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Bahamas falls to the USVI 84-74
The Bahamas men’s national basketball team, even with the services of NBA guard Chavano ‘Buddy’ Hield and college graduate Lourawls ‘Tum Tum’ Nairn, couldn’t find a way to pull off a “must-win” game against the US Virgin Islands.Needing to win by eig
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Rosewood exit will cost Baha Mar $8m
Baha Mar yesterday warned it would suffer “great harm”, including the loss of $8 million in ‘key money’, if the Rosewood Hotels brand was permitted to withdraw from the project.
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Bank: Correspondent pull back vindicates web shop refusal
Commonwealth Bank’s president yesterday said the increasing ‘pull back’ by correspondent banks from the Caribbean had vindicated its decision not to accept web shop industry deposits.
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Oshae and Jaimie the victors in first all-female boxing show
FIRST Class Promotions, in conjunction with the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture (MOYSC), hosted the first all-female professional world title boxing match in the region this past weekend at the Kendal G L Isaacs gymnasium.
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FIBA: Team Bahamas falls to Panama 88-66
THE Bahamas men’s national basketball team wrapped up its final two games in the FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifier with another loss. The team, coached by Moses Johnson, John Nutt and James ‘Jimmy’ Clarke, suffered a 88-66 decision against Panama yesterday. The loss came after the Bahamas was handed a 117- 70 rout against Venezuela on Thursday in Caracas.
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Robinson No. 39 overall, Chisholm No. 61 in MLB Pipeline top 100
FOLLOWING the completion of the 2020 Major League Baseball season, the pair of Kristian Robinson and Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm each achieved their highest rankings to date in the MLB Pipeline top 100.
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Mobile data usage up 30% pts in 2017
Mobile broadband penetration jumped by 30 percentage points inside one year, it was revealed yesterday, with four out of every five Bahamians using the product by year-end 2017.The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), unveiling its
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Pair accused of conspiracy to murder
A MAN and a woman appeared in Magistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon accused of plotting the death of a man who was found lifeless in a car.
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Jones posts 6th double-double of season
(AP) – BAHAMIAN WNBA star Jonquel Jones scored 24 points with 11 rebounds and five steals but it wasn’t enough as the Chicago Sky beat the Connecticut Sun 91-83 yesterday.
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CI Gibson Rattlers emerge as winners of Providence Basketball Tournament
The CI Gibson Rattlers, still riding a perfect season on the local scene although they are coming off two losses overseas, emerged as champions of their own Providence Basketball Tournament.
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Lower losses save Water Corp $6.5m
The Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) has saved $6.5 million through the first two years of its non-revenue water (NRW) reduction project, its general manager telling Tribune Business that its daily water losses had been cut in half.
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Convent to celebrate 75th anniversary
THE BENEDICTINE Sisters of St Martin’s de Porres convent will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of their order with a Mass followed by a reception this evening at their Nassau Street monastery.
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Margueriete Beatrice Roberts
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mrs. Margueriete Beatrice “Muggy” Roberts, Age 89yrs, a resident of South Beach and Formally of Wilkinson Street off West Street, will be held at St Francis Xavier Cathedral on West Street on Saturday, …
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Myetta Turnbull Rolle
Funeral service for Myetta Turnbull Rolle, 84 a resident of 38B Comfort Street & formerly of St. Mary, Jamaica, will be held at Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries, Carmichael Road, on Saturday, 10th October, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will …
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Leslie Charles Green Jr
Leslie Charles ‘Mistah’ Green Jr. age 22 of Derby Road, Yellow Elder Gardens died on Sunday February 12, 2017. He is survived by his mother, Julith Green; his fathers, Leslie Thompson, Perry Cox and Salmon Green; one son, Tamaj Leslie …
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Claudette Lundy
Funeral service for the late Mrs. Claudette Lundy age 84 years of Soldier Road and formerly of George Town, Exuma will be held on Sunday, April 28th, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Centreville Seventh Day Adventist Church, Fifth Terrance, Centreville. …
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Retired Deputy Superintendent of Police Harold Alonzo Cole
Memorial Service for Retired Deputy Superintendent of Police Harold Alonzo Cole, age 84 years, a resident of #5 Lancaster Road, and formerly of Christ Church, Barbados, will be held on Saturday May 4th, 2019, 10:00 a.m., at Christ Church Cathedral, …
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Theresa Berneatha Erdeg
Death Notice for Theresa Berneatha Erdeg, 84 years of Graham Avenue, Blair Estates, Nassau, The Bahamas, died peacefully at her residence on Thursday, 20th February, 2020. Predeceased by her parents Bernardo and Inez Gonzalez; her loving husband of 56 years: …
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Epic matchup in Battle 4 Atlantis
The inaugural Bad Boy Mowers’ Battle 4 Atlantis Women’s Tournament will conclude with an epic matchup between the top two teams in all of college basketball.
