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Lady Nathalie caught despite head start

NOT even an 11-minute head start was enough for the Lady in Red, Lady Nathalie to hold off the A Class boats in the Annual “Catch Me If You Can” St Valentine’s Massacre in Montagu Bay over the weekend.In the special challenge race on Sunday, the B Cl

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$25k prize to break vaccine hesitancy

PEOPLE who receive their first vaccination shot between December 13 and December 31 will be eligible to win a $25,000 cash prize.

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‘No concern’ over deadlock at Baha Mar for conference

LOCAL officials preparing for an upcoming Inter-American Development Bank conference at Baha Mar said they have no concerns about the resort’s ongoing deadlock overshadowing the $6m event which will see 5,000 international delegates enter the country.

Romad Dean on the rise in OSBA

ROMAD Dean continues his series of impressive performances in the second half of the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season.

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COVID collapse sparked rare $1.7bn ‘dual deficit’

Tourism’s “collapse” at COVID-19’s peak “exposed the fragility” of The Bahamas’ current economic model by producing rare twin goods and services trade deficits worth a combined $1.7bn.

IAN FERGUSON: Stepping up to tackle COVID education woe

The COVID-19 pandemic has created the greatest-ever disruption of education systems in world history. It has affected nearly 1.6bn learners in more than 190 countries. Closures of schools and other learning spaces have impacted 94 per cent of the world’s student population, a figure that rises to 99 per cent in developing countries.

Sunshine Insurance names new executive

Sunshine Insurance (Agents & Brokers) has named 20-year industry veteran Dwayne Swaby as its vice-president of development.

Prince Strachan has another standout performance

It WAS another standout performance from Prince Strachan in the regular season finale for the John Carroll High School Golden Rams football team. The junior wide receiver finished with five catches for a game high 94 yards and one touchdown in the Rams’ 35-3 win over Sebastian River on homecoming night in Port St Lucie, Florida.

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THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Coaches (BAAC) is scheduled to hold the annual Bay Street Mile on Saturday.

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101 new COVID-19 cases, death toll rises to 96

The Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday that there were 101 new cases of COVID-19, one death and 65 people confirmed to have recovered.

Giants rout Pirates 97-73, Regulators top Pros 76-58

COMMONWEALTH Bank Giants and Mr Ship It Freight Regulators are making it a run for the top spots in their respective divisions of the New Providence Basketball Association.

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Giants take 1-0 leads in NPBA best-of-7 series

THE New Providence Basketball Association got its best-of-seven championship series started on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Giants winning the double header.

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‘More than 80% now have power,’ says BPL

DESPITE more than 5,000 households left without electricity after the passage of Hurricane Matthew 12 days ago, Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) executives say more than 80 per cent of residential customers in New Providence have been restored to supply.

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Bahamas 4th, 6th in 62nd Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships

THE Bahamas concluded the 62nd Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships with a fourth-place finish for the George Teale Trophy, and sixth place in the standings for the Hoerman Cup.Hosted at the North Sound Golf Club in the Cayman Islands, the nine-membe

A people betrayed, says Ed Moxey, of the Pindling years

A people betrayed, says Ed Moxey, of the Pindling years THE PANACEA to all this country's social problems is Urban Renewal, PLP-style. The constant cry of the PLP is that the FNM came along, stole the PLP's idea, destroyed it and, in so doing, opened a P

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CARIFTA water polo gold, bronze

Bahamas under-14 co-ed team bringing home the medals

With some highly- spirited performances, the Bahamas under-14 co-ed water polo team captured a gold and bronze medal at the CARIFTA Championships over the weekend in Miami, Florida.

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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Four more COVID-19 deaths confirmed

FOUR new COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed bringing the country’s fatality count to 735, according to the Ministry of Health Friday.

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THE 13th year of the Junkanoo Jam, brought to the Bahamas by Basketball Travellers, highlights one of NCAA’s elite in season women’s basketball tournaments.

Sports in brief

DUE to the death of James “Jim” Wood, the remainder of the 19-and-under best-of-three Baptist Sports Council 2014 Coca-Cola Softball Classic, which was scheduled to be played at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday, has been postponed.