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Heartbreaking loss for Bahamas

THE Bahamas men’s national team dropped a heartbreaking 84-81 loss to Mexico and now they are automatically eliminated from contention of winning the CentroBasket Tournament in Panama.

Buddy Hield scores 17 in 102-87 loss to Raptors

BUDDY Hield’s productivity off the bench continues for the Sacramento Kings and is approaching milestone numbers for his efficient shooting.

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Deangelo leads SAC to 70-20 rout over Aquinas

POWERED by junior national team standout Deangelo Mackey, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine senior boys’ basketball team looks to continue their dominance in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools.

Tackling the air hackers

The long-awaited aircraft accident report of the fatal January 2018 crash has been released by The Bahamas’ Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID). Incidents like these rehash national focus on the pervasive aviation issue of “hacking” in The Bahamas. A reference to hacking in short refers to the carriage by air of passengers by operators not licensed to conduct such services for reward.

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Tavario Miller makes impact in Argentina

TAVARIO Miller was an early season acquisition for Boca Juniors in Argentina’s Liga Nacional de Básquet and has had an immediate impact with his new club.

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Basketball player Trevone Grant making move to Acadia

THE basketball journey continues for Trevone Grant as he prepares to make the transition to the university level.

Bahamas Waste offers cardboard recycling services

BAHAMAS Waste has become the first company to offer cardboard recycling services in the country. Cardboard is the one of the biggest waste products worldwide and by recycling it Bahamas Waste is helping the make the nation greener.

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Giants look to even series after triple OT win

THE defending champions Commonwealth Bank Giants needed triple overtime in game three of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-seven championship series to avoid being pushed to the brink of elimination against the Mail Boat Cybots at the AF Adderley Gym Saturday night.

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GB Power ‘clawing way back’ in 25% profit rise

Grand Bahama Power Company was yesterday said to be “clawing our way” back to targeted net income after producing a 25 percent profits increase to $10m for the 2022 full-year.

Bahamas world's fourth largest IFC at $595bn

The Bahamas is the fourth largest international financial centre by assets, it was disclosed yesterday, with the $595 billion held by this nation’s financial institutions equivalent to 96 times’ gross domestic product (GDP).

Deterring gangs

As the debates are being discussed about the legal age of consensual sex at age 16 or 18 with a young teenager there are some things to examine and consider that are impacting the social issues with families in the Bahamas. For too long young teenage girls 14,15,16 and 17 were having babies as a single parent.

GB Utility pushes water conservation

The Grand Bahama Utility Company (GBUC) has joined other organizations worldwide in celebration of World Water Day, under the theme, ‘International Year of Water Cooperation’.

NPBA: Giants stop High Flyers 125-104, Regulators beat defenders 76-73

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants continue to roll along with the best record in the New Providence Basketball Association.On Saturday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium, the Giants stomped past the Breezes High Flyers 125-104 to highlight a series of gam

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FINCO goes 'organic' through 2013 with $98m problem loans

FINCO is relying on existing borrowers to “carry us through” to the end of its 2013 financial year, having suffered a “bit of a spike” in accounts over 90 days past due during the 2012 third quarter.

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Bahamas sees $715m gain if ‘infrastructure gap’ closed

The Bahamas stands to gain a $715m boost if it invests just $31m to close the “digital infrastructure gap” between itself and the world’s leading economies, a multilateral lender is arguing.

Saved by the net

By Mike Lightbourn You're ready to list, but are you ready to sell? Let's say that on the first day your home is for sale, your agent shows it to prospective buyers. They love it, and make an offer on the spot. You were asking $345,000, and they offer $3

Saved by the net

By Mike Lightbourn You're ready to list, but are you ready to sell? Let's say that on the first day your home is for sale, your agent shows it to prospective buyers. They love it, and make an offer on the spot. You were asking $345,000, and they offer $3

EDITORIAL: The long battle to defeat HIV/AIDS

THE end of the AIDS epidemic is in sight?

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Special honour for 'Sea Wolf'

At 95 years of age, Sir Durward “Sea Wolf” Knowles has received just about every accolade that he can get.

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Gov’t urged: ‘Outsource’ property tax collection

The Government was yesterday urged to ‘outsource’ real property tax collection to the private sector, a well-known businessman suggesting it was almost ‘uncollectable’.