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New look Tigers pounce on the Cardinal, 78-70

THE new look Missouri Tigers tipped off the Battle 4 Atlantis with a win, relying heavily on what it lacked last year in their rise to national prominence – a dominant post presence.

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200 arrested in car licensing scam

POLICE say they have arrested more than 200 persons in connection with a fraudulent auto licensing scam that had contributed to the country’s “alarming” level of vehicles reported stolen.

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Philanthropist who helped The Bahamas dies, aged 75

JOHN M Templeton Jr, one of the world’s leading philanthropists whose work benefitted The Bahamas, has died of cancer at his Pennsylvania home in the United States. The president and chairman of the John Templeton Foundation passed away on Saturday. He was 75.

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Bahamas suffers loss to Dominican Republic

SENIOR MEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM IN FIBA WORLD CUP 2023 AMERICAS QUALIFIERS

Chavano “Buddy” Hield put on a show playing in front of the home crowd for the first time as a pro, but a fourth quarter rally from Team Bahamas fell just short as they lost the final game in the third window of FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifying opening round play.

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‘Walk and chew gum’: Subsidies, debt cost $938m

The Bahamas “must walk and chew gum” on its fiscal and economic revival, a leading banker has warned, with $938.5m - one third of government spending - taken up by debt and subsidy costs.

Marijuana

The issue of legalisation of ganja has become a popular issue in the global discourse on drugs since the pioneering role of countries such as Uruguay and Canada led the way regarding the legalisation of ganja for medicinal and recreational purposes.

Bahamas ‘can’t get away without VAT’

The Bahamas “couldn’t get away without” implementing Value-Added Tax (VAT), a prominent governance reform campaigner argued yesterday, because the national debt and annual deficits were simply “too high”.

BISX micro tier ‘not necessarily money making’

THE Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) has admitted its planned micro-listing tier will be a loss-maker during its infant years, but believes the facility is essential to “bring the entrepreneurial spirit” into this nation.

‘We also have to make sure that we get home in a reasonable time for Christmas’

BETWEEN the two teams, it took about three airplanes to get their entire contingent to the Bahamas this week for the second version of the Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.

Government ‘can still do more’ on guns

AFTER acknowledging that the bulk of this country’s homicides are committed with a firearm, National Security Minister Dr Bernard Nottage indicated on Wednesday that the government can still do more to prevent gun trafficking to The Bahamas.

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What are YOU aiming for?

EVERY archer recognises the need to identify the target long before sending forth his arrow. No aeroplane leaves the runway without having a flight plan that includes its destination.

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Scheidt leads after day one

IT WAS a perfect first day for the second Star Sailors League Finals in Nassau with sun and wind in abundance. The racing had it all, including a sudden downpour, lots of jostling around the marks, collisions, penalties and, most importantly, neck-and-neck finishes with surprise winners.

Marathon Bahamas ready for the off

by RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net Just days remain until runners from across the globe submerge on the capital for the second annual running of Marathon Bahamas and organisers are making the final preparations along the race co

'CATASTROPHE' WARNING OVER INDUSTRIAL UNREST

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Widespread labour-related disruption "could be catastrophic" for an already-weak Bahamian economy, the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation's (BCCEC) chairman yesterday warning that this was "po

PAHO Director Emeritus Dr Carissa F. Etienne dies

The Pan American Health Organization announced on Friday that Director Emeritus Dr Carissa F. Etienne has died.

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Buddy named to NBA All-Rookie First Team

BUDDY Hield’s stellar play during his rookie season was officially recognised by the NBA as the league began to dole out its end-of-year awards yesterday.The Grand Bahama native and Sacramento Kings guard was named to the 2016-17 NBA All-Rookie First

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Albury leads team to championship

AS a tune-up to the Big Shots Prep Nationals this weekend, Deyton Albury had an impressive showing as he led his Believe Prep Academy to a championship title this past weekend in South Carolina.

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Bahamas ranked 54th of 159 countries for economic freedom

THE Bahamas ranks 54th out of 159 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2017 Annual Report, released today by The Nassau Institute in conjunction with Canada’s Fraser Institute.

Students return to classrooms in Grand Bahama

THOUSANDS of students returned to their classrooms on Monday, and police officers were out in full force at the various schools and streets to ensure a safe first day back to school. In Grand Bahama, Deputy Commissioner of Police Emrick Seymour and

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NACAC president expresses ‘deepest sympathies’ to Irma victims

NORTH American and Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) president Victor Lopez was one of the first regional sporting bodies to express his concern for the sporting delegates during the passing of Hurricane Irma, not just in the Bahamas, but the Caribbean region as a whole.