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Nassau’s air arrivals off 16.5% in October

Visitor arrivals through Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) were slightly ahead of last year for the first 10 months of 2016, despite a 16.5 per cent October drop-off due to Hurricane Matthew.

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Bahamas beat Mexico, 76-59

In a complete turnaround from game one, the Bahamas men’s national basketball team protected home court and emerged with a dominant win over Mexico in game two in the first window of FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers.The Bahamas allowed just eight points in t

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Two shot dead off West Bay Street

A MAN in his early 20s and a teenage boy who was out on bail were shot dead on Friday morning when they were ambushed by gunmen in a parking lot on Ferguson Road off West Bay Street.

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Stop the violence, bishop urges young men

BISHOP Simeon Hall made a clarion call to young men to stop the violence after three murders occurred within the first few days of the new year. His comments came after National Security Minister Marvin Dames said the government is “still not happy”

QC: Gov’t is ‘breaking Hawksbill Creek’ deal

An outspoken Government critic has urged it to stop using Freeport’s expiring investment incentives as leverage to “unlawfully break the Hawksbill Creek Agreement”.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: I’m all for equality . . . in my household

Okay, I’m entering the Gender Equality fray. Eventually I knew I was going to have to navigate this minefield of ‘political correctness’ to get my two cents in. So here we go.

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GLIMPSE INSIDE FREEPORT STEM CELL CLINIC

OKYANOS Cell Therapy Clinic held its first open house on Friday allowing persons inside for a guided tour and to see how stem cell therapy is performed at the facility in Freeport.

Hield hits the winner over Jayhawks in season finale

HOW DO you follow up being named a finalist for the Wooden Award and make an emphatic statement in your bid for conference player of the year honours?

Cellular revenues per user up despite subscriber fall-off

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) average revenue per user (ARPU) in the cellular market grew by almost 25 per cent in 2013, despite a market that declined slightly in terms of subscriber numbers.

'No time' to repair VAT unity

Super Value’s owner says he is “more satisfied” heading into Value-Added Tax (VAT) implementation following last week’s meeting between the Government and private sector, but suggested there was too little time to repair the “disunity”.

PM hails effect of new airport radar

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday touted the government’s acquisition of a new radar for the Lynden Pindling International Airport’s Air Traffic Control division as a “dramatic improvement” of the aviation sector in the country.

Auto chief waits 6-8 months for $200k tax refund

The Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) president yesterday revealed he has been waiting six-eight months for a $200,000 tax refund, while seeing “only red ink” on his company’s financial spreadsheets.

Air Traffic Controllers Union signs industrial agreement with government

BAHAMAS Air Traffic Controllers Union (BATCU) President Lashan Gray has expressed "relief" over finally signing an industrial agreement with the government, calling it a "momentous occasion" that it signifies the "beginning" of air traffic controllers moving "closer towards industry-related standards".

Basketball standout Rhema Collins prepares for Ole Miss

AS she continues her transition to college, University of Mississippi bound Rhema Collins came home to take advantage of some training from professional player Ryan Moss and veteran women’s coach Anthony Swaby. Moss and Swaby took Collins through a series of workouts yesterday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium as the 6-foot, 2-inch forward took the break from her final season with the Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.

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Roadrunners Track & Field blaze through an epic AAU

ANOTHER track and field season has come to an end with the Roadrunners Track & Field Club blazing their way through an epic performance at the annual AAU Club Championship in Orlando, Florida.

Bahamas' $1.5bn FDI tops small states

The Bahamas’ led all small island developing states (SIDS) by attracting $1.533 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in 2011, a UN body’s report has revealed, although a senior private sector official said this nation “needs a bit more” to turn its economy around.

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Athletes get set for CARIFTA trials starting Friday

IN anticipation of the finals trials this weekend and subsequently the CARIFTA Games over the Easter holiday weekend, the top sprinters eligible for Team Bahamas got a chance to go through a block start session.

Bahamians land minor league assignments

MORE Bahamian minor league prospects received their minor league assignments to begin the 2022 season this week.

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No. 3 Kansas beats NC State in coach Bill Self’s return

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — Bill Self couldn’t wait to get started yesterday at the Battle 4 Atlantis. Neither could hot-shooting Kansas rookie Gradey Dick.

Bowe: Govt should pay off debt and work at surplus

A TOP financial expert has said the government should aim to pay off its debt and operate at a surplus - for the first time since Independence.