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Tributes paid to Larry Smith

TRIBUTES have poured in for Larry Smith, the well-known columnist who died on Sunday, as his family announced his funeral will be held this Saturday at the Bahamas National Trust’s Retreat on Village Road. Former Tribune managing editor John Marquis

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Insolvent broker's Liquidators possess $200k for $17.5m claims

The joint liquidators for Owen Bethel’s insolvent Montaque Capital Partners currently possess just $196,238 in liquid assets to cover total creditor claims of $17.5 million, it has been revealed.

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Sports in brief

MARK Knowles will come out of a brief retirement this week when he plays in the men’s doubles match with Australia’s Lleyton Hewitt in the prestigious Wimbledon Grand Slam Tournament at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

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Major League draft shows a bright future for Bahamians

WITH the drafting of three Bahamians into the Major League baseball over the weekend, the future looks bright for the Bahamas.

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Get ready for ‘Greatest Show on Earth’ at 58th annual Cat Island Regatta

GET ready for the “Greatest Show on Earth.” That’s the theme for the 58th annual Cat Island Regatta scheduled for August 1-4 in New Bight.

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NPBA: Shockers stop Mingoes 64-57, Rockets knock off Regulators 86-75

THE Discount Distributors Rockets and JD’s Seafood Shockers won the New Providence Basketball Association double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night. The Rockets knocked off the Leno Regulators 86-75 and the Shockers got by the Un

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National Basketball Referee/Table Official Clinic to shed light on new rule changes

IN an effort to bring the basketball fraternity up to date on the new rule changes, the Bahamas Basketball Federation is scheduled to hold its National Basketball Referee/Table Official Clinic at the AF Adderley Gymnasium this weekend.

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NPBA Division I: Rockets advance to Final Four

THE Discount Distribution Rockets completed the New Providence Basketball Association’s Division I Final Four.

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Stampers destroy Eagles Nest, Rockets beat Pros

A pair of blowouts highlighted play in New Providence Basketball Association play at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

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Sports Notes

SONITH Lockhart, of Carib Construction, was on fire in City Bowling League competition last night while mowing down the pins for a gigantic 734 three game set which is a record so far for the 2015 - 2016 season. 

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Overall champions emerge in All-For-One Regatta

THE New Courageous, the Barbarian and the Crazy Partner emerged as the overall class champions in the second annual King Eric All-For-One Regatta in Montagu Bay over the Majority Rule holiday weekend.

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Regatta time again

The legacy of the late sporting icon ‘King’ Eric Gibson, regarded as one of the ‘movers and shakers’ of regattas in the country, will be kept alive when the local sloop sailing community comes together for the staging of the All-For-One Regatta in Montagu Bay that ‘King’ Eric was credited in getting started.

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Dorothea Vernice Cecelia Seymour-Tucker

Funeral Service for the late Dorothea Vernice Cecelia Seymour-Tucker age 70 years of Rich Close will be held on Saturday April 21st, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church (MCCA), #108 Montrose Avenue. Officiating will be Bishop Theophilus …

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PATS OFFENSE MEETS RAVENS DEFENSE FOR AFC TITLE

By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- Tom Brady and the New England Patriots made it to the AFC championship game with a high-powered offense that piled up points and yards. Ray Lewis and the Baltimore Ravens got there with a hard-hit

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'Bowl games are better in the Bahamas'

FOR the fifth consecutive year, Conference USA and the Mid-American Conference will bring their championship football teams to town to clash in the Bahamas Bowl.The bowl game is scheduled for Friday, December 21 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stad

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Myrtis Bodie Johnson

DEATH NOTICE Myrtis Bodie Johnson, 91, of #69 Pinedale Street, & formerly of Hermitage, Exuma died at her residence on 7th September, 2012. She is survived by her sons: Arnsel, Glenn, Bradley, Irvin & Paul Johnson, Andrew Dean & Earle …

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Bahamas blows late lead, loses to Puerto Rico 91-85

A disastrous fourth quarter collapse saw Team Bahamas squander a late lead to Puerto Rico and finish winless in the second window of the FIBA Americup 2022 Qualifiers.

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LIFE LINES: Technology, like medicine, has side effects

Technology – a blessing and sometimes a curse. The worldwide web, the internet and a plethora of social media are firmly entrenched in our daily lives. There is now a generation which knows nothing of a life without social media. In 1990/91 the worldwide web was born, and although universal usage is a mere 20 or so years old and still growing exponentially, we rarely stop to think about a downside and yet there are significant signs that there are many relating to our emotional well-being and personal relationships.

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Demarco pleased with Team Bahamas’ effort

DESPITE losing by 18 points to Argentina, head coach Chris DeMarco said he was still pleased with how the Bahamas national basketball team performed during their FIBA Americas 2023 World Cup Qualifying match on Monday night.