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Nike to field top high school players against Bahamas select squad

THE Bahamas has already established a reputation as a host for some of the top collegiate basketball talent in America and now due to the prospect battle between Nike and Under Armour, the country will welcome some of the best high school players as well.

PM refuses to respond to questions on Baha Mar

PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday refused to respond to questions regarding the stalled Baha Mar mega resort amid looming concerns over the future of the $3.5bn West Bay Street development.

Minnis: Come clean on any Baha Mar deals

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday urged Prime Minister Perry Christie and Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson to “come clean” and reveal if there are any other Cabinet ministers, members of Parliament or their family members who have contracts with Baha Mar.

‘No direct complaints about Sarkis’ made to the Labour Department

DIRECTOR of Labour Robert Farquharson yesterday said the only complaints made in reference to Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian to his department were trade disputes in relation to the resort’s Meliá Nassau Beach property.

Ocean Club employees take their concerns to Immigration office

DAYS after Access Industries and Kerzner International officials clarified the thinking behind staffing transitions due to major renovations at the One&Only Ocean Club, employees took their claims of “unethical operations” by management a step further.

BOMAC Cage Fights 2: The Revenge

Following the success of its launch in April, the local mixed martial arts community will display some of the sport’s best local talent once again with another marquee event.

Bradley Roberts told: Put up or shut up on Dr Minnis claims

SENATOR Michael Pintard yesterday challenged PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts to present documents proving opposition Leader Dr Hubert Minnis was in a conflict of interest when he was minister of health or to “stop running a smear campaign.”

Judge to decide on her jurisdiction to hear bail application

A JUDGE requested a week’s time to determine whether she has the jurisdiction to hear the bail application of an alleged drug lord fighting extradition to the United States.

Let’s go to Delaware and avoid conflict of interest

CONFLICT of interest … in such a small country with so many Bahamians mixed up in each others businesses, conflict of interest will always be the out-sized elephant in the room.

PLP Chairman: Sarkis is ‘anti-Bahamian’

PLP Chairman Bradley Roberts has accused Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian of being “anti-Bahamian,” adding that the developer is “obstructing” the completion and opening of the Cable Beach project for his own gain.

Investors unnerved by ‘absurd’ rhetoric

A former Chamber of Commerce chairman yesterday warned that the “absurd” rhetoric over Baha Mar was unnerving both Bahamian and foreign investors, while ignoring the Bahamas’ “fundamental core problems”.

Stuart to join Moxey on Golden Eagles volleyball team

THE goal of the Scotiabank Defenders is not just to win the New Providence Volleyball Association, but to assist with the overall growth and development of their players.

Hotel workers on work-to-rule over Melia decision on union dues

THOUSANDS of hotel workers were yesterday put on work-to-rule as the Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union declared an “all-out war” with all properties represented by the Bahamas Hotel Employers Association due to a recent decision by the Meliá Nassau Beach Resort.

Shane Gibson warns Melia management to cooperate

LABOUR Minister Shane Gibson yesterday warned Baha Mar and the management of the Melià hotel to cooperate with its bargaining agent, the Bahamas Hotel Catering & Allied Workers Union in accordance with the law or face punitive measures.

BBF’s Summer of Thunder basketball exhibition underway at Kendal Isaacs

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder got underway this weekend with the first in the exhibition series hosted at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

A miracle of conception

Teacher’s first book recounts wondrous journey to motherhood

AFTER 12 years of trying to conceive a child as she battled various health challenges, Alexandria Darville-Sawyer and her husband Thomas received a miracle when they finally welcomed their daughter Shelby into the world.

Baha Mar now turned into a political football

AS IF the Baha Mar situation is not bad enough, the two persons who should be kept as far away as possible from any “negotiations” to get the $3.5 billion Cable Beach resort opened by the winter season, have now stuck their noses in where they should not be tolerated.

SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Pigskin Prognostications - Part 2

THIS week we continue in the AFC with the East and West divisions. Both divisions are very similar with parody throughout, with some pretenders becoming contenders, and those who are used to being leaders becoming bottom feeders. These divisions could go either way, other experts say that can’t call it, me however I’m willing to give it a go.

COB Northern Campus set for new buildings thanks to $3m gift

A NEW dormitory and multi-purpose facility will be built at the College of the Bahamas northern campus thanks to a $3m gift from the Grand Bahama Port Authority.

BBF’s Summer of Thunder opens this weekend

ONE of their most highly anticipated events of the year, the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder is set to begin this weekend, opening with an NCAA team looking to build on last year’s historic season.

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