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FIBA World Cup ‘23 Americas Qualifiers postponed

WITH the impending impact of Tropical Storm Nicole on The Bahamas, FIBA and the Bahamas Basketball Federation announced the postponement of the latest window of the World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifiers.

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Williams, Jones help Sun beat the Liberty 94-79 for 7th straight win

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Courtney Williams shots have been falling lately and that’s been a big reason why the Connecticut Sun have been able to keep their winning streak going.Williams scored a season-high 28 points and Connecticut won its seventh

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Shockers, Cleaners win

The New Providence Basketball Association continued league play with a double header at the AF Adderley Gym Monday night.

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94 Haitians told not to come back illegally

NEARLY 100 Haitians were granted a conditional discharge yesterday after admitting to entering the country illegally earlier this week. The 94 Haitian migrants — 79 men and 15 women — have been ordered not to return to The Bahamas in the manner they

‘Satellite meetings’ on Baha Mar continuing

The parties to the $3.5 billion Baha Mar dispute were yesterday said to be participating in “satellite meetings”, as talks seeking to achieve a commercial resolution to the impasse continued.

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Man held after rape attack on US tourist

POLICE have a 26-year-old man in custody in connection with the alleged rape of an American tourist over the weekend.

‘Only time’ will vindicate Gov’ts Baha Mar plan

The Opposition’s deputy leader yesterday argued it was too early to determine if the Government’s Baha Mar ‘winding-up’ strategy had been “vindicated”, adding that “only time will tell”.

Baha Mar liquidators meet with creditors

Baha Mar’s joint provisional liquidators yesterday confirmed they were already meeting with some of the development’s more than 3,000 Bahamian creditors, briefing them on “progress to-date” and their goals.

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Wilchcombe aims to promote the ‘true identity’ of Bahamian culture in Carnival

TOURISM Minister Obie Wilchombe declared that the number one aim of the inaugural Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival is to promote the “true identity of Bahamian culture”. He said he is “not at all concerned” with any negative issues surrounding the festival.

The final insult to Edmund Moxey

EDITOR, The Tribune

Tech Talk: April 13

• WHATSAPP is using a powerful form of encryption to protect the security of photos, videos, group chats and voice calls in addition to the text messages sent by its more than a billion users around the globe.

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Baha Mar fails to gain control of legal claim

SUPREME Court Justice Ian Winder yesterday dismissed a petition Sarkis Izmirlian’s Granite Ventures filed as part of its process to get the Supreme Court to require Baha Mar’s Deloitte & Touche receivership team to surrender control of a $192m legal claim the company has against China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC).

Youth Flag Football League debut in Winton Saturday

THE profile of flag football continues to increase in the country and a new initiative will now focus on youth development.

Union must answer for its actions

1957: Nassau International Airport opens. One hundred protesting taxi drivers block access to the new airport for 24 hours.

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Baha Mar builder seeks Bahamian judicial assistance

Baha Mar’s main contractor has launched its own bid to secure Bahamian judicial assistance in a bid to unearth evidence that will support its counter-claims against former owner Sarkis Izmirlian.

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Vaccine’s here - more need to take it

THIRTY-THREE thousand six hundred doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine arrived in New Providence yesterday, boosting the country’s fight against the potentially deadly virus even though many residents remain hesitant to get the jab.

EDITORIAL: Good riddance to a building long past its best

IT’S the end of an era – and not before time.

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‘Jazz’ shows his worth in Marlins’ 8-0 shutout win

Even as they moved him around on the infield and up in the batting line-up, Bahamian Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm showed his worth to the Miami Marlins as he helped in another victory last night.

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Atlantis staff asked to take unpaid leave

ATLANTIS has asked staff at the Paradise Island resort and casino to either take two weeks unpaid leave or take earned vacation days due to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hurt the tourism and travel industry.

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OP-ED: We have to act TODAY . . . before the planet is in real trouble

We are doing nowhere near enough to limit climate change. Greenhouse gas emissions are rising when they should be falling. Countries need to urgently increase action or we will face a future of rising seas, extreme weather events and increased human misery.