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Eleven more COVID deaths added to toll
ELEVEN COVID-19 deaths were reported over a three-day period according to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, pushing the total number of reported deaths in the country up to 746.
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New advances in prostate treatments
The good news: prostate cancer, if detected early, can be successfully treated, with a 98 percent prostate cancer specific survival ten years after treatment.
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Cable Bahamas closing on 10k voice subscribers
CABLE Bahamas is approaching 10,000 subscribers for its ReVoice fixed-line voice service, its vice-president of sales and marketing said yesterday, telling Tribune Business it had achieved good market penetration.
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Jones shoots perfect from 3 in win over Liberty
JONQUEL Jones delivered another dominant performance and her hot shooting led the Connecticut Sun to a blowout win in their WNBA preseason finale.
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Christie’s contractor meet ‘worth a shot’
The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday said it was a “little late” for Prime Minister Perry Christie to attempt to persuade Baha Mar’s Chinese contractor to complete the stalled project, but admitted: “It’s worth shot”.
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‘Hammer will have little to no opportunities to get his punches off’
GRAND Bahamian Sherman “Tank” Williams is fit, ready and excited to fight 32-year-old Christian “Hammer” Ciocan in his hometown in Galati, Romania, on Friday, August 28.
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Man shot dead, two injured in latest shootings
ONE MAN is dead and two other men are fighting for their lives in hospital after they were shot in two separate incidents early Saturday morning.
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Judge says no to gag order in Gibson case
A Supreme Court judge cautioned the press yesterday to report accurate information concerning Adrian Gibson’s corruption trial after deciding not to impose a gag order barring journalists from reporting the case.
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Lorna Louise Knowles
Funeral Service for Lorna Louise Knowles age 98 years, of Millerton, Long Island, who passed away at The Princess Margaret, on Saturday November 23, 2019 will be held on Saturday November 30, 2019 at 10:00a.m. at Evangelistic Temple, Collins Avenue …
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Matriarch Monica Louise Johnson
Funeral Service for Matriarch Monica Louise Johnson, age 98 years, a resident of #21 Sutton Street, will be held on Saturday, January 4th, 2020, 10:00 a.m., at St. James Native Baptist Church, St. James Road. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. …
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Urgent call to double the number of radiologists
THE new digital imaging network connecting public health care facilities throughout the country has highlighted the need for more radiologists.
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Tavario Miller makes impact in Argentina
TAVARIO Miller was an early season acquisition for Boca Juniors in Argentina’s Liga Nacional de Básquet and has had an immediate impact with his new club.
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Shaquillo Fritz makes pro debut in Spain
SHAQUILLO Fritz made his professional debut for Hero Jairis in Spain’s Liga Espanola de Baloncesto (LEB Silver).
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Torrington Cox signs in Iraq
VETERAN Bahamian hooper Torrington Cox continues his professional career in Iraq with his latest signing. Cox agreed to terms with Nift Al-Janoub of the Iraq Superleague, the highest professional league in the country. The 33-year-old forward enter
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Ayton posts 5th double, season high 18 rebounds
Deandre Ayton had a weekend where he recorded his fifth double double of the season and the Phoenix Suns followed with their first win since opening night.
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Charles Bain and Colonials advance to 2nd round
CHARLES Bain and the Robert Morris Colonials are moving on to the second round of the 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament.
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Senior golfers tee off in the 58th Caribbean Amateur Championships
FOLLOWING the spirited performance of the juniors last week, golfers on the Bahamas’ senior national team teed off yesterday in the 58th Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships at the Sugarcane and East Courses at the Dorado Beach Resort in Puerto Rico.
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Bahamas sees $715m gain if ‘infrastructure gap’ closed
The Bahamas stands to gain a $715m boost if it invests just $31m to close the “digital infrastructure gap” between itself and the world’s leading economies, a multilateral lender is arguing.
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Buddy exits game with apparent knee injury
ORLANDO, Florida - Buddy Hield reached double figures for the fourth time in the last five games and helped the Kings snap an eight-game losing streak.The Kings scored a 105-99 win over the Orlando Magic Tuesday at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florid
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FACE TO FACE: From ‘playing doctor’ as a child, Theresa’s now in the frontline of our battle with COVID
If all is well the latest national lockdown will lift next week. For that to happen experience tells us we will need to have seen a period when there were no new cases. This is what allowed our southern islands to be taken out of lockdown on Sunday.
