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NCAA: Bastian shy of double double, Hunter scores nine

SEVERAL Bahamian players had season best performances with their respective teams in NCAA Division I basketball.

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BPL completes investigation into recent outages

Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) has completed its investigations into recent power outages on New Providence.

The so-called election 2017

THIS has been the most incredible campaign, basically based on who has created the most corruption and the biggest scandals.

Men’s national basketball team on path toward FIBA World Cup 2023

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s men’s national team is set to begin its path toward the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023.

A poem to Duke Smith

PLEASE publish this birthday poem that I wrote for my oldest brother, Duke Bradley Smith.

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Jonquel Jones and Foxes one step closer to FIBA EuroLeague Final Four

JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes are one step closer to the FIBA EuroLeague Women Final Four.

BPL makes provision for renewable funding

BAHAMAS Power & Light (BPL) has set aside financing to incorporate renewables into its energy generation mix, its newly-appointed chief executive said yesterday.

Better visitor access key to Long Island's growth

IMPROVING visitor access to Long Island is the easiest way to boost the island’s economy, a local businessman saying: “I think it all boils down to convenience’.Luke Maillis, manager of Real Addictive Charters, told the Long Island Business Outlook c

Is BPL abiding by the rules?

BP&L’s RFP to replace the current standby generator supplier - AGGREGO was it complaint to the Electricity act of 2015?

Full house at Humane Society

BAHAMAS Humane Society Shelter Manager Percy Grant said yesterday the rescue organisation’s shelter facilities have reached maximum capacity as the country braces for the effects of Hurricane Irma.

Govt key to poultry production ramp up

An Abaco-based producer yesterday said government “definitely has a role to play” if The Bahamas is to increase its poultry output.Lance Pinder, operations manager at Abaco Big Bird Poultry Farm, told Tribune Business: “I think the biggest thing, lik

Attorney gravely ill in hospital

PROMINENT Freeport attorney Rawle Maynard is gravely ill in the Intensive Care Unit at Rand Memorial Hospital in Grand Bahama.The attorney reportedly took ill at his home on Saturday after attending a funeral and was transported to RMH.The Tribune co

Law has to keep up with banned drugs

The topic “Synthetic” Marijuana was timely and very interesting. It was held at Wesley Methodist, Blue Hill Road and Chapel Street. The presenter was Dr Kirk Christie; Clinical Director of Female and Substance Abuse Services.

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BPL | SKYGuard Tropical Depress Fred Update & Invest 95L Long Range Projected Track

Tropical Depression Fred Discussion NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL

Lack of dredging sees return of the seahorse

The discovery of a seahorse in North Bimini Bay may very well be the sign that, with the temporary stoppage of dredging within the mangroves, these unique treasures may be returning to the area. It was a juvenile seahorse, which indicates the possible presence of adults in the area.

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Tourist victim of PI sex assault

POLICE are investigating the reported sexual assault of a female tourist at a Paradise Island beach on Saturday.

‘Dramatic brain drain’ hampers health policy

The “dramatic brain drain” in nursing has meant Bahamian healthcare’s human resources have not kept pace with public policy creation, a Cabinet minister is arguing.

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Chopra to speak at wellness event at Atlantis

ATLANTIC Medical will host a free wellness event, “A morning with Deepak Chopra,” on Saturday, October 8, at the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantis, Paradise Island.

Environment groups raise objections to Andros plans

TWO leading environmental groups have joined the chorus of those expressing reactions ranging from disbelief to outrage upon learning that the government has authorised negotiations with China for 10,000 acres of Crown land in Andros, farming and fishing rights, and 4,500 acres of Crown land for timber harvesting.

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Foulkes: Urban Renewal workers still not paid

TWO days after a top government official promised to deal with the lack of salary payments to Urban Renewal workers on Grand Bahama, the issue has still not been resolved according to Dion Foulkes.