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Minister makes his contribution to Budget Debate
SEVERAL significant initiatives took centre stage for Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Michael Pintard, as he addressed the impact his ministry will have on his administration’s budget.In his contribution to the 2017/18 Budget Debate yesterday,
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FIFA legend Emerson Rosa in Bahamas for Beach Soccer World Cup draw
AFTER making his debut for Gremio in 1994, Brazil’s Emerson Ferreira da Rosa certainly stretched his legs around some of football’s finest institutions.
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EDITORIAL: When the going gets tough, run for the hills
WHEN Dr Hubert A Minnis, the novice prime minister, appointed a press secretary, the news was met with a strong positive reaction from media.
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SAC surges into lead
It was a dominant performance from the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine on day two of the BAISS Track and Field Championships, and now sets the stage for a thrilling finish in today’s finale.
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EDITORIAL: A Prime Minister who waded beyond his depth
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, invited to address the third annual Press Club’s awards banquet Saturday night, seemed to know more about the workings of the foreign press than the achievements of the Bahamian journalists sitting in front of him.
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Big Red Machine lead the Comets by 14.5 points
JUST 14.5 points separate the teams atop the leaderboard at the BAISS Track and Field Championships, setting the stage for a thrilling finish in today’s finale.
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Tennis ace Iesha wins her first collegiate singles title
IESHA Shepherd got her freshman season as a member of the Chicago State University Cougar women’s tennis team off to a bang over the weekend in Chicago, Illinois.
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Junkanoo Bowl: Jacobi and Sydney eliminated
Top seed Sydney Clarke and top-ranked male player Jacobi Bain both fell victims to respective southpaw opponents and were eliminated from the International Tennis Federation’s Junkanoo Bowl junior tennis tournament.
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INSIGHT: Only as good as your word - that’s how you’ll be judged
IT is widely accepted in our brand of politics that a politician will say anything to get elected. It can almost be likened to the way we treat our children – when they do something naughty, we typically shrug it off as mere child’s play. Likewise, when our politicians rile up crowds of thousands from the campaign stages, promising the earth, moon and stars, we simply accept it when they do not deliver.
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THE FINISH LINE: C&S Hitmen ‘were clearly the best team down the stretch’
Last week we celebrated the Johnson’s Lady Truckers, winners of the New Providence Softball Association’s 2016 ladies championship.
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This year’s BSF Nationals one of the most competitive
THE Bahamas Softball Federation’s 2016 BTC National Round Robin Championships turned out to be one of the most competitive in quite some time.
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THE FINISH LINE: Nationals show softball still alive and well in Bahamas
THE Bahamas Softball Federation’s 2016 BTC National Round Robin Championships in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex over the weekend turned out to be one of the most competitive in quite some time.
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Young tennis ace Jacobi offered contract to represent Tecnifibre
AFTER closing out the year with two contrasting performances in Florida, Jacobi Bain got some great news that can propel his career even further in 2017.
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For electric cars to take off, they’ll need a place to charge
Around the world, support is growing for electric cars. Automakers are delivering more electric models with longer range and lower prices, such as the Chevrolet Bolt and the Tesla Model 3. China has set aggressive targets for electric vehicle sales to curb pollution; some European countries aim to be all-electric by 2040 or sooner.
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Truckers win national title
THE Bommer G Truckers lived up to their end of the bargain by giving sponsor Bommer George a Bahamas Softball Federation men’s national championship title.
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Star Class sailors in Grand Final
Three races, light conditions but very close competitions marked the second day at the Bahamas’ first Star Sailors League Finals.
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80% DIY anglers is ‘absolute nonsense’
The Fly Fishing Industry Association’s (BFFIA) president said yesterday it was “absolute nonsense” to suggest that so-called ‘do-it-yourself’ anglers (DIY) anglers represent 80 per cent of the industry, questioning the credibility of a 2010 survey that pegged the sector’s economic impact at $141 million.
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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Kansas City Royals will return to 2016 World Series and repeat as champions
I TOLD you so!!!
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‘Ridiculous’: PM’s Baha Mar engaged claim questioned
An ex-director yesterday said it was “absolutely ridiculous” for Prime Minister Perry Christie to say he was in contact with all parties involved in the Baha Mar impasse, given that he continued to ignore the original developer.
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Defending champs Hitmen, Wildcats lose season openers
The new look Sunshine Auto Wildcats and the Iradez Hitmen collected their rings as the women’s and men’s champions respectively of the New Providence Softball Association’s 2014 season on Friday night, but they both left the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex with season-opening losses to the Johnson’s Lady Truckers and the Commando Security Truckers as the league started its 2015 campaign.