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Sun re-sign reigning MVP Jonquel Jones to a multi-year contract

GRAND Bahamian native Jonquel Jones didn’t waste any time on her future in the Women’s National Basketball Association after she signed the core qualifying offer to remain with the Connecticut Sun yesterday as players began their free agent signing process.

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Burrows officiates at fastpitch tourney in Fort Myers

AFTER heading off to officiate in a series of baseball tournaments, Martin ‘Pork’ Burrows finally got a chance to display his skills as an umpire in a fastpitch tournament for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic broke in 2020.

Gov’t gives ‘priority focus’ to 30% foreign debt ratio

The Government is giving “priority focus” to reducing its foreign currency debt to 30 percent of total liabilities in a bid to reduce pressure on The Bahamas’ currency peg and external reserves.

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$3.2m acquisition to be donated for GB hospital

Doctors Hospital has teamed with three philanthropists to close the $3.2m purchase of its new Freeport facility and provide services to those who cannot normally afford private healthcare.

Bank governor eases 2022 growth forecast

The Central Bank’s governor yesterday moderated his 2022 economic growth projection to “over 5 percent” with the tourism industry not returning to pre-COVID levels in the year’s first half.

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Kai Jones cans 13 points with 17 rebounds and three blocks

Dominates in G-League days after making his first NBA three point field goal

Just days after Charlotte Hornets rookie forward Kai Jones made an NBA milestone with his first three-point field goal, he was back in the G-League affiliate Greensboro Swarm with another dominant performance.

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Triple jumper Charisma Taylor off to impressive start

FORMER Queen’s College versatile track and field star Charisma Taylor is enjoying a phenomenal graduate transitional year from Washington State College to a Lady Volunteer at the University of Tennessee.

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McPhee-McCuin and Rebels lose two games against ranked opponents

AFTER earning its first Associated Press ranking for the first time in 15 years, the Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball programme dropped a pair of games against two of the top teams in all of NCAA Division I.

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INSIGHT: Things CAN get better if only we pull together in the same direction

LAST week saw the return of students to face-to-face learning, and while there remain concerns about whether that will lead to greater spread of COVID-19, it was heartwarming to see children getting back to some form of normality.

EDITORIAL: We deserve answers over quarantine breach

NOTHING to see here, move along.

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He fought for us all

CHARLES W Saunders, described as a “giant in the religious community”, died on Friday. He was 91 years old.

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Eleven more COVID deaths added to toll

ELEVEN COVID-19 deaths were reported over a three-day period according to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, pushing the total number of reported deaths in the country up to 746.

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Woman used her car as a weapon

A WOMAN charged with hitting a man with her car while aiming for her ex-boyfriend has officially changed her plea to guilty.

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Gardiner shatters Lyles’ 300m indoor world record

Add the men’s 300 metres indoor world record to Steven Gardiner’s list of accolades.

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Pro boxer Williams victorious in four rounds

IN his first pro boxing show for the year, it didn’t take Bahamian professional fighter Rashield Williams long to dispose of American Dylan Dobbs.

Bahamians go head-to-head in Ontario Scholastic Association

A PAIR of Bahamians went head-to-head in a marquee matchup in Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association regular season play.

McCoy, Bastian lead teams to wins in NCAA Div. II basketball

MALACHI McCoy and Lathaniel Bastian led their teams to key conference wins and Jonathan McFall returned to the floor to highlight play from Bahamians in NCAA Division II basketball.

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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.

Charles W Saunders dies age 91

CHARLES W Saunders, arguably one of the most prolific pastors this nation has ever seen, died on Friday. He was 91 years old.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Why it is so hard to back pedal and so necessary now

FROM the time we are old enough to walk, we put one foot in front of the other, moving forward. Statistics tell us the average person walks about 3,000 to 4,000 steps or about 1.5 or two miles a day, a little less as we age. Unless we are engaged in specific athletic training, like running up and down a staircase or backing up to catch a football thrown deep, the steps we take propel us forward.