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Williams wants to help BAAA revive distance running programme

ANTHONY Williams, the first Bahamian to win a medal in a distance event at the CARIFTA Games in 1977 when he picked up a silver in the under-20 boys’ 800 metres in Bridgetown, Barbados, would like to help the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations revive the once flourishing distance programme.

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Brackettes win NPSA championship, Hitmen walk away with men's title

After getting blown out by 14 runs in game six, the Sigma Brackettes returned the favour, almost shutting out the pennant winning Proper Care Pool Lady Sharks as they pulled off an 11-1 victory to regain the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) ladies’ championship that they last held back in 2009.

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Bria making a name for herself in triple jump

Move over Leevan ‘Superman’ Sands. Young sister Bria Sands is creating a niche of her own in the triple jump.At the Blackwell Stadium in Gulf Shores, Alabama, the Life University sophomore won the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NA

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Bianca Stuart disappointed with long jump finish

LONDON, England: Bianca Stuart’s fourth trip to the IAAF World Championships was certainly not what the national long jump record holder had anticipated.She was so disappointed in her 29th position overall with a best leap of 5.91 metres or 19-feet,

Customs system critics finding it 'easier to lie'

Several brokers have argued it is “easier to lie on Customs” rather than admit problems with its new Electronic Single Window (ESW) are of the industry’s own making. The Ministry of Finance, in a statement issued yesterday, quoted several Customs br

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Commonwealth Games: Fraser, Robinson and Mathieu advance

GOLD Coast, Australia: Day one of the athletic competition at the XXI Commonwealth Games saw sprinters Warren Fraser and V'Alonee Robinson make it to the semifinal of the men and women 100 metres, while Michael Mathieu just barely go into the semifinal of the men's 400 metres.

THE ART OF GRAPHIX: Presenting the right resolution

“What resolution should I make my pictures for a PowerPoint slide show?” If you have asked this question and gotten answers such as: “Just scan your images at 96 dpi”, I’ll have to ask you to press your brain’s Restart button because, for PowerPoint purposes, it is incorrect.

Distributor fears for 'survival beyond 2014'

A Freeport-based business is liquidating its $1 million-plus inventory after the new Customs fees “killed” its wholesale distribution model, its principal warning: “If things don’t change soon, we may not survive beyond year-end.”

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Union accuses government of cover-up

BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union (BEWU) representatives yesterday suggested the government was attempting to “cover up” the roles some employees at Bahamas Power and Light allegedly played in the vendor fraud scheme by “picking out” portions of the E

'We didn't hit $1bn, but we did very well'

The Bahamian high-end real estate market will "do at least as good as 2023 if not better" in 2024, as one major realtor said of last year: "We didn't do $1bn in sales but we did very well."

Residential customers keep LPG firms afloat

Residential sales kept the liquefied propane gas (LPG) industry afloat during tourism's COVID-19 shut down even though some retailers suffered a 60-70 percent Christmas decline year-on-year.

Indy leaders hope first Super Bowl isn't last

By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Super Bowl is still nearly a week away and city leaders already are looking ahead. Sunday's big game will be the first for Indy, and Mayor Greg Ballard believes there should be more. "I do think the

Bahamas 'must do more'to combat cyber crime

The Bahamas must “recognise we’re not doing enough” to combat cyber criminals, the Chamber of Commerce’s chairman yesterday revealing the threat had given him several “wake-up calls”.Michael Maura, who is also Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD)

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'Lonnie' Greene reflects on his career

ROLANDO ‘Lonnie’ Greene is grateful to have been afforded the opportunity to move from one head coaching job in college track and field to another.In his transition from Purdue University to the University of Kentucky, Greene intends to continue to s

Victim was 'nice, quiet young boy'

A NEIGHBOUR of the man who was shot dead on Monday night is taken aback by his murder, describing the victim as a quiet and down-to-earth person. Kevin Storr, believed to be in his early twenties, was killed near his home on Toote Shop Corner off Ea

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'Anyone who wants diesel able to buy it'

FOCOL Holdings chairman yesterday voiced optimism that "anyone who wants to buy diesel on this island can get it" even though "the majority" of petroleum retailers were said to have stopped sales of this fuel.

Hardware stores 'swamped' all day

Hardware stores yesterday said they were “swamped from 8am” as they opened for the first time in a month following the COVID-19 lockdown and emergency orders.Brent Burrows, general manager of CBS Bahamas (Commonwealth Building Supplies), told Tribune

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Top seeds in win column at Nationals

IT was a successful return to the National Tennis Centre for top seeds Kerrie Cartwright, Simone Pratt and Danielle Thompson as the 2017 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals got underway on Monday.Rising junior stars Sydney Clarke and Afrika Smith also jo

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'Golden Girl' gets set for the IAAF Worlds

The journey to another IAAF World Championship appearance has begun for 37-year-old Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie.