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Man has appeal of plea deal sentence thrown out

THE COURT of Appeal has dashed a man’s hopes of contesting his 25-year sentence for raping a pregnant woman after burglarising her home seven years ago, as its judges said he knew what he was getting into when he voluntarily agreed to such a sentence.

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Whylly, Goodman & Hurricanes win ACAA title

A PERFECT regular season continued with a perfect run through the playoffs for the Holland College Hurricanes as their Bahamian pipeline led the way to their seventh consecutive Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association men’s basketball title.

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Second shooting of day may have been retaliation

A TEENAGER was shot multiple times early yesterday morning, minutes after he was reported to have been involved in another shooting four corners away that left a 20-year-old man in critical condition in hospital.

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS - WEEK 1: New season: ‘I’ve got a good angle on how to handle Mr and Mrs Dorsett’

OKAY I know it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting on...... “Naughtydamus” is in the building.

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Police allegedly find a gun and ammo in house of man waiting trial for murder of Corporal Fox

A MAN awaiting trial for allegedly trying to murder a police officer was denied bail yesterday after a gun and a large quantity of ammunition was allegedly found in his home.

Mt Carmel senior boys 3-1 after 37-32 loss to Genesis Academy

COACH Wilton Johnson and his Mt Carmel Preparatory Academy Cavaliers senior boys’ basketball team’s winning streak came to an abrupt halt yesterday at the Hope Centre.

Treasure Cay in vacation rentals decline due to lack of airlift

TREASURE Cay has seen a loss of 25 per cent drop off in its vacation rental market due to the unavailability of affordable airlift to the destination, a local resort operator telling Tribune Business, “It’s hurt the economy terribly”.

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Providence Storm Basketball Holiday Classic heats up

ALTHOUGH they are still recovering from the devastation of Hurricane Dorian, the Agape Academy Eagles are eager about the full return of sporting activities whether on the island of Abaco or here in the capital.

Consultants target 20% market share

Bahamian management consultants are seeking to quadruple their share of a local market in which the Government awards up to $20 million worth of work annually.

Govt spending rise ‘doesn’t give comfort’ on fiscal correction

The Government’s increased spending is “giving little comfort” that the Bahamas can correct its fiscal imbalances, the Chamber of Commerce’s chairman warned yesterday.

‘More than 37,000 Bahamians’ are living with diabetes

GIVEN the overwhelming number of diabetes cases in the Bahamas, the ACE Diabetes Support Group reaffirmed its commitment this year to continuously bring awareness and educate people on how the disease can be prevented and managed so that little to no complications occur.

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Buddy, Nemanja, Bogdan and Kings stop T-Wolves 141-130

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Sacramento coach Dave Joerger wants his team to use its speed to run right past opponents.

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Family Island hotels targeting 90% pre-COVID room nights

Family Island hotels can hit 90 percent of pre-COVID room nights sold with a strong over 2022’s final quarter, a senior tourism is predicting, voicing optimism the sector will “get closer” to its targets.

Expedia: Bahamas bookings rise 20%

EXPEDIA, the world’s largest online travel company, yesterday said bookings to the Bahamas increased by 20 per cent during the 2016 third quarter.

Where is the money?

EDITOR, The Tribune. The Nassau Guardian reported as its headline on November 23, 2011, that NEMA can't account for 20 million relief dollars that came in during Hurricanes Jeanne and Frances. What is even more disturbing is that this incident took seven

Undefeated Cybots beat Crimestoppers

WITH the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) season winding down, the undefeated Bain and Grants Town Cybots dropped the Police Crimestoppers 88-81 this past weekend.

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Stingrays down Jets 30-20

A defence that forced five turnovers led the V8 Fusion Stingrays to their third win of the season in week five of the Commonwealth American Football League.

Bahamas opens new airlift 'frontier'

The Bahamas will open a new direct airlift ‘frontier’ to Nassau on November 20 this year.

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Clergy attend court for scuffle in church

A TRIAL date has been set for three men of the cloth accused of getting into a scuffle on the pulpit following a succession battle for leadership of a church.

The sleeping PM

NOMINATION Day was held on April 20. PM Perry Christie was nominated for the Centerville constituency for the ninth time.