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Ed Smith to serve as Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl honourary ambassador

ED Smith, who was a college All-American, the first native Bahamian drafted by an NFL club and played two seasons for the Denver Broncos, will serve as the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl honourary ambassador.Smith is scheduled to speak at a press co

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Baptist Sports Council Softball Classic: Golden Gates undefeated

GOLDEN Gates pulled off a pair of victories over Macedonia Baptist to remain undefeated in the Baptist Sports Council’s 2012 Softball Classic at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday.

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Tackling the air hackers

The long-awaited aircraft accident report of the fatal January 2018 crash has been released by The Bahamas’ Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID). Incidents like these rehash national focus on the pervasive aviation issue of “hacking” in The Bahamas. A reference to hacking in short refers to the carriage by air of passengers by operators not licensed to conduct such services for reward.

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Golden Gates clinch co-ed title

GOLDEN Gates routed St John’s 39-25 in the third and deciding game as they clinched the co-ed title with a 2-1 series decision to bring the curtain down on the Baptist Sports Council’s 2012 Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Monday night.

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Harvey scores career high 10 points in win

AHMARD Harvey had the best game of his collegiate career while several Bahamian players made their NCAA Division I basketball debuts this week after their programmes got off to late starts due to schedule adjustments and COVID-19 protocols.

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Thelma Hilda Strachan

Funeral Service for Thelma Hilda Strachan, 91 years of Marathon Road and formerly of Ragged Island, will be held on Saturday June 23rd, 10:00 a.m. at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Shirley Street. Rev’d. Fr. Crosley Walkine will officiate. Interment will …

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Team Bahamas all set for Slow Pitch World Cup

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association will represent the Bahamas with a 25-member team - made up of a mixture of youth and experienced players - at the 2015 WBSC Co-Ed Slow Pitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida, this weekend.

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Macedonia Baptist teams beat neighbourhood rivals

MACEDONIA Baptist Church co-ed and men’s teams both won their games over their neighbourhood rivals, St Paul’s Baptist, as the Baptist Sports Council continued its 2014 Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex last night.

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Celtics beat Heat in OT, tie the East finals at 2-2

BOSTON (AP) -- Rajon Rondo had 15 points and 15 assists, and scored the final three points of the Boston Celtics' 93-91 overtime victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday night that evened the Eastern Conference finals at two games apiece. Getting a huge break

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'The Promise' prevails

A matchup between two of the top big men in all of NCAA Division I basketball - Arizona’s DeAndre Ayton and UNLV’s Brand McCoy produced in an overtime thriller.In the end, Ayton and the Wildcats scored a 91-88 win over the UNLV Runnin’ Rebels Saturda

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Sides differ on oil hearing

An oil explorer and its opponents have given sharply different versions of the Christmas Eve legal battle that set up today’s hearing on the Judicial Review challenge to halt its exploratory drilling.

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Fire destroys structures in Kool Acres shanty town

Around 77 structures or some 80 percent of the Kool Acres shanty town off Joe Farrington Road have been burned to the ground in a fire that took place around 4pm on Saturday, according to Craig Delancey, Buildings Control Officer with the Ministry of Works and a part of the Unregulated Communities Action Taskforce.

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Magic hit 17 3-pointers in 102-89 win over Heat

By KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 and the Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Anderson had five 3s -- all

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Magic hit 17 3-pointers in 102-89 win over Heat

By KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 and the Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Anderson had five 3s -- all

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Rolle earns 3rd opportunity to represent Bahamas in the Pure Silk LPGA Classic

FOR the fourth year, professional golf teacher Georgette Rolle will get a chance to carry the Bahamian flag in the Pure Silk Bahamas Ladies Professional Golf Association Classic.