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DeAndre Ayton named to MaxPreps All-American First-Team
HE MISSED much of the season due to a lingering foot injury but it didn’t slow down Bahamian centre DeAndre Ayton from being recognised as one of the top sophomores in America.
Tax Coalition chief: ‘Fantastic’ if 85% VAT compliance
The Tax Coalition’s chairman yesterday said it would be “fantastic” if quarterly Value-Added Tax (VAT) filers achieved an 85 per cent compliance rate first-time, although he expected many to seek extensions to the April 28 deadline.
Insolvent adviser meets just 25% of $1m liability
An insolvent Bahamas-based investment advisor has been placed in Supreme Court-supervised liquidation due to its remaining cash balances covering less than 25 percent of its $1m-plus liabilities. Ed Rahming, the newly-appointed liquidator for Pacifi
Cox to return for 2nd stint in Iraq Superleague
BAHAMIAN national basketball team player Torrington Cox will return to Iraq with his latest signing.
A COMIC'S VIEW: Christie’s double speak leaves us all none the wiser
There’s an old Bahamian saying that goes “He talking out two mouths”.
Sports news
THE Bahamas Rugby Union is scheduled to continue its Heineken Cup regular season at the Winton Rugby Centre 3pm Saturday when the Buccaneers take on Freeport. The early kick off is because Freeport has to catch a 6pm flight back to Grand Bahama.
‘Some progress’ on Baha Mar resolution
Negotiations over the stalled $3.5 billion Baha Mar project have made “some progress on the way forward” towards a commercial resolution, Tribune Business has been told.
No severance for 2,026 terminated Baha Mar staffers
The 2,026 terminated Baha Mar employees will not receive due severance pay and all benefits owed to them, amid increasing uncertainty over the $3.5 billion project’s fate come November 2.
Blue Raiders and Broncos hit the gridiron for final tune-ups ahead of Bahamas Bowl
As players and coaching staff become accustomed to the novelty of being in the Bahamas, they returned to some familiar confines yesterday as they hit the gridiron for one of the final tune-ups ahead of the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.
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Cycling Club Bahamas. - The Enjoy! Cycling Club Social will be held on Friday, January 29, from 7pm-10pm at Island House near Lyford Cay. Bus pick-up from Harbour Bay, 6pm sharp and Cable Beach Police Station at 6:30pm sharp, returning at 10pm.
Cat Island committee gets $35,000 gov grant for 59th annual regatta
ALTHOUGH it’s considered just a “drop in the bucket,” the Cat Island Regatta committee received a grant of $35,000 from the Bahamas Government for their 59th annual regatta to be held at the regatta site in the “cultural capital of the Bahamas” in New Bight, Cat Island, over the Emancipation holiday weekend.
Deadlock in talks over Baha Mar
WITH the employment of thousands of Baha Mar workers hanging in the balance, negotiators ended a protracted second day of talks in China without a deal to push the project forward, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said.
Athletes clock personal bests at World Youths
THERE were no medal-winning performances for Team Bahamas at the 9th IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia. However, a number of athletes recorded personal bests in a series of spirited performances against the top junior athletes in the world.
Baha Mar team starts ‘educating’ liquidators
The Government and Baha Mar remained far apart yesterday on their interpretations of the provisional liquidation ruling’s impact, as the developer started to “educate” the Supreme Court’s appointees on the intricacies of the $3.5 billion project’s predicament.
Chickcharney Challenge presents: The Revenge
AFTER the great success of the inaugural Chickcharney Challenge at Clifton Heritage Park last month, the organisers are returning earlier than they had ever imagined for “The Revenge” on April 12.
Call for relocation of residents affected by underground gas leak
JOSEPH Darville, Grand Bahama Human Rights Association Vice President, yesterday called for the immediate relocation of residents affected by the underground gas leak at the Robinson Road Rubis service station.
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Art show celebrates iconic Bahamian entertainers
PAYING homage to all the Bahamian musical greats is something that actor and artist Matthew Wildgoose will never grow weary of. As a member of the local art community, he knows firsthand the struggles of becoming established and earning recognition in the industry.
‘B.P.L. needs $800m to solve long-term power problems’
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard said yesterday that while an end is in sight to Bahamas Power and Light’s generation challenges this summer, the government has to shell out around $800m in upgrades to get rid of the electricity provider’s chronic problems in the long-term.
PM says no deal signed for private cruise port on Egg Island
PRIME Minister Perry Christie has responded to public outcry over a proposed development on Egg Island, Eleuthera, contending that his administration has not signed any deal to construct a private cruise port there.