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Without Ayton, Suns get 130-122 win over Clippers
PHOENIX (AP) — It had been a downright depressing 24-hour stretch for the Phoenix Suns, who found out their starting centre was suspended for 25 games and then immediately lost to the Denver Nuggets by one point in overtime.
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Jonquel Jones scores 16, Sun stop the Fever 88-69 for 4th straight victory
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brionna Jones scored 18 points and Jonquel Jones added 16 to help the Connecticut Sun beat the Indiana Fever 88-69.
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Louise Priscilla Archer
Funeral Service for Ms. Louise Priscilla “Vesey” Archer, age 85 years, a resident of #13 Malatto Drive, Golden Gates II and formerly of Alice Town, Bimini, will be held on Saturday May 10th 2014, at 11:00 a.m. at Golden Gates …
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Tourism ‘90% unaffected’ by COVID-19 tightening
Tourism industry executives yesterday voiced optimism that the industry’s recovery will not be impacted by the government’s tightening of COVID restrictions, with one asserting it will be “90 percent unaffected”.
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84 new cases and three more deaths as surge continues
EIGHTY-FOUR additional COVID-19 cases were recorded on Wednesday along with three more deaths.
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Nassau hotels eye strong Thanksgiving business
Atlantis executives yesterday said the resort is “slightly ahead” of last year’s Thanksgiving bookings as it gets set to host the sixth installment of the ‘Battle 4 Atlantis’ basketball tournament today.
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Top pro basketball players begin seasons on high note
SOME of the country’s top pro basketball players throughout the European, Asian and Middle Eastern circuit began their seasons on a high note.
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Keva Annette Poitier
Funeral Service for the Late Keva Annette Poitier, age 48 years of #25 Murphyville, Palmdale, will be held on Saturday January 11th, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at Evangelistic Temple, #15 Collins Avenue & 4Th Terrace, Centreville. Pastor Cedric Moss, Pastor Keith …
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IAN FERGUSON: The advantages to buying Bahamian
The Bahamas presently imports more than $5.5bn in goods and services annually. Over 94 percent of our food is imported from the US and our other trading partners. For many years we have lamented these statistics, but have not made significant strides towards changing this reality.
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Kendal Isaacs Gym ‘not available for us to use’
The Bahamas Basketball Federation was faced with the dilemma of securing the necessary funding to send its men’s national team off to the FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualifiers from November 27 to December 1.
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51 new cases as surge goes on
NEW Providence recorded a new single-day record of 51 confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday.
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Jones named in tournament team
In his final season of prep basketball before his progression to the collegiate ranks, Kai Jones continues to build on his skillset and earn accolades.
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Shamar Burrows leads Tigers in final year
SHAMAR Burrows enters his final year of eligibility with the Dalhousie Tigers and looks to step into a leadership role as the programme pursues its fourth consecutive Atlantic University Sport title.
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Nashad Mackey earns first Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of Week
JUST a week into his senior season, Nashad Mackey is already earning conference accolades for the Embry Riddle Eagles men’s basketball programme.Mackey earned the first Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week as the Eagles got off to a
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Bidder: Mobile licence process is ‘world class’
A leading contender for the Bahamas’ second cellular licence has described the bidding process as “world class”, and among the best of 50 such exercises he has been involved in.
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PI condo seizure awaits court nod
The receiver for an alleged $22.6 million fraud is waiting on the Supreme Court to authorise his seizure of an Ocean Club Estates condo belonging to two Paradise Island residents.
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Night club disturbing the peace
Thank you for this opportunity to publicly address a menace that has been plaguing residents of Misty and Pastel Gardens for a very long time.
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Realtor fear on 50% permanent residency rise
Realtors last night described the Government’s revised plans to increase the permanent residency threshold by 50 per cent, from $500,000 to $750,000, as “bad news” and something to “head off”.Brent Symonette, minister of financial services, yesterday
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Bahamian players shine in NCAA D1 Basketball
STEPHEN F Austin’s Nathan Bain was featured ESPN Sportscenter’s Top 10 while Sammy Hunter and Valerie Nesbitt had their best games thus far with their respective Ole Miss programmes to highlight the weekend of play for Bahamians at the NCAA Division