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Son who beat mother, 81, to death loses appeal

A MAN is to continue serving his 35-year sentence for murdering his 81-year-old mother four years ago, then recording a video and taking pictures of her bedroom floor instead of immediately calling for help.

Briland resort enjoys 33% revenue surge

A Harbour Island hotelier yesterday said the Christmas holidays were “bananas as usual” with December 2022’s revenues 33 percent ahead of pre-COVID comparisons for that month.

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THE New Providence Basketball Association kicked off the other half of its playoff series on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the defending champions, Commonwealth Bank Giants, and the PJ Stingers winning the John Archer divisional double header.

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50% sales mark Serene progress

A LUXURY gated community in western New Providence is 50 per sold on its first phase, a marketing executive told Tribune Business yesterday, with the developer eying the completion of an upscale clubhouse by month’s end.

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Two more years for Longley as Chief Justice

CHIEF Justice Sir Hartman Longley will continue as the country’s top judge for another two years, an announcement from the Cabinet Office confirmed yesterday.

Balmoral to feature $100m in real estate

The Balmoral’s developer yesterday said the project would be completed in six months, estimating that it will contain $100 million worth of real estate at full build-out.

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Williams, Jones help Sun beat the Liberty 94-79 for 7th straight win

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Courtney Williams shots have been falling lately and that’s been a big reason why the Connecticut Sun have been able to keep their winning streak going.Williams scored a season-high 28 points and Connecticut won its seventh

EDITORIAL: Treating symptoms rather than the illness

DARREN Henfield is trying to treat a symptom and not the illness.

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Ayton, Coleby take spotlight on basketball court

A HEALTHY version of Deandre Ayton’s Arizona Wildcats crept back into the top 25 while Dwight Coleby and his Western Kentucky Hilltoppers put an end to a two-game losing streak this weekend.Ayton finished with 14 points and a game high 13 rebounds in

CAMERON RILEY TIED FOR 6TH IN AMERICAN JUNIORS

BAHAMIAN junior national golf standout Cameron Riley is currently representing the country on the international circuit against elite golfers from around the world.

Murder count close to tally at same point last year

TWELVE murders in the past 12 days brought the country’s murder count to 81 for the year, not far behind last year’s count of 85 by this same time, last year.

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NPBA Playoffs: Stingers, High Flyers take 2-1 leads

THE PJ Stingers and the Breezes High Flyers are both now one game away from returning to the New Providence Basketball Association’s championship series.

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NPBA: Mingoes stop Shockers 91-71 to win series 2-1

THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes not only needed to beat the JD’s Seafood Shockers in the decisive game of their New Providence Basketball Association men’s best-of-three series, they needed to make a statement.They did just that at the AF Adder

Charles W Saunders dies age 91

CHARLES W Saunders, arguably one of the most prolific pastors this nation has ever seen, died on Friday. He was 91 years old.

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Nation Builder Awards for group totalling 1,118 years of age

THIRTEEN outstanding Bahamians with an accumulative 1,118 years of age were awarded with Nation Builder Awards for their outstanding contributions to the development of The Bahamas.

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High Flyers, Mingoes in tonight’s double header

IN the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) tonight, the Breezes High Flyers are scheduled to play Elite Basketball Club in the men’s division II opener at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

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Mighty Matthew threatens heavy rains, high winds, huge surf and devastating storm surge

Mighty Hurricane Matthew has shrugged off its encounter with a landfall on the southwestern tip of Haiti between 7am and 9am on Tuesday morning, and remains an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm with 140mph winds as it plows north at about 9mph over the eastern tip of Cuba. Now Matthew is set to carve a destructive swath across The Bahamas.

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COVID-19: Sixth death and three new cases confirmed

The Ministry of Health has confirmed the overnight death of Case #20, a hospitalised 91-year-old male from New Providence with no history of travel. This is the nation's sixth COVID-19 death. Investigations are being conducted.

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Miller and Aggies get 84-73 win over Cleare and Longhorns, into Battle 4 Atlantis semis

SHAQUILLE Cleare had the better individual performance, but it was Tavario Miller and the No.25 ranked Texas A&M Aggies who came away with the win to advance to the Battle 4 Atlantis semi-final.