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Communications sector rebounds through 3.7% growth in turnover

The Bahamian communications industry saw its total turnover increase 3.7 per cent year-over-year to hit $444 million in 2011, regulators have estimated, despite cellular phone subscribers falling by 90,000 since 2009.

TECH TALK

• Tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google are taking steps to police terrorists and hate groups on their sites but more work needs to be done, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said on Tuesday.

PLP plays politics with lives

The PLP is playing politics with people’s lives.

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Buddy named Big 12 Player of the Year

BUDDY Hield continues to rewrite the history books for the Oklahoma Sooners and set new milestones for Bahamian basketball.

Buddy scores 13 in Kings' 105-99 win over the Magic

ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Garrett Temple took over in the fourth quarter and led the struggling Sacramento Kings to a big win.Temple scored 19 of his career-high 34 points in the final quarter to lift the Kings to a 105-99 win over the Orlando Magic la

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A look back on great moments in sports history on March 21

Enough of the mock NFL Drafts, and monitoring where the likes of Tony Romo, Adrian Peterson and Jamal Charles will all end up, and under what circumstances?

TOUGH CALL: The Bimini conundrum

ALICE TOWN, North Bimini – Sipping anejo on ice in the outdoor bar of the Big Game Club here you can watch triple-decker tenders ferry hundreds of passengers from the big red cruise ship anchored offshore to the brand new casino and beach club at Bimini Bay just up the harbour.

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6,000 restructure debt during 2019 first half

More than 6,000 Bahamian borrowers applied for debt consolidation loans during the 2019 first half, making it the most sought-after form of consumer credit by some distance. The Central Bank’s latest Lending Conditions Survey, released yesterday, re

Lecture series to focus on youth and women in co-operative entrepreneurship

THE second in a series of four distinguished lectures facilitated by the Department of Co-operative Development within the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources takes place next week with the emphasis on youth and women’s participation in co-operative entrepreneurship.

The rules of entry

Your Minister of Tourism is quoted in The Tribune as saying he is “thrilled” at cruises set to return to The Bahamas.

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VIDEO: Ocean Club roof catches fire, tourists evacuated

MORE than 100 tourists were evacuated from the exclusive One and Only Ocean Club at Atlantis on Saturday after the building’s roof caught fire.

Teens charged with restaurant robbery

TWO teenagers were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with an armed robbery at the Mahogany House restaurant a week ago. 

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What is oil rig doing near Abaco?

GOVERNMENT officials yesterday said they had no knowledge of a floating oil rig in waters in the northern Bahamas after aerial photographs emerged on social media appearing to show one to have been stationary for three days 20 miles south of Abaco.

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20-year-old woman found dead in suspected suicide

GRAND Bahama Police are investigating an apparent suicide after a young woman was found dead on Wednesday morning at a residence in Jones Town in Eight Mile Rock.

Two new schools promised for San Salvador

THE Government is preparing to construct state-of-the-art primary and secondary schools on 20 acres of land in San Salvador, with construction set to begin this summer.

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Man accused over murder

A MAN was charged in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the shooting death of 20-year-old Welji Noel in Carmichael earlier this month.

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Man stands accused of cutting woman's throat

A MAN was arraigned at the Magistrate’s court yesterday in connection with the murder of Kitley St Brave, a 20-year-old mother of two. Gibson Raphael, 27, appeared in Court One, Nassau Street, to face the charges.

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FNM claim Urban Renewal staff about to be fired

FNM claim Urban Renewal staff about to be fired THE opposition Free National Movement claims that the government is about to fire more than 20 staff from various Urban Renewal centres. In a statement issued last night, the party said: "It has come to the

Sports notes

THE Bahamas Scholastic Athletic Association completed its best-of-three volleyball championships on Tuesday at the Tom “The Bird” Grant in Yellow Elder.

Full day cancer clinic launched

Full day cancer clinic launched On Tuesday January 31, the Cancer Centre Bahamas, (TCC), launched a full day cancer clinic in Providenciales to provide care to the population of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Over 20 patients were seen by Professor