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PM unveils Out Island projects

THE development of a “ultra high end” eco-friendly resort for high-profile guests is being proposed by the purchaser of Children’s Bay and William’s Cay in the Exumas, Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday.

Sports in brief

THE Bahamas Swimming Federation is scheduled to hold its final trials this weekend before they select the team to represent the Bahamas at the CARIFTA Swimming Championship. The trials start 6pm Friday at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swimming Complex. It will continue 9am Saturday and wrap up with the final session at 6pm.

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Legal eagles take wing with all-expenses paid flight to Miami

TWO Bahamian law students won an all-expenses paid trip to Miami this week after winning a competition designed to highlight those who created the best arbitration clause.

BSF National Round Robin Results

RESULTS of the Bahamas Softball Federation’s National Round Robin Tournament, held October 29 to November 1, are as follows:

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BTC bosses accused of bullying over imminent job cuts

BTC intends to let go 140 employees this Wednesday, according to Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union Secretary-General Dino Rolle who yesterday accused the company’s managers of being “nasty bullies”.

Prison Officer Association seeks to meet Bell

OFFICIALS from the Bahamas Correctional Officers Association (BCOA) held a press conference yesterday to address the “threatening remarks” made by State Minister of National Security Keith Bell.

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CYBOTS FIGHT OFF DETERMINED ROCKETS

WHAT they lacked in size, the short-handed Pyramid Food Rockets tried to make up with speed as they took the Mail Boat Cybots to the limit in game one of their New Providence Basketball Association playoffs.

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Eight charged over car theft ring

EIGHT people, including two women – one a young mother of a two-month-old infant - were charged in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with several car thefts in the area.

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Nurses heading to June 9 strike vote

BAHAMAS Nurses Union (BNU) is set to hold a strike vote on June 9 over an outstanding industrial agreement and a 40 percent scale increase.

The Del Zottos

I was troubled to read in The Tribune a prominent contractor in Grand Bahama gloating over the potential departure of the Del Zotto family.

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'Mother Me' event to strengthen bonds between women

After surviving what they describe as years of pain and disgrace, the mother-daughter duo of Vernita Josey and Davonia Williams have come out on the other side stronger than ever. And now, they are sharing what they have learned with others in the h

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Mystic Marlins claim two National Basketball Championships

AFTER a lopsided loss in last year’s national title game, the Doris Johnson Mystic Marlins set their sights on a rematch with the Jordan Prince William Falcons.

NPBA All-Star Game and Fun Night tomorrow

THE New Providence Basketball Association will showcase its top talent when the league hosts its All-Star Game and Fun Night.

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Boxing team cut to two members

THEY were supposed to take a full team, but the Amateur Boxing Federation of the Bahamas has reduced it to two members as they head to the Caribbean Development Tournament in Bridgetown, Barbados.

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Current drainage 'maxed out' in areas such as Pinewood

GOVERNMENT will have to do away with the current drainage system entirely in order to alleviate flooding endemic to low-lying communities in New Providence, according to Ministry of Works officials.

Sir William to focus on telecom ‘pioneer’

SIR William Allen is stepping down as Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) chairman at next month’s annual general meeting (AGM) so he can devote more time to the telecommunications start-up he has “pioneered”.

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Nursing chief: Wait a year before giving vaccinations

HEAD of the Bahamas Nurses Union Amancha Williams has expressed reservation over the new COVID-19 vaccines, saying she would like to see the drugs tested for a year before it is administered locally.

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Surveillance expert tells of cameras in murder home

A surveillance technician told the Supreme Court he had installed a DVR surveillance system and cameras at Barry and Sheena Johnson’s triplex apartment in Deadman’s Reef in 2013 – two years before the couple was murdered.Witness Travis Williams said

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Junkanoo Bowl: Americans Bernard, Catanzarite emerge as champions

AMERICANS Alexander Bernard and Ava Catanzarite emerged as the boys’ and girls’ champions of the International Tennis Federation’s Junkanoo Bowl junior tennis tournament. After carting off their respective singles titles on Friday at the National Te

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Donte’s junior career ends with a bang in semi-final

IT wasn’t the final that Donte Armbrister anticipated, but he will put a cap on his junior career with a semi-final appearance in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s hosting of the International Tennis Federation’s Goombay Splash International Tournament.