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Williams withdraws supreme court case

AN ALLEGED contributor to a local blog yesterday withdrew his application in the Supreme Court to have a Lyford Cay billionaire’s defamation claim against him dismissed.

Bahamas fifth overall with win over El Salvador

DESPITE a single loss to Puerto Rico, the Bahamas was relegated to the fifth place game in the 2013 Men’s Under-17 Centrobasket Championships.

Missing boy home safe in time for Mother's Day

MELANIE Forbes said she received her best Mother’s Day gift when her missing 10-year-old son returned safely home Saturday evening.

Romanian fighter withdraws from bout with 'Tank'

SHERMAN “Tank” Williams’ return to the ring hit a major snag with the withdrawal of Romanian heavyweight Bogdan Dinu from this weekend’s bout.

Rat Pack musicians included amongst 'the best'

MEMBERS OF the Rat Pack collective are headed to South Florida for the largest Memorial Day weekend event, Best of the Best International Music Festival, to be held at the Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida.

Student athletes qualify for NCAA Div 1 outdoors

SEVERAL Bahamian student athletes, with their performances at regional meets over the weekend, added their names to the list of qualifiers for the upcoming NCAA Division One Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

DJ OF THE WEEK: DJ Turbulence

THE BEST is yet to come for DJ Turbulence, who has been involved with music since primary school.

'Sexual offences court to help end gender violence'

ESTABLISHING a sexual offences court is one suggestion of a newly-created, government-launched task force designed at ending the country’s high levels of gender-based violence.

Robbery trial duo acquitted

THE men who were on trial in the Supreme Court for nearly a week in connection with the brazen daylight robbery of tourists during an eco-tour of Earth Village were acquitted of the nine charges against them on the direction of the judge.

Summit set to address 'slow' captive growth

This weekend’s International Business and Financial Summit (IBFS) will address why the Bahamas has been seeing “relatively slow” growth in its captive insurance business, despite its remodelled External Insurance Act.

PM's broadside remarks at Chinese celebration

PRIME Minister Perry Christie shocked delegates and guests at a celebration of the Chinese New Year when, instead of bringing salutations from the government as expected, he used the opportunity to chastise Baha Mar for the state of its relations with government.

Tax Coalition moves to hire economist for VAT modelling

The Tax Coalition’s co-chair yesterday said it was the “slow release” of Value-Added Tax (VAT) details by the Government that had delayed public feedback, with the private sector body now poised to move on its own economic impact studies.

SWIFT wins eight medals at the Plantation Winter Swim Championships

SWIFT swimming is becoming a regular name at the Plantation Winter Swimming Championships as it continues to make its presence known.

YOUR SAY: VAT is not the solution

MY name is Tim. I am a 40-year-old graphic designer on the Island of Abaco and a citizen of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. I believe the Bahamas is indeed in need of tax reform; in fact we are likely more than overdue. Import duties have long been an inefficient model for the country due in large part to how easily and often they are circumvented and go unpaid.

Barbecue contest getting 'Smoking Hot'

THE Smoking Hot Barbeque Competition is set to grow in its second year by attracting international audience members to Nassau, which organisers called the best location for a barbecue competition.

Lecturer launches writing workshop

ENCOURAGING students and the nation to view writing as an art and profession is one of a number of reasons behind a lecturer’s founding of a writing workshop.

Police block off beach amid row

POLICE barred environmental activists from holding a press conference on Jaws Beach yesterday, and also prevented Keod Smith and his workers from carrying on with a clean-up campaign.

Joanna strikes gold

After two days of competition in the XXVIII CCCAN Swimming Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, Team Bahamas has delivered several impressive performances to set the tone for the remainder of the meet.

COB sets out process to find new president

THE Council of the College of the Bahamas has established the process by which the new COB president will be selected.

BOC expresses gratitude to Rogge, wishes new president Back success

THE Bahamas Olympic Committee, expressing its gratitude to Jacques Rogge for his past presidency of the International Olympic Committee, has revealed a number of programmes that they hope will lend its support to greater participation of Bahamian athletes on the international scene.

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