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BIG3 championship set

THE BIG3 had a successful launch playing its playoff rounds internationally for the first time and next week’s championship matchup is all set as the league’s fourth season is gearing up for an exciting conclusion.

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Colts’ Strachan optimistic about his chances of making the regular season roster

MIKE Strachan concluded the NFL preseason with his best game as a member of the Indianapolis Colts and is optimistic about his chances to make the regular season roster.

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Bamboo Town candidates' supporters turn out for nomination day

FEW social distancing protocols were practised by people who came to support the Bamboo Town candidates of their respective political parties on nomination day on Friday.

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PLP leader: We are ready for the task

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party leader Philip “Brave” Davis said his party is up to the task of leading the country out of the “dark age” it is now in.

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PM coy on reasons for early election: 'I think as we progress you would see'

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis was coy on Friday regarding his reasoning for calling an early general election as the country faces a surge in COVID-19 cases.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: What happened to our compassion for Haiti?

ON Saturday, August 14, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit Haiti, killing more than 2,000 people, over 20 times the number who died in the Surfside building collapse which had us glued to our TV screens watching the tragedy unfold.

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IDB report: Bahamas had ‘negative return on investments in 2020’

The Bahamas had a negative return on investments in 2020 despite having forbearance and financial support measures for non-performing loans during the COVID-19 pandemic, says an Inter-American Development Bank report.

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11 more COVID deaths, 223 new cases reported

THE Ministry of Health has reported 11 more COVID-19 deaths and 223 new cases.

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A FINAL FAREWELL

FAMILY, friends and prominent political figures yesterday paid their final respects to former Governor General and Deputy Prime Minister Arthur Dion Hanna, a man who was described as a fierce patriot, brilliant scholar and “true national hero”.

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Stolen wedding gifts found in ceiling of neighbour

A WOMAN’S stolen wedding gifts were found stashed in the ceiling of one of her neighbour’s homes, a court was told.

PLP using Trump’s playbook

It is quite depressing to reflect on the journey that the Republican Party has taken since the days of the American Civil War. It was once the party of Abraham Lincoln that ended slavery in the United States. Today it is the party of Donald Trump and uses anger, fear, conspiracy theories and fake news to whip up the emotions of a section of society that is shrinking and getting more desperate by the day.

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MLB.com ranks Reckley No.9 on international prospects list

ANOTHER major publication has projected Ryan Reckley as one of the elite sought after targets for Major League Baseball franchises for the upcoming international signing period.

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?

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From Connery with love

A RECENT $100,000 donation by the family of the late Sir Sean Connery is following his wishes and keeping the James Bond star and longtime Bahamas resident’s passion for the performing arts alive.

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Bannister hails housing community as a sign of growing confidence

WORKS Minister Desmond Bannister yesterday hailed the development of an upscale housing community in western New Providence as a sign of the growing investor-confidence in the Bahamian economy.

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UNION LEADERS SIGN UP TO PLP: Party pledges it will resolve issues and raise minimum wage

UNION leaders representing more than 200,000 workers in The Bahamas yesterday rejoiced in the possibility of the Progressive Liberal Party becoming the next government following the impending general election.

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‘I took $1k of goods so I could play baseball with the kids’

A MAN told a court that he stole more than $1,000 worth of sporting equipment from a local school because he wanted to play baseball with the kids in his neighbourhood.

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Jones and Sun clinch playoff spot

JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun clinched a playoff spot in the 2021 WNBA playoffs and took sole possession of the league’s No.1 seed with their sixth consecutive win.

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Munnings signs with Sporting Lisboa Benfica in Portugal

TRAVIS Munnings will return to Portugal for a second season but will make the move to a new club in the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB).

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Robbery suspect: You have the wrong person

A 25-year-old man charged with armed robbery yesterday claimed that police had arrested the wrong person.