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$1,000 FINE FOR SELLING MARIJUANA
A 24-year-old man who told police he was selling marijuana to make a “couple of dollars” was yesterday fined $1,000.
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Buccaneers top the Chiefs 31-9, Brady wins Super Bowl No. 7
TAMPA, Florida (AP) — Tom Brady made the Buccaneers, their fans and their city believe from the moment he arrived in Tampa Bay.
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Bowleg to coach Team Bahamas in AmeriCup Qualifier
MARIO Bowleg will return to the sidelines to coach the Bahamas Basketball Federation men’s national basketball team when they travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to take on the United States of America and Puerto Rico in the third and final leg of the FIBA 2020 AmeriCup Qualifier.
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Hield’s 3-pt streak comes to an end
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield had his worst shooting night of the season and saw his three-point streak come to an end, but his Sacramento Kings continued their recent winning streak.
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Airline industry faces $3.7m Customs debt
The Auditor General’s Office has urged Customs to collect millions of dollars in unpaid taxes and fees, including $3.747m collectively owed by 13 airlines as at end-June 2018.
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McFall having standout junior season
JONATHAN McFall is having a standout junior season for the Chowan Hawks in NCAA Division II basketball.
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Ayton scores 13 points in loss
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson punctuated a 28-point performance with a soaring, one-handed alley-oop jam during a decisive fourth-quarter surge, and the New Orleans Pelicans soundly defeated the Phoenix Suns 123-101 last night.
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Fenton in second straight Super Bowl
IT’S very rare that a professional athlete gets to play for two consecutive titles in any sport in the same state that he was born in.
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BBF does not have proper training venue
ALREADY faced with the task of securing the funding to travel to the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifier in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas Basketball Federation now finds itself without the proper venue to train in.
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Ayton and Hield take NBA spotlight
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield enjoyed his best shooting stretch of the season the last three games in the state of Florida while Deandre Ayton restarted his streak of double doubles over the weekend.
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Ayton and Suns snap 3-game skid, roll to 114- 93 win over Warriors
PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges scored 20 points, Deandre Ayton posted another double double - 12 points and 13 rebounds - and the Phoenix Suns pulled away in the second half to beat the Golden State Warriors 114-93 last night.
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Bahamas vs USA in FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers
THE Bahamas recently released its pool of players for the third and final leg of the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers and we are now starting to learn about the team they will be facing in game one as the United States begins to put its roster together.
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‘Time to move on from PCR test’
FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands has suggested the government move away from RT-PCR tests as the gold standard to determine COVID-19 infection and instead embrace “newer technology” that he says is cheaper to operate.
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Ayton grabs 14 rebounds in Suns’ 102-97 loss to Thunder
PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul reminded the Oklahoma City Thunder what they were missing after trading him during the offseason. Then the Thunder turned around and reminded the Phoenix Suns and Paul why they’re a team that appears on the rise.
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Varicoceles: A bag of worms
Varicoceles are distended, enlarged testicular veins that may feel like a bag of worms in a man's scrotum. Varicoceles can occur on one side within the scrotum or on both sides. They usually appear during or soon after puberty but they can occur at any time.
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Union chief: Taking vaccine should be a choice for teachers
TAKING the COVID-19 vaccine should be a personal choice for teachers, Bahamas Union of Teachers President Belinda Wilson said yesterday.
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FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers: BBF needs $70,000 for team travel
WITH the third and final leg of the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers set for February 19-20, Bahamas Basketball Federation president Mario Bowleg said they will need about $70,000 for the team to travel to compete.
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LJ Rose inks deal with new European club
NATIONAL team guard LJ Rose inked a deal with a new European club.
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Deandre Ayton posts career-high five blocks
Following a week of postponements and three missed games due to the NBA’s COVID-19 protocols, Deandre Ayton continued to play his best basketball of the season once the Phoenix Suns returned to the court.
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‘Don’t blame the victims, blame the men who rape them’
A WOMEN’S rights advocate wants society to stop placing the blame on young vulnerable girls being lured out of their homes and becoming victims of statutory rape and hold the men responsible accountable for their actions.