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COVID death tally passes 600 milestone

THE Bahamas achieved another grim milestone over the weekend after the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths reached 605, with one senior physician warning the country could be grappling with another coronavirus surge.

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Giants, Saints national basketball champions

A PAIR of new national champions emerged from the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Bunny Levarity National Round Robin and featured a title split between New Providence and Grand Bahama.

$550m deficit 'not set off big alarm bells yet' on Wall Street

The Bahamas’ projected $550 million deficit for the 2012-2013 fiscal year has “not set off serious alarm bells yet” on Wall Street, Tribune Business can reveal, with no further downgrade to this nation’s sovereign credit rating likely in the short-term.

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Ed Smith thrilled to be honorary ambassador

BIRTHDAY boy Ed Smith said he’s thrilled to have been selected as the honorary ambassador for the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.

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Bahamas blows late lead, loses to Puerto Rico 91-85

A disastrous fourth quarter collapse saw Team Bahamas squander a late lead to Puerto Rico and finish winless in the second window of the FIBA Americup 2022 Qualifiers.

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15 per cent reduction in duty collection costs eyed by 2017

A 15 per cent reduction in the Government’s import duty collection costs is being targeted over the next five years, along with increasing the proportion of taxes/duties paid electronically from zero to 80 per cent.

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JACOBI Bain, the only Bahamian playing in the 2015 Eddie Herr International Championships in Florida, suffered a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Xaiofei Wang of China in the boys 12 semi-final.

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Salem Union Baptist are volleyball champions

SALEM Union Baptist carted off the top prize in the Baptist Sports Council’s 2013 Co-Ed Volleyball Classic at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday.

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Legends stop Rebels 82-80, Caribs beat Cybots 102-94

THE University of the Bahamas Caribs pulled off another big victory to remain undefeated in the New Providence Basketball Association men's division one play, knocking off the Mail Boat Cybots 102-94 at AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

Summer of Thunder tourney gets off to exciting start

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder got off to an exciting start last weekend with a thrilling finish in the series opener and the first win by a local team in the series. The series began as the Temple Owls escaped with a 98-96 wi

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It’s official: Isnord will join Get Better Academy

WILKENSON “Kenny” Isnord will officially join Get Better Academy (GBA) in Prague, Czech Republic, as he makes his transition to pro basketball.

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Tavario Miller and Zane Knowles in playoffs

Two Bahamian senior men’s national basketball team players got their postseasons off to successful starts.

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Fair to be held for Canadian schools

REPRESENTATIVES from 13 top Canadian boarding schools will be holding a school fair on Thursday at the Sandyport Beach Resort from 5-9pm.

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One dead, one hurt in drive-by shooting

POLICE are investigating a drive-by shooting that left one man dead and another one injured and in hospital.

Bahamas ‘off to great start’ at Slow Pitch World Cup

THE Bahamas national team showed that they know how to win by a blowout and the slightest of margins as they pulled off their double header at the WBSC Co-Ed Softball World Cup in Plant City, Florida, yesterday.

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60th Annual Cat Island Regatta In Honour of Godfrey Kelly

THE 60th Cat Island Regatta was held in honour of Co-founder Godfrey Kelly in New Bight from Friday, July 29th to Sunday, July 31st.

BSC softball playoff picture all set after tonight's game

lT will come down to one game tonight in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex to complete the entire playoff picture for the Baptist Sports Council’s 2013 Coca-Cola Softball Classic.

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Man accused of robbing at gunpoint to snatch $6,000

A 20-year-old man was charged yesterday with robbing four persons, including an officer, at gunpoint of more than $6,000 worth of cash and merchandise over a two-day period, then attempting to kill someone else just five days later.

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Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions

THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.