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Budget deals marinas 'another slap in face'

A former Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) president yesterday asserted that the Budget has dealt the industry "another slap in the face" through multiple fee increases for dockage and vessel registration.

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Eric Wiberg: A beacon that saved lives of pilots

WHEN the 112-foot Castle Island Light off Acklins was operational, it was a critically important beacon that three World War Two bombers crash-landed near in order to be rescued.

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‘Hundreds of acres’ for LPIA expansion

Nassau airport’s managers are moving to secure “hundreds of acres” for potential future expansion of its runway and terminal “footprint”, a Cabinet Minister revealed yesterday.

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Devynne Charlton breaks her national record in 100m hurdles

BAHAMAS ASSOCIATION OF ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS’ NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

NATIONAL record-breaking performances by hurdlers Devynne Charlton and Antoine Andrews overshadowed the superb efforts by Olympic champions Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner during the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Championships this weekend.

Minnis’ attitude to women

I cannot adequately express my disappointment with the drivel masquerading as a tribute by the Leader of the Opposition, Dr. Hubert Minnis, to mark the 53rd anniversary of the enfranchisement of Bahamian women in 1962.

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Defence Force arrests illegal immigrants

NEARLY 100 Haitian immigrants were arrested by Royal Bahamas Defence Force officials in the Exuma chain on Monday.

SPORTS NOTES

The Bahamas Gymnastics Parent Booster Club will join in the World Gymnastics Day Saturday, September 17 by hosting a fun run/walk fitness race. The event will start at 7am from Goodman’s Bay to Arawak Cay and return to Goodman’s Bay.

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Munroe has faith despite rulings

AFTER several adverse Coroner’s Court inquest findings against police this year, National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said he remains confident in the “system”.

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Bahamas women fall to Barbados

The Bahamas’ national women’s volleyball team suffered their second straight loss at the 18th Senior Caribbean Volleyball Championships in Paramaribo, Suriname.

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Caution urged after deaths in boat tragedy

A LOCAL marine surveyor is warning Bahamians to heed vessel load capacities in the wake of a horrific boating accident that left three children dead on July 4 after they were trapped inside the cabin of a capsized boat on Long Island Sound in New York.

Sports Notes

THE New Providence Basketball Association opened its postseason on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Caro Contractors Resistance and the Triple K Stampers taking the opener in the men’s division II encounters.

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Bahamians standouts on the European basketball circuit

BAHAMIANS have tipped off in preseason tournaments on the European basketball circuit and have had immediate impacts with their respective clubs.

UB's 12th annual Summer Camp starts on June 25

FOR another year, Sean Bastian will provide an avenue for many youngsters to experience college life at the University of the Bahamas as they participate in the 12th annual Sports Summer Camp.Designed for boys and girls between the ages of eight and

Inequality in Haiti

THE administration of President Jovenel Moise struck a raw nerve with the Haitian people when it announced that fuel prices would be increasing.

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Ayton shines as Suns pound Knicks 121-98

NEW YORK (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 26 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns pounded the New York Knicks 121-98 last night.

Toledo Rockets tip off ‘Nassau Championship’ with victory

THE Toledo Rockets opened a week of NCAA basketball at the inaugural Baha Mar Hoops with the first win in the series of tournaments.

Shipping delay stalls GB water plant reconstruction

A DELAY in shipping has stalled the reconstruction of the Grand Bahama Utility Company’s reverse osmosis plant.

From politics to the pulpit

By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter For 25 consecutive years he served as member of parliament. He was elected in 1972 to sit in the House of Assembly for Central Eleuthera. Despite his many years in politics, Philip Michael Bethel said his real c

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Delay for armed robbery appeal

A 25-year-old man, appealing a Supreme Court conviction and sentence for attempted armed robbery, will have to wait nearly three months to have his application heard.

Men sought in murder cases

AS the high profile police crackdown on crime continues, the force yesterday issued wanted notices in connection with several murders, a rape, and three armed robberies.