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Bahamas dominates at CARIFTA Swim Championships.
THE 36-member Bahamas team will be bringing its fifth consecutive title back home from the CARIFTA Swim Championships.
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Bahamas well ahead in CARIFTA Swim Championships
TEAM Bahamas is well on its way to a fifth-straight victory going into the fourth day of competition in the CARIFTA Swim Championships in Curacao.
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Special Olympics Bahamas ready for CARIFTA
The 50th Oaktree Medical CARIFTA games got underway this morning at 9am at the Thomas A Robinson. The Bahamasâ ninth hosting of the CARIFTA games will include the Special Bahamas Olympics.
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Man facing murder charges accused of thefts, breaching bail
A MAN facing two pending murder charges was denied bail in court on Thursday after being accused of a series of thefts and breaching his bail.
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FRONT PORCH: Dame Marjorie Davis; nation builder, hero and a selfless exemplar
âTrue holiness does not mean a flight from the world; rather, it lies in the effort to incarnate the Gospel in everyday life, in the family, at school and at work, and in social and political involvement.â - Pope John Paul II
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$300m cruise port wonât be âa tourism Wal-Martâ
Nassau Cruise Portâs top executive says he is âabsolutelyâ confident that its $300m transformation will increase visitor spending yields and lure more hotel guests downtown, adding: âWeâre not creating a tourism Wal-Mart.â
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âBarely scratching surfaceâ on Sand Dollarâs adoption
The Bahamas is âbarely scratching the surfaceâ of the Sand Dollarâs potential, payment providers asserted yesterday, with the digital currency needing more âhigh trafficâ merchants to accept it to drive adoption.
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âUNLAWFUL TO DETAIN FOR OVER 48 HOURSâ: AG says govt abiding by law - so no immigration change after ruling by Privy Council
ATTORNEY General Ryan Pinder said a new Privy Council ruling would not change current immigration detention practices because the government has complied with the law in recent times - despite the ruling being hailed as a âlandmarkâ by Fred Smith, KC.
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Going for the gold
The Bahamas CARIFTA team is ready to win gold on home soil at this yearâs 50th CARIFTA Games. Last week the team rolled out a full 80-member team for the first time in Bahamian history as athletes look to shine at The Bahamasâ record ninth hosting of CARIFTA.
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Devynne Charlton billboard unveiled in Stapledon
DEVYNNE Charlton, who is an inspiration to her younger sister, is hoping that more Bahamians will aspire to follow in her footsteps as her images and accomplishments were splashed on a billboard in her community.
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Teams Aruba and T&T touch down
TEAM Aruba and Team Trinidad joined Team Bahamas yesterday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium after their arrivals to the island nation.
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Ten Red-line Athletics members CARIFTA ready
AS one of the top local track clubs in the country, the coaching staff of the Red-Line Athletics is quite pleased with the 10 members selected to represent the Bahamas on the 80-member team for the Oaktree Medical Centerâs 50th CARIFTA Games.
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Fishermen suffer 45% drop in crawfish price
BAHAMIAN fishermen suffered a 45 percent price drop during the now-closed crawfish season, it was disclosed yesterday, although strong catch volumes offset some of the fall caused by market âovercorrectionâ and higher global supply.
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âRemarkableâ non-profits need improved structure
Bahamian non-profit groups are performing a âremarkableâ service to local families and communities despite being under-resourced and suffering a 20 percent cut in government funding through COVID, it was argued yesterday.
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Atlantis braces for $17m electricity costs increase
Atlantis yesterday revealed it is bracing for a $17m year-over-year hike in electricity costs despite âstill setting revenue recordsâ through 2023âs winter tourism season and into the upcoming peak Easter weekend.
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Child abuse cases up near 50 percent
NEARLY 200 child abuse cases were reported between January and March 2023 in New Providence, a near 50 per cent increase over the same period in 2022.