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Bahamas’ FIBA 2022 AmeriCup qualification bid comes to an end

TEAM Bahamas experienced another fourth quarter collapse against Puerto Rico and saw their FIBA 2022 AmeriCup qualification bid come to an end.

Robotics and renewables join high school curriculum

The Ministry of Education is adding robotics and sustainable energy as topics to its high school curriculum in a bid to further reduce workforce skills gaps in industries The Bahamas wants to develop.

Exuma oil spillage: ‘Polluter must pay’

An environmental activist yesterday said it was vital those responsible for last week’s Exuma oil spill pay the full clean-up cost and “meaningful penalties” to deter further pollution-related negligence.

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Munroe left ‘disappointed’ by increased murder tally

NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe expressed disappointment yesterday in the country’s murder toll which is the highest since 2017, saying “if one person is murdered, I am disappointed.”

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‘God has my back’: Hours later, mother of six shot dead and dumped in bushes

THE husband of the woman fatally shot in Nassau Village on Saturday said hours before his wife was brutally murdered, he had a “funny feeling” that something bad would happen.

Discussions are held over access to Fulbright scheme

RENEWED access to the Fulbright Programme for Bahamian students was discussed during a meeting at the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the US State Department on Thursday.

The Ultimate Gospel Music Experience

By ALESHA CADET

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Planning bureaucracy delays Arawak Homes

Arawak Homes’s latest project has been delayed because the “paper isn’t moving fast enough”, its president backing revisions to a Planning and Subdivision Act that it believes is “too cumbersome” in its current form.

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Shockers get 87-74 win over Giants

WILLIAM ‘JR’ Rigby, in another Most Valuable Player performance, pumped in a game high 42 points to lead the Real Deal Shockers to a 87-74 victory over the Commonwealth Bank Giants.

IDB to combat 'stodgy' image

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) country representative yesterday pledged to reach out more effectively to the Bahamian private sector, admitting that the institution was perceived as "too stodgy and bu

TOP JUNIOR GOLFERS IN NATIONALS SPOTLIGHT

THE top junior golfers in the country vied for national title honours and the top spots in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Junior Division.

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Rockets, Pros win in NPBA double header

THE New Providence Basketball Association’s season got in full swing with its first double header of the season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

'VAT holiday? Who's buying uniform for virtual school?'

Retailers are not enthused about the back to school value added tax (VAT) holiday set to run from August 31 to September 20.

Getting caught in the VAT net

Value-Added Tax (VAT) is a levy on profit in terms of the difference between the input cost and the amount billed. The Bahamian model is still evolving. No doubt, there will be more exemptions and exceptions. That said, we will undoubtedly be implementing it. The only doubt is when this will happen.

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Kendal Isaacs Gym ‘not available for us to use’

The Bahamas Basketball Federation was faced with the dilemma of securing the necessary funding to send its men’s national team off to the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers from November 27 to December 1.

James scores 29, Heat oust Knicks 106-94

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) -- LeBron James decided not to play in New York two summers ago. He won't be playing there any more this season, either. The Knicks have been put away, and the Miami Heat are headed to the second round of the NB

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Roots wants Junkanoo judging change

MEMBERS of The Roots have called for the “abolition” of Junkanoo’s “flawed” judging system, adding it is overdue to be changed.

No plans provided by Grand Lucayan buyer

A Cabinet minister yesterday said that while the Christie administration reached an agreement for the Grand Lucayan’s sale, the potential buyer had not presented plans for the hotel and casino operations.Kwasi Thompson, minister of state for Grand Ba

FINCO cuts staff by 1/3 in 2014

Finance Corporation of the Bahamas (FINCO) cut staffing levels by one-third in its 2014 financial year, taking the reduction in its workforce to 50 per cent over the past five years.

Coral restoration drive to boost ‘blue’ economy

The Ministry of Tourism yesterday partnered for a coral reef restoration drive that aims to boost sustainable tourism and the 23 percent of Bahamian economic output generated by the ocean economy.