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Chavez lays out socialist aims in re- election bid
By IAN JAMES Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has presented his country with a plan to deepen his push for socialism and entrench his movement in power as he runs for another six-year term amid questions of whet
Mexican journalist disappears, feared kidnapped
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) -- A police beat reporter at a newspaper in northern Mexico and her infant son are missing and they are feared kidnapped, a newspaper official said Tuesday. Reporter Stephania Cardoso works for the El Zocalo newspaper in the cit
ports inbrief
ports inbrief SWIMMING MASTERS SWIFT Swimming is expected to attend its seventh consecutive US National Masters Short Course Swimming Championships in Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26-29. At this year's event, Swift will be represented by swimmers Pe
Djokovic, Barcelona win at 2012 Laureus awards
LONDON (AP) -- Novak Djokovic won the top individual honour at the 2012 Laureus Sports Awards, and Barcelona captured the team prize. The top-ranked Djokovic won sportsman of the year at the ceremony in London, one week after the Serbian triumphed at the A
Hurricanes destroy the Suns 8-0
The unbeaten St Andrew's Hurricanes' junior boys defeated the Temple Christian Suns 8-0 to improve their perfect record to 2-0-0 in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) soccer league. Senior girls The senior girls beat the St
Hurricanes destroy the Suns 8-0
The unbeaten St Andrew's Hurricanes' junior boys defeated the Temple Christian Suns 8-0 to improve their perfect record to 2-0-0 in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) soccer league. Senior girls The senior girls beat the St
Haiti President diagnosed with pulmonary embolism
Haiti President diagnosed with pulmonary embolism PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Haiti's President Michel Martelly was being treated for a blood clot in his lung caused by an earlier surgery, a presidential adviser said Tuesday. Da
ALBA countries to pool funds in joint bank
ALBA countries to pool funds in joint bank By JORGE RUEDA Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- An eight-nation bloc of Latin American and Caribbean countries agreed on Sunday to deposit one per cent of their international reserves into a jointly
DARVISH, TEXAS AGREE TO DEAL AT DEADLINE
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Yu Darvish and the Texas Rangers have reached a deadline deal. The two-time defending American League champion Rangers and the 25-year-old Darvish, who is considered Japan's best pitcher, came to an agreement on a $60 million, six-
Dwight Howard saga could go 'to end of season'
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Magic general manager Otis Smith says the team's goal remains to keep Dwight Howard in a Magic uniform as long as they possibly can and that the trade talks "could go to the end of the season." Smith would not say Wednesday whether
76ers even the series
76ers even the series CHICAGO (AP) -- Jrue Holiday scored 26 points, Lou Williams added 20 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago 109-92 on Tuesday night to even their first-round series in the Bulls' first game since Derrick Rose's season-ending knee in
sports inbrief
SILVER LIGHTNING THE Silver Lightning Track and Field Club has announced that its third annual Thomas A Robinson Track Classic has been rescheduled for 9am June 16 at Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. The meet was postponed from its original da
Victory for Red Stripe
Victory for Red Stripe WINNERS: Red Stripe crew celebrate after winning the Prime Minister's Cup race in Class A yesterday. The 59th National Family Island Regatta got underway in picturesque Elizabeth Harbour, Georgetown, Exuma.
List of Names for the new hurricane season
List of Names for the new hurricane season SINCE 1953, Atlantic tropical storms had been named from lists originated by the National Hurricane Center in the United States. They are now maintained and updated through a strict procedure by an international
sports inbrief
sports inbrief SOFTBALL NPSA RAINED OUT AFTER rain washed out its double header on Saturday night, the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) is expected to make up those games tonight at the Baillou Sporting Complex as the regular season swings into
The world's strongest earthquakes and tsunamis
(AP) - A look at the world's strongest earthquakes and tsunamis since 1976: March 20, 2012: A 7.4-magnitude quake with an epicenter in Guerrero state shakes central southern Mexico, swaying buildings in Mexico City. March 11, 2011: A magnitude 8.9 quake
Pink Foxes blow away Predators 53-0
BALL IN PLAY: The G-Fit Pink Foxes blew away Femme Fatale Predators 53-0 as the Bahamas Flag Football League continued its regular season action at the Winton rugby pitch on Sunday. In the other women's game, the Lynx routed the Lady Raiders 21-0.
Sports news in brief
Sports news in brief NPVA PRESENTATION THE New Providence Volleyball Association has announced that its awards presentation for the 2012 season is set for 7:30pm this evening at DW Davis gym. League president DeVince Smith thanked all the teams, their sp
Sports news in brief
Sports news in brief NPVA PRESENTATION THE New Providence Volleyball Association has announced that its awards presentation for the 2012 season is set for 7:30pm this evening at DW Davis gym. League president DeVince Smith thanked all the teams, their sp
The Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas: A brief history
THE world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, was formed on February 23 by Paul P Harris, an attorney who wished to capture the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth in a professional club The Rotary name derived f
