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220 Legendary jobs for ‘hazardous’ site

An $80m marina investment for southern New Providence is pledging to transform “a hazardous location” blighted by trash dumps and stolen boats via a project that will create 220 permanent jobs at full build-out.

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Team Bahamas eliminated

Team Bahamas was eliminated from FIBA World Cup ‘23 contention, but a pair of resilient efforts at home led to a two-game split in the latest window of Americas Qualifiers.

McFall, McCoy off to good start in NCAA Div. ii

BOTH Johnathan McFall and Malachi McCoy got their senior seasons off to promising starts as the NCAA Division II basketball season tipped off last weekend in early season tournament play.

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Bahamas secure hard-fought win over Panama

THE Bahamas men’s national team played with a lot of heart and grit right to the end, securing a hard fought 83-79 victory over Panama in the first of two games at home this weekend as the FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifier continued Friday night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

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$73m ‘zero carbon’ project targets 36k annual visitors

A $73m investment is aiming to attract 36,000 guests per year at full build-out of a “zero carbon” residential and yacht community on an Exuma cay located just three miles from Georgetown.

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McCoy, McFall in NCAA Division II basketball season tip-off today

THE NCAA Division II NCAA basketball season tips off today and a pair of veteran Bahamian prospects look to build on their productive 2021-22 seasons.

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Shamar Burrows and Tigers nationally ranked at No. 10

AFTER the first two weeks of the season, Shamar Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers are nationally ranked at no.10 in Canada’s U Sports men’s basketball power rankings.

Grand Lucayan sale failure gives investors bad signal

GRAND Bahama’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday voiced fears that the repeated failures to sell the Grand Lucayan resort will discourage other investors from coming to the island.

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STATESIDE: Watching the election

FOR months, headlines have screamed out warnings that the future of American democracy was at stake in Tuesday’s elections.

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Nicole: Tourism suffers no ‘overwhelming shrinkage’

The Bahamian tourism industry has not suffered a “material” reduction in bookings and guests despite now-Hurricane Nicole striking Grand Bahama and Abaco, a senior hotelier said yesterday.

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‘Buddy’ Hield signs extension with Nike

Chavano “Buddy” Hield has had an endorsement deal with Nike for the duration of his NBA career and that partnership will continue for the foreseeable future.

FIBA World Cup ‘23 Americas Qualifiers postponed

WITH the impending impact of Tropical Storm Nicole on The Bahamas, FIBA and the Bahamas Basketball Federation announced the postponement of the latest window of the World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers.

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Junior college basketball prospects soak up early season success in US

BAHAMIAN basketball prospects have teamed up at the junior college level across the United States and have experienced early season success with their respective programmes.

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No resolution over food price control ‘stalemate’

The Bahamian food distribution industry was last night said to have reached a “stalemate” over efforts to strike a price control deal with the Government via a 1,000-strong product list designed to “more than half-way” meet its demands.

36 people evacuated from Sweeting’s Cay

THIRTY-SIX residents from Sweeting’s Cay were evacuated yesterday afternoon from East Grand Bahama where coastal flooding is expected to occur with the passage of Tropical Storm Nicole.

Former pro boxers Bowe and Pratt celebrate birthdays

FORMER professional boxers David ‘Sugar’ Bowe and Quincy ‘Thrill- A-Minute’ Pratt shared their birthdays together on Thursday before Pratt spent some time in church with his former rival Ray Minus Jr on Sunday.

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Serious crimes up on last year in Grand Bahama

SIX murders have been recorded on Grand Bahama so far this year and serious crimes are slightly up compared to last year, according to a senior police official.

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Astros win World Series

HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez hit a moon shot that sent Space City into a frenzy, and the Houston Astros to their second World Series title.

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Bahamian players, coaches all set for NCAA Division I basketball tip-off tonight

THE NCAA Division I basketball season is set to tip off tonight with several Bahamian players on the court, and coaches on the sidelines representing their respective programmes.

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Taking a chance to grow ideas

“KEYRON, why would you leave your good position and secure job to go work for a non-profit on a family island? You realise they get their money from donations, right!?”