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Thompson defies wind to win Great Exuma Classic

HIGH winds have been wreaking havoc among the professional golfers at the Web.com Tour’s Bahamas Great Exuma Classic this week, with only the winner, Kyle Thompson, finishing better than par.

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Greene and J Addison win OSBA Challenge Series

PAUL Greene led his J Addison Prep basketball programme to another in-season tournament title in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association.

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Minister: No WTO membership 'for at least five years'

A Cabinet minister yesterday said full Bahamian membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) “cannot happen for at least within the next five years”.Elsworth Johnson, minister of financial services, trade and industry and immigration, told the Ho

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First cruise back hit by virus

One of the first cruise ships to ply through Caribbean waters since the pandemic began ended its trip early after at least five passengers tested positive for COVID-19, officials said yesterday.

Port Lucaya in fifth month of rent discounts

Port Lucaya Marketplace has entered the fifth month of a ‘rent discount’ initiative to ease a post-Hurricane Matthew burden for tenants that has now been exacerbated by Memories’ pull-out.

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Jean Rony case adjourned again

THE Jean Rony Jean-Charles case was adjourned again on Friday as lawyers for the Bahamas-born man and the Office of the Attorney General were unable to agree to terms that would fast-track the case to the Court of Appeal.

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Newbold: No timeline on appointment of chief justice

PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday there is no timeline for when Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will appoint a chief justice.His comment came as a small protest planned by a senior magistrate highlighting Dr Minnis’ failure to appoint a

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Ayton and Suns 7-0, stay in hunt for play-in spot

Bahamian centre Deandre Ayton and his Phoenix Suns kept their playoff hopes alive with a 130-117 rout over the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday in the National Basketball Association’s bubble at the ESPN Wild World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

Realtor teams with RBC for Hot Summer Homes

A Bahamian realtor has partnered with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to launch a two-month promotion that pledges to deliver a 48-hour turnaround on buyer financing approvals. Monica Knowles, property specialist with Bahamas Realty, explained that the t

We are in trouble

Supplementary Budget - in the bluntest language Hon Philip Davis as Minister of Finance did not really say it, but folks believe me we are in financial trouble…useless not admitting it we are. Denial is precisely that.

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What drives the price of bitcoin?

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Traders of bitcoin are used to sharp price action, such as the one experienced during the first weekend of December, when the digital currency lost around 20 percent of its value.

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Anger after load shedding hits New Providence

LOAD shedding struck several parts of New Providence on Friday morning, drawing the anger of many consumers.

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Condo project enjoys $5-$6m January sales

THE Caves Heights development has generated $5-$6 million from condo sales in January alone, its vice-president of sales and marketing yesterday telling Tribune Business the oceanfront development was aiming to double last year’s performance.

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Bahamian memories of bid to free Mandela

FREEPORT – Grand Bahama resident Robert Grant - who in the late 1980s was part of a movement in the Bahamas that fought for the Nelson Mandela’ release from prison - expressed deep sadness at the death of the former South African president.

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95 per cent on food assistance are women

NINETY-five per cent of all persons seeking assistance from the Department of Social Services’ food assistance programme are women, Minister of Social Services and Community Development Melanie Griffin revealed.

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Bahamas finishes second overall at Carifta Games

After three days of intense competition at the National Stadium, the Bahamas finished second overall at the 2018 Carifta Games with 35 medals.

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Tributes paid to Andrew "Dud" Maynard

TRIBUTES have been paid to former PLP chairman Andrew "Dud" Maynard, who died this morning at the age of 82.

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Jones and BIH look to get in the win column

Jonquel Jones and her Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) side remain winless thus far at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.

Calsey's excellence

Calsey Johnson, journalist par excellent dies at 82 years old.

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Johnson posts two double doubles

CHRISTOPHER Johnson has emerged as an offensive leader for the Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Cardinals.