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Professional Bahamian basketball players shine in Asia, Europe

IT was an active weekend for Bahamian basketball across pro leagues in Asia and Europe as several players made their season debuts and others had season-high performances.

$5.5m Port Lucaya acquisition closes

A UK investor has finally closed his long-awaited $5.5 million purchase of Freeport’s Port Lucaya Marketplace, the Prime Minister has disclosed.

WORLD VIEW: Blatant, patent and flagrant - the double standards in the OAS

DOUBLE standards have become the new system in the Organization of American States (OAS). This unwholesome development does not portend well for the future of the Organization which is increasingly becoming a rubber stamp for the will of a few governments. It also creates a huge cloud over the bilateral relations of nations within the hemisphere.

TOUGH CALL: Another set of islands another set of solutions

KIRKWALL, Orkney – Visiting this remote group of islands off Scotland’s northeast coast recently, I was struck by some remarkable similarities to the Bahamas.

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MAKING HISTORY: 80-member team named for the CARIFTA Games

The Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) announced an historic 80 member 2023 CARIFTA team Tuesday at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

Tourism in best physical condition for ‘20 years’

The Bahamian hotel industry is enjoying a “strong” summer season, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president yesterday suggesting the industry was preparing for perhaps its “best physical product in 20 years”.

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‘Buddy’ Hield scores 22 for Kings in loss to 76ers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid got back to playing the kind of game he expects from himself and nothing like the worst game of his career two nights prior.

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‘Totally devastating’: Water corp revenues shrink 61%

Hurricane Dorian and the COVID-19 pandemic have dealt a “completely devastating” blow to the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s cash flow with April revenues down 61 percent, its executive chairman revealed yesterday.

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Bobby Brown helps make GB's first Jingle Ball a success

GRAND BAHAMA party-goers were treated to a post-Christmas gift last Saturday as ‘80s R&B superstar Bobby Brown headlined the first ever Jingle Ball concert.

Boutique resort targeting Bahamian business

INVESTORS behind Abaco’s Hope Town Lodge are hoping to make the boutique resort “a go-to” island destination for Bahamians, the group’s chairman telling Tribune Business, “I would like see us running at 80 or 90 per cent all year around”.

Pharmachem confirms Freeport job losses

PHARMACHEM Technologies has confirmed over 30 full-time workers and direct contractors were laid off at its facility in Freeport, but said the company will continue to inject over $20 million annually into the economy. In a statement issued yesterda

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Buddy Hield scores eight points as Pelicans beaten again

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Buddy Hield scored eight points in 18 minutes, but his New Orleans Pelicans suffered their third straight defeat, going down 98-79 to the San Antonio Spurs.

Liquidators silent over $5.5m Baha Mar salary source

Baha Mar’s joint provisional liquidators last night confirmed they had secured funding to pay the September salaries for the 2,400 non-Melia staff, while also pledging to meet all employee benefits due since their September 4 appointment.

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Antoan: I never gave up on my dream

IT’S one thing to get a chance to play at the highest level of your sport. It’s another when you get a second chance to do it all over again.

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PM: Sears bid is no problem

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said he does not feel threatened by former Attorney General Alfred Sears’ bid to challenge him for the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party, despite rumblings within the organisation that young supporters and Bahamians want a new direction.

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Vaccine committee working to finalise operational plan

ANYONE who receives a COVID-19 vaccine once they become available in the country will receive a certificate that “may be associated with travel in the future,” which is a “potential requirement being discussed internationally,” the Office of the Prime Minister said last night.

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NACAC President Mike Sands says 2021 ‘will be very hard act to follow’

COMING off what could only be described as an exceptional year for the North American, Central American and Caribbean, president Mike Sands said their athletes will be hard pressed to surpass their achievements in 2021, but they’re looking forward to greater success in 2022.

Straight Talk No Chaser

Straight Talk No Chaser By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer THERE was no "beating around the bush" for the seven all-male panelists who engaged an all-female audience in raw uncensored conversations about what really goes on in the hearts and m

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'Shaq' Cleare re-signs with basketball club in Spain

AFTER a successful late-season stint with Actel Forca Lleida less than a year ago, Shaquille Cleare resigned with the club for the upcoming 2019-20 campaign. Actel Forca Lleida competes in Spain’s Liga Española de Baloncesto – Gold, the second divis

Real Property tax reforms can ‘double’ revenues to $200m

The Government has been advised that it could double real property tax collections to almost $200 million per year through better enforcement and ensuring all eligible properties are on the roll, a Cabinet minister has disclosed.