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Romad Dean and Lions finish 3rd

ROMAD Dean and his Crestwood Prep Lions (Ontario, Canada) finished third at one of the most prestigious winter tournaments on the prep basketball circuit in the United States.

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Milo Butler aims to ‘reignite’ Freeport

The Milo Butler Group is aiming to “reignite” downtown Freeport via a potential $10m investment, with renovations to the former City Markets building set to finish within the next 90-120 days.

Dan Marino and Friends Weekend all set for May 25

THE Bahamas and the Miami Dolphins continue to develop their mutually beneficial relationship with another edition of the Dan Marino and Friends Weekend.

BeBe Winans PLP? For Real, Though?

EDITOR, The Tribune. Initially I did not intend to write a commentary on the weekend's events over at Atlantis, but since persons have asked: I have said in past op-eds and it bears repeating – national events should always be apolitical, meaning no political party should at any time be the focal point or muse for such events.

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DNP: Safety a critical component of Downtown revitalisation

THE managing director of the Downtown Nassau Partnership, Ed Fields, called on the private sector to get behind the police in their efforts to clean up the Bay Street area.

‘No complaints’ on 72% profits decline

Bahamas First’s chief executive was yesterday “not complaining at all” despite a 72 per cent fall in total comprehensive income for 2016, driven by a one-third increase in net claims stemming from Hurricane Matthew.

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NPBA Playoffs: Aliv Bucket and Rockets even series 1-1

THE Aliv Bucket and the Discount Distributors Rockets both won on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium to even their respective New Providence Basketball Association best-of-five playoff series 1-1.

Victims urged to come identify rescued dogs

THE Bahamas Humane Society currently has about 90 dogs that are Hurricane Dorian victims and the shelter is calling on affected pet owners to identify their animals. The BHS airlifted more than 200 dogs out of its shelter in New Providence to facilit

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BTC: No contract worker termination over COVID policy

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive has denied that any contract workers have been terminated with “over 90 percent” complying with its COVID policies.

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Bahamian players shine in the Euro Basket

MIKE Carey and Zane Knowles notched their long awaited first win of the season for Étoile Charleville-Mézières to highlight Bahamian pro basketball players in leagues across the globe over the holidays.

Port's 80% efficiency almost tops Caribbean

The Freeport Container Port (FCP) is the second most efficient port in the Caribbean despite having the highest shipping costs per mile, a World Bank study has found.

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Soaring prices

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THE US Federal Reserve apparently intends to raise interest rates significantly – and reduce the balance sheet. Fed Reserve governor, Lael Brainard, signalled this aggressive action.

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Dame Anita Allen pays tribute to family, friends and colleagues ahead of retirement

COURT of Appeal President Justice Dame Anita Allen will officially take leave from her post next Thursday, following a special sitting of the Court of Appeal to mark her retirement on Friday.

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‘Buddy’ fires for 22 points

DETROIT (AP) — Chavano “Buddy” Hield scored 22 points and Tyrese Haliburton added 17 points and 10 assists as the Sacramento Kings routed the Detroit Pistons 129-107 last night.

Non-profit sector ‘lucrative’ area for financial services

A well-known QC has backed the Government’s decision to spend more time in getting non-profit regulation right, describing the sector as a “lucrative practice” for the financial services industry.

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Giants, High Flyers take title

THE New Providence Basketball Association concluded its 2017-18 season with champions crowned in both divisions over the weekend.

Broker fined 'under 20% of $1.6m penalty sought

A Bahamian broker/dealer yesterday said the fact it had been fined less than 20 per cent of the $1.6 million penalty sought by Canadian regulators “spoke volumes” to the strength of its case, as took another shot at the Securities Commission’s “highly questionable” decision to hand over information on its clients.

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Stingers tie series

The Mail Boat Cybots are back to defend their title in the New Providence Basketball Association.

Auto dealers seek up to 15% pt margin rise

Bahamian auto dealers are pushing for price control margin increases of up to 15 percentage points, warning that these are vital to their survival now Value-Added Tax (VAT) has been implemented.

sports inbrief

BASEBALL: JBLN SEASON BREAK DUE to the mid-term break at St Andrew's School, the Junior Baseball League of Nassau will take this weekend off from its regular season action. Play is all set to resume 7pm on Wednesday, February 22 with a Major League (11-