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LJ Rose joins Rockets staff
A FORMER Bahamas senior’s men’s national team player will make the move from the court to the sidelines as he joins the staff of his hometown NBA franchise.
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Four more COVID deaths confirmed
THE Bahamas recorded 60 new cases of COVID-19 and another four virus-related deaths on Wednesday, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.
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Jones and Sun eliminated – but WNBA MVP scores 25 points, grabs 11 rebounds
A season of accolades came to an abrupt and disappointing end for reigning MVP Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun.
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College basketball players make their presence felt in Canada
COLLEGIATE basketball in Canada has returned at the U Sports level, and several Bahamian participants made their 2021 debut in the Stu Aberdeen Memorial Preseason Tournament.
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Tourism back to 85% pre-COVID in August
August tourism numbers were down just 15 percent compared to 2019’s pre-COVID levels, the Ministry of Tourism’s director-general said, amid hopes that more investments are in the pipeline.
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MORE THAN 100K NOW VACCINATED . . . but confirmation of 20 more deaths shows COVID fight not over
THE Ministry of Health confirmed 20 additional COVID-19 deaths on the weekend, bringing the total to 557 to date.
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Jones and Sun lose Game 3
Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun are faced with must win situations to keep their season and 2021 title hopes alive.
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Chisholm Jr hits three-run homer to help Marlins beat Phillies 3-1
MIAMI (AP) — Jesús Luzardo struck out a career-high 11 and Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm Jr hit a three-run homer to help the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 on Saturday night.
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Two more deaths and 130 cases confirmed
THE Ministry of Health has recorded two more COVID-19 deaths and 130 new cases.
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Jones and Sun even series 1-1
It wasn’t the typical MVP calibre performance from Jonquel Jones, but her Connecticut Sun bounced back from a game one loss to even the WNBA semifinals.
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Men’s national basketball team members open seasons
SEVERAL senior men’s national basketball team members recently opened their respective seasons across various professional leagues in Europe and South America.
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Sky get 101-95 double OT win over the Sun
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Courtney Vandersloot had the second triple-double in WNBA playoff history with 12 points, a league playoff-record 18 assists and 10 rebounds to help the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 101-95 in two overtimes last night in the opener of their best-of-five semifinal series.
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Ernst Hemingway once wrote that bankruptcies happen gradually, and then suddenly. Such words seem appropriate to describe the fate of Evergrande, one of China’s largest real-estate developers, that appears set to default on debt interest repayments.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: The good, the bad and the ugly of the new Cabinet
THIS week, we welcomed the first whole week of Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) governance, once again.
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Darville: Drop in cases may be result of low testing
HEALTH Minister Dr Michael Darville urged Bahamians not to become overly optimistic about the slight drop in recent COVID-19 infections, saying the declining numbers could be a result of low virus testing.
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Soto takes over NL batting lead, Nationals defeat Chisholm Jr and Marlins 7-5
MIAMI (AP) — Juan Soto took over the NL batting lead, getting three hits and three RBIs to help the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 7-5 last night.
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Dorian swayed Abaco vote
LOW voter turnout and the “poor” handling of Hurricane Dorian were chief among the reasons why the Free National Movement was rejected at the polls by Abaco residents, who are now calling for the Davis-led administration to live up to its promises where the previous administration had failed.
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Utility-scale solar found ‘impractical’ for Nassau
Environmentalists were bluntly told by Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) that utility-scale solar solutions for New Providence are “impractical” because up to 1,800 acres would be required to generate sufficient energy.
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‘Jazz’ hits two homers, scores game-winning run
JASRADO “Jazz” Chisholm Jr reached another milestone in his standout rookie season with the Miami Marlins.
