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Bahamians’ presence felt on MLB Pipeline’s Top 30 Prospects list

SINCE Major League Baseball (MLB) Pipeline began listing its top 30 prospects within each franchise for the upcoming 2019 season, Bahamians have been prominently featured.

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GAIN AN EDGE: Achieving college dreams through summer learning

Thanks to StemForce Bahamas, a grant from Lyford Cay Foundations and support from other donors, Bahamian public-school students like Carmetta Barry have developed a passion for learning science while also carving a path to higher education.

It's the people's finances

I HAVE purposely allowed a few days to pass, after the Prime MInister’s address to reply.

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‘Super Mario Run’ makes missteps

Super Mario might be running, but a hefty price tag for a mobile game just won’t fly with the masses.

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Rosa and crew lead field at Snipe World Masters

The restoration efforts from the effects of Hurricane Matthew have presented several challenges for the organisers of the Snipe World Championships Masters. However, the event continues this week at the Royal Nassau Sailing Club.

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DARING FEAT: 70-year-old Gavin to attempt sail-a-thon from Exuma to Nassau

HE has sailed around the world in so many regattas, but Gavin McKinney has decided to try something that he has never done before and that is to sail from Exuma to Nassau in a 14-foot Laser boat.

Extra homes at low price

By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock@tribunemedia.net FREEPORT - The government is actively pursuing development of an additional 100 low-income housing lots at a Freeport subdivision, Minister of Housing Kenneth Russell announced. He

ART OF GRAPHIX: Put some ZIP into e-mails

Ever heard of ZIP files? Of course you have. If you have download programs and files off the Internet, you have probably encountered ZIP files. A ZIP file is a convenient way of compressing program files into a single, smaller file.

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Exploring Bahamian heritage through fashion

A YOUNG CALIFORNIA fashion and design student is exploring her Bahamian roots, weaving together the threads of two different worlds.

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Breakthrough reveals sharks return to birthing grounds

RESEARCH conducted in Bimini over almost two decades shows that female lemon sharks born there returned 15 years later to give birth to their own young – confirming this behaviour for the first time in sharks.

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Miller: Former BEC chairman Phenton Neymour is ‘clueless’

BEC chairman Leslie Miller has lashed out at former chairman Phenton Neymour in the on-going argument over operations at the country’s electricity corporation, dubbing him “clueless” and an “imbecile.”

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The sun does not discriminate... The importance of applying sunscreen

IT has been a long held belief that the darker your skin, the less protection it needs against the sun’s harmful rays. However, medical experts warn that no-one is immune to the sun’s devastating impact.

Sandyport targeting commercial expansion

Sandyport aims to “shortly” announce a further expansion of its commercial office and retail offering, as it mulls development options for the remaining 12 acres “at our very heart”.

Grand Bahama to host top Little Leaguers in Caribbean

JUST weeks after the Bahamas Baseball Federation hosted the 12th edition of its National Tournament, Grand Bahama will once again become the country’s focal point of the sport, this time hosting the top Little League teams in the region. The nation’s second city will host the 2014 Caribbean Little League Region Tournament at the Emera Caribbean Baseball Park July 18-27.

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Cat Island 'going to get whole hog'

Government officials yesterday pledged that Cat Island is "going to get the whole hog" when it comes to airport, roads and utilities upgrades and investments.

Bahamas must get youth for ‘leg up’ on Caribbean

The Bahamas was yesterday urged to start a youth movement so it can grow - for “generations to come” - a flats fishing industry likely to have expanded far beyond its $141m economic impact in 2010.

Tax crackdown: Govt hits 6,000 businesses, 5,000 property owners

The Government last night unveiled its promised crackdown on tax defaulters, promising to first pursue the largest, wealthiest delinquents - some 6,000 businesses and 5,000 high-end property owners.

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Conch poisonings spark warning

THERE have been four confirmed cases of conch poisoning and as many as six unconfirmed cases, Health Minister Duane Sands announced yesterday.

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New coaches selected for national basketball teams

ON the departure of Larry Smith, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has named Larry Eustachy as the new head coach of the men’s basketball team.