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TENNIS 2012 BRAJAXBA WINTER CLASSIC 11 Here's a look at the winners in the 2012 Brajaxba Winter Classic Tournament held at the National Tennis Centre over the weekend: MINI-TENNIS A GROUP CHAMPION - Dentry Mortimer RUNNER-UP - Nia Richardson MIN

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PI resort facing wind-up petition

THE Paradise Island-based Club Land'Or resort is facing a winding-up petition in the Supreme Court, as a former employee bids to secure compensation she claims is due to her from the property.

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Anthaya pops personal best, wins long jump

ANTHAYA Charlton, joining the Bahamian connection for the Wildcats women’s track and field team, couldn’t ask for a better introduction to her collegiate career at the University of Kentucky.

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Hotels eye 5-7% peak winter rate increases

A leading Bahamian hotelier yesterday said resorts were looking at a 5-7 per cent year-over-year room rate increase for the peak 2013 Winter season, adding that it was “premature to ring the Doomsday Bell” over the so-called US ‘fiscal cliff’.

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Sports notes

THIS weekend, the KPMG Youth Winter Championship is all set for Montagu Bay. This is the second year of KPMG’s undertaking to be the proud sponsor of Bahamas National Sailing School’s Annual Junior Winter Regatta.

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Freeport Lions Club hosts winter conference

THE officers and members of the Freeport Lions Club (District 35-N) will once again host the District-35 Winter Conference scheduled for January 9 to 12 at the Grand Lucayan Resort. Around 150 members from Florida are expected to attend.

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Local swim clubs' presence felt at the Winter Swimming Championships

FOR the last 10 years, Swift Swimming has made its presence felt at the annual Winter Swimming Championships in Plantation, Florida. Swift had 12 out of 19 swimmers (or 63 per cent of the team) score in the finals. It scored 197.5 points to finish 21st out of a field of 50 teams that were mostly from South Florida, according to a press release.

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Endangered bird uses the Bahamas as a winter home

RESEARCH has shown that The Bahamas is a critical winter home for the Piping Plover, an endangered bird species.

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How a cook and okra had the last word

There were many interesting winter residents who spent the winter season in The Bahamas during the 1940s and 50s. Mr John Manning was a most interesting person. His passion was deep sea fishing for billfish.

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DPM: Grand Lucayan deal 'won't throw Budget out of whack'

THE Government’s bid to acquire the Grand Lucayan resort will “not throw the Budget out of whack”, the Deputy Prime Minister expressing hope it can be partially re-opened for the 2017-2018 winter season.K P Turnquest told Tribune Business that the pl

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CCA Bahamas believes swift resolution could see Baha Mar open for winter season

In statement released on Friday night, CCA Bahamas Limited, the construction manager and general contractor for the Baha Mar project, has said that it believes the resort can be finished for the winter season - if a swift resolution to the current impasse is reached.

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Kelly and Ryan to go live from Atlantis

This week, “Live with Kelly and Ryan” hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest announced the show will be leaving behind the winter chill of the Northeast US and is heading to The Bahamas for four shows from the newly updated Atlantis, Paradise Island, air

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Man ordered to pay for stolen tools

A MAN who stole building tools from another man earlier this year was ordered to compensate him for his stolen goods.

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Canada swim clubs make Bahamas new winter training site

THE Ministry of Tourism’s Sports Tourism department, staying true to their mandate of making the Bahamas the top sports tourism destination in the region, announced yesterday that two of Canada’s top swim clubs have made the Bahamas their new winter training site.

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Unemployment up to 10.1 per cent

THE country’s unemployment rate now stands at 10.1 per cent, Department of Statistics Labour Force Survey officials announced Friday.

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Barracuda Swim Club's 18-medal haul at rhe Speedo Winter Championships

THE Barracuda Swim Club hauled in its share of medals at the Speedo Winter Championships in Plantation, Florida.

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Louis Bacon honoured for conservation work

NEW Jersey Governor Chris Christie and leading conservationist Louis Bacon were honoured by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) at its 10th annual “Celebrating the Great Outdoors” benefit September 28 in Connecticut.

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Andros plan ‘is threat to bird stocks’

AN international non-profit environmental organisation warned the proposed mining projects in North Andros will threaten the winter home for migratory shorebirds.

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‘Bump in the road’: Nicole costs Nassau 27k visitors

Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday said Tropical Storm Nicole has likely cost the capital some 27,000 visitors this week after almost one-third of its vessel arrivals cancelled.

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Resorts eye strong Thanksgiving boost

Major Nassau/Paradise island resorts are reporting strong occupancies for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, with one property noting that business appeared to be “on the up” for the winter season.