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LPIA earns second award in two weeks

The Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) this week won a second industry title, earning the 2014 Routes Marketing Award for airports serving under four million passengers.

VAT exemptions 'not in best interest of gov't or businesses'

EXEMPTIONS under the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) systems would “not be in the best interest of the government or businesses” according to the head of the Retail Grocers Association, who argued that the potential to recover only 20-25 per cent of their inputs would eventually drive some retailers out of business.

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Virginia Cavaliers win Battle 4 Atlantis

PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas (AP) — De'Andre Hunter had 20 points and nine rebounds to help No. 4 Virginia beat No. 25 Wisconsin 53-46 on Friday in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game.

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John Bull confirms ‘temporary’ layoffs

IN a statement confirming the “temporary” layoffs of all team members, luxury retailer John Bull said the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic is something many people have not seen in their lifetime.

Ayton leads Suns to 133-104 blowout of Mavericks

DALLAS (AP) — Devin Booker scored 20 of his 32 points in a decisive third quarter, Deandre Ayton had a season-high 31 points and the Phoenix Suns never trailed in a 133-104 dismantling of the Dallas Mavericks last night.

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Jones named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for 3rd week in a row

GEORGE Washington women’s basketball senior forward Jonquel Jones, from Grand Bahama, was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the third week in a row, the league announced yesterday. The award covers games played November 30 to December 6.

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Fugitive American couple arrested in the Bahamas

A MYSTERIOUS American couple who disappeared after they and their seven children were rescued from a foundering sailboat in Galveston Bay last October have been arrested in The Bahamas.

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Top swimmers look to make a splash at Pan American Games on Saturday

ZAYLIE Elizabeth-Thompson is expected to lead a contingent of female swimmers representing The Bahamas at the 19th Pan American Games - the largest multi-sport event in the Americas - in Santiago, Chile. A nine-member team, coached by Sara Knowles, will compete in the swimming segment of the event which is scheduled to begin on Saturday.

Two questioned over shooting

POLICE are questioning two Augusta Street men in connection with a shooting that has left a man in hospital.

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Drug arrest at airport

A 26 year old male of Marsh Harbour, Abaco is in police custody after being found in possession of four and a half pounds of suspected marijuana.

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Festival of Afro-Caribbean composers

From February 20-25, 2013, the Nassau Music Society will hold a “Festival of Afro-Caribbean Composers” in Nassau.

Abaco conference to focus on airlift, jobs

The 15th annual Abaco Business Outlook (ABO) conference will address the island’s economic challenges, including reduced airlift and high unemployment, when it is held next Thursday.The forum, which will take place on Thursday, September 20, at the A

Four shot, one dead in nightclub shooting

Four shot, one dead in nightclub shooting By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net THE Luna nightclub was the backdrop for a violent attack over the weekend, when a shooting left one man dead and three people - including a 17-year

MAN CHARGED WITH $4,000 THEFT

By LAMECH JOHNSON Tribune Staff Reporter ljohnson@tribunemedia.net A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday in connection with the theft of nearly $4,000 from a service station where he worked. Delano Marc, 20, of Augusta Street, appeared befo

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Art therapy for mental health recovery

Bahamian public encouraged to support Sandilands programme

Clients at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre (SRC) will enjoy the benefits of art therapy as Bahamian multidisciplinary artist Kelley Knowles–Charlow is partnering with the Sandilands Occupational Therapy Department to host the first annual art competition for patients and residents of the institution.

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UPDATED – MAGIC MACHINE: St Augustine’s win BAISS by 8.5 points

THE St. Augustine's College Big Red Machine won by the slimmest of margins to regain the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools' Track and Field Championship title from the Queen's College Comets.

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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS

OKAY Irma had her way, blew us out of bounds here on the Press Box for a minute.

A celebration of Brazil coming to Mall at Marathon this Saturday

A CELEBRATION of Brazil is to be held at the Mall of Marathon on Saturday.

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Drowning suspected as body found off Junkanoo Beach

POLICE are investigating a suspected drowning after a body was found last Friday under water off Junkanoo Beach.