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97 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday

The Ministry of Health reported that there were 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with two more deaths under investigation.

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Soccer Championships kick off on April 17

Soccer will be the next sport on the academic calendar to contest it’s national championship when the top teams throughout the country take to the pitch.

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Expert suggests AC units can play role in COVID spread

AN infectious disease expert has suggested that air conditioning may be playing a role in the spread of COVID-19, but says ultraviolet light may be a viable source of sterilising areas where the virus is present.

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National high school soccer champions soak up spotlight

A goal on a header from Charles Allan was all that the Lyford Cay International School needed to clinch the Sam Haven senior boys’ national high school soccer championship title. It took one extra penalty shot for the Lucaya International to take the girls’ title to Grand Bahama.

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Tavario Miller and Zane Knowles in playoffs

Two Bahamian senior men’s national basketball team players got their postseasons off to successful starts.

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BTC in $100m EBITDA earnings forecast

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is forecast to generate $100 million in operating income this current financial year, a 9.9 per cent year-over-year increase, one London-based analyst yesterday saying its majority shareholder believed it had sufficient “legal protection” to guard against the Government’s attempts to claim a 51 per cent stake.

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Brewery's concern on VAT 'price disruption'

Commonwealth Brewery has pledged to avoid “severe price disruption” to its Bahamian manufacturing and import operations from Value-Added TAX (VAT), its managing director warning that the reform needed “careful management”.

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Jones and Foxes advance to the FIBA EuroLeague Quarters

JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes advanced to the FIBA EuroLeague Quarterfinals with another dominant performance as group play resumed this week.

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Closing the gap: Female students making waves in technical education

Kelliah Kelly was intimidated the first day she stepped into an auto mechanics class at the Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institution (BTVI). She was surrounded by a group of males who wondered whether she was lost. Today, she is one of the top students and has fully embraced her passion for fixing vehicles.

Wildcats rout Black Scorpions, 12-2

The Sunshine Auto Wildcats, shaking off their season-opening loss on the night that they received their championship rings from last year, didn’t have any mercy on the Black Scorpions as they climbed into the winner’s circle in the ladies’ division of the New Providence Softball Association.

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Lady Operators rout Black Scorpions, 15-0

Diva Burrows just missed a pitcher’s dream and her battery mate Tacara Collie just fell short of a batter’s dream as the two combined to lead the new look Bommer Gee Lady Operators to a 15-0 rout over the hapless Black Scorpions in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex last night.

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Bahamians join rising baseball Programme

SEVERAL Bahamian student athletes have joined a rising baseball programme in Bradenton, Florida, and have keyed its statewide recognition.

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Junior tennis ace Jacobi Bain can’t wait to enrol at Xavier University

JACOBI Bain, one of the Bahamas’ top junior tennis players, has signed his official letters to attend Xavier University of Louisiana.

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Chief Justice: 'Deepening' of independence of the judiciary is needed

CHIEF Justice Brian Moree believes that a “deepening” of the independence of the judiciary is needed so that the judiciary can make its own decisions to carry out its mandate.

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Moree: Judiciary needs greater independence

CHIEF Justice Brian Moree believes that a “deepening” of the independence of the judiciary is needed so that the sector can make its own decisions to carry out its mandate.

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Poor AC forces workers to go home at lunchtime

WORKERS at the Department of Environmental Health Services are voicing their concerns over unacceptable conditions that have been forcing them to leave work half day. Employees at the department’s Farrington Road location told The Tribune they have

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Coalition to stop Grand Bahama power price increase

THE Coalition for Concerned Citizens is urging the Grand Bahama Port Authority not to approve Grand Bahama Power Company’s application for a rate increase in electricity.

New auto sales plunge 90% at COVID’s peak

New car sales plunged more than 90 percent during the COVID-19 lockdown’s peak, data seen by Tribune Business has revealed, with many dealerships “not selling a single vehicle” for April.

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SAC lead QC by 13.5 points on final day

A WIN in the final event of the day widened the margin for the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine as they continue their bid to unseat the Queen’s College Comets as BAISS track and field champions. Headed into day three, just 13.50 points separa

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Iesha ousted in quarters at Goombay Splash Bowl

Iesha Shepherd, the last Bahamian playing in the main draw of the International Tennis Federation’s Goombay Splash Bowl, got ousted in the quarter-final of the girls’ singles after putting up a gallant effort against top ranked Jacqueline Pelletier of the US.