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Shaunae makes A cut for 400 in London Olympics

Sooner or later, you just knew Shaunae Miller would have a break-out performance in the women's 400m. It came in the Fritz Grant Track and F

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World record swim attempt from Eleuthera to Nassau underway

An Australian endurance athlete has started an attempt to achieve a world-record 80 mile swim in the open waters of the Bahamas.

A history of corruption

Let’s look back to the earliest times of when The Bahamas was discovered by Columbus…on behalf of the Spanish many of the original tribes of the Bahamas were taken as slaves to Mexico and other parts.

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I DON’T know what action will be sufficient to roll back both the Islamic State militant group and Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, but I do know what’s necessary. And it’s not “leading from behind”, which didn’t really work for President Barack Obama in Libya, and it isn’t simply leading a lonely and unpopular charge from in front, which certainly didn’t work for President George W Bush in Iraq. It’s actually reviving America’s greatest strategy: leading from within.

Big Red Machine lead the Comets by 14.5 points

JUST 14.5 points separate the teams atop the leaderboard at the BAISS Track and Field Championships, setting the stage for a thrilling finish in today’s finale.

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ON YOUR MARKS: 28th High School Track & Field Nationals

The 28th National High School Track and Field Championships, which promises to be one filled with record-breaking performances, kicked off yesterday at Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Athletes qualify for the Carifta games

SIX athletes attained the qualifying standard for the 2020 CARIFTA Games to highlight the third annual DTSP Wolf Pack/Rose Cleare Track Classic on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. Leading the way was Anthaya Charlton in the

$12m bill for centre

$12m bill for centre By SANCHESKA BROWN Tribune Staff Reporter sbrown@tribunemedia.net DOCUMENTATION tabled in the House of Assembly revealed the government spent $12 million to build two new facilities at the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre, nearly do

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Waltiea Rolle joins Turkish Women's Basketball League

WALTIEA Rolle’s pro basketball career will continue this season in Turkey.According to World Wide Hoop, Rolle has signed with Endremit Gurespor of the Turkish Women’s Basketball League (TKBL).The TKBL is the top women’s basketball league in Turkey an

Carnival hopes 20-year port wait nearing end

Senior Carnival Cruise Lines executives have voiced optimism that their 20-year search for a private port location in Grand Bahama is nearing an end with their latest $100m project.

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Nashad looks for strong finish in return to court for Eagles

THIS season with the Embry-Riddle Eagles men’s basketball programme has been a year of transition for Nashad Mackey but he looks for a strong finish in his recent return to the court.

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'Final touches' for Commonwealth Youth Games guests

WITH the Bahamas getting ready to host the biggest sporting event ever in just one week, Rommel Knowles, managing director of the CYG Association, said they are busy putting on the final touches for their guests.

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Rockets beat Caribs as Cybots take down Marines

THE New Providence Amateur Basketball Association resumed play Monday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium following the holiday season.

1,100 job loss ‘trade off’ for $100m taxes

Freeport’s economy could lose up to 1,100 jobs if the Government were to ‘trade off’ employment for $80-$100 million in extra revenue generated by allowing the city’s key tax breaks to expire.

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Fund's 'flagship' targets 10% pts occupancy growth

The Bahamas Property Fund is targeting a 10 percentage point increase in occupancy rates at its flagship downtown Nassau building to 80 per cent by year-end, having successfully leased “a couple thousand square feet” for 2013 to-date.

Laying out the road map for economic resilience

In the latest of his series, Hubert Edwards says growth must be The Bahamas' focus amid the COVID-19 quagmire If the problems faced by The Bahamas are to be solved in a sustainable way, it is critical there should be a proper problem definition.

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SUFFERING ON THE STREET AS HEAT SOARS: Hot weather affecting everyone, but homeless are especially vulnerable

BAHAMIANS of all backgrounds are scrambling for relief from the brutal heat this summer, but for some of the country’s poorest residents, managing the conditions is an existential challenge.

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Wreckers, Cybots win double header

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action on Tuesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Y-Care Wreckers and the Mail Boat Cybots winning the double header.

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Open letter to Prime Minister Perry Christie

Dear Prime Minister, The Scriptures remind us, "Whatever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do unto me." I appeal to you to reinstate the 80 terminated officers of the Urban Renewal Programme.

Is Christie now tolerant of such victimisation?

Prime Minister Christie once said: “There will be no payback time under my administration.”