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Swimmers get set for the 23rd Speedo Winter Championships
Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex was crowded this past weekend as spectators from Abaco, Grand Bahama and New Providence watched as swimmers tried to achieve times to qualify for the 23rd Speedo Winter Swimming Championships in Plantation, Florida, on November 21-24.
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Ceremony held at new appeal court facilities
THE country’s second highest court yesterday debuted its near-completed fully state-of-the art facilities during a special ceremony hosted to report on its success and challenges during the previous legal year.
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Family's sponge business eyes Eleuthera alternative
A Long Island family has shrugged off the devastation Hurricane Dorian inflicted upon their sponging expansion plans by targeting another island as an alternative.
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RoyalStar eyes Matthew payout ‘over’ $90m total
A Bahamian insurer yesterday said it will be paying out “in excess of $90 million” in Hurricane Matthew-related claims on behalf of itself and network partners, with 65 per cent already settled.
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MARION PRISCILLA SMITH-PRATT
Funeral Service for MRS. MARION PRISCILLA SMITH-PRATT, 66 a resident of Taylor Road Nassau Village, will be held on Sunday, September 3rd, 2017, 2:30 pm. at St Agnes Anglican Church, Blue Hill Road. Officiating will be Rev’d Fr. I Ranfurly …
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Regulators top Pros, Elites beat Stampers
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night with the Elites Basketball Club and the Leno Regulators winning the double header.In the opening game, the Elites Basketball Cl
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Johnson cans career-high 44 in Adidas Holiday Slam
STEPHON Johnson is in the process of a defining season at Champagnat Catholic School and continues to be a leading force for the Lions as a senior. Johnson scored a career-high 44 points in his team’s finale of the Adidas Holiday Slam in Miami, Flor
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sports inbrief
RUGBY CUCKOOS ARE CHAMPIONS THE Cuckoos continued their dominance this season with a 17-15 victory over Baillou to win the Bahamas Cup finale at Winton rugby pitch Saturday. Back in January, Cuckoos defeated Baillou 44-10 to clinch the Nassau Cup Trophy.
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Trade deficit leaps 15.6% to $715.1m
THE Bahamas’ trade deficit increased by 15.6 percent to $715.097m during the 2022 first quarter as cross-border flows continued to rebound from the COVID-19 related restrictions of the year before.
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Pitcher Tahnaj Thomas invited to MLB spring training
TAHNAJ Thomas achieved another career milestone in the Pittsburgh Pirates organisation and is one of the club’s non-roster invitees to major league Spring Training in Bradenton, Florida.
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Nassau hotel demand jumps 27% in Florida
Connections to Nassau/Paradise Island hotels through their promotion board’s website have leapt 98 percent for 2022 to-date, the latter’s chairman revealed yesterday, predicting that business will further “ramp up” into early 2023.
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Bahamas girls ready for under-17 Centrobasket in San Juan
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation will field its first team for a busy summer with the upcoming Centrobasket Under-17 Championships. The U-17 Girls will be hosted at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Team Bahamas will be capta
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Ayton posts double double in 123-110 loss to Hawks
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 21 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and the Atlanta Hawks pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-110 last night.
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Fishermen: Gov't late on storm relief
Bahamian fishermen are hoping the Government will give further thought to their cry for fuel concessions, one representative telling this newspaper: “That would go a long way to helping the industry”.
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Ann Priscilla Sutherland
Funeral Service for the late Ann Priscilla Sutherland age 99 years of Monastery Park and formerly of Turks & Caicos will be held on Saturday, August 22nd, 2015 at 11:00 am at Greater Bethel Temple, Faith United way, Blue Hill …
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Leonard Neely
Funeral Service for the late Leonard Neely age 99 years of Congo Town, South Andros will be held on Saturday, February 20th, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mark’s Native Baptist Church, Congo Town, South Andros. Officiating will be Rev. …
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GINO ELVANTO FINLEY
Funeral Service for the late GINO ELVANTO FINLEY age 15 years of Spring Field Subdivision will be held on Saturday, June 17th, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Anointed to Reign Kingdom Ministries, Faith Avenue North. Officiating will be Senior Pastor …
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Ephriam Elisha Nottage
Funeral Service for the Late Ephriam Elisha Nottage, age 99 years of Vista Marina, West Bay Street, and formerly of Snug Corner, Acklins, will be held on Saturday December 28th, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at New Destiny Baptist Cathedral, Baillou Hill …
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Racing to bring an end to polio
HUNDREDS of Rotarians and supporters turned out for the End Polio Bed Race at the Marathon Mall on Saturday. Organised by Joanne Smith and Paul Cartwright of the East Nassau Rotary Club, the event raised about $10,000 for Rotary International's global cam
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French-Canadian woman accused of sex with 15-year-old boy
A FRENCH-Canadian woman was remanded to prison yesterday after she was charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor.
