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BASKETBALL TEMPLE CHRISTIAN CAMP THE Bahamas All-Star/Alongside Suns Basketball Summer Basketball and Soccer Camp is slated to get started today at the Temple Christian High School, starting at 8:30am. Daily sessions are expected to run until 2pm, wrapp

Developer seeks $10m in new equity finance

The developers behind Eleuthera’s French Leave Resort and Marina yesterday said they were “cautiously optimistic” about securing an additional $10 million in equity financing to fund the build-out of 20 more villas.

West Bay Street development’s rental rates 20% above target

A residential West Bay Street development was yesterday said to be more than 95 percent sold with rental rates some 20 percent higher than projected.

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Antigua and Barbuda leads “historic” declaration at OAS General Assembly

An historic “first” was recorded at the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) when 20 countries, drawn from Central America and the Caribbean, issued a joint declaration, calling on international financial and development institutions “to prioritize the provision of funds and resources to support the efforts of Central America and the Caribbean in addressing climate change, recognizing the urgency and magnitude of the challenges faced by these regions”.

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Teen boy sentenced to 20 months after admitting to possession of a loaded pistol

AN 18-year-old was sentenced to 20 months in prison yesterday after admitting to having a loaded gun in the ceiling of his house last weekend.

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Pros get 20-18 win over The Hurricanes

AFTER a long wait, Grand Bahama returned to the Commonwealth American Football League (CAFL) this weekend.

Baha Mar eyes $12bn payroll

REAFFIRMING its commitment to a majority Bahamian workforce, a senior Baha Mar executive yesterday the $2.6 billion resort development would position the Bahamas for economic growth and activity over the next 20 years.


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Working hard to honour Martin Luther King Day

MONDAY, January 20, was recognised in the United States as a day of service to commemorate Martin Luther King Day.

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New lawyer to be appointed in home invasion case

A NEW lawyer must be appointed to represent a man who is challenging his conviction and sentence before the Appeals Court for a failed home invasion that turned deadly.

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Teen and 20-year-old accused of separate murders

POLICE believe they have solved two of this year’s murders when they brought a juvenile and a 20-year-old to Magistrates Court on Tuesday to be arraigned in connection with the deaths.

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New stadium certified by the IAAF

IN an effort to keep the public abreast with the progression toward the Bahamas hosting the 2013 BTC Carifta Games, the local organising committee announced they would issue weekly updates.

Sports inbrief

THE College of the Bahamas is scheduled to hold another tryout session for grade 11 and 12 male soccer players 4pm Wednesday at the COB soccer field.

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Man held on charges of Hospital Lane murder and attempted murder

A MAN is behind bars after being accused of causing the death of a 20-year-old male last month and wounding three people in a shooting incident early in January.

Tax stamps for tobacco products

TAX STAMPS will be placed on tobacco products in an attempt to recuperate the $20 million in revenue lost annually to smuggling, Prime Minister Perry Christie said.

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Man jailed for killing appeals

AN Abaco man sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 2009 fatal beating of Adam Evans appears in the Court of Appeal today.

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Gov't raising short term debt limit 20%

The Government is increasing its short-term debt limits by 20 per cent, from 50 to 60 per cent, via reforms to the Financial Administration and Audit Act.

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20-year-old facing murder charge

A 20-year-old was charged yesterday with the murder of a man outside of a bar earlier this year.

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SAC are National Champions

A total of seven made the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games and at least 12 records were broken as the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture concluded their National High School Track and Field Championships on Saturday night as the Big Red Machine took home another overall title to St Augustine’s College.

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Police hunt for gunman

POLICE are searching for a gunman responsible for an armed robbery that occurred on Tuesday June 20. According to reports, shortly before 11pm a man was standing near his vehicle on Blue Hill Road north, when a slim dark male armed with a handgun ro

Correction

IN an article published on June 20, The Tribune incorrectly reported that the Bahamas was classified as a Tier 2 Watch List country in the US State Department’s Trafficking in Persons (TIPS) Report for 2013.