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More players register for Ed Armbrister Baseball League

WITH an increase in the registration of players, the Ed Armbrister Baseball Camp will revert back to a full-fledged league. According to Michael Butler, one of the organisers, they made the decision to host a league as opposed to a baseball camp bec

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QC Comets to defend track and field title

The Queen’s College Comets, with a well-balanced team across the board, is all set to defend their title as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ 31st Track and Field Championships gets underway today.The three-day meet, featuring

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Robbery theory in killings

TWO men in custody for the killings of a mother and daughter in Long Island will likely learn today if either or both will be charged with murder, Chief Superintendent of Police Solomon Cash said yesterday.

Bahamians among MLB Pipeline's top 30 prospects

MAJOR League Baseball Pipeline began its annual practice of revealing its top 30 prospects for each franchise and Bahamians have been featured as the division-by-division analysis made its 2020 debut.Among the list of three American League divisions,

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Bahamians clinch titles in NCAA Division I Basketball

AS the NCAA Division I college basketball season winds down, several Bahamian student athletes clinched conference regular season titles ahead of the postseason.Nathan Bain and the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks continue to be one of the most talked ab

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INSIGHT: A haunting story of 39 lost souls

The Bahamas and Haiti have a complicated relationship that spans the scope of centuries.

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Tribune trio win press club awards

The Bahamas’ leading journalists gathered at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday night to celebrate this year’s winners and nominees in the Bahamas Press Club’s fifth annual media awards.Special honour on the night was made to Ed Bethel who received The Eti

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'We won't take risks with virus'

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the government will not “take any chances” with the deadly coronavirus and will use all the resources needed to protect residents from the disease.

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Families grieve for murdered women

POLICE are holding two men for questioning in connection with the shocking double murder of a mother and daughter that has rocked the tight-knit community of Salt Pond, Long Island.

Wilson, Burrows help Tigers claim their fifth AUS title

JORDAN Wilson and Shamar Burrows helped the Dalhousie Tigers claim their fifth AUS Conference title in the last six years and earned a spot in the U Sports National Championship.In a weekend filled with Bahamian talent on the floor for three differen

Coronavirus fears trigger the fastest stock market correction of all time

The coronavirus crisis shows no sign of abating and the declaration of a global pandemic, by the World Health Organisation, is imminent. Person to person transmission is now documented across several countries, with some cases, notably in the US, whe

Optimism over new home for UB North

THERE is strong “optimism” concerning negotiations for a new permanent location in Freeport for the University of the Bahamas North after the loss of the $10m campus and $4.5m residence hall in East Grand Bahama due to Hurricane Dorian. Dr Ian Strac

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Ex-minister explores poultry farm revival

A former Cabinet minister yesterday revealed he is in the “advanced” stage of exploring whether to revive a Grand Bahama poultry operation that once produced 3m-5m pounds of chicken annually. Zhivargo Laing, who is the government’s chief World Trade

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Environmental nod 'huge milestone' for oil explorer

A Bahamas-based oil explorer yesterday hailed the receipt of all necessary environmental approvals from the government as “a massive milestone” towards drilling its first exploratory well.Simon Potter, pictured, the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC)

$1m benefit from tax concessions Over-the-Hill

RESIDENTS and businesses in economic empowerment zones of New Providence have accessed about $1m in tax concessions since the programme was launched in 2018, an official said yesterday.

DIANE PHILLIPS: The finest line of all – the last breath

AN old friend died this week. His death was not the saddest part of the story, the end of his life was.

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CH Reeves Raptors are GSSSA track and field champions

The CH Reeves Raptors, completing a dominant performance in winning three of the four 4 x 400 metre relays yesterday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, collected their 25th Government Secondary Schools Sports Association track and field championship title.

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Bahamas investor gives oil explorer $36m war chest

A Bahamas-based investor was yesterday said to have added “another brick in the wall” to a local oil explorer’s financing strategy by taking the funding available for its first well to $36m. Simon Potter, Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) chief exec

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Raptors take early lead

The 27th Annual GSSSA Track and Field Championships got underway yesterday and continued its format with both junior schools and senior schools competing simultaneously.

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Antoan Richardson making impact with Giants, Lucius Fox shows his versatility

ANTOAN Richardson is already having an impact in the Giants clubhouse while Lucius Fox has shown his versatility at a new position in Major League Baseball Spring Training.