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Bahamas must handle arbitration locally first

The Bahamas must show it can effectively perform Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at the domestic level if it wants to be recognised as an international arbitration centre, an attorney said yesterday.Caryl Lashley, founder of Alternative Dispute

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Women's 4 x 400 relay team 7th in final

GLASGOW, Scotland — The Bahamas finally got a women’s 4 x 400 metre relay team into a final of a major international competition. But the end result wasn’t what many had anticipated.

Dolphins players surprised at Sparano firing

DAVIE, Florida (AP) -- A number of key Dolphin players expressed their surprise Tuesday that coach Tony Sparano was fired with only three games remaining in the season. Chad Henne, Will Allen, Davone Bess, Dan Carpenter, Brian Hartline and Brandon Fields s

Bahamians told: Brace for 100% lumber hike

A Nassau-based building supplier yesterday warned consumers to brace for at least a 100 percent increase in lumber prices during this hurricane season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Raymond Collins, Tops Lumber and Plumbing’s general manager, told Trib

End business 'apathy' over Gov't onslaught

The private sector is being urged to shake off its “apathy” and ensure the Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has the financial war-chest to “push back against any unsustainable and irresponsible” government policies.

Eight-fold property tax hikes to 'kill' Exuma

Realtors yesterday warned that property tax valuations up to eight times’ greater than market value are threatening to “kill” Exuma’s growing second home economy.They revealed that “at least 50 per cent” of foreign homeowners on the island were unhap

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Baha Mar receivers’ actions ‘a shocker’

A New York judge says it is "a shocker" that Baha Mar's former receivers and contractor kept the Bahamian Supreme Court in the dark over

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BAAA special projects officer says 'enough is enough'

BAHAMAS Association of Athletic Associations’ special projects officer Dexter Bodie says “enough is enough” and he is calling for a full explanation on a series of matters that have plagued the association.

Not a good day for our boxing team

GLASGOW, Scotland — It wasn’t a good day for the Bahamas boxing team at the SECC Hall at the 20th Commonwealth Games.

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Wilchcombe may still run for PLP chairman

FORMER Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday he continues to consult with the people, adding it is they who will have the final say, as he mulls over a possible run for Progressive Liberal Party chairman. He told The Tribune he would make

Celtics beat Raptors 96-73 to snap 5-game skid

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics had two reasons to be thankful Wednesday night: Their five-game losing streak was finally over and a scary fall by point guard Rajon Rondo resulted in only a sore right wrist. Rondo still led the Celtics with 21 points bef

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Quest for Catholic Primary basketball title begins

WITH the closure of two of their schools, the Catholic Board of Education’s Primary Schools 2014 Basketball League will be decided between just four schools.

Contractor chief: 'Show me numbers' on Pointe

The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday demanded to “see the numbers” showing Bahamian participation on The Pointe project has increased 100-150 percent.Leonard Sands called on the government to show just how many Bahamians a

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All talk and no action

Talk, talk, talk, all day, all night has become the number one pastime for many. But despite the popularity of this talk culture, without taking focused action, there’s no change. You don’t move and you don’t improve. Taking deliberate action is the

'I've been stuck in Nassau for two months'

EXUMA resident Genia Knowles came to New Providence to support her fiancee who had minor surgery in March and has been stuck here since the COVID-19 border closures. The 31-year-old and her partner have been in the capital for almost two months and

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Call to remove dumpster piled high with waste

THE remaining dumpster at Pinewood park and the unsightly garbage around it should be removed immediately to prevent people from putting from large amounts of trash around the area, according to one resident of the Pinewood constituency.

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Russell calls abrupt suspension of Parliament a 'nasty' move

FORMER Cabinet Minister Kenneth Russell branded the FNM's abrupt final suspension of the House of Assembly, which prevented many retiring MPs from making their final address, a "shocking" and "nasty" move.

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Kerrie Cartwright advances to the main draw

WITHOUT any time to celebrate her doubles victory with her American partner Kariann Pierre-Louis, Kerrie Cartwright was right back in action in her third and final 12th Lyttos Beach ITF Pro Circuit Tournament in Heraklion, Greece.Cartwright, 25, pull

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'911 AND 919 CALLS UNANSWERED'

MEMBERS of the public claim they repeatedly called emergency services Friday, but no one answered the phone. Two unrelated persons said they tried dialling both 911 and 919, but the lines just rang and rang for several minutes. Despite calling each number