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Carnival hopes 20-year port wait nearing end

Senior Carnival Cruise Lines executives have voiced optimism that their 20-year search for a private port location in Grand Bahama is nearing an end with their latest $100m project.

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Teachers want 20% pay hike

WHEN the Bahamas Union of Teachers sits to negotiate its new industrial agreement with the government, a 20 percent pay increase over three years will be among the union’s demands, BUT president Belinda Wilson has revealed.

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Pan Am U-20: Anderson wins bronze in 400m

DONEISHA Anderson came through with the only medal - a bronze in the women’s 400 mertres - at the XX Pan American Under-20 Track and Field Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.Anderson was a part of the Bahamian 14-member delegation that represented

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Nashad looks for strong finish in return to court for Eagles

THIS season with the Embry-Riddle Eagles men’s basketball programme has been a year of transition for Nashad Mackey but he looks for a strong finish in his recent return to the court.

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'Final touches' for Commonwealth Youth Games guests

WITH the Bahamas getting ready to host the biggest sporting event ever in just one week, Rommel Knowles, managing director of the CYG Association, said they are busy putting on the final touches for their guests.

Delinquent Mortgages: ‘20% can pay but don’t’

An estimated 20 per cent of delinquent Bahamian mortgage borrowers fall into the ‘can pay but won’t pay’ category, a situation the banking industry believes will be exacerbated by the Homeowners Protection Bill.

Scotiabank beats target with 20% net income rise

Scotiabank (Bahamas) yesterday said it had “exceeded expectations” with the almost-20 per cent year-over-year net income increase it enjoyed in 2013, with the improvement largely driven by “stabilisation” in its non-performing loan portfolio.

Controversy over abortion continues

AS the controversy surrounding the passing of a law that criminalises abortions after 20-weeks continues to wage in Texas, Bahamian women are putting a renewed spotlight on the issue in the Bahamas.

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Rockets beat Caribs as Cybots take down Marines

THE New Providence Amateur Basketball Association resumed play Monday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium following the holiday season.

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Hurricane Joaquin updates: "there might be fatalities" on Long Island says Police Commissioner, PM pledges "no resources will be spared"

Here is a guide to how you can help some the community relief efforts launched around The Bahamas to assist those who have been affected by Hurricane Joaquin, along with where you can drop off donations and how you can help through volunteering or financial donations.

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Players vow to keep their spots on Davis Cup team

With the Bahamas back in the American Zone II, the interest has increased for the men’s Davis Cup team, but brothers Baker and Spencer Newman, along with teammates Kevin Major Jr and captain Marvin Rolle, have served noticed that they intend to retain their spots.

Charles W Saunders dies age 91

CHARLES W Saunders, arguably one of the most prolific pastors this nation has ever seen, died on Friday. He was 91 years old.

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Another fire at Gamble Heights shanty town

OFFICIALS from Police Fire Services said they are now analysing the “underlying issues” of the Gamble Heights community after another fire ripped through portions of the shanty town on Monday night, the fourth blaze since the government started a demolition exercise nearly two weeks ago.

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UPDATED: FATHER OF TWO IS SHOT DEAD AFTER ARGUMENT

POLICE are investigating the death of a 31-year-old father of two who was killed at Irish Springs Close off John Chipman Street on Saturday.

Carnival is all Bahamian

The time is drawing nigh for much talked about Junkanoo Carnival. Never before have I seen anything being condemned. I have heard and seen supposedly calm persons become almost hysterical about this ever happening.

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Jets top the Pros 38-32, win Boil Fish Bowl

FOR the first time since the mid-1970s, the Fast Track Jets football club claimed the Commonwealth American Football League title after a thrilling finish to the 2015 Boil Fish Bowl.

Ministry of Works staff graduate from technology course

NEARLY 20 Ministry of Works employees were graduated from a Technology Transfer Training course yesterday, a joint venture between the Ministry of Works and Urban Development and Bahamian company Reiss Engineering Ltd.

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Third suspect accused over invasion of Dr David Allen’s home

A THIRD suspect was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon in connection with the recent home invasion and gunpoint robbery of a well known psychiatrist.

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MARCO alert creates buzz and criticism of system

THE senior police officer responsible for the MARCO alert system said the alerts would have a link showing a picture of the missing person in the future.

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Serial groper falsely blamed of attempting to abduct girl

POLICE took Sidney Cooper, a serial groper whose prison release authorities publicised,  into custody for his own protection yesterday after he was wrongfully accused of trying to abduct a 12-year-old girl.