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Streaks come to an end for ‘Buddy’ Hield, Deandre Ayton
SATURDAY’s NBA schedule featured the end of a five-game winning streak for Deandre Ayton’s Phoenix Suns and the end of Chavano “Buddy” Hield’s four-game streak scoring at least 20 points.
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Deangelo offensive spark for Bahamas in loss to Panama
The Bahamas’ under-15 boys national team lost its second game of the 2014 Caribbean Basketball Championships to host Panama in the feature game on day two of the tournament.
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Merry Christmas to men! Studies show frequent ejaculations have proven health benefits
Here is an early Christmas gift of scientifically based facts for Bahamian men:
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A Christmas gift: More sex keeps you healthy
An early Christmas gift of scientifically based facts for Bahamian men.
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Best-of-3 championship series to begin today
GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS SPORTS ASSOCIATION SOFTBALL & BASEBALL
The Government Secondary Schools Sports Association will begin its best-of-three softball and baseball championship series today at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, although there’s still some unfinished business to be completed before it all unfolds.
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$170m project must stop Exuma’s south ‘dying out’
EXUMA’S private sector says the $175m Torch Cay project is urgently needed to prevent the island’s southern end from “dying out”.
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Regina Mary Albury Nixon Johnson
A Memorial Service for Regina Mary Albury Nixon Johnson age 81 affectionately called “Gina” will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday January 9th, 2020 at The Progressive Liberal Party Headquarters Farrington Road. Funeral Service for Regina Mary Albury Nixon-Johnson age 81 …
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Can Big Red Machine win 27th straight BAISS title?
WILL the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine succeed in winning their 27th straight Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships or will this be the year that the Queen’s College Comets or any of the other 10 schools finally snap their dominance?
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‘OVERWHELMED’: Nurses’ leader says staff struggling with stream of new COVID patients
AN increase of COVID-19 hospital admissions is overwhelming public sector nurses who are already strained by “poor” working conditions, Bahamas Nurses Union president Amancha Williams said yesterday.
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Dorian 'totally destroys' 80% of fishing industry
Fishermen yesterday said Hurricane Dorian had “totally destroyed” 80 percent of the industry in Abaco and Grand Bahama amid uncertainty over how the government will aid recovery.“Eighty percent of the fisheries sector in Grand Bahama and Abaco is tot
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Joaquin insurance loss stands at $14m
The Bahamian insurance industry is currently pegging gross losses caused by Hurricane Joaquin at $14 million, a sum equivalent to just 23 per cent of the initial $60 million damages estimate.
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Sheila Anita Wallace
Funeral service for Sheila Anita “Nita” Wallace, age 81 years, of Pyform Road, will be held on Saturday July 21, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at East Street Gospel Chapel, East Street North and McCollough Corner. Officiating will be Evangelist Tom …
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Bahamian professional basketball players shine on the global stage
LAST weekend’s schedule on the pro basketball circuit featured a number of standout performances from Bahamian players across the globe. Jaraun “Kino” Burrows scored a season-high 31 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished four assists in FOS Proven
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Kai Jones No.30 on top prospects list for 2021 NBA Draft
DESPITE a freshman season where he received inconsistent playing time from the Texas Longhorns coaching staff, Kai Jones has been listed as a highly coveted prospect for the 2021 NBA Draft by Sports Illustrated.
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COVID rebound uneven for Family Island resorts
Family Island resorts have recovered to 80 percent of pre-COVID business volumes, a senior tourism official has revealed, but the rebound remains uneven because of airlift woes impacting some locations.
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Pair are making it big in Japan
The Japanese B-League tipped off its season opener last weekend and a pair of Bahamian national team players saw their respective teams get off to perfect starts.
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Firearms possession
Jamilla Kennyatta Thomas, 33, inadvertently carried a live round of ammunition into the Bahamas. She was arrested at Lynden Pindling International Airport on May 29th as she prepared to board a return flight to the US-Glendale, California. The bullet was a single 9mm round. Jamilla was pregnant, incurred travel delay and sustained mental distress over this event. She had to plead guilty to criminal possession of ammunition before a magistrate and pay a serious fine to avoid prison.
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Aaron Rolle
Aaron Rolle age 80 of #44 Sunset Drive and formerly of Long Bay Cays, Andros died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday October 20, 2019. He is survived by his daughters, Clarice Varence and Myrtle Rolle; his son, Anthony …
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Accused deny murders of women in separate cases
TWO high profile murder suspects denied committing murder when they appeared in Supreme Court on Friday.
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Carmeta Belle Bodie
Memorial Service for the late Carmeta Belle Bodie age 81 years of Penfold Court off Carmichael Road and formerly of Hard Hill, Acklins will be held on Saturday, September 15th, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah …