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THE Bahamas Rugby Union is scheduled to kick off its 2015 Nassau Cup regular season with Buccaneers versus Baillou 4pm Saturday at the Winton Rugby Centre.

Yesterday’s referendum became a pawn to politics

NEW YORK Times’ op-ed columnist Frank Bruni, writing an appreciation of Cassandra Butts, President Barack Obama’s appointee as US Ambassador to the Bahamas, noted that she had been waiting for more than 820 days for confirmation in her post and was still waiting when she unexpectedly died on May 25.

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Honouring the passing of Sir Lynden

YESTERDAY, we, the PLP New Providence Women’s Branch of the Progressive Liberal Party, honour ed the legacy of the late Sir Lynden Pindling, marking the 12th anniversary of his passing.

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Eleven to be inducted in National Sports Hall of Fame

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is expected to induct 11 more persons into the National Hall of Fame next week, bringing the total to 163 since the inception of the highest honour for outstanding athletes, coaches and officials in 1989.

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Bahamas broker: 50% of client assets in jeopardy

ALMOST 50 per cent of client assets at Owen Bethel's Nassau-based Montaque Capital Partners, which is reportedly insolvent with a $9.367 million net asset deficiency, are in jeopardy due to a Canadian institution's claim against them, Tribune Business can reveal.

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Blaze at city dump ‘80% extinguished’

THE fire that started two weeks ago at the New Providence landfill is “80 per cent” extinguished, a Renew Bahamas official said yesterday.

Air charter firms see 80% fall-off

Domestic travel has yet to produce a significant rebound for Bahamian airlines and charter operators, with some suffering an 80 percent drop-off despite the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Lori Roach, director of Golden Wings Charter, told

Yacht brokerenjoying 80%sales upswing

A BAHAMIAN boat/yacht broker has seen an 80 per cent sales upswing for 2013 to-date, telling Tribune Business yesterday that most of the boats sold were over the $100,000 threshold.

New Orleans Saints sign TE Alex Smith

AS teams head into training camp and every National Football League roster is in flux, one veteran player with Bahamian roots took advantage of the opportunity to continue his career as a journeyman reserve.

Job fair to be held at COB next week

STUDENTS at the College of The Bahamas (COB) have the opportunity to meet leading professionals in a diverse range of careers at the Career Symposium and Job Fair next week.

Online campaign launched to #KeepJunkanooAlive

ORGANISERS of the “KeepJunkanooAlive’ movement that spread over social media yesterday claimed that Junkanoo will continue to “reign supreme” in the Bahamas despite the “Junkanoo Carnival fever” being marketed by the government.

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Alex Smith survives latest round of Bengals roster cuts

AS the NFL preseason comes to a close another player with Bahamian roots looks to continue his career as a journeyman reserve.

Get hooked on fish and stay healthy!

By Dr Betty Adderley

SPORTS NOTES

The Bahamas Gymnastics Parent Booster Club will join in the World Gymnastics Day Saturday, September 17 by hosting a fun run/walk fitness race. The event will start at 7am from Goodman’s Bay to Arawak Cay and return to Goodman’s Bay.

Questions for John Marquis

As we near the fortieth anniversary of independence, I too am saddened like John Marquis that some things never change.

HUNDREDS JOIN RUN TO HELP FIGHT CANCER

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net Nearly 1,400 people took to the starting line Saturday morning for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure which is on target to raise almost $100,000 in donations for cancer research. The race is the world's largest ed

HUNDREDS JOIN RUN TO HELP FIGHT CANCER

By DANA SMITH dsmith@tribunemedia.net Nearly 1,400 people took to the starting line Saturday morning for the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure which is on target to raise almost $100,000 in donations for cancer research. The race is the world's largest ed

sports inbrief

BASKETBALL GENEVA RUTHERFORD TOURNEY AFTER winning their fifth straight Government Secondary Schools Sports Association senior girls title, the CR Walker Knights will be heading to Grand Bahama to try and win another crown at the Geneva Rutherford Girls

sports inbrief

BASKETBALL GENEVA RUTHERFORD TOURNEY AFTER winning their fifth straight Government Secondary Schools Sports Association senior girls title, the CR Walker Knights will be heading to Grand Bahama to try and win another crown at the Geneva Rutherford Girls