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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.

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Bid for more time for appeal

A MAN sentenced to 20 years for killing a man in the course of a botched armed robbery six years ago is seeking more time to appeal his sentence. Errol Knowles stood before Court of Appeal President Hartman Longley, fellow appellate Justice Jon Isaa

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Judge dismisses firearm charges against mother and daughters

A Grand Bahama mother and her three children - including a 20-year-old son and two juveniles - were arraigned on illegal firearm and ammunition possession charges yesterday after police found a gun in a bedroom of their home.

IMAX 'Superplex' eyes April 20 open

CONSTRUCTION on the $42 million IMAX-centred Fusion Superplex will today “ramp up” to 24 hour shifts, with the all-Bahamian investor group behind the project eyeing an April 20 opening.Dominic Richards, the Atavus Group’s chief operating officer, sai

Govt getting just 15% of foreign yacht fees

The Port Department is seeking to outsource foreign yacht fee collections, telling Tribune Business yesterday that just 15-20 per cent of due revenue is currently being obtained.

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CORONAVIRUS: National Track and Field Championships postponed until further notice

AS a precautionary measure due to the threat of the coronavirus in the region, the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture postponed its National Track and Field Championships on Thursday until further notice.

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Hield scores 19 in loss to Bucks

BOTH the Sacramento Kings’ five-game win streak and Buddy Hield’s run of consecutive 20-point games came to an end at the hands of one of the leading teams in the Eastern Conference.Hield finished with 19 points in the Kings’ 144-109 loss to the Milw

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Big weekend for Shamar Burrows in the AUS

FOLLOWING several postponements, The Dalhousie Tigers were back on the court in Atlantic University Sport play and Shamar Burrows delivered a weekend of career-scoring performances to extend their win streak to seven.

$20m spent on western water supply upgrades

New Providence Water Development Company (NPWDCo) has spent almost $20 million over the past year upgrading its water supply infrastructure, with its reverse osmosis plant set to be completed later this summer.The upgrades include a move from the Mou

BTC targets 10 new franchises in 18 months

THE BAHAMAS Telecommunications Company (BTC) plans to open 10 new retail franchise locations in New Providence and Grand Bahama over the next four months, it said yesterday, with another 20 set to be launched within an 18-month period.

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Teray runs for gold in 200m

In just over 20 seconds, Teray Smith turned from the object of misguided public ridicule to one of the heroes of the Carifta Games with his gold medal performance in the U20 B 200m.

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1 in 20 murders end in conviction

DESPITE police stating that they solve the majority of killings that take place in the Bahamas, a new Inter-American Development Bank study reveals that over a recent four-year period, only one in every 20 murder suspects was convicted.

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Accused flown to Freeport for questioning

THE WOMAN who was gang raped in Bimini over the weekend was “drugged by her attackers” after going with them to a night club, The Tribune understands.

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Teenager is charged with attempted murder of PM’s bodyguard

A TEEN was denied bail and remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in connection with the recent shooting of a bodyguard attached to Prime Minister Perry Christie.

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Miller to serve as a technical delegate for Pan Am Games

FOR the third consecutive time, former Bahamas Olympic Committee president Wellington Miller will serve as a technical delegate for the Pan American Games.

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Jones and Sun in WNBA Finals

Jonquel scores 15, grabs 10 rebounds as Sun rally in 4th to beat Sky 72-63

Powered by a furious quarter rally, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun won a series finale on the road and are headed to the WNBA Finals.

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Taxi drivers chase 30% fares increase

TAXI drivers want a 30 percent increase across the board to offset the rising cost of fuel.

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Shamar Burrows leads Tigers to opening weekend wins

SHAMAR Burrows and the defending Atlantic University Sport champion Dalhousie Tigers began their 2022-23 campaign on a winning note with back-to-back wins on opening weekend.