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• AMAZON has launched a paid streaming music service, the latest entry in an increasingly crowded field.

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Bahamasair eyes 80-90% loads

BAHAMASAIR’S load factors into Florida this weekend are in the high 80 and low 90 per cents, the airline’s deputy general manager, Van Diah, revealed yesterday, adding that the carrier was tapping into a good share of tourist traffic this Christmas.

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Rollins ‘would run against Loretta’

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner could face an independent challenge by Fort Charlotte MP Andre Rollins if voters on the island urge him to do so, the controversial politician said yesterday.

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Bahamas girls ready for under-17 Centrobasket in San Juan

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation will field its first team for a busy summer with the upcoming Centrobasket Under-17 Championships. The U-17 Girls will be hosted at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Team Bahamas will be capta

Nesbitt, Coleby, Burrows take the spotlight

IT’s playoff season for several marquee Bahamian basketball players in their respective leagues across the globe.David Nesbitt and Kadeem Coleby are in the midst of their championship series, while Juraun “Kino” Burrows will begin his playoff run thi

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PM: Public’s not afraid any more

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis is convinced Bahamians are no longer fearful of crime under his administration as was the case in years past, adding yesterday he was pleased with the accomplishments authorities have achieved in a short timeframe.

Do you know what makes up your perception?

IF your perception is 99 per cent of your reality, then isn’t it important to know what makes up your perception? 

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Pro basketball player Dwight Coleby off to impressive start

DWIGHT Coleby is off to an impressive start with his new club - Heroes de Falcon - in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. The veteran frontcourt player is averaging 9.4 points and a team high 7.8 rebounds per game. He also leads the team in blocks at 1.6 per game, while shooting 53 percent from the field in 25 minutes per game.

‘I’ve got to do it this year, and it does motivate me’

AFTER a subpar and injury-plagued junior year, Bahamian wideout Demitri Knowles is intent on displaying a renewed focus this fall as a senior and reclaiming a significant spot in the receiving corps for the Virginia Tech Hokies.

Bimini developer targets 150,000 visitors by 2016

JAMAICA- RESORTS World Bimini’s president yesterday said the development was expecting to attract between 125,000-150,000 visitors next year, benefiting from its parent’s North American strategy to capitalise on the ‘explosion’ of Asian visitors over the next four to five years.

Local gains offset Erika cancellations for British Colonial

While major Nassau/Paradise Island hotel properties saw inevitable cancellations in recent days due to Tropical Storm Erika, one resort said it had gained some local business as a result.

A matter of ethics and morals

One must wonder if the chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) takes his role as a political leader seriously when he calls the method used by the Auditor General in determining losses at the Road Traffic Department (RTD) into question.

Hotelier concern on ‘very much off’ January bookings

SEVERAL major hotel properties on Nassau/Paradise Island yesterday reporting 100 per cent occupancy heading into the New Year, one general manager telling Tribune Business, however, that the January booking pace was “very much off”.

New mobile player hits ‘record’ pace

The Bahamas’ second mobile operator yesterday boasted that it was moving at “record” pace to roll-out its network, having already built more than 90 per cent of its planned cellular towers in Grand Bahama.

HUNDREDS JOIN RUN TO HELP FIGHT CANCER

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net Nearly 1,400 people took to the starting line Saturday morning for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure which is on target to raise almost $100,000 in donations for cancer research. The race is the world's largest ed

HUNDREDS JOIN RUN TO HELP FIGHT CANCER

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net Nearly 1,400 people took to the starting line Saturday morning for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure which is on target to raise almost $100,000 in donations for cancer research. The race is the world's largest ed

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Jonquel Jones on the All-WNBA 2nd Team

THE postseason accolades continue to roll in for Bahamian WNBA superstar Jonquel Jones.Jones was named to the All-WNBA Second Team as the league continued to roll out its postseason awards.It concludes a season where the second year Connecticut Sun f

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Nassau ‘leads Americas’ on cruise ship port visits

Nassau Cruise Port is handling “more cruise ships than any port in the Americas”, its chief executive said yesterday, adding that “we’re well on our way to climbing out” of COVID’s devastation.

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Regulators stay alive, Shockers take 2-1 lead

The Real Deal Shockers pulled off an 80-69 win over the Mail Boat Cybots to take a 2-1 lead in their New Providence Basketball Association men’s semi-final series, while Mr Ship It Freight Regulators stayed alive in their series against the Commonwealth Bank Giants with a 114-85 blowout victory.

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Lightbourn differences with Minnis ‘resolved’

ALTHOUGH he did not get a renomination for his seat, Montagu MP Richard Lightbourn - one of the “gang of six” - said his “differences” with Free National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis have been resolved, telling persons yesterday to “go elsewhere” if they did not support the party’s leadership.