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CHAMPION Amateur Boxing Club hosted its “Back on Track” amateur boxing show, sponsored by Limeade Bahamas, at the Wulff Road Boxing Square on Saturday night.

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AML targets $150m top-line by Jan '14

AML Foods "will be pushing" $150 million in annual group sales within 18 months, its chief executive told Tribune Business yesterday, aided by a $20 million contribution from its newly-announced Solomon's Fresh Market store at the Harbour Bay Shopping Centre.

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Property tax pace 20% up amid ‘over aggressive’ fear

Real property tax collections are pacing 20 percent ahead of the previous record year, the Government’s top finance official disclosed yesterday, as he predicted it will be “very close” to its full-year deficit target.

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BTC targets ‘another 20%’ in cost slashes

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) needs to “reduce operating costs by another 20 per cent” before cellular phone services are liberalised, its chief executive yesterday saying its post-privatisation transformation had reached “the halfway mark”.

Armed raid suspect may have bail revoked

A JUDGE told one of three men awaiting trial concerning the armed robbery of Deputy Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis that his bail would be revoked if he did not appear for a status hearing in three weeks.

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St Paul’s Baptist Church wins Bethel Baptist Youth Department basketball tournament

ST Paul’s Baptist held off neighbourhood rivals Macedonia Baptist to win the Bethel Baptist Association’s Youth Department initial basketball tournament that was played at Remnant Tabernacle.

Atlantis enjoys ‘robust’ growth

Atlantis’s top executive yesterday said the resort had seen “robust” growth in business over the Christmas/New Year holiday period, telling Tribune Business that it was now eyeing a “very good first quarter”.

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Man accused of threatening police is denied bail

A MAN was denied bail yesterday after being arraigned in connection with recent death threats issued against police on voice recordings that went viral on social media.

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Britenique Harrison makes her mark at the Tigers

BAHAMIAN Britenique ‘Brit or Big Baby’ Harrison is making a name for herself as a member of the Benedict College Tigers women’s basketball team.

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Pair accused of shooting face court

TWO men from Marathon Estates are now behind bars after being arraigned yesterday in connection with a shooting death that occurred last week.

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Exuma man accused of $3,000 shopbreaking spree remanded until trial

A MAN was denied bail after being implicated in a shop-breaking spree in Exuma where he allegedly stole more than $3,000 worth of goods.

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Jones posts 6th double-double of season

(AP) – BAHAMIAN WNBA star Jonquel Jones scored 24 points with 11 rebounds and five steals but it wasn’t enough as the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 yesterday.

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Sex offender’s death ‘not classed as murder’

THE death of a recently released sex offender has not been classified as a murder, Police Commissioner Paul Rolle said yesterday.

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Woman given probation for police officer attack

A WOMAN was placed on three months’ probation yesterday after admitting assaulting a female police officer.

Baptist churches set for convocation

NINETEEN churches will unite this weekend for the 73rd annual session of Bethel Baptist Association.

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Saunders gets call up to join Mets for spring training

WARREN Saunders received the call up to join the New York Mets for Spring Training in the Grapefruit League and just hours later, reached a career milestone.

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Teen held without bail on charges of armed robbery and grievous harm

A TEENAGER was remanded yesterday after being accused of multiple crimes, including armed robbery and an attempted armed robbery that left a woman seriously injured last month.

Man found shot in head

Man found shot in head By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net THE BODY of a man was discovered lying on a dirt road early yesterday morning. He was the country's 26th murder victim. Information on the homicide is still sketc

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Three men charged with armed robbery and murder

THREE men were remanded in custody after they were charged with a series of armed robberies in New Providence, including a botched attempt that ended in a man being shot and killed in February.

The way the wind is blowing

Mr Bradley Roberts’ complaint to the Commissioner of Police about PLP posters being torn down over the weekend, (implying Opposition Members doing the tearing) got me to wondering if Mr Roberts is even a Bahamian.