open to exploitation’ via redundancy law

A trade union leader believes the Bahamas’ redundancy laws leave the middle class “open to exploitation”, as she called for the Employment Act to be “revamped”.

QC urges ‘no carte blanche’ extension of F’port tax breaks

The Government was yesterday urged not to grant “a carte blanche” 20-year tax breaks extension for all Freeport businesses, especially the Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) and Hutchison Whampoa entities.

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$20m in contracts for Andros institute

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday announced the release of more than $20 million in contracts for development of the Bahamas Agriculture and Marine Science Institute in North Andros.

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Construction costs to jump 20% this year

Two ex-Bahamian Contractors Association (BCA) presidents yesterday warned that construction costs will likely increase up to 20 percent this year as cement became the latest product to take a hit.

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YESI trials all set for April 28

YOUTH soccer players around the country will receive a unique opportunity to showcase their skills for a professional club and vie for a spot on the roster in one of several leagues.

Largest Bahamas First stake targeted in acquisition move

The largest shareholding in Bahamas First may soon change hands with the potential buyer already signalling its desire to expand that ownership interest beyond the initial 20 percent.

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World U-20s take spotlight

Sprinters Camille Rutherford, Lacarthea Cooper and Carlos Brown, Wendell Miller and javelin thrower Keshawn Strachan will begin competition for Team Bahamas today as the World Athletics’ Under-20 Championships gets started in Nairobi, Kenya.

Clubs and societies 23/5/14

Cycling Club Bahama. - Upcoming Events:

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Buddy Hield scores 18 in 89-83 loss to Grizzlies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — JaMychal Green scored 21 points, Mike Conley added 20 and the Grizzlies beat the still-winless Pelicans.

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Coach gets ready to take team off to CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifiers

AFTER making her debut as Bahamas Football Association’s head coach of the women’s national soccer team, Cherlindria Thompson is preparing to take her second team off to the CONCACAF Under-20 Qualifiers.

Clubs and societies - March 6

Cycling Club Bahamas. - Upcoming events:

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THE FINISH LINE: Out goes CARIFTA, in comes World Relays

By just one gold medal, Team Bahamas fell short of finishing second at the 46th Flow Carifta Games in Willemstad, Curacao, over the Easter holiday weekend.

Clubs and Societies - 06172016

Antique Auto Club. - The Antique Auto Club of The Bahamas is very pleased to announce that, following its recent Annual Antique Auto Show & Cook-Out, it has been able to make quite a substantial donation to the Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation for benefit of a one-year-old toddler, Amaris Smith. Amaris required reconstructive heart surgery just before the show.

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CR Walker in the lead going into final day

GOING into today’s final day of competition in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s Senior High School Track and Field Championships, the CR Walker Knights are on a quest to repeat as champions.