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Rockets beat Caribs as Cybots take down Marines
THE New Providence Amateur Basketball Association resumed play Monday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium following the holiday season.
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COVID-19: Sixth death and three new cases confirmed
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the overnight death of Case #20, a hospitalised 91-year-old male from New Providence with no history of travel. This is the nation's sixth COVID-19 death. Investigations are being conducted.
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Operators force deciding game 5
With the game and their season on the line, Keva Johnson powered inside for the winning basket to help the Bommer Gee Operators stave off elimination and force a fifth and deciding game.
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Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy ends the year on a high note
THE Fourteen Clubs Golf Academy closed out the year on a high note with a drive, chip and putt end-of-year celebration at the Bahamas Golf Federation’s practice facility on Saturday.
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68 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday
The Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that there were 68 new cases of COVID-19 and 91 additional recovered cases.
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NIB expands overseas investments to $59.4m
THE National Insurance Board's (NIB) foreign investment portfolio expanded by $21.9 million to hit $59.4 million by year-end 2011, it was revealed yesterday, the social security system having taken up 88 per cent of its annual allocation.
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Court to appoint appeal lawyer
A MAN seeking to challenge his 40 year sentence for murdering a retired 88-year-old Canadian physician on a Family Island three years ago will receive a court appointed lawyer for his appeal application. Moses Morris stood before appellate Justices
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Sports in brief
THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its second playoff series at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night as the Johnson’s Cherry Bombs swept the College of the Bahamas Lady Caribs 28-26, 25-17 and 25-22 to win the series 2-0 and advance to the ladies’ championship.
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Itha Janette Rolle-Musgrove
Funeral service for Mrs. Itha Janette Rolle-Musgrove, 88 yrs., a resident of #11Australia Ave., Elizabeth Estates & formerly of Mangrove Cay, Andros, will be held at The New Redeem Tabernacle Church Of God In Christ, Refuge Court off Cowoen Road, …
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NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS: Windsor Academy wins three titles
Jaden Ward led a clean sweep of the top five positions in the senior boys’ division as Windsor Academy put a cap on another successful showing in the Bahamas Golf Federation’s National High School Golf Championships yesterday in the Driving Range at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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Murder jury discharged
A MURDER retrial will have to begin yet again after a jury was discharged “in the interests of justice”.
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Hezekiah Johnson
Funeral service for Hezekiah "Old Kia" Johnson, 94 yrs., a resident of Little Creek, South Andros, will be held at Grants Town Seventh-day Adventist Church, Wellington Street, on Sunday 28th June, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Danny …
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Susan Marshall
Funeral Service for Ms. Susan Marshall, age 94 years, of #24 Ferguson Way, Marathon Estates, and formerly of George Town, Exuma, will be held at 10:00 am, on Monday, November 13th, 2017, at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Wulff and Baillou …
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G-League Draft: 'Chicken' and Zane join NBA minor league franchises
DANRAD “Chicken” Knowles and Zane Knowles became the latest Bahamians to join National Basketball Association minor league franchises when they heard their names called at the NBA G-League Draft.Danrad was selected by the Grand Rapids Drive with the
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We should welcome differences
It is a safe bet that 212 years ago some Bahamians looked aghast at the “modern” monstrosity that was being built on the most commanding hilltop on the island of New Providence.
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Chinese ‘gait recognition’ tech IDs people by how they walk
Chinese authorities have begun deploying a new surveillance tool: “gait recognition” software that uses people’s body shapes and how they walk to identify them, even when their faces are hidden from cameras.
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EDITORIAL: The health of a nation, is the wealth of a nation
IT WOULD appear that Prime Minister Minnis is unwilling, embarrassed or unable to muster the courage to address the “pink elephant in the room”. While some may be relieved to learn it is not an Immigration, U.S. crime warning, OECD black listing or global pandemic spread by some highly infectious disease, in reality it is a far more deadly, insidious and immediate threat to our country.
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Retired Local Constable Patriarch Stanley Sidney Collie
Semi-Military Funeral Service for the late Retired Local Constable Patriarch Stanley Sidney Collie affectionately called “Bulla & Con Law” aged 94 years of Highbury Park and formerly of Betsy Bay, Mayaguana will be held on Saturday, June 22nd, 2019 at …
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Bahamian musicians bring Christmas fever
WITH THE Holidays right around the corner, the pine trees are now being lit, the streets are filled with green, red and white lights, and locals are feeling holly and jolly.
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'Strong Bahamian connection' for university basketball programme
The University of Houston’s Basketball programme will have a strong Bahamian connection this fall after the transfer of LJ Rose to the Cougars.
