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Six charged with breaching Immigration Act

Six foreign nationals were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for breaching the Immigration Act.

Bahamians go head-to-head in Ontario Scholastic Association

A PAIR of Bahamians went head-to-head in a marquee matchup in Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association regular season play.

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Man fights for life after being hit by car

   AN ELDERLY man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was hit by a car in Freeport, Grand Bahama Wednesday morning.

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Failed broker: $9.7m hangs in the balance

A successful winding-up of Owen Bethel’s Montaque Capital Partners is dependent on recovering $5.35 million owed by the insolvent Bahamian broker/dealer’s clients and affiliates, plus the fate of $4.3 million being claimed by a Canadian provider.

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Six deaths confirmed in two days

FOUR more deaths were recorded on Thursday - following two confirmed on Wednesday in the latest date from the Ministry of Health.

Readers say CWC gained most from BTC deal

The majority of voters in The Tribune’s online poll say Cable and Wireless (CWC) benefited the most from the government’s recent BTC deal.

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FACE TO FACE: Straight outta Compton - and around the world

You could have been abandoned as a young child, left to fend for yourself in one of the toughest ghettos in America with crime statistics stacked against you, and you could still rise above them to become an international professional basketball player, making money playing a game you love. That’s the testimony of Mahershal Simonet, a passionate and driven man who is making a difference on and off the basketball court. He is a skilful point guard and shooting guard who has played in some 15 countries around the world; now he is in The Bahamas discovering his roots and sowing positive seeds into the lives of children here.

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‘CRIME’S DOWN - NOT BY COVID’: Police chief insists lockdowns not key to reduced offences

POLICE Commissioner Paul Rolle yesterday credited a 16 percent fall in overall crime to the efforts of his force and not a windfall from the months of lockdown enforced on the nation.

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Christie and the AG under fire over ‘conflict of interest’

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday called for Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson to resign from Cabinet in light of what he sees as a conflict of interest with her role as a government negotiator on Baha Mar and her daughters owning stores that have leases with the stalled project.

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Minnis: Hanging must be enforced

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday called for hanging to be carried out in the country, along with the introduction of a gunfire detection system and the use of drones to aid the Royal Bahamas Police Force in fighting crime.

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DPM wants Long Island airport opening this term

The deputy prime minister yesterday said he “fully expects to cut the ribbon” for the opening of Long Island’s new international airport before the Davis administration’s term in office ends in 2026.

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Devynne Charlton completes Big Ten major award sweep

DEVYNNE Charlton completed the Big Ten major award sweep, the conference office has announced. Charlton was voted the Big Ten Track Athlete of the Year for the outdoor season by the conference coaches, which gives her the award indoors and outdoors,

Bahamas branded ‘debt crisis victim’

The Bahamas’ ‘junk’ downgrade has drawn sympathy from a religious development coalition, which says this nation’s fate highlights the need for structured processes to resolve “financial crises”.

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NCAA Division I Basketball: Bahamians take spotlight

SEVERAL 20-point performances highlighted the play from Bahamians over the weekend in NCAA Division I basketball.Charles Bain posted a career-high while Lashann Higgs and Travis Munnings exhibited the senior leadership their respective programmes exp

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Minnis tweaks emergency rules but high numbers of cases keep up the pressure

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced a slight relaxation in COVID-19 rules yesterday, but warned that Bahamians must get used to cycles that involve tightening and loosening of restrictions because the pandemic will be “with us well into next year”.

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Kendal Isaacs Gym ‘not available for us to use’

The Bahamas Basketball Federation was faced with the dilemma of securing the necessary funding to send its men’s national team off to the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers from November 27 to December 1.

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Minnis leads tributes to Owen Arthur, former PM of Barbados

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has offered his condolences on the death of former Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur.

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Hield scores 21, Kings beat Bulls 98-81 to snap a six-game slide

BUDDY Hield came off the bench for the first time all season and still led the Sacramento Kings in scoring as they stopped a six-game losing streak. Hield finished with 21 points and eight rebounds to lead the Kings to a 98-81 win over the Chicago B

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Union chief warns there must be safety plan for all in schools

BAHAMAS Union of Teachers president Belinda Wilson believes schools should reopen in the coming weeks as planned but warned a comprehensive strategy must be implemented for the safety of all.

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Danrad looking forward to his NCAA debut with Cougars

ONE Bahamian native is ready to help the Houston Cougars men’s basketball programme make a transition to the new-look Big East this fall.