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Rockets, Cleaners get wins

THE Pyramid Food Rockets and the Double R Services Limited Cleaners were the latest victors in the New Providence Basketball Association as the league continued its regular season at the CI Gibson Gym on Monday night.

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Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy hosts first event of 2024

While many were enjoying the festivities on Majority Rule Day, juniors along with adults participated at the third Front 9 Golf Tournament Series drive, chip and putt event at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Practice Facility.

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It was much safer in 2018 than it was in 2017, says Ferguson

OVERALL crime across the country decreased by eight percent last year when compared to 2017, with murders dropping 25 percent, Commissioner of Police Anthony Ferguson said yesterday.

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No approval yet on 'revolutionary' Baha Mar system

BAHA MAR yesterday affirmed its backing for the proposed "revolutionary" $102.3 million Seawater District Cooling (SDC) system that will supply 90 per cent of its air conditioning needs, but said the Government had given the project no license or approval.

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New Summertime jam

AFTER two decades of success, Men in Black star Will Smith released a remix of the 1991 classic jam "Summertime". The 43-year-old actor and star of the 90's hit television show, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, recorded the rem

Marketing agency can serve '90% of business'

A MARKETING agency which recently launched in the Bahamas yesterday said it was offering companies maximum exposure with no upfront costs, an executive telling Tribune Business it could cater to "90 per cent of businesses" in this nation.

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Road project '90% finished'

THE New Providence Road Improvement Project (NPRIP) is 90 per cent complete, Deputy Prime Minister and minister of works, Philip Davis, said yesterday,

BTC begins 'fight for every customer'

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) has moved swiftly to deliver on pledges of increased consumer value with the launch of its 90-day Always On mobile promotion.Garry Sinclair, pictured, BTC’s chief executive, said the offer - designed to gi

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300 attend Sawyer’s Fresh Market job fair

MORE than 300 job seekers in Grand Bahama turned out for a job fair held at the new Sawyer’s Fresh Market location in Lucaya.

Govts Post Office rent 87% off peak

THE Government is paying up to $90 per square foot for rental space, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday, describing the 87 percent reduction offered to the Post Office as “unprecedented”.Brensil Rolle, minister of public service, seeking to justify th

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Former politician and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Johnstone dies age 89

FORMER Bahamian politician and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Johnstone died in Doctor’s Hospital in the early hours of Friday morning. He would have been 90 years old next month.

Spurs blow out Jazz 114-83, take 2-0 lead

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Tony Parker scored 18 points and the San Antonio Spurs handed Utah its second-worst playoff loss in franchise history, beating the Jazz 114-83 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series. NBA Coach of the Year Gregg

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Activists: Study exposes oil’s ‘roll of the dice’

OIL exploration opponents yesterday said their demands for a drilling halt are justified by a study showing The Bahamas must match almost 60 percent of US offshore crude output to fully offset all economic risks.

Nassau/PI resorts in booking rebound

Bahamian resorts say they have already begun to see bookings rebound post Hurricane Irma, with one executive predicting an even bigger boost as travellers re-book.Ed Fields, Atlantis’s senior vice-president of public relations, told Tribune Business:

Banks approve fewer than 50% of mortgages

Less than 50 per cent of mortgage applications were approved during the 2017 first quarter, highlighting the Bahamas’ ongoing housing crisis and borrower difficulties in qualifying for credit.The Central Bank’s research department, in a presentation

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landfill agreement with bidder '85% complete'

ENVIRONMENT Minister Romauld Ferreira said the New Providence Sanitary Landfill’s investment and management contract between the government and the selected bidder is 80 to 85 percent completed.

Briland hotelier: ‘Will bubble pop?’

A prominent Briland hotelier yesterday said tourism operators “don’t know whether a bubble is going to pop” with resorts continuing to enjoy “unheard of” bookings for the summer months.

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All-Stars shine in New York Parade

THE Bahamas All-Star Band made history yesterday as the first international marching band to participate in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.

VAT and pricing

THIS an open letter to the Acting Financial Secretary with respect to the Vat exemption for bread basket items.

Heat take 2-1 lead

By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) -- Halfway to a title, LeBron James shows no sign of letting this one get away. James had 29 points and 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat took a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals with a 91-85 victory over the Oklaho