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VJ Edgecombe named Junior Male Athlete of the Year

Valdez “VJ” Edgecombe has been awarded the Tribune’s 2023 Junior Male Athlete of the Year. With athletics and aquatics garnering a number of the top stories throughout the year, Edgecombe provided a bright spot for basketball in the junior category.

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'Spread of COVID in the country is down’

Minister of Health attributes decreased testing to drop in cases

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells yesterday attributed decreased COVID-19 testing in the country to a reduction in cases, as he revealed the virus’ positivity rate is now 12 percent – the lowest it has been in months.

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20-year-old shot dead by police as he chased another man

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed by police in 2015 reportedly while they were in pursuit of a man he had threaten to kill, a Coroner’s Court jury heard yesterday.

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Man who stabbed technician to death has sentence cut

A MAN who stabbed a Cable Bahamas technician to death as he tried to protect his 10-year-old daughter during a home invasion on Grand Bahama 17 years ago has had almost 20 years shaved off his 60-year sentence.

Gov’t bond offering likely 20% off-target

The first Bahamas Government Stock (BGS) issue of the 2015-2016 fiscal year was likely to close 20 per cent below target, the administration’s financial advisers disclosed yesterday.

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Wells: We can vaccinate 30 percent by September

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells says he believes The Bahamas can vaccinate up to 30 percent of its population against the deadly coronavirus before September.

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China ban may relax to 14 days

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday the government will certainly reconsider a change to the new coronavirus quarantine measures to align The Bahamas with the posture of other countries.

Giants and High Flyers take 2-0 leads in NPBA Finals

A DEFENSIVE struggle and a lopsided win highlighted NPBA finals action Monday night as both top seeds took 2-0 leads in their respective series. Division ICommonwealth Bank Giants - 76Rockets - 68D’Shon Taylor powered the Giants game two win with 25

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Ayton posts fourth straight double double

PHOENIX (AP) — Bryn Forbes lived a shooter’s dream during the first half on Monday night, making seven 3-pointers as the San Antonio Spurs built a big early lead.

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Pan Am Games: Newman, Roberts in win column on day 1

Day one of the men’s singles competition at the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, turned out to be a tale of both ends of the spectrum for Justin Roberts and Baker Newman. Roberts was the national flag carrier for the Bahamas during the official ope

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NPBA: Giants squash Marines 132-73

THE New Providence Basketball Association ended the first segment of its season on a high note with a pair of marquee matchups Saturday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium. The league reopens play on January 3.

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Let the games begin

Let the International Judo Federation’s World Junior Championships begin.

NPBA: Giants vs Rockets, Bucket vs High Flyers in Championships

BOTH championship matchups in the New Providence Basketball Association are all set and the quest for the 2018 title is down to its final series.The Commonwealth Bank Giants and Aliv Bucket Team advanced with wins on Wednesday night to conclude the s

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China travel alert to last six months: Govt fearful over economic fallout from global crisis

THE People’s Republic of China, where COVID-19 originated, has been declared an “infected” place for six months - making it official policy to prohibit non-Bahamian citizens from entering The Bahamas if they have been to that country within the last 20 days.

$30m VAT redistribution shows tax’s ‘inefficiency’

A well-known businessman yesterday suggested that the Government’s plan to redistribute $30 million in Value-Added Tax (VAT) revenues to prevent it from increasing poverty levels exposed the “inefficiency” of its preferred tax reform option.

Fisherman still missing

INVESTIGATIONS are still continuing into the disappearance of a Bahamian crewman at sea during bad weather off Great Isaac Cay on December 4, according to a senior police official in Grand Bahama.

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$4.5m cocaine haul seized

A MAJOR drug seizure of some $4.5m worth of cocaine was made at the Freeport Container Port yesterday, police said.

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Eleuthera Police station shooting suspects in status hearing

A STATUS hearing was held yesterday for two men scheduled to stand trial in six weeks in connection with a shooting at a Family Island police station.

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Two wanted men now in police custody

TWO MEN wanted by police in separate matters - one for murder and the other for rape and armed robbery - are in police custody.

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Two dead after separate shootings

Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents that have left two men dead.