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SHOWN, from left to right, are Alsworth Pickstock, one of the tournament founders, Belinda Wilson, …
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Pupils stabbed in school fight
TWO students were stabbed during an argument on the AF Adderley Junior High School campus.
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Water Corp success costs supplier $8.1m
Consolidated Water’s Bahamian revenues have decreased by more than $8 million over the past two years, as the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s leak and loss reduction programme bears fruit.
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‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans eye national champs title
The Michigan State Spartans hosted media day to introduce the 2015-16 team to the East Lansing, Michigan, community and Bahamian sophomore guard Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr was one of the focal points this season.
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Mitchell to Sarkis: Conform or leave
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday continued his public recrimination of Baha Mar CEO Sarkis Izmirlian, saying an invitation should be extended to the developer “to consider making the appropriate steps to live elsewhere” if he cannot conform with the expected conduct of “economic guests.”
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Leevan Sands finishes 7th overall in the triple jump
LEEVAN ‘Superman’ Sands, returning to the same venue where he won his first Olympic Games medal in 2008, picked up a seventh place finish on Wednesday night as he competed in his first international meet since coming off an injury that prevented him from finishing at the 2012 London Olympics.
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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Fans Jumping on the Kobe bandwagon . . . at last
Here’s what’s been tickling my brain all weekend. You see, we have some of the most fickle fan bases when it comes to sports in this country.
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Hield optimistic about potential of pacers’ young core
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield was the focus of trade rumours for months, but after his first offseason as a member of the Indiana Pacers, the veteran guard is optimistic about the potential of his team’s young core for the 2022-23 campaign.
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Jonquel Jones opens up on price of ‘coming out’
REIGNING WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones claims that her sexuality continues to hinder her marketability - citing a specific local case with one of the country’s leading telecommunications providers.
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‘Options limited’ over relief for gas dealers
The Ministry of Finance’s top official yesterday said the Government’s “options are limited” in providing the relief sought by petroleum retailers struggling with gross margins of 10 percent or less.
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Stimulus spending would 'never work'
SO-CALLED 'stimulus spending' "never works" in an economy like the Bahamas because it only succeeds in "running down" the all-important foreign exchange reserves, a former finance minister has told Tribune Business.
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Ruth Cooper
Funeral Service for the late Evangelist Ruth “Arnette” Cooper age 81 years of Seven Hills Estate will be held on Sunday, 10th December, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Greater Bethel Cathedral, Faith United Way off Baillou Hill Road South. Officiating …
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Felix Reuben McKinney
Funeral Service for Felix Reuben McKinney, age 81 years, of No. 36 Nina Crescent, Regency Park, and formerly of Long Bay Cay, Andros, will be held on Friday February 2nd, 2018 at 11am, at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Highbury Park, …
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Bahamas secure hard-fought win over Panama
THE Bahamas men’s national team played with a lot of heart and grit right to the end, securing a hard fought 83-79 victory over Panama in the first of two games at home this weekend as the FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifier continued Friday night at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
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Gilford Saunders
Funeral Service for the late Mr. Gilford Saunders affectionately called “Popcorn” “Dr NoGo” “Cracker” or “Grand Pa” age 81 years Of #23 Oxford Avenue off Blue Hill Road and formerly of Mastic Point, Andros will be held at 1 p.m. …
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Money’s tight - so more using stamps
FALLOUT from the COVID-19 pandemic has caused people to tighten their purse strings, Super Value President Rupert Roberts has said, while noting “more and more” shoppers have been relying on the store’s food stamps to shop.
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Holiday weekend blamed for surge
HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said yesterday the recent spike in COVID-19 cases can be attributed to Independence Day festivities.
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Police need our support
Can you imagine going to work each day and not being sure you’ll survive your shift and see your family again?
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Bahamas trade deficit over $3bn
The Bahamas’ annual trade deficit expanded by 19 percent to over $3bn in 2017, as this nation’s merchandise import bill expanded by more than $500m.The Annual Foreign Trade Report, released this week by the Department of Statistics, revealed that imp
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Freeport home for NewCo call centre
NEWCO’s national service call centre will be located in Grand Bahama, creating some 30 new jobs for Bahamians in Freeport, officials of the new mobile service provider announced yesterday.