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SANCHESKA vs RENALDO: THE WILD CARD ROUND

• The “Sometimes You Deserve That Lifetime Achievement Award” Award presented by Leonardo DiCaprio - Cam Newton. People conveniently forget that Cam came into the NFL breaking records as a rookie and he hasn’t slowed down. After surviving a life-altering car crash and losing his No.1 option in training camp, Cam produced the best season of his career and nearly went undefeated throwing to Ted Ginn.

Jeffery Gibson is the man to watch this year in 400m hurdles

THERE has been a lot said about the performances of the Bahamas quarter-milers this year, but Jeffery Gibson is slowly building up his reputation as a competitor to watch this year on the international scene in the men’s 400 metre hurdles.

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THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations has announced that the final registration for the Open National Championships is today.

Medical report says Haitian man was shot in back of neck

THE Haitian man shot by a police officer during an immigration exercise last month was shot in the back of the neck, according to a medical report obtained by The Tribune.

Minnis pledges bill to tackle corruption

FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis told supporters on Saturday at the party’s Red Splash celebration that the country is “ill” and one of the first things he plans to introduce is an anti-corruption bill when the Free National Movement wins the next election.

Leslie Miller defends integrity of FNM leader

PLP MP Leslie Miller yesterday defended FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis’ integrity amid ongoing conflict of interest allegations about his company having a contract with the Public Hospitals Authority while he was the minister of health.

Art student helps raise awareness of sickle cell disease with new logo

FOR her creativity in supporting the effort to raise awareness of sickle cell disease, Kerri Bascom received a $500 cash award.

Locked in talks: PM hoping for resolution to Baha Mar dispute

AFTER chairing a meeting yesterday with Baha Mar officials and the resort’s main contractor over the property’s opening delays, Prime Minister Perry Christie said he hoped for a speedy resolution to the dispute between the two parties in the “interest of the Bahamian people”.

MP fears Baha Mar impact on sovereign rating

An Opposition MP yesterday warned that the Bahamas’ sovereign creditworthiness could be “very negatively” impacted if the $3.5 billion Baha Mar project fails to open within the next three to six months.

CROWDS COME OUT FOR CARNIVAL

THOUSANDS of revellers flocked to Taino Beach for two days of fun and live cultural performances, including the Music Masters semi-finals and All Star-Bahamian concert, as the first Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival got off to a successful start in Grand Bahama.

Taxi union blasts political interference for delays

THE president of the Public Services Driver’s Union (PSDU) yesterday suggested that “political interference” remains the cause for delays surrounding the modernisation of the taxi industry.

Mitchell challenges private sector over work permits

The Immigration Department yesterday challenged the business community to cite one specific example of a company’s growth being inhibited by the refusal of work permit applications.

Tourism urges Gov't to 'redouble' energy reform, crime efforts

The Government was yesterday urged to “redouble” its efforts on energy reform and fighting crime, a leading tourism executive warning that both were vital to “maximising” investment and Bahamian job opportunities in the sector.

VAT to put dive boats, charters 'out of business'

A Tax Coalition co-chair has expressed concern that Value-Added Tax (VAT) could make Bahamian tour/dive boat operators and charter companies uncompetitive against international rivals and “put them out of business”.

Chamber chief: Delay joining WTO until 2017

The Bahamas should “put off” becoming a full World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership until 2017, a leading private sector executive said yesterday, as this would provide enough time to assess Value-Added Tax’s (VAT) performance.

CANADA URGES VISITORS TO BE VIGILANT

THE Canadian government has threatened to deal a blow to The Bahamas tourism industry by advising its citizens to “exercise a high degree of caution, especially in Nassau, due to high rates of crime”.

Saying the final goodbye

FAMILY, friends, dignitaries and churchgoers said their final goodbyes to Dr Myles Munroe and his wife Ruth during a celebratory service at Bahamas Faith Ministries International yesterday.

‘No winners’ in Melia dispute

Baha Mar last night urged the hotel union to “urgently” resume negotiations to resolve the Melia gratuity dispute after the Supreme Court extended the ban on all industrial action to February 11, adding that there were “no winners” in the current impasse.

Campaigner calls on PM to live up to his words

A LEADING environmentalist yesterday called the Prime Minister’s address to the United Nations Climate Change summit “disingenuous, claiming that more has to be done by Bahamians to reduce the threat in coming years.

Kerrie set to face Dominique for title

WHILE Kerrie Cartwright and Dominique Mortier will square off for the women’s singles title today, the road to the men’s title in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Giorgio Baldacci Elite Open National Tennis Tournament will get underway with the main draw at the National Tennis Centre.

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