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Nesbitt has eight steals in Rebels’ blowout win
VALARIE Nesbitt had the breakout game head coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin envisioned when she recruited the junior point guard to the Ole Miss Rebels.
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God is faithful
The depth of our love for God is often connected to our personal experiences in time of challenge, adversity, trials and tribulations.
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Junior Alexander Dean
Funeral Service for Junior Alexander “Livingstone” Dean, age 80 years, a resident of Kennedy Subdivision and formerly of Dunmore, Long Island, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday November 23rd, 2019, at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church, Claridge and …
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MOSES RICHARD DEVEAUX
Funeral Service for MR. MOSES RICHARD DEVEAUX, age 80 years of Carmichael Road, and formerly of San Salvador, will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, November 23rd, 2019 at Carmichael Bible Church, Carmichael Road. Officiating will be Pastor Rev. S. …
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Faustin H Cleare
Faustin H. Cleare, 82 a resident of Sunset Drive & formerly of Miami, Fl., died at The Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, November 6, 2019. He is survived by his 2 sons: Elvis & Parish; 5 grandchildren; 1 sister: Hazel …
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Glen Burton Granger Sr
Glen Burton Granger Sr., 80 a resident of #14 Granger Street Chippingham, died at The Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, November 15, 2019. He is survived by his 4 sons: David, Glen Jr., John & Burton Granger; 1 daughter: Geannine …
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Gibson, Gray and Huskies top Roker and X-Men
ANOTHER matchup of Bahamian players in Canada’s U Sports basketball produced several career high performances and close finishes. Qyemah Gibson, Sebastian Gray and the St Mary’s Huskies defeated Azaro Roker and the St Francis Xavier X-Men in a home-
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Two bodies found as official toll reaches 69
POLICE in Abaco have recovered two bodies in the Mudd, bringing the official death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 69. In a statement, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said one body was found on November 8 and the other on November 14.
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Goombay Splash: Jacobi Bain wins opening match
Jacobi Bain held off Canadian Andreas Petsalis to win his boys’ opening singles match in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Goombay Splash Junior Tennis Tournament at the National Tennis Centre. As one of the two Bahamians playing in singles on d
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Stampers knock off the Breezes High Flyers 91-87
THE Triple K Stampers knocked off the defending division II champions Breezes High Flyers 91-87 to highlight Saturday’s NPBA action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.
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Jonquel scores 26 points, grabs 16 rebounds in win
JONQUEL Jones continues to be a major asset to the Bosnia and Herzegovina women’s national basketball team and led the side to their second consecutive win in the current window of FIBA EuroBasket 2021 qualification. Jones recorded 26 points and 16
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Bahamian players shine in NCAA D1 Basketball
STEPHEN F Austin’s Nathan Bain was featured ESPN Sportscenter’s Top 10 while Sammy Hunter and Valerie Nesbitt had their best games thus far with their respective Ole Miss programmes to highlight the weekend of play for Bahamians at the NCAA Division
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Lowering the prostate cancer risk
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has registered that 200 Bahamian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018, and that number is likely underestimated, as several Bahamian men seek prostate cancer screening and treatment abroad and they are often not captured in local statistics. WHO data showed that 249 men died of cancer in the Bahamas in 2018 and 80 of those men died of prostate cancer.
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Dorian damages bill soars to $3.4 billion
THE cost of Hurricane Dorian’s impact on the Bahamas is $3.4bn, more than a quarter of the country’s GDP, according to the Inter-American Development Bank.
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Fishermen ‘hijacked helping Haitians’
AN Inagua-based fisherman yesterday described the “traumatising” moment that a group of stranded Haitian that he and his two friends were helping allegedly hijacked their boat at knifepoint and forced them to jump overboard to avoid being killed.
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‘Shock’ over Freeport retailer closure claims
Executives at a major Freeport hardware store have revealed they were “just as shocked as anyone else” to hear “rumours” of its demise following the hit from Hurricane Dorian.
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Union seeking 'seat at table' on CIBC deal
Union leaders have written to the government seeking a “seat at the table” over the approval of CIBC FirstCaribbean’s majority sale to a Colombian-headquartered financial group.Teresa Mortimer, the Bahamas Financial Services Union’s (BFSU) president,
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Jones posts double double - 29 points and 16 rebounds
JONQUEL Jones starred for Bosnia and Herzegovina women’s national team and several other Bahamian players posted double doubles to lead their team in their respective leagues across Europe this week.
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Milestone Night: Davis records his first double double as a Maverick
IT was a milestone night for Radshad Davis in his career with the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks.
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Ministry of Tourism officials attend service to give thanks to God
In a recent church service held at St Agnes, staff of the Ministry of Tourism assembled to give thanks as an organisation, just two months into the recovery and rebuilding efforts for Abaco and Grand Bahama post Hurricane Dorian.
