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QUEENS AND COMETS POWERING THROUGH

by RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net Known as perennial contenders in track and field, soccer and swimming the Queens College Comets are establishing themselves as a basketball powerhouse in the Bahamas Association of Secondary S

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Miller: Ex-Robin Hood store 'must open' before Christmas

MARIO’S Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief, Leslie Miller, said that despite earlier setbacks he expects to have the former Robin Hood store open by Christmas, telling Tribune Business: “We have to catch Christmas season.”

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Miller calls for copper export ban

MARIO’S Bowling and Entertainment Palace chief, Leslie Miller yesterday added his voice to calls for the Government to ban copper exports, adding that such thefts had cost him $150,000-$200,000.

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Jones and Sun pull off 84-80 upset over defending champion Lynx

JONQUEL Jones and her Connecticut Sun returned from the league-wide Olympic break, continuing the momentum they gathered in late July.

COURTESY CALL BY SENIOR EXECUTIVES

SENIOR executives of the American Council of Education paid a courtesy call on Dr Iva Dahl, manager and consultant at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute. They toured the BTVI campus, shared ideas and experiences, and engaged in mutually benefi

COURTESY CALL BY SENIOR EXECUTIVES

SENIOR executives of the American Council of Education paid a courtesy call on Dr Iva Dahl, manager and consultant at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute. They toured the BTVI campus, shared ideas and experiences, and engaged in mutually benefi

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Dorian 'totally destroys' 80% of fishing industry

Fishermen yesterday said Hurricane Dorian had “totally destroyed” 80 percent of the industry in Abaco and Grand Bahama amid uncertainty over how the government will aid recovery.“Eighty percent of the fisheries sector in Grand Bahama and Abaco is tot

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WNBA Finals: Jonquel Jones and the Sun are eliminated

THE 2022 season ended on a disappointing note for Jonquel Jones and her Connecticut Sun.

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Roberts eliminated

JUSTIN Roberts’ appearance in the men’s singles at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, came to an end yesterday.

Junior tennis ace Justin Roberts still alive in doubles

DESPITE being knocked out of singles play in his latest tournament on the ITF circuit, Bahamian junior tennis ace Justin Roberts stayed alive in the doubles draw yesterday.

University partnership with Saylor Academy

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has forged a partnership with Saylor Academy, an open access education provider, to increase pathways to higher learning and professional development.

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Jones, Munnings shine bright in NBA Summer League

BOTH Bahamian participants concluded their respective runs in the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League and while Kai Jones prepares for the preseason, Travis Munnings hopes to have made an impact on an organisation for the next step in his pro career.

Why home ownership in New Providence is cost prohibitive

Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ plan to make land in Western New Providence “affordable” to young Bahamian professionals is commendable.

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BUDDY HIELD STRUGGLES FROM BEYOND THE ARCH IN NBA SUMMER LEAGUE

BUDDY Hield struggled from beyond the arch in the first two games of the 2017 Las Vegas Summer League but the sharpshooting guard improved in his latest outing.Hield scored 22 points, including 6-9 from three-point range in the Kings’ 95-92 loss to t

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Man charged with murder of retired Canadian physician

A MAN made his initial court appearance yesterday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a retired 88-year-old Canadian physician on a Family Island.

Benchmark tackles portfolio ‘volatility’

Benchmark (Bahamas) yesterday said it had “reduced the risk exposure” in its investment portfolio in a bid to boost profitability, as it continues to tackle its local and international regulatory issues.

The magic nolle

Lost in the ongoing debate over the imaginary monarchical powers of the Prime Minister is any serious public-policy discussion over who may or may not have access to tourists on public beaches.

Class of 2014 inducted into National Sports Hall of Fame

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture’s Class of 2014 was inducted into the National Sports Hall of Fame at Government House on Friday night.

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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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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.