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Jonquel Jones playing reserve role for the Sun

WNBA All-Star Jonquel Jones has played a reserve role early in the season thus far as she continues to acclimate herself to the Connecticut Sun after missing training camp and the preseason.

‘Good morning, I’m Ed Bethel’

“Silence! Silence? In this house”,

Bahamas world's fourth largest IFC at $595bn

The Bahamas is the fourth largest international financial centre by assets, it was disclosed yesterday, with the $595 billion held by this nation’s financial institutions equivalent to 96 times’ gross domestic product (GDP).

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Giants off to good start with 77-63 win over Shockers

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants, in their bid to regain their New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) title that they relinquished to the PJ Stingers last year, have regained control of the early leaderboard with another impressive victory.

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NCAA: Swimmers make a splash

Bahamian student athletes have excelled early in the NCAA Division I aquatics season.Izaak Bastian, now in his sophomore year with the No.15 ranked Florida State Seminoles, continues to emerge as a standout for the nationally ranked side.The Seminole

Brady sets Super Bowl mark: Sixteen completions in row

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tom Brady has broken the Super Bowl record for consecutive completions previously held by his idol Joe Montana. The Patriots quarterback threw his 16th straight completion with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Hernandez on the opening

STATESIDE: The changing faces of today’s America

THE government has announced that preparations are well underway for the next Bahamian national census. An estimated 119,000 households are due to be surveyed over the first three months of 2022. Ho-hum?

UB Mingoes knock off Pirates 85-80, Bucket top Elite 113-104

THE Aliv Bucket and the University of the Bahamas Mingoes pulled off the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header played on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

Lakers outlast Thunder 114-106 in double OT

By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored six of his 26 points in the second overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half for a 114-106 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sun

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FACE TO FACE: From humble beginnings to the NFL

When Edwin A Smith was a little boy growing up in Bain Town in the 1950s, there were great Bahamian athletes making it to the big leagues in baseball or track and field. So, little boys had much to aspire to if they wished to become a professional athlete. But Ed, who spent his afternoons shooting marbles, flying kites, playing stick ball, wrestling, or swimming on Long Wharf beach during the summers, had no idea at the time he would one day make Bahamian history as the first to go pro in an entirely different sport.

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Record win for Jones and Sun

Jonquel Jones posted her league leading 17th double double of the season and the Connecticut Sun set a new franchise record with their 13th consecutive win.

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Radio stations fear closures under URCA changes

THE Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA) has come under fire for its plans to “standardise” FM radio broadcasting, with industry insiders accusing the regulator of making the sector “pay” for the organisation’s “mismanagement”.

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MORE THAN 100K NOW VACCINATED . . . but confirmation of 20 more deaths shows COVID fight not over

THE Ministry of Health confirmed 20 additional COVID-19 deaths on the weekend, bringing the total to 557 to date.

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Close finishes and blowouts in BGDBA

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association continued play over the weekend with close finishes and blowouts at the DW Davis Gymnasium.

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Surprise at Christie admission

OPPOSITION Leader Dr Hubert Minnis was surprised by Prime Minister Christie's acknowledgment that the Bahamas was now "in the midst of one of the most difficult and challenging fiscal periods in the nation's history". The Prime Minister made his observati

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Bahamians look to have strong sophomore seasons on court

BAHAMIAN players at the junior college level are looking to have strong sophomore seasons and position themselves for an opportunity to eventually transfer to an NCAA programme.

Golden Gates co-ed, Macedonia still undefeated

GOLDEN Gates co-ed and Macedonia men remain undefeated in the Coca-Cola Softball Classic as the Baptist Sports Council completed another week of its short regular season action at the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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Family Island hotels targeting 90% pre-COVID room nights

Family Island hotels can hit 90 percent of pre-COVID room nights sold with a strong over 2022’s final quarter, a senior tourism is predicting, voicing optimism the sector will “get closer” to its targets.

Sports Notes November 14

MACEDONIA and Golden Gates continued where they left off as the Baptist Sports Council’s defending champions, opening up the 2012 season on the winning note in the 19-and-under, co-ed and men’s divisions respectively at the Banker’s Field, Baillou Hills Sporting Complex, on Saturday.

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Referendum ‘as soon as late June’

A referendum on the four gender equity bills recently passed in the Senate could come as soon as late June, according to Constitutional Commission Chairman Sean McWeeney.