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THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force, through its title sponsor Fidelity Bank, will hold its annual Fun Run/Walk Race on Saturday, starting at 6am from Goodman’s Bay.
Ole Miss Rebels set for trip to Bahamas
After coming off a 10-point loss in their last game, coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin hopes to get her Ole Miss Lady Rebels back on track tonight before they make their return trek to The Bahamas for another Thanksgiving tournament.
Gov’t yet to decide over Abaco ports
A CABINET minister yesterday said the Government has yet to make a final decision on the two proposals it received to operate and manage North Abaco’s port.
Police quiz more in DRA investigation
POLICE officers from New Providence visited Grand Bahama last week to interview a number of Disaster Reconstruction Authority employees as part of a criminal investigation.
PLP candidate Kingsley Smith wins West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election
ROUND UP: PLP candidate Kingsley Smith has won the West Grand Bahama and Bimini by-election. In the unofficial vote total, Mr Smith finished with 2,150 ahead of the FNM's Bishop Ricardo Grant with 1,276, Coalition of Independents leader Lincoln Bain with 307, DaQuan Swain, Independent, with 28 and Terneille Burrows, Independent, with four. Don't miss Thursday's Tribune with all the news and reaction from the day's events.
MVP jones’ double double leads Liberty to win
BEHIND the Most Valuable Player (MVP) performance of Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones, the New York Liberty upset the Las Vegas Aces to win the Commissioner’s Cup.
Jonquel Jones and Liberty in 0-2 hole
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson scored 26 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and the Las Vegas Aces routed the New York Liberty 104-76 last night to take a 2-0 series lead in the WNBA Finals.
Abaco Schools Sports Association basketball results
Abaco Schools Sports Association Basketball Championships (Best of Three series)
WSC lays out its $200m plan
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) outlined key parts of its $200m capital works plan with major works around the country.
Businesses wait over two months for bank account
BAHAMIAN businesses face an average wait of more than two months to open a bank account with almost 80 percent asserting that the process “took longer than expected”.
Country’s first dengue death confirmed to be nine-year-old boy
HEALTH officials confirmed the country’s first dengue fever death since the virus’ re-emergence this year - a nine-year-old boy who died after showing symptoms of the disease.
ACES BECOME FIRST REPEAT CHAMPIONS IN 21 YEARS: Las Vegas beats Jonquel Jones and New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4
NEW YORK (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces became the first team in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships, getting 24 points and 16 rebounds from A’ja Wilson and a defensive stop in the closing seconds to beat the New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4 of the Finals last night.
Sixth Best of the Best Regatta in Montagu Bay this weekend
WITH sailing now officially declared the national sport of The Bahamas, the hype has intensified as the skippers and their crew get their boats ready to compete in the sixth Best of the Best Sloop Sailing Regatta in Montagu Bay this weekend.
North Andros Power plant repairs cost $600k, as restoration continues
WORKS and Utilities Minister Alfred Sears said the cost of restoring power to North Andros after last week’s catastrophic fire at Bahamas Power & Light’s Nicholl’s Town plant is about $600k.
PM told that BPL fuel hedge ‘in the money’
The Prime Minister was told Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedge, which his administration has sought to discredit, was “in the money” even though fuel woes “substantially ate into the benefits”.
Jonquel Jones helps Liberty take Game 3 of WNBA Finals, avoid sweep
NEW YORK (AP) — Jonquel Jones scored 27 points and Breanna Stewart added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-73 yesterday in the WNBA Finals and force a Game 4.
Former Assistant Commissioner of Police Paul Thompson dies age 96
Former Royal Bahamas Police Force Assistant Commissioner Paul Thompson has died, aged 96.
School monitors find boy, aged 12, living in car alone
SCHOOL attendance monitors tasked with getting drop-outs back in school recently found a 12-year-old boy living alone in a car.
Nassau Cruise Port joins with the dignified girl project to donate feminine products to four groups
IN celebration of International Women’s Month, the Nassau Cruise Port partnered with the Dignified Girl project to donate 300 bags filled with essential feminine products to four organisations on Friday.
Jonquel returns to WNBA Finals
Grand Bahama native Jonquel Jones will make her return to the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals with the New York Liberty this Sunday versus the league’s defending champions - the Las Vegas Aces.
