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Atlantis eyes 100k extra room nights in Marriott tie-up

Atlantis is hoping its 10-year franchise deal with Marriott International will generate an extra 50,000-100,000 room nights per year, its top executive describing the agreement as “the most significant tourism stimulus for the Bahamas this decade”.

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Aces trump Big Red Machine 41-37, even junior boys’ series

IF the first two games in the series were any indication, it will take another thrilling finish to decide the BAISS junior boys basketball champions.

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Big Red Machine destroy Giants

For the second consecutive BAISS game the St Augustine’s College junior boys softball team needed only three innings to take out their opponents as “The Big Red Machine” destroyed St John’s Giants 11-1 yesterday.

The greatest sign of commitment is discipline

WHILE many dream of being doctors, lawyers, teachers, of developing a closer walk with God, getting married, having children, earning job promotions and whatever else, the ingredient called discipline is often absent from their equation in achieving their desires.

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Seacor sets up students for new term

SEACOR Island Line donated 170 school bags and supplies to the children of Bimini just in time for the opening of school.

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‘Splash brother’ Curry wins second 3-point title

ATLANTA (AP) — Stephen Curry shot his way to another 3-point title and Domantas Sabonis made sure the Skills Challenge still belongs to the bigs.

McDonald's and St Andrew's Kirk's ninth annual back-to-school distribution extends reach

For the ninth year, McDonald’s has extended its reach beyond the golden arches above its doors and into neighbouring communities to equip students headed back to school with some of the tools necessary to function in the classrooms. Through a longsta

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Texas senior Lashann Higgs in leadership role for Longhorns

LASHANN Higgs heads into her senior season in a leadership role for the Texas Longhorns as the programme will be featured in five nationally televised games on the ESPN network.

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Jacobi and Gold Rush pull off big victory

JACOBI Bain played a pivotal role for the No.10 ranked Xavier University of Louisiana Gold Rush men’s tennis team as they pulled off another big win, this time with a 4-1 triumph over the No.7 ranked William Carey on Monday in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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Temple Christian Suns senior boys hold off SAC

GARRETH Edgecombe hit the final two baskets to enable the Temple Christian Suns to hold off the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine in one of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ marquee senior boys’ basketball games played so far this year.

'Big mistake' to ignore webshops over VAT tax

EXEMPTING web shops from taxation was yesterday branded a “big mistake”, a leading businessman telling Tribune Business that the industry could generate $200 million or half the revenue the Government hopes to collect from Value-Added Tax (VAT).


Security experts unite for Olympics

FIGHTER jets thunder above the English countryside. Missiles stand ready. And Big Brother is watching like never before.

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Fidelity on track for $8m full-year profits

Fidelity Bank (Bahamas) believes its $2 million first quarter net income performance will repeat throughout 2013, with shareholder equity returns having risen another 3.7 percentage points.

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Police and defence force officers bring security

MORE than 900 Bahamian police and defence force officers are on the ground in Abaco and Grand Bahama, according to the Office of the Prime Minister, which said the necessary resources are being provided to ensure safety and security on those island.

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Team arrive for Popeyes Bahamas Bowl

BOTH the Central Michigan Chippewas and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers have arrived in town and have settled in at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island in preparation for the initial Popeyes Bahamas Bowl collegiate football game to be played at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium on Wednesday.

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COVID testing change may hit tourist opening

A Cabinet minister yesterday conceded that maintaining the existing COVID-19 testing requirements for tourists entering The Bahamas could negatively impact both travel decisions and hotel re-openings.Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured, minister of tourism

'Fifth division Bahamas' faces uphill struggle to hit Singapore ambition

The Bahamas "is as far from becoming the Singapore of the Americas as a fifth division soccer team is from the UK's Premier League", a prominent banker warned yesterday.

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Insurers suffer 'over $1bn' Dorian losses

Hurricane Dorian has to-date inflicted “over $1bn in insured losses” on Bahamian insurers, it was revealed yesterday, with some forecasts suggesting this may rise as high as $1.5bn. Warren Rolle, the Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman, t

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GB Power: Extra $6m-$10m 'pays off'

Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday said the extra $6m-$10m it invested in strengthening its network over the past two years “really paid off” during Hurricane Dorian.Dave McGregor, the utility’s chief executive, told Tribune Business that damage to

Commercial property sales 'VAT exempt'

Realtors yesterday warned that adding Value-Added Tax (VAT) to already “astronomically high” transaction costs would stifle home buying activity at a time when the Government should “be doing the exact opposite”.