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A ‘breath of fresh air’ for Bahamas baseball

On October 7, 2014, the Bahamas Baseball Association and the Bahamas Baseball Federation agreed to resolve their lengthy dispute and work together for the common good of the sport.

Letter: PM should accept FOCOL plan

Executive Chairman of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation (BEC) Leslie Miller and the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) government are both determined to follow through with their pledge to offer a 10 per cent discount in their light bills to BEC customers in the not-too-distant future

Bahamian players in U Sports spotlight

IT was an active weekend for Bahamian basketball players at Canada’s top-tiered U Sports level and in the Canadian College Athletic Association.Azaro Roker has thrived in a more prominent role early in the season for the St FX X-Men.Roker stuffed the

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Doctors targets $3.2m incapital upgrades for 2012

Doctors Hospital is planning to invest $3.2 million in capital projects during its current financial year, as it kicks-off "phased" expansion plans with two new

Fiscal Responsibility miss leaves doubt on Govt ‘turning tide’

The failure to deliver on the promised Fiscal Responsibility Act consultation has left the private sector doubting the wider Government’s “commitment to turning the fiscal tide”, the Chamber’s chairman says.

1,000 scholarships available at BTVI

THE government, through the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute, is offering 1,000 scholarships to students enrolled in full-time programmes inclusive of preparatory, certificate, diploma and associate degrees.Named The Bahamas Be Your Own Bos

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Shockers, Cybots take early lead in playoffs

The Shockers and Mail Boat Cybots took early leads in their respective series as the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) Playoffs got underway Monday night. Both series will continue with game two on Friday.

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National basketball team standouts making presence felt across globe

SOME of the most prominent names in Bahamian basketball are adjusting well to their new surroundings in their respective leagues.

S&P goes ‘negative’ on Bahamas as debt ratio rises 11% pts

Wall Street last night forecast that the Bahamas’ net government debt would hit 45-47 per cent of GDP by 2013-2014, a double digit rise in three years, as one rating agency slashed its economic outlook on this nation to ‘negative’.

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Giants, High Flyers are national champions

BOTH the Division I and Division II titles will remain in the capital as the New Providence Basketball Association champions emerged as winners of the 2019 Bunny Levarity Bahamas Basketball Federation Nationals.

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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: My Miami vice - reflections from a road trip

MOST of you thought I was joking when I said I was going to Miami to ensure my Cowboys beat the Dolphins.

Baha Mar liquidators seek ‘emergency’ $25m

Baha Mar’s joint provisional liquidators yesterday sought Supreme Court approval to borrow $25 million, warning they would have to shut the Melia Nassau Beach Resort if unable to meet an $8.7 million insurance payment falling due on Monday.

Wind-up delay gives Baha Mar resolution time

The Attorney General yesterday suggested the three-week delay to Baha Mar’s winding-up hearing was intended to give all parties more time to reach a “hoped for” commercial resolution to the $3.5 billion dispute.

Two sets of Baha Mar guardians just ‘crazy’

The Opposition’s deputy leader believes it “makes no sense” for there to be two different sets of receivers/liquidators looking after Baha Mar, branding the situation as “crazy”.

Baha Mar beat local bidding target by 68%

Baha Mar says it has “far exceeded” its commitment to provide Bahamian contractors with $400 million worth of work, beating this target by 67.8 per cent while more than 6,000 local jobs to-date.

'Criminal' wait for Bay Street height decision

The 10-month wait for a government decision on whether to lift downtown Nassau’s height restrictions was yesterday branded “criminal”, a leading realtor saying it was depressing property values and inhibiting investment proposals critical to the area’s revival.

Contractor chief: PM’s Baha Mar pay pledges ‘don’t mean anything’

The Prime Minister’s repeated promises that Bahamian contractors will be paid for Baha Mar work “doesn’t mean anything to us”, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president said yesterday, adding: “It’s all up in the air.”

Lynden Pindling said ‘tell the truth’ - that includes Baha Mar

“GET up and get going or you will be gone!” was the swift kick in the pants that the late Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling gave his MPs on the last night of the PLP’s 35th national convention.

Dingman: ‘Rampant theft’ caused restaurant failure

Jamie Dingman has blamed the collapse of his Nassau restaurant empire on “rampant theft and mismanagement”, and plans to call a former FNM Cabinet minister as a defence witness in his battle against a $1.113 million damages claim.

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Track athlete Lauren turns mentor, coach

SHE had a promising career as a track and field athlete, but after going off to school, Lauren Charlton-Szczygiel has changed her focus and is now giving back to Michigan State University as a mentor and coach.