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WSC TO SPEND $10M ON FOUR NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANTS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) plans to spend about $10 million on four waste water treatment plants as well as several disposal wells in New Providence, the corporation's

WSC TO SPEND $10M ON FOUR NEW WATER TREATMENT PLANTS

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) plans to spend about $10 million on four waste water treatment plants as well as several disposal wells in New Providence, the corporation's

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Bahamas finish seventh in CentroBasket after big win over Nicaragua

THE Bahamas men’s national basketball team took their frustrations out on Nicaragua on Friday by winning seventh spot in the CentroBasket tournament with a 120-77 victory.

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Sea search continues for 38 on Bimini boat

The Coast Guard battled time and currents Wednesday as its planes and ships searched for 38 people missing off the coast of Florida, four days after a suspected human smuggling boat capsized in a storm.

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Sports notes

THE Mail Boat Cybots were the first team to advance out of the New Providence Basketball Association’s first round playoffs.

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Ayton and Suns snap 3-game skid, roll to 114- 93 win over Warriors

PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 20 points, Deandre Ayton posted another double double - 12 points and 13 rebounds - and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half to beat the Golden State Warriors 114-93 last night.

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Jones perfect

Kai Jones had a perfect season debut while Franco Miller Jr and Radshad Davis shined in their new surroundings in wins for their respective programmes on the opening night of NCAA Division I basketball.

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PM seeks to turn junkanoo into money earner for practitioners

JUNKANOO could bring a financial boost to Grand Bahama, said Prime Minister Perry Christie.

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'Ace' plays high stakes card in tribute to his old friend

Broadcaster Anthony “Ace” Newbold pulled no punches as he paid tribute last week to Edmund Spencer Moxey, his friend of 30 years, whose dream for his people was cruelly smashed by his political colleagues in 1987.

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Villanova wins Battle 4 Atlantis

A second straight night, against a ranked opponent, and all accompanied by plenty of dramatics.

Supplies business celebrates decade of Freeport operation

GRAND Bahama Industrial Supplies has reached a ten-year milestone in Freeport, rebuilding its operation from scratch after suffering severe flood damage two years ago during Hurricane Dorian.

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Port to be Bahamas’ ‘Sydney Opera House’

The winning Nassau cruise port bidder yesterday said it aims to increase passenger spending by more than 100 percent and transform the entire city into a “worldwide brand”.

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Darville points to $50m investment across GB

MINISTER for Grand Bahama Dr Michael Darville has highlighted nearly $50m in government capital projects and upgrades underway throughout the island of Grand Bahama.

'Significant' help needed to repair damaged east GB

SIGNIFICANT support and assistance to rebuild the communities devastated in the east Grand Bahama district are needed, according to Administrator Gaye Antoine-Bowe, who reported that the damage to homes and property is very widespread. On Grand Baha

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COVID collapse sparked rare $1.7bn ‘dual deficit’

Tourism’s “collapse” at COVID-19’s peak “exposed the fragility” of The Bahamas’ current economic model by producing rare twin goods and services trade deficits worth a combined $1.7bn.

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Tributes paid to veteran educator

VETERAN educator Tracey W Strachan, who served as headmaster or principal at many schools throughout the Bahamas, died on Saturday morning after a short illness, his family has announced. He was 81.

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Swimmer Davante Carey and Bearcats improve to 7-0

DAVANTE Carey had an active weekend for the McKendree Bearcats Swimming as the No.4 ranked team improved to 7-0 in dual meets this season.

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Everything you should know about HPV

According to the National Cancer Institute, human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a group of more than 200 related viruses. More than 40 HPV types can be easily spread through direct sexual contact, from the skin and mucous membranes of infected people

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Women urged to be leaders

Bahamian women were encouraged to be leaders in every facet of their lives during a recent seminar hosted by University of the Bahamas.

Bahamas and Caribbean CEOs fear tax increases

Some 75 percent of corporate leaders in The Bahamas and Caribbean fear their plans will be impacted by new and/or increased taxes to help pay for elevated debt levels sparked by COVID-19.