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Boxer Carl Hield prepares for second pro match

BAHAMIAN boxer Carl Hield will make his commute to Santa Marta, Colombia, today to prepare for his second professional boxing match scheduled for next week Wednesday.

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'Wahoo Smackdown' lands big turnout

ALICE TOWN, BIMINI — You could say “the wahoos” were running hard in Bimini in November.

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When the circus comes to Bimini

THREE circus performers sponsored by La Station Vaudreuil, a non-profit organisation working with artists in residence for the Cirque du Soleil and the Montreal National Circus School, will be showcasing their unique talents in Bimini this holiday season.

Staff and unions blast BTC during protests

Several dozen Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) workers yesterday joined with executives from the company's two trade unions to demonstrate against feared job losses and other grievances with the carrier.

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Auto dealers optimistic 2023's 40% surge keeps momentum

A Bahamian new auto dealer yesterday voiced optimism that price stability and better availability will further boost sales in 2024 following a 40 percent year-over-year surge for the first 11 months last year.

Retailers fear 40-60% curb-side sales drop

Non-food retailers will likely see a 40-60 percent sales drop-off compared to in-store activity, Tribune Business was told yesterday, after the Prime Minister ordered the sector back to curb-side offerings.

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Tiger Woods headlines Hero World Challenge

TIGER Woods’ path on the comeback prowl was once again the main storyline to emerge out of the Bahamas this week at Hero World Challenge. Members of the field, including some the world’s top golfers competing at the Albany Golf Course, were not only

$360m arrears 'dive in' not in national interest

The government’s rush to pay-off its $360m arrears is “not in The Bahamas’ best interest”, a former finance minister yesterday warning of the VAT hike: “The timing couldn’t be worse.”James Smith, who held the post from 2002-2007, told Tribune Busines

Gov't stifles $1m Brewery expansion

By NEIL HARTNELL

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Abaco: 'Lockdown last thing we need'

Abaco was yesterday “holding its breath” over COVID-19’s arrival, with the island’s Chamber of Commerce president warning: “The last thing we need right now is a lockdown.” Ken Hutton told Tribune Business that any new shutdown to halt the virus’ sp

Accountants blast Commission ‘snub’

Several of the Bahamas’ leading accounting firms have reacted furiously to a perceived snub by the Securities Commission’s executive director, something they believe is symptomatic of how they are discriminated against when it comes to bidding on major audit contracts.

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Champions crowned in the BAISS

The Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools decided softball champions in three of its four divisions at the Freedom Farm Baseball Complex last night.

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Lashann Higgs scores season high 16 in Longhorns’ 85-79 win over Bears

LASHANN Higgs has established an important role in the rotation for the Texas Longhorns women’s basketball programme and it has helped the team’s current win streak, highlighted by an upset over an interstate rival and second ranked team in the country.

BAISS softball up first on athletic calendar

Several weeks into the academic year, the athletic calendar gets underway for the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools with the 2018 softball season.A total of 38 teams will compete in four divisions this season, with opening pitches

New auto chief eyes VAT cut sales bump

The Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) newly-elected president yesterday voiced optimism that the VAT rate cut could spark a 10-20 percent uptick in consumer auto purchases.

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Big Red Machine rollin’

Asia Darville hit just one free throw but that was enough to lift the St John’s Giants past the Kingsway Academy Saints on Tuesday night to earn a berth into the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ senior girls best-of-three basketball championship series.

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Charlton falls just short of a triple feat for Boilermakers

IT was another spectacular showing for Bahamians at the Big Ten Indoor Championships as Danielle Gibson won the triple for the Penn State Lions and Devynne Charlton fell just short of a triple feat for Purdue University Boilermakers to lead the way on Saturday in Geneva, Ohio.

Like a used car lot

I was beginning to worry that I was the only one noticing how our city and island is becoming more unattractive every day – that is until I read some recent letters and columns in the press. One or two of them made mention of something that is particularly irritating to me and that is the proliferation of advertising signs all over the place.

Like a used car lot

I was beginning to worry that I was the only one noticing how our city and island is becoming more unattractive every day – that is until I read some recent letters and columns in the press. One or two of them made mention of something that is particularly irritating to me and that is the proliferation of advertising signs all over the place.

Tax breaks on derelict properties ‘big deal’ says real estate chief

A former Bahamas Real Estate Association (BREA) president yesterday praised the government for its decision to effectively offer an incentive to owners of derelict buildings in New Providence who intend to either demolish or renovate them, telling this newspaper: “That’s a big deal”.