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Tokyo Games ‘not going to start on July 24’

AS pressure continues to mount from athletes, member federations and healthcare professionals, one International Olympic Committee official gave the first indication that the 2020 Tokyo Games will be postponed due to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak.

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Chamber chief: ‘Don’t get sidetracked’ over investor confidence

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday urged the Government “not to get sidetracked” by the furore over the Prime Minister suggesting investor confidence is “waning”.

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THE Bahamas Rugby Union is scheduled to kick off its 2015 Nassau Cup regular season with Buccaneers versus Baillou 4pm Saturday at the Winton Rugby Centre.

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Heartbreaking loss for Bahamas

THE Bahamas men’s national team dropped a heartbreaking 84-81 loss to Mexico and now they are automatically eliminated from contention of winning the CentroBasket Tournament in Panama.

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Legal threat to $5m benchmark pref equity

Liquidators for an alleged multi-million dollar ‘Ponzi’ fraud are threatening legal action to force a BISX-listed company to unwind, and return, a $5 million investment that accounts for 100 per cent of its preference share capital.

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Margaretta Virginia Kerr Paul

Margaretta Virginia Kerr Paul, 98 yrs., a resident of Golden Palm Estates & formerly of Bimini, died at her grand daughter's residence Cedar Harbour, Abaco, on 8th April, 2015. She is survived by her 3 daughters: Sylvia Paul of Orlando …

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Heartbreaking loss for Buddy and No.1 Sooners

On the day that they earned their No.1 ranking, Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners suffered a big defeat at the James H Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night.

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Cleaning up Over-The-Hill

THE third phase of the Over-the-Hill programme’s clean up campaign took place over the weekend, with 80 people and 20 heavy duty companies working to remove litter in the Nassau Street and Collins Avenue areas.The effort saw cooperation between the D

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New champions: Regulators rout Cybots 100-81 for title

It was a dominant performance over the course of the last three games of the series as the Mr Ship It Regulators unseated the two-time defending champions to take the New Providence Basketball Association Division I title.

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Thelma Belle Johansson

A Memorial Service for Thelma Belle Johansson, age 89 years of Retirement Road, will be held on Sunday September 22, 2019 at 4:00p.m. at the Salvation Army, Thirty-one Mackey Street, Nassau, The Bahamas. Officiating will be Majors Joan and Miller …

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BORCO targets 20-30% tanker traffic growth

The Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO) is the “ideal location” to service the expected 20-30 per cent increase in tanker traffic resulting from the Panama Canal expansion, its owner yesterday describing the facility as the “optimum spot” for a bunker filling station and crude oil ‘top up’ unit.

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Buddy ‘Buckets’ 12 but Harden, Rockets get 10th straight win

HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Houston Rockets fought off a late rally to get their 10th straight win, 100-91 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.

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On deck and close to the action at the Battle of Jutland

101 years ago this weekend, Lt Robert Tatton Bower, of the Royal Navy, wrote a letter to his father, giving a first hand account of the largest World War 1 naval battle from aboard HMS Inconstant. Lt Bower’s descendants have Bahamian connections: his son Paul, came to the islands and was Publisher of The Nassau Guardian while his grandsons, Nigel and Bobby, are known business figures in Nassau.

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Gibson’s Huskies, Whylly’s Hurricanes on winning streaks

WINNING streaks for both Qyemah Gibson’s St Mary’s Huskies and Roosevelt Whylly’s Holland College Hurricanes continued in U Sports and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association basketball respectively.

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Jones and Sun fall short, Mystics take WNBA title

In a WNBA Finals series where no team won consecutive games, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun came up just short in their bid to make franchise history. Jones finished with 25 points and nine rebounds, but the Sun fell to the Washington Mystics

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NPBA takes break until month end

AFTER playing its doubleheader over the weekend, the New Providence Basketball Association will now take a break until the end of the month.

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Muriel Agatha Johnson

Muriel Agatha Johnson, age 89 of Nassau, The Bahamas, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Shirley Street, Nassau, on Thursday, 12th December, 2019. Mrs. Johnson was predeceased by her husband, John Howard Johnson, Sr., daughter, Maureen Johnson and her son, …

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Bahamian companies wait two years for $1m fraud recovery pay

Bahamian companies battling to recover assets lost in a $400 million financial fraud are experiencing “financial stress” themselves because they have not been paid almost-$1 million due for two years’ work.

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Dames and Lightbourne sign letters of intent

JOSHUA Dames and Bradley Lightbourne became the latest Bahamian basketball talents to announce their intention to join programmes at the Junior College level.

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Mingoes pound Defenders 93-66

FOUR UB Mingoes players scored double digits to lead the team to the 93-66 pounding on the Fort Charlotte Defenders in UB’s homecoming game in NPBA action Friday night.Kemsey Sylvestre led the Mingoes with 17 points and 11 rebounds to go along with 4