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Bahamians poised for NCAA Div. II conference tournaments this week

NCAA Division II basketball heads into its respective conference tournaments and several Bahamians are poised for a postseason run.

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Kai Jones and no.8 Texas top no.3 KU 84-59

NCAA Division I basketball opened conference play for most programmes and several Bahamian student athletes were back on the court with standout performances, highlighted by Kai Jones and an historic win for his Texas Longhorns.

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Urban Renewal Band to join St Patrick’s Day parade

THE Urban Renewal Marching Band will be among the groups participating in the 45th annual St Patrick’s Day Parade in downtown Washington, DC, on Sunday.

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Two killed in separate attacks

TWO people were killed in separate murders yesterday.

Flawed survey

THE FNM - Wilson Perkins Allen Opinion Poll taken between November 29th and December 5th.

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Arrival COVID test would have 'cost us competitive advantage'

Resorts on some Family Islands had feared "losing a competitive advantage" had the COVID-19 'upon arrival' test remained in place, a senior Ministry of Tourism official revealed yesterday.

How many days to November 2015?

How many days to November 2015, when this Government insists Baha Mar can be opened by?

BGF's Great Exuma Classiccontinues to grow each year

THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s Great Exuma Classic was played on Saturday, June 17 at the famous Sandals Emerald Bay Golf course in Exuma and included a contingent of senior and junior golfers from Nassau and Freeport along with a few Exumians.The tou

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1,000 volunteer to evacuate

NEARLY 1,000 Bahamians have already volunteered to evacuate their homes in the southern islands and temporarily relocate in New Providence as Hurricane Irma churns its way toward the country.

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Shark attacks decrease around the world in 2019

UNPROVOKED shark attacks around the world decreased last year, although they rose in the United States, according to researchers.

Wildcats end Bahamas tour with 4-0 record

The winningest programme in men’s college basketball history recently completed its second foreign tour in the Bahamas hoping that the early tests will set the tone for the team to fulfill the lofty expectations of the preseason rankings.

‘You don’t have to win, you just have to tri’

YOU have just a few days remaining if you wish to participate in one of the most gruelling, but fastest growing triathlons in the country. The Powerade Potcakeman Triathlon will swim, bike and run its third parties edition at Jaws Beach September 5. Registration is available at - http://www.active.com/nassau-np/races/the-powerade-potcakeman-triathlon-2015.

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Todd Isaacs Jr called up to Isotopes in Triple-A

TODD Isaacs Jr received the highest minor league promotion of his career after just two months within the Colorado Rockies organisation.

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Bahamas in 0-2 hole after loss to US Virgin Islands

Team Bahamas finds itself in a 0-2 hole of the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers after they dropped their second consecutive game of the first home-away series. The visiting US Virgin Islands got the better of the Bahamas in the rivalry once again with thei

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A ‘red carpet’ welcome home for Jonquel Jones

HOLMES Rock, Grand Bahama — Jonquel Jones hails from a little settlement that reads on its sign: Welcome to Holmes Rock, the home of Togetherness. It’s an unique community that sits in between Eight Mile Rock and West End and now is popularised by the second Bahamian to play in the Women’s National Basketball Association.

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Major PI resort to shut Sunday

A major Paradise Island resort will offer workers voluntary separation packages following this Sunday's closure that will put at least 85 percent of staff back on temporary furlough.

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Bahamas suffers loss to Dominican Republic

SENIOR MEN’S NATIONAL BASKETBALL TEAM IN FIBA WORLD CUP 2023 AMERICAS QUALIFIERS

Chavano “Buddy” Hield put on a show playing in front of the home crowd for the first time as a pro, but a fourth quarter rally from Team Bahamas fell just short as they lost the final game in the third window of FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Qualifying opening round play.

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Lashann Higgs scores season high 16 in Longhorns’ 85-79 win over Bears

LASHANN Higgs has established an important role in the rotation for the Texas Longhorns women’s basketball programme and it has helped the team’s current win streak, highlighted by an upset over an interstate rival and second ranked team in the country.

sports inbrief

SWIMMING MOSS QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES IN the Sea Bees Swimming Invitational Saturday at Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre, Sea Bees' T'Auren Moss' times in the 15-and-under division were either qualifying times for the Caribbean Invitational Swim Champi

Swiss Excellence in Education leaders to meet with parents, students, officials in the Bahamas

BAHAMIAN teachers, residents and students will have an opportunity to meet face to face with some of the world’s most respected educators when a contingent representing the finest schools and colleges in Switzerland arrives in Nassau tomorrow.