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Govt WTO negotiators 'armed and dangerous'

The Government’s WTO negotiating team will be made “armed and dangerous” through the highest possible level of private sector support, the Chamber of Commerce’s chairman is pledging.Michael Maura told Tribune Business that the business community’s in

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Oh, for a little respect while out shopping

IN every life, there comes a time when reality hits with a thud, like realising that you had the whole year to get ready for Christmas and suddenly it is here. And once again, though you promised last year and the year before that and probably the year before that it would never happen again, you blew the 8720 hours since the last time and you have 40 hours left to go before the big day.

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Rape is violence, do not be mistaken!

Art instillation explores devastation caused by forced sexual encounters

The lingering impact of violence is long and cross-generational.

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Tourism chief targets top US safety ranking

A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged to put US crime warnings on “a continued downward trend of severity” that will lead to The Bahamas being rated among the world’s safest nations.

PM tells Sarkis: ‘We won’t help’ over Baha Mar

PRIME Minister Perry Christie’s office last night effectively told Sarkis Izmirlian he was ‘on his own’ in seeking to reacquire Baha Mar, as it hit out at the “extraordinary statements” attached to his latest offer.

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FRONT PORCH: The power of empathy and service to others

“SERVICE is what prayer looks like when it gets up off its knees and walks around the world.” – Fr Michael Graham, SJ.

Sports in brief

Dr Jennifer Davis, DC, a sports and spine rehab specialist in Rockville, Maryland, has been selected for inclusion in the forthcming 2014-15 edition of the Trademark Who’s Who.

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A fine woman is remembered - Mallie Lightbourn

MALLIE Lightbourn – mother of Michael, Richard (MP for Montagu) and Timothy – was not only a remarkable woman, but an extraordinary Bahamian.

Nesbitt, Coleby, Burrows take the spotlight

IT’s playoff season for several marquee Bahamian basketball players in their respective leagues across the globe.David Nesbitt and Kadeem Coleby are in the midst of their championship series, while Juraun “Kino” Burrows will begin his playoff run thi

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D'Shon Taylor selected for All-star team

HIS collegiate basketball season has come to an end but Bahamian player D’Shon Taylor continues to excel in showcase events as he prepares for the next step.

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NPBA: UB Mingoes, Breezes High Flyers in the win column

THE University of the Bahamas Mingoes and Breezes High Flyers scored wins in New Providence Basketball Association play on Monday night.

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Pair charged after shooting incident

TWO Freeport men were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Monday in connection with last week’s shooting incident.

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Man shot dead in Freeport

GRAND Bahama police are investigating the shooting death of a man late Wednesday evening in Freeport.

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Basketballers Munnings, Burrows and Fritz shine across Europe

BAHAMIAN basketball players have continued their respective seasons in leagues across Europe.

Smith leads the Hawks past Celtics 83-74

ATLANTA (AP) -- Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, leading the Atlanta Hawks to an 83-74 victory over Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs last night, the final minute turning ugly when Celtics star Rajon Rondo was ejected

Japan trio all in action - but with mixed results

The trio of Bahamian players in the Japanese B-League were all in action over the weekend with mixed results for their respective teams.

IMF urges 20% auto fee rise

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Government to increase motor vehicle licence fees by at least 20 per cent, arguing that this would improve the “fairness and progressivity” of Bahamian taxation.

Lions take a bite out of COB Caribs

FLORIDA Memorial University Lions found a way to roar with a slim and a sizeable victory in their two-game series against the College of the Bahamas Caribs men’s basketball team.

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Rebels undefeated

After a clash of Bahamian women in a NCAA Division One basketball regular season game on Saturday, Ole Miss Rebels remained undefeated yesterday while the Mississippi Valley State Devilettes finally got into the win column.

NPBA to end year on Wednesday

THE New Providence Basketball Association will complete the year with games on tap tonight and Wednesday at the AF Adderley Gymnasium before taking a break for the Christmas holiday. The league will return to action on January 4.