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‘Chicken’ and Cougars earn 105-98 win over Tigers in OT
WE were patiently waiting for Danrad “Chicken” Knowles to have a breakout game this season. That game came Sunday night when he outplayed the top player in all of college basketball and led his Houston Cougars to a 105-98 win over the LSU Tigers in overtime.
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Melvin Alexander Miller Sr
Melvin Alexander Miller Sr., age 98 of Bullen Terrace, Golden Gates #2 and formerly of Miller’s, Long Island died at his daughter Residence on Monday, September 10th 2018. He is survived by his 7 Daughters: Dorothy Knowles, Lucille Flowers, Rosamond …
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Margaretta Virginia Kerr Paul
Margaretta Virginia Kerr Paul, 98 yrs., a resident of Golden Palm Estates & formerly of Bimini, died at her grand daughter's residence Cedar Harbour, Abaco, on 8th April, 2015. She is survived by her 3 daughters: Sylvia Paul of Orlando …
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Catherine Ferguson
Catherine Ferguson age 98 years #42 Taylor Street, Nassau Village and formerly of Forest Town, Exuma died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019. She is survived by her Daughters: Ethel Ferguson and Cynthia Russell; Sisters: Lena …
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NAUGHTY'S NFL PICKS: 13-1 last week... it seems like I’m rounding into form
IT seems like I’m rounding into form - a robust 13-1 last week, 98-58-2 for the season - has me sitting pretty in the standings, distancing myself from the pack in the process.
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ArawakX ‘good undeniable’ yet KC confident on full winding-up
ArawakX’s president says “nobody can deny the good” it achieved as Securities Commission attorneys hailed the appointment of provisional liquidators as vital to “protecting the capital markets”.
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Nassau hotel demand jumps 27% in Florida
Connections to Nassau/Paradise Island hotels through their promotion board’s website have leapt 98 percent for 2022 to-date, the latter’s chairman revealed yesterday, predicting that business will further “ramp up” into early 2023.
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Regulators nip the Shockers 83-82, Athletico Bahamas gets 96-73 win over Elite Basketball
ATHLETICO Bahamas and Mr Ship It Regulators pulled off victories in the New Providence Basketball Association at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
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Water & Sewerage loses court ruling on ‘double dipping’
A Supreme Court judge has ruled against the Water & Sewerage Corporation’s practice of docking the salaries of union members in a bid to end “double-dipping” in relation to sickness and maternity benefit claims, ordering that the corporation reimburse and/or refund all monies taken from union members as a result of the “ultra vires” exercise.
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THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a pair of games played at various gyms on Friday and Saturday night.
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WORLD VIEW: US security bill does not reflect interests of Caribbean nations
THERE has been a troubling development in relations between the US and the 14 independent nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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BPL says just two per cent without power in New Providence
BAHAMAS Power and Light has restored electricity to approximately 98 per cent of customers in New Providence and has completed restoration efforts in the Family Islands, the company said.
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Two sets of Baha Mar guardians just ‘crazy’
The Opposition’s deputy leader believes it “makes no sense” for there to be two different sets of receivers/liquidators looking after Baha Mar, branding the situation as “crazy”.
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Contractor chief: PM’s Baha Mar pay pledges ‘don’t mean anything’
The Prime Minister’s repeated promises that Bahamian contractors will be paid for Baha Mar work “doesn’t mean anything to us”, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president said yesterday, adding: “It’s all up in the air.”
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Lucille Helen Munnings
Lucille Helen Munnings age 66 of Spring Street The Bluff Eleuthera, died at her residence Saturday January 21st, 2017. Doris Evelyn Russell age 98 or Crossing Rocks Abaco, Bahamas died at her residence Sunday January 15th, 2017. Precious memories are …
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96-year-old 'woken by crackling and smoke'
DORIS Smith, 96, was awakened by the sounds of “crackling and smoke” and her quick action helped to save not only herself but her caretaker from a fire at her residence in Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock. The cause of the fire is unknown and fire officia
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Mingoes clinch 87-84 win over Shockers
FOUR University of the Bahamas basketball players hit double figures as the Mingoes came back hard in the second half to defeat the JD’s Seafood Shockers 87-84 at the AF Adderley Gym on Wednesday night and now lead the division one standings in the New Providence Basketball Association.
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Mackey Jr and Levarity get double doubles in win
BOTH Bahamian players posted double doubles to bring an end to Lyon’s two game skid in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 League.
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Israel Nathaniel Hall
Israel Nathaniel Hall, 96 yrs. a resident of 1st Street the Grove & formerly of Larrimares, Turks & Caicos Islands, died at his residence on 14th June, 2016. He is survived by his 10 sons: Israel Hall Jr., Ashton, Wellington, …
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Kobe-less Lakers hold off Mavs in OT 112-108
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Andrew Bynum had 23 points and 16 rebounds, Pau Gasol made back-to-back three-pointers in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers won their fourth straight game without Kobe Bryant, 112-108 over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Ramon Sessio
