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John Bull raid appeal date set

FEBRUARY 2014 is when two men convicted of conspiring to rob a John Bull retail store will go before the Appeal Court to challenge their conviction and sentence.

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Union accuses hotel of racism

THE Bahamas Hotel Catering and Allied Workers Union was up in arms over allegations of racism among certain executives at the Meliá Nassau Beach hotel.

Youth Olympic Games team announced

By BRENT STUBBS

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O'Neil Mortimer extends consecutive hit record to 2,696

IN the first Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Tennis-A-Thon at the National Tennis Centre on Saturday, seven players eclipsed the old record of 563 consecutive hits set by William ‘JJ’ Fountain.

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SAC VICTORIOUS: Big Red Machine win all three divisions of BAAA National High School Track & Field Championships

St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine, still celebrating their recent triumph in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools, captured all three divisions of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National High School Track and Field Championships and final CARIFTA Trials.

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PLP CONVENTION: First night

From the Melia hotel on Cable Beach.

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Baha Mar’s opening - in words and pictures

Richard Coulson and his daughter, Amanda, offer different but approving views of a landmark occasion . . .

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FACE TO FACE: A real ‘son of the soil’ seeking to pass on his knowledge

THE term Bahamian “son of the soil” could never be more true or have such literal meaning as it does for Dr Robert Taylor. He is a soil scientist and environmental chemist whose expertise has been utilised throughout the United States, including Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Michigan and Florida, and even extends throughout the world. His work in the study of the soil has been critical to crop performance in the agricultural industry in the US.

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FACE TO FACE: Holding hands with old friends from Harlem

In celebration of Women’s History Month, I had the privilege of being invited to speak at a special forum hosted by the Bahamian American Association.

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INSIGHT: Did we miss out on the health deal of a lifetime?

FOR decades, Princess Margaret Hospital has struggled to provide a first-class health service for the thousands of patients it cares for.

Govt aiming to 'stop bread basket poison'

A CABINET minister yesterday pledged to “stop poisoning our people” by totally changing the Government’s ‘breadbasket’ food line-up in time for the 2018-2019 Budget year.Dr Duane Sands, minister of health, told Tribune Business that the Minnis admini

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FACE TO FACE: Two girl scientists on a mission

WHEN looking for solutions to the problems that face this country, we often look to our religious, political and social leaders for the answers. We look for grown-up solutions to problems that are affecting children as well. But what if some of the answers we need could be found in the children?

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Barracuda Swim Club finishes at the top

Usually when a club hosts a meet, they are expected to dominate the competition.

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City Markets: 'Less than $2m' left for creditors

The sale of City Markets’ leasehold interests has finally been completed, but its principal warned that “less than $2 million” will be left for the remaining creditors - including his family and former staff - to fight over.

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SANCHESKA Vs RENALDO: Week 16 Picks

RENALDO: This could be the last time we see this incarnation of the Raiders and Chargers, unfortunately for them it comes along during a season where nobody cares. Couple that with the fact that it’s on Thursday and Colour Rush may still be a thing. This is just bad all around. Take a look good people of Carson, California…this is what you signed up for.

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Star Sailors League Finals in Montagu Bay this week

FROM wily old sea dogs to the latest fresh-faced talent, the top talent in our sport will take to the warm, azure blue waters of Nassau’s Montagu Bay this week for the Star Sailors League Finals, to determine the world’s greatest sailor - the ‘star’ of sailing.

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Tackling illegal fishing

AN official delegation returns to the Dominican Republic next week for more talks on a bilateral agreement to address illegal fishing in Bahamian waters. And the government will soon approve a $200 million investment in patrol boats and port facilities for the Defence Force.

‘Heads should roll’, but whose head should be first?

MICAL MP V Alfred Gray has suggested that “heads should roll” over the response of some government agencies to Hurricane Joaquin. He said the Department of Meteorology and NEMA could have done a better job with their advisories and warnings, insisting that the agencies were “seemingly caught off guard”.

Chickens home to roost

The Prime Minister needs to rein in his cabinet ministers, hacks and semi-delusional political fanatics before it becomes too late for the credibility, sustainability and viability of this now ludicrous “Gold Rush” administration.

BTC plan to ‘attack’ Cable’s home ground

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) plans to “attack” Cable Bahamas on its home turf in response to losing its mobile monopoly, with its ‘fibre-to-the-home’ infrastructure set to pass 20,000 New Providence homes by end-March.