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It’s official: Rolle makes return to pro basketball

WALTIEA Rolle officially made her return to professional basketball and leads her club in a newly formed tournament to encourage competition between teams in Spain.

Sale of Doctors’ new GB home in November close

The sale of Doctors Hospital’s new Freeport home will represent the final asset disposal for a former BISX-listed company when it completes next month, Tribune Business can reveal.

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Promotions 'on the way'

HUNDREDS of promotions held back since before the 2017 general election are on the way for government workers in the coming weeks, including those in the armed forces, State Public Service Minister Pia Glover-Rolle said yesterday.

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Holiday ends in court over drugs

AN American couple’s honeymoon in paradise was cut short when they were caught with $30 worth of marijuana last week.

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Security officer admits having unlicenced gun

A magistrate is set to determine the fate of a security officer who admitted having an unlicenced firearm that he claimed he kept with him for “protection”.

Activist slams climate hypocrisy on oil drilling

An environmental activist yesterday accused slams the Government of hypocrisy for its stance on oil exploration ahead of the upcoming global climate change summit.

Minister optimistic on growing employment

A Cabinet minister yesterday said he is optimistic that more Bahamians are being recalled to work ahead of the furlough period’s December 13 end.

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Bastian, Williams inducted into Benedict Hall of Fame

Having persevered in almost similar fashion from humble beginnings, Bahamian triple sporting star Melinda Bastian and multiple distance running national record holder O’Neil Williams emerged as two of the top student-athletes ever produced at Benedict College.

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Henfield Basketball Shooting Academy takes it to ‘The Lab’

IT’S called “The Lab,” where coach and mentor Marvin Hen eld has created his home for the Marvin Hen eld Basketball Shooting Academy for basketball players who have been marginalised because of their shooting abilities.

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PETER YOUNG: Small island developing states should speak with one voice

HAVING written only last week about COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference which opens in Scotland in less than one week, I hesitate to return to the subject today for fear of repetition. But there has been a significant new development and it may also be worth reiterating the importance of the conference to Small Island Developing States (SIDS) which include, of course, The Bahamas.

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BPL’s Shell deal process ‘oblique’

Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) efforts to outsource electricity generation on New Providence were “oblique” and not fully transparent over a deal ultimately won by Shell North America.

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$2m BPL microgrid winner’s deal offload

The winning bidder to develop Ragged Island’s $2m solar microgrid, on the same day it signed the deal with BPL, assigned all project rights to an entity that failed to make the final tender round.

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Atlantis confirms Coral re-opening

The hotel union’s president last night said the impact from Atlantis’ plan to re-open the Coral Towers in November will be determined by the number of employees recalled to work.

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Rassin named chairman of Rotary Foundation

ROTARIAN Barry Rassin has been elected to become chairman of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International for the year 2023-24.

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Shawn Knowles wins inaugural Beginner’s Squash Tournament

TWENTY two-year-old college student Shawn Knowles won the inaugural Beginner’s Squash Tournament at Four Walls Squash & Social Club on Sunday, during a buzzing day of competition and camaraderie at the newly renovated Village Road facility.

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INSIGHT: After 50 years, what next for the FNM?

AFTER having just experienced one of the worst defeats in Bahamian political history, the Free National Movement is celebrating 50 years of existence and its membership is optimistic of a return to being a viable political force under new leadership.

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Farewell to J Barrie Farrington

A STATE-RECOGNISED memorial service was held for John Barrie Farrington, 85, former senator and hotelier, on Saturday at Christ Church Cathedral.

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Avoid furlough end ‘double whammy’

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president has warned that the furlough period’s end must be “well thought-out” to avoid inflicting a “double whammy” on workers and businesses.

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‘Practice what you preach’ call over climate change

Environmental activists yesterday warned The Bahamas must “practice what it preaches” to secure financial assistance at an upcoming global summit to help minimise climate change impacts.

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Hield sets franchise record

Chavano “Buddy” Hield’s sharpshooting continues to etch his name into the Sacramento Kings record books.