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20 vehicles destroyed as fire hits tour bus business

A FIRE at the Priscilla Forbes Building in Grand Bahama destroyed at least 20 vehicles, including three mass transit buses at the tour establishment on Queen’s Highway on Sunday evening.The fire occurred sometime around 7.45pm at the rear of the buil

Panthers destroy Strykers 20-0

ALTHOUGH they were one of the two new teams in the New Providence Softball Association, the Hennessy Panthers made an initial statement with a 20-0 whitewashing of the Aliv Strykers.The Panthers, made up of a number of seasoned players in the league,

Bahamas urged totalk with EU over IBC 'grandfather'

THE Bahamas was yesterday urged to negotiate a ‘grandfathering’ clause with the European Union (EU) over the 20-year tax exemptions for existing IBCs.Paul Riva, KPMG’s head of tax for its ‘islands group’, including the Bahamas, suggested that the EU

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Jones becomes WNBA all-time single season rebounds record holder

THE team that traded away Jonquel Jones on draft night had a firsthand opportunity to witness the Bahamian forward set WNBA history.

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PM: 20% hotel vacancy cut to hit jobless goal

The prime minister yesterday argued his six percent unemployment rate goal can be achieved by increasing average occupancy rates at existing Bahamian hotels by 20 percentage points. Dr Hubert Minnis, telling the House of Assembly that his ambitious

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Poor Bahamians region's hardest hit by fuel hikes

The poorest 40 percent of Bahamian society are among the hardest hit in the Latin American and Caribbean region by any increase in fuel prices, an IDB study has found.The newly-released Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report, which analyses the

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20-member team named for CARIFTA Triathlon, Aquathlon

THE Bahamas Triathlon Association has named a 20-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the third Carifta Triathlon and Aquathlon this weekend in Kingston, Jamaica. The team, made up of competitors from New Providence and Grand Bahama, will

Carifta Games: Two qualifying performances are revoked

TWO CARIFTA-qualifying performances, posted in the under-20 boys’ shot put at Roadrunners Track Club’s Dianna Lynn Thompson Time Trials over the weekend at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, have been revoked.

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20-year manslaughter sentence quashed

THE Court of Appeal on Friday quashed the 20-year manslaughter sentence of a man who fatally stabbed another man he believed intended to rape him.

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Strachan advances to final

Day one of competition for Team Bahamas at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya featured Keyshawn Strachan in the men’s javelin and a quartet of sprinters in the 100 metres.

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: For Cowboys, all eyes on Bryant’s ‘hairline fracture’

AS we head into week four of the NFL season, I must admit that my attention is on a certain injured (hairline fracture) $70m knee in Dallas, Texas.

BORCO suffers $20-$30m hit from Matthew

The Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO) suffered a $20-$30 million hit as a result of Hurricane Matthew, its owner has revealed.

Clubs and Societies 06/13/14

Cycling Club Bahamas. - Morning rides west: Wednesdays & Fridays, 4:45am Goodman’s Bay, West Bay Street, 20-mile ride route: Headed east to Montague and return. One-hour duration, cyclists capable of 14+mph welcome (cyclists are invited to join in anywhere along the route). Contact Shantell the day before to confirm your attendance: shorelinecargo@gmail.com

Hurricane Lee Projected Path & Estimated Wave Heights

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This week's Obituaries Section now online

The Tribune's online obituaries are updated every week.

Data breaches increase 20-fold

The Data Protection Commissioner says there has been a 20-fold increase in complaints to her office since she assumed the post in mid-2013, including allegations illegally-recorded conversations.

Clubs and Societies 2/6/2015

Cycling Club Bahamas

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Second shooting of day may have been retaliation

A TEENAGER was shot multiple times early yesterday morning, minutes after he was reported to have been involved in another shooting four corners away that left a 20-year-old man in critical condition in hospital.

Ocean Club’s owner invests $20m to-date

The One & Only Ocean Club’s owner yesterday said it has invested more than $20 million to-date in upgrades to the property, and maintained that plans to develop the controversial Cabbage Beach ‘access’ area have only been postponed as an act of goodwill.

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20 out of 23 unpaid nurses have now received pay

THE demand for unpaid salaries did not fall on deaf ears, as the Bahamas Nurses Union president confirmed that 20 of the 23 nurses who were owed money from the beginning of the year have now been paid.