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Bahamas vs USA in FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers
THE Bahamas recently released its pool of players for the third and final leg of the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers and we are now starting to learn about the team they will be facing in game one as the United States begins to put its roster together.
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THE New Providence Basketball Association opened its postseason on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Caro Contractors Resistance and the Triple K Stampers taking the opener in the men’s division II encounters.
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Stingers top Regulators, win NPBA title
For the past five years, coaches Lavardo Bowleg and Moses Johnson were priming their PJ’s Stingers for their first opportunity to hoist the New Providence Basketball Association men’s championship crown in the air.
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Bank branches shrink 30% in seven years
The number of commercial bank branches in The Bahamas has declined by almost 30 percent over the past seven years, the Central Bank’s governor revealed yesterday.
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Buddy new and improved
TUESDAY was Big 12 basketball media day and, as expected, much of the conversation at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, centred around the reigning conference player of the year - Buddy Hield.
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Hield’s stock continues to rise into final year of eligibility
BUDDY Hield’s decision to return to NCAA basketball for his senior season drew mixed reactions from his fan bases and Hield’s stock continues to increase headed into his final year of eligibility.
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Buddy Hield named third-team All-American
HIS star-studded junior season came to an end prematurely in the East Regional Semi-finals, but despite his reputation as one of the top players in the NCAA, Buddy Hield has no immediate plans to enter the NBA Draft.
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PM defends bank chief
PRIME Minister Perry Christie last night vigorously defended Bank of the Bahamas Managing Director Paul McWeeney, saying that the clearing bank grew impressively in several areas under his more than a decades long leadership.
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Signing allows $150m Briland expansion
THE Davis administration signed an amended Heads of Agreement yesterday with developers behind the Briland Club Residences & Marina development that will allow for the expansion of the Harbour Island-based project, set to cost some $150m.
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Daisy Rahming
Funeral Service For the late Matriarch Daisy Rahming age 93years of Seymour Street Yellow Elder and formerly of Black Point, South Andros will be held on Sunday, December 10th, 2017 at Hillview Seventh-day Adventist Church, 135 Tonique Williams-Darling Highway at …
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Mother Hilda Mettalian Sargent
Funeral service for the late Mother Hilda Mettalian Sargent age 93 years of St. Barts Road, Golden Gates #2 and formerly of Lovely Bay, Acklins will be held on Sunday, December 15th, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. at Pentecostal Baptist Church, …
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Paint the town orange to end violence against women
Orange has become synonymous with advocating for the empowerment of women and girls, thanks to Zonta International, which consists of 29,000 members in 63 countries.
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Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65
Paul G Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65.He died in Seattle f
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Bahamas in 0-2 hole after loss to US Virgin Islands
Team Bahamas finds itself in a 0-2 hole of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers after they dropped their second consecutive game of the first home-away series. The visiting US Virgin Islands got the better of the Bahamas in the rivalry once again with thei
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Ole Miss ladies end 5-game losing streak, Bahamians struggle in NCAA Division I
OLE Miss Women’s Basketball finally ended a five-game losing streak. However, other Bahamian players and their programmes across NCAA Division I continued to struggle over the weekend.
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EDITORIAL: It’s a wonder the Bahamas has any viable business
A RECENT Industrial Development Bank survey reports that the functional capacity of The Bahamas’ civil service scores 19 out of 100 on the charts, showing “that the Bahamas has significant room for improvement”.
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Mavis Johnson nee Edwards
A funeral for Mrs. Mavis Johnson nee: Edwards Born 25 September 1925 Died 15 May 2019 Age: 93 yrs old Formerly from Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, Bahamas Funeral Date: Saturday June 1, 2019 at 11am Service Held At: Tarpum Bay Methodist …
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Web shops stay open as ruling delayed
THE INJUNCTION preventing law enforcement officers taking action against web shop gaming operators still stands after the government’s application to have the injunction lifted was delayed by three weeks.
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Mother of the Year awards
KEEPING hearts happy for those she holds dear is what a mother does, says Bahamas Mother’s Club president Freida Johnson, who likened a ‘mother’ to the words love, compassion and care.
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Warriors’ Green: ‘Tum Tum is like a little brother to me’
WHILE in town to participate in the 28th Jeff Rodgers Celebrity All-Star Classic, Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green took time out to explore a Bahamian connection of his own - his relationship with Bahamian guard and fellow Michigan State Spartan, Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn.
