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Bahamas Bowl organisers donating $75,000 to Dorian relief

THE organisers behind the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl are donating $75,000 to Hurricane Dorian relief efforts. The Bahamas will host the sixth annual Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl on December 20 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium - and those behi

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Will local elections go ahead? asks Davis

PLP Leader Philip “Brave” Davis has called on the government to say if it intends to go ahead with local government elections set for May 20 “It does not seem to us that these elections can take place given what is happening in the country,” Mr Davi

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Man charged with damaging windscreen with bottle

A 50-year-old man was charged on Friday with damaging the front windshield of a woman’s car with a bottle.

BTC's $7.3m investment targets faster Net speeds

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) says its new Fiber-to-Home service will deliver Internet speeds 20 to 100 times’ faster than the current cable modem or DSL service that many customers use.It added that once completed, its $7.3 million i

$10M SHARE OFFER ON OUT ISLAND TOUR

ARAWAK Port Development (APD) executives are taking the company's $10 million share offering to the Family Islands, it was confirmed yesterday. APD executives and placement advisors for the initial public offering (IPO) will begin a series of investor me

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Butler training graduates 21

The butler for Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes, Edwardo Cox, was one of 21 Bahamians celebrating their graduation from a month of training with the Guild of Professional English Butlers at Sandals Emerald Bay this past week.

Gov’t reviewing $20m poultry farm

INVESTMENTS minister Khalis Rolle confirmed yesterday a $20 million “poultry project” for North Andros was currently under review, telling Tribune Business the Government should be in a position “in a couple of weeks” to make a final decision on the proposal.

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Arrests after high speed chase

POLICE were led on a high-speed chase yesterday before taking two men, ages 49 and 25, and a 20-year old woman into custody in connection with an unlicensed firearm.

$20m risk

Ministry of Agriculture Live Stock Feeding plant is unable to produce enough animal feed for local use other than live stock owned by government – this happens when the Ministry of Agriculture is expending $20 million plus on BAMSI, Andros, which must ask a simple question: Does anyone know what is going on at Agriculture or are they like a lost tribe in the desert?

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CARIFTA hopefuls shine at T-Bird Flyers track invite

CARIFTA hopefuls Denvaughn Whymns and Anthaya Charlton were triple winners, while Raymond Oriahi and Doneisha Anderson were among the double winners circle that also included senior competitors Stephen Newbold, V’Alonee Robinson and Drexel Maycock at

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Kentucky Wildcats win first Atlantis Showcase

Big Blue Nation had lots to celebrate last night as the Kentucky Wildcats remained undefeated on the season with a dominant win in the first ever Atlantis Showcase.

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UB Mingoes get 98-75 win over Wolverines

ROBERT Joseph seemingly could not miss from behind the arc for the University of the Bahamas Mingoes against the Wolverines Saturday night in New Providence Basketball Association action.

SPORTS NOTES

THE New Providence Old Timers Softball League continued its regular season in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.

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Athletes qualify for CARIFTA

The third annual Red-Line Athletics Oaktree Sonja Knowles Track Classic over the weekend at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium was termed a tremendous success with quite a number of athletes attaining the qualifying standards for the CARIFTA Games.

Boat registration hikes are 'too big of a jump'

Abaco marina operators and vessel owners say the hike in boat registration fees is causing confusion and is simply "too big of a jump" that many will struggle to pay.

Aquapure fears 20-30% juice drink share slash

An Aquapure executive yesterday estimated its Tampico fruit punch will suffer a 20-30 per cent market share loss from the Government’s revised tariff cuts, but agreed: “It’s not as bad as it could have been.”

Drug wholesalers yet to feel PHA’s 20% spend rise

Major Bahamian pharmaceutical wholesalers last night said they were yet to feel the benefits of the Public Hospitals Authority’s (PHA) 20 per cent ‘local’ spending increase, with two reporting a decline in government sales this year.

Bahamian dollar ‘over valued’ by 10-20%

THE Bahamian dollar is “overvalued between 10-20 per cent”, the IMF has revealed, warning that this is further eroding the economy’s cost competitiveness.

More stimulus to come amid 30% jobless rate fear

The government has not used all the economic stimulus tools available to it, the deputy prime minister revealed last night, having kept some in reserve in case the COVID-19 pandemic is “prolonged”. K Peter Turnquest, pictured , in a messaged reply t

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Making the CARIFTA mark

Versatile sprinter/ hurdler Antoine Andrews qualified in his second event for the 2022 CARIFTA Games, while Leonardo Taylor and Leon Williams joined a list of throwers reaching the qualifying mark for the trip to Kingston, Jamaica, over the Easter holiday weekend.