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Robinson, McCowan help Fever beat Jones and Sun, snap 12-game skid

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Danielle Robinson tied her career high with 19 points, Teaira McCowan had 13 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks, and the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 73-67 on Saturday to snap a franchise single-season record 12-game losing streak.

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Giants and Regulators in battle for John Archer pennant

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and Mr Ship It Freight Regulators, battling it out for the John Archer Divisional pennant, pulled off victories on Monday as the New Providence Basketball Association played a double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

Leader without a vision

The Leader of the Opposition FNM Party Michael Pintard has no vision, idea or plan for the Bahamian people and the Bahamas.

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Bahamian basketball players standouts in junior college

SEVERAL Bahamian athletes delivered standout performances for their respective programmes at the Junior College level.

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Digital banking can’t be ‘rammed down throats’

A senior banker yesterday said the industry must adopt the “Mary Poppins with medicine” approach in encouraging more Bahamians and businesses to switch to digital transactions.

Golfers tee off at Caribbean Amateur Junior Championships

TEAM Bahamas opened the 27th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships yesterday as the host country celebrates 60 years in the sport.

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Oil explorer in total certainty on $25m well

The Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) top executive has acknowledged it is now better placed than ever before to deliver a first exploratory well in this nation’s waters by mid-2020.Simon Potter told Tribune Business that shareholder approvals at BPC

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BTC Chief 'optimistic' over 51% stake talks

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive said yesterday he was "cautiously optimistic" over the outcome of impending talks between the head of its 51 per cent majority owner and Prime Minister Perry Christie.

More than 80 teams set for Baha Jrs community tournament

THE Baha Juniors Football Club will host a season ending community-building event featuring various age groups with the backdrop of a festive atmosphere.

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Family Islands: Half beat 110% pre-COVID target

Half the Family Islands boast hotels already beating forecasts that they will post room revenues equivalent to 110 percent of pre-COVID levels in 2023, it was revealed yesterday.

The destruction of Jumbey village

The destruction of Jumbey village "NO, I can't believe it - that can't be true!" This was Coconut Grove MP's Ed Moxey's shocked reply in May 1974 when a news reporter called to ask what he thought of a report that government had planned to build a repli

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'Cuda' pride as swim club victorious in BSF meet

THE Barracuda Swim Club pulled off another victory on the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2012/13 season. This time at their own Insurance Management Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center over the weekend.

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PLP Chairman: Sarkis is ‘anti-Bahamian’

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has accused Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian of being “anti-Bahamian,” adding that the developer is “obstructing” the completion and opening of the Cable Beach project for his own gain.

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Talks ‘best plan’ for Baha Mar

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday pointed out that the Supreme Court’s decision to limit the authority of provisional liquidators for Baha Mar was proof that the best solution for the stalled mega resort was at the negotiating table.

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THOMAS ON THREE-PITCH ARSENAL

THE premier pitcher in the Bahamian minor league pipeline, Tahnaj Thomas’ performance at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ instructional league has the team looking forward to a new addition to his skill set.

U Sports Basketball: Bahamian men reach Final Eight

THE U Sports Men’s Basketball Final Eight featured several Bahamian players, however, each fell short in their bid for a National Championship.

Bahamas facing 'hard choices' on $710m storm woe

THE Bahamas has been warned that “the era of tough choices has arrived” after Hurricanes Matthew and Irma caused a combined $710 million in economic damages and loss.The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in two separate 100-plus page reports on

Joaquin insurance loss stands at $14m

The Bahamian insurance industry is currently pegging gross losses caused by Hurricane Joaquin at $14 million, a sum equivalent to just 23 per cent of the initial $60 million damages estimate.

Tax break may help 41,000 homeowners

Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said more than 41,000 homeowners could benefit from the Government’s decision to waive real property tax arrears for owner-occupied homes valued at less than $250,000.

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FNM are online winners

IT IS likely the FNM will remain the governing party according to readers who voted in The Tribune's online web poll. As of yesterday afternoon, 514 readers responded to the question: "With th