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Eagles Nest avenge double whammy
IT was payback time for the Eagles Nest as they avenged a double whammy from Macedonia Baptist to start the Baptist Sports Council’s 2014 Basketball Classic at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday.
Rising soccer stars make headway with Lions
AFFORDED the chance of a lifetime to compete at the professional level this summer, two of the country’s rising soccer stars made an indelible impact on the Texas Dutch Lions FC Super 20 League, opening the doors for future players and new opportunities in the game.
Johnson cans career-high 44 in Adidas Holiday Slam
STEPHON Johnson is in the process of a defining season at Champagnat Catholic School and continues to be a leading force for the Lions as a senior. Johnson scored a career-high 44 points in his team’s finale of the Adidas Holiday Slam in Miami, Flor
Atkinson's century helps Westerns to 50-run victory over St George
AN unbeaten 100 from Wycliff Atkinson highlighted the latest round of matches in the Bahamas Cricket Association (BCA) 20/20 tournament at Windsor Park over the weekend. Atkinson's centur
20 years to repay bailout
BAHAMAS Power and Light customers will pay for the company’s rate reduction bond for the next 20 years to bail-out the company – but the highest increase in electricity bills is only expected to last through 2020, according to Works Minister Desmond Bannister.
SPORTS NOTES
THE funeral service for the late Roosevelt ‘Mr Starter’ Thompson, is scheduled for 11am Friday, February 10 at the New Covenant Baptist Church on the East-West Highway.His body will be interred in Woodlawn Gardens.
Raptors, Knights victorious in GSSSA cross country
THE CH Reeves Raptors and the CR Walker Knights, two powerhouses in track and field, continued their successes by winning the junior and senior divisions of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s cross country.The one-day event was hel
Sky Bahamas bounces back with 'exceptionally good Christmas'
A LEADING domestic airline said that it is coming off an “exceptionally good Christmas” with load factors averaging as high as 85 per cent for the period, and its CEO reiterating calls for the government to rethink its decision to levy 15 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on domestic air transportation.
Lights out for 5,400 ‘can’t pay’ families
WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister revealed yesterday that 5,412 households across the country are “off the grid,” as a result of not paying energy bills for 60 days or more and collectively owe Bahamas Power and Light more than $5m.
CARIFTA: Bahamas second with 17 medals
With confirmation to host the 50th CARIFTA Games in 2023, the Bahamas’ 54-member team will return from Kingston, Jamaica, with second place with 17 medals, including four gold, at the top regional junior track and field competition.
Gov't housing re-launch vital to 80% of contractors
THE BAHAMIAN Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday said many smaller operators were anxiously awaiting a revival of the Government’s housing programme, telling Tribune Business this group makes up 70-80 per cent of construction teams in the country .
NPBA: UB Mingoes defeat Stingers 92-86
THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes lost to the PJ Stingers early in the season and they weren’t going to let that happen again.
Jones and Sun fall short, Mystics take WNBA title
In a WNBA Finals series where no team won consecutive games, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun came up just short in their bid to make franchise history. Jones finished with 25 points and nine rebounds, but the Sun fell to the Washington Mystics
American Michael Bradley sentenced to 20 years for manslaughter of father-in-law
AMERICAN Michael Bradley, 31, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Freeport on Tuesday morning for manslaughter in connection with the death of his father-in-law, 71-year-old Sundiata Karamo, a retired educator in Grand Bahama.
Suspect accused of sex with girl, 14
A 20-year-old man was remanded to prison accused of having sex with a minor last week.
Gov't 'good faith' key to Brewery's 100-job growth
Sands Beer’s manufacturer yesterday said its planned $15 million growth strategy, which could more than double its workforce via the creation of “over 100” jobs in the next five-10 years, depends on the Government maintaining the ‘tax advantage’ it holds over its BISX-listed rival.
G-20 tax intent a 'serious threat' to financial sector
THE continued G-20/OECD push towards the automatic exchange of tax information poses "a serious threat" to the Bahamian financial services industry, a senior attorney urging this nation to "get ahead of the curve" in responding to their demands
Defence Force and utilities praised by doctor
A DOCTOR returning after a four-day stint in Clarence Town, Long Island, has praised the Royal Bahamas Defence Force team, BEC and BTC employees for the work they are doing to restore essential services to the community.