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Jonquel Jones posts double double in 84-63 loss
GRAND Bahamian senior Jonquel Jones posted a monstrous double-double of 27 points and 17 rebounds but the No. 22/20 George Washington women’s basketball team dropped a top-25 showdown to #15/10 Stanford 84-63 at the Cardinal’s Maples Pavilion on Saturday.
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63-year-old man is latest COVID-19 death
THE Ministry of Health reported one new COVID-19 death and 27 new cases yesterday.
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Locals take on "Nature Walk" for diabetes cause
SOME walked, while others chose to jog or cycle through acres of Bahamian Coppice during the ACE Diabetes Nature Walk, Saturday. Participants followed Terry Miller, president of the Bahamas Association for Social Health (BASH), through the trails, while taking note of the natural vegetation and wildlife.
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Robinson, McCowan help Fever beat Jones and Sun, snap 12-game skid
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Danielle Robinson tied her career high with 19 points, Teaira McCowan had 13 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks, and the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 73-67 on Saturday to snap a franchise single-season record 12-game losing streak.
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Knowles and Coleby enjoying win streaks
BOTH Zane Knowles and Dwight Coleby are currently enjoying win streaks for their respective clubs in the Turkish Basketball First League with just a few weeks remaining in the regular season.
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Myrtle Whylly
Funeral service for Myrtle Whylly, 84 yrs., a resident of Waterford, Eleuthera, will be held at The Highway Church of God, Waterford, Eleuthera, on Saturday 27th June, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Zilchus Thompson & Pastor Carl …
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Bahamas urged: ‘Avoid’ EU blacklisting threat
The Bahamas was yesterday urged to take all necessary measures to “avoid” being placed on a European Union (EU) financial services ‘blacklist’, after this nation received two ‘red flag warning’ scores.
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Wall Street: Bahamas off 2.5% growth target
Wall Street believes the Bahamas has failed to meet projected economic growth targets for 2012, a leading rating agency finding that GDP expansion is set com
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NFL Picks Week 11: Renaldo v Sancheska
NFL Picks Week 11 by Renaldo and Sancheska Dorsett
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Karl McCartney and Stampeders lead the west in the CFL
NOW in his sixth season with a Canadian Football League powerhouse, Bahamian veteran Karl McCartney is continuing his role as a special teams ace and reserve linebacker.
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Stingers beat Cybots, 82-80
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend. A series of games were played.
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Nassau ‘leads Americas’ on cruise ship port visits
Nassau Cruise Port is handling “more cruise ships than any port in the Americas”, its chief executive said yesterday, adding that “we’re well on our way to climbing out” of COVID’s devastation.
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$102m energy project 'comes alive again
By NEIL HARTNELL
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Grand Lucaya sees rise in occupancy numbers over long Easter weekend
SOME hotel properties experienced occupancy levels of between 30 and 40 percent over the Easter holiday, particularly in the Lucaya area.
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Bahamas facing 'hard choices' on $710m storm woe
THE Bahamas has been warned that “the era of tough choices has arrived” after Hurricanes Matthew and Irma caused a combined $710 million in economic damages and loss.The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in two separate 100-plus page reports on
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Shamar earns Subway Player of the Game
Burrows and Dalhousie Tigers claim their 3rd straight AUS title, qualify for U Sports Final 8
Shamar Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers claimed their third consecutive Atlantic University Sport championship and now look ahead to joining the best programmes in Canada at the U Sports Final Eight next month.
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Plans accelerate for ‘Albany of the east’
Arawak Homes yesterday revealed its 100-acre tract opposite St Andrew’s School could become eastern New Providence’s version of Albany or Lyford Cay, as it intensifies efforts to execute on “remarkable options”.
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Population density is the problem
Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ revelation to the country that one out of 100 Nassuvians has been infected with COVID-19 is evidence that the current restrictive measures have failed miserably to curb the spread of the deadly virus, which has claimed the lives of 96 Bahamians.
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Out Island resorts 10% above Christmas 2019
Family Island resorts are “expecting” business for the November-December period to be 10 percent above 2019 levels, an industry executive saying: “The needle is moving in the right direction.”
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Swim Nationals: Swift dominates to take title for 5th straight year
SWIFT Swimming dominated the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2015 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships by winning the title for the fifth consecutive year at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex over the weekend.
