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Six charged with breaching Immigration Act

Six foreign nationals were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court for breaching the Immigration Act.

Bahamians go head-to-head in Ontario Scholastic Association

A PAIR of Bahamians went head-to-head in a marquee matchup in Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association regular season play.

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Man fights for life after being hit by car

   AN ELDERLY man is fighting for his life in hospital after he was hit by a car in Freeport, Grand Bahama Wednesday morning.

GB ‘really getting back’ into tourism

The Bahamas’ top tourism official yesterday said Grand Bahama was “really getting back into business” with 84 percent of hotels, and 55 percent of the island’s attractions, now receiving visitors.

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Urban Renewal Band to join St Patrick’s Day parade

THE Urban Renewal Marching Band will be among the groups participating in the 45th annual St Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Washington, DC, on Sunday.

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Two killed in separate attacks

TWO people were killed in separate murders yesterday.

Flawed survey

THE FNM - Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Poll taken between November 29th and December 5th.

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Foulkes: Web shop job cuts unfortunate

A DAY after web shop Asure Win said it will close 11 locations and layoff about 50 workers, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes described impending staff cuts from the sector as “unfortunate”, but said there are several factors contributing to the closure of gaming houses aside from a tax increase.

Island Luck chief: ‘I was misled’ on web shop taxes

ISLAND Luck’s principal is alleging that the Government “misled” him over planned web shop tax increases, adding: “My legitimate expectation in a proper consultation was dashed.”

Web shops facing taxation 'wipe out'

Sebas Bastian yesterday warned web shops face a “wipe out” from tax increases of up to 355 percent, as the sector accused the government of deliberately seeking to “cripple” it.The Island Luck chief confirmed to Tribune Business that he, and other op

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In conjunction with the Gym Tennis Club, Brajaxba Tennis Club held its 2015 Back-To-School Jamboree at the Gym Tennis Club on Saturday. The results posted are as follows:

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THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association continued its divisional playoffs in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.

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THE Bahamas Amateur Cycling Federation is scheduled to hold its annual Bertram ‘Cowboy’ Musgrove Tour De New Providence Cycling Classic over the weekend of October 30 to November 1. The event is designed for competitors in the level 1 for male, level II, level III and level IV for men and women.

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THE Rising Star Youth Baseball & Softball Development League, with a wish to recognise the pioneers of both sporting disciplines on Grand Bahama, will show its respect for their efforts during a dinner at Le Chateau on the Green, Freeport, on Saturday, November 28.

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THE Baptist Sports Council has announced that its 2015 volleyball classic will be held at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday, October 31.

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Union chief considers end to compulsory gratuities

THE concept of 15 per cent gratuity automatically being paid to some workers needs to be “reassessed,” said Trade Union Congress President Obie Ferguson.

Golden Gates pound St John's 13-3

BOTH Golden Gates and St Paul’s stepped their game up as the Baptist Sports Council kicked off its 2014 Coca-Cola Softball Classic postseason play in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night.

Over 170 entries for Bahamas Carnival song competition

IT HAS taken Bahamian artists just eight weeks to write more than 170 songs for entry into the Bahamas Carnival Song Competition, and tomorrow is the day we finally find out who won the contest and the $20,000 cash prize.

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Motorsport mania

Team Bahamas is poised to make history for the local development of the sport when they compete in the 2022 International Automobile Federation (FIA) Motorsport Games.

EDITORIAL: A Republican rout - but what next?

Last week, most of the attention in the American political world was on the biggest, most significant election of this year.