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Rattlers, Stingrays GSSSA champions

The CV Bethel Stingrays and CI Gibson Rattlers both won their game threes in convincing fashion to take the senior girls and boys titles yesterday in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) basketball championships.

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$28m collected in the first month of VAT

THE government has collected nearly $28m in value added tax since the January 1 implementation date, according to Minister of State for Finance Michael Halkitis.

Nashad Mackey earns first Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of Week

JUST a week into his senior season, Nashad Mackey is already earning conference accolades for the Embry Riddle Eagles men’s basketball programme.Mackey earned the first Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week as the Eagles got off to a

$250m Hurricane Hole project to 'go vertical' by January 2019

A BAHAMIAN developer yesterday said it plans to “go vertical” on its $250 million Hurricane Hole redevelopment within 12 months, after completing the property’s purchase from Atlantis’s owner.Bill Green, president of Sterling Global Financial’s devel

Insolvent broker chief asked to return $3.5m

An insolvent Bahamian broker/dealer’s principal will be told to return $3.5 million to its liquidators by “formally dissolving” 10 entities he controls, Tribune Business can reveal.

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QC Class of 1985 remember Frankie Simmons

IN memory of their deceased classmate Frankie Simmons, the class of 1985 of Queen’s College made a cheque presentation to the Freedom Farm Green Parrots to assist in their travel to the Perfect Game Tournament in Sandford, Florida.

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Bahamas blows late lead, loses to Puerto Rico 91-85

A disastrous fourth quarter collapse saw Team Bahamas squander a late lead to Puerto Rico and finish winless in the second window of the FIBA Americup 2022 Qualifiers.

Lower losses save Water Corp $6.5m

The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has saved $6.5 million through the first two years of its non-revenue water (NRW) reduction project, its general manager telling Tribune Business that its daily water losses had been cut in half.

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'Mother' Pratt calls for Draconian measures to curb violence

URBAN Renewal Co-chair Cynthia “Mother” Pratt said yesterday that the government needs to pass “draconian laws” in order to effectively combat the incidents of violent crime and murder that plague the country.

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Bahamas rout T&T to top pool play in CBC U-16

AFTER a day’s rest, the Bahamas girls basketball team came back and routed Trinidad & Tobago by 53 points to win their pool play in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation’s Under-16 Girls Basketball Championship Tournament.

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Baha Mar Resort Foundation hosts first golf invitational

The Baha Mar Resort Foundation hosted an inaugural golf invitational this past weekend at the Royal Blue Golf Club.

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12,000 on food assistance to receive ten percent boost

SOCIAL Services Minister Obie Wilchcombe said the number of people receiving food assistance has grown by 1,000 since October, climbing to roughly 12,000 monthly, however those receiving help will get an increase of more than 10 percent beginning next week.

EDITORIAL: Once more unto the beach, dear friends?

We’re back in business – although not quite everyone yet.

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Hield’s 3-pt streak comes to an end

CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield had his worst shooting night of the season and saw his three-point streak come to an end, but his Sacramento Kings continued their recent winning streak.

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'Decision on NHI catastrophic care expansion still six months away'

WHILE stressing the government’s commitment to fully implement National Health Insurance, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said it will be another six months before a decision is made about when the scheme can be expanded to include catastrophic care.

Alike but not the same – Asking the hard questions – Part I

2019 is now about three weeks old and I bet you have that familiar feeling that things are exactly as they were last year. Perhaps true, but life can be totally different, depending on questions we ask and how we answer them.

PLP chair branded ‘delusional’ as debt ratio soars to 78%

Bradley Roberts was yesterday branded “delusional” for asserting that the Christie administration had “rescued the Bahamas from the brink of the fiscal cliff”, after it emerged that this nation’s debt-to-GDP ratio ended 2016 at 78 per cent.

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DeMarco and Bahamas earn 63-57 win over Red Raiders

Chris DeMarco got the first victory under his belt with the men’s national basketball team by pulling off a 63-57 decision over the Texas Tech Red Raiders at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium last night.

Company losing fight against staff lay-offs

An auto parts and hardware store yesterday warned it may lay-off some of its 25 staff members due to the restrictions imposed by the new two-week COVID-19 lockdown.Doreen Rolle, owner/operator of Rolle’s Auto, told Tribune Business: “The hardware sid

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Rockets beat the Pros, Caribs stun Shockers 98-96

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.