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Seeking those with a 'Golden Heart'

Sir Victor Sassoon Foundation prepares for gala ball

WITH its biggest fundraiser only weeks away, the Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation has now opened the nomination process for the Golden Heart Award.In preparation for the 54th Annual Heart Ball, where the award has been presented since 1

Sports Notes

THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Coaches (BAAC) is scheduled to hold the annual Bay Street Mile on Saturday.

QC slams '99%' cruise tourism benefit exclusion

Some “99 per cent” of Bahamian businesses are being excluded from cruise tourism’s benefits by the exclusive arrangements the lines reach with favoured onshore providers, a well-known QC is arguing.

Sand Dollar High Flyers even the series 1-1

AFTER a tough loss to the Leno Regulators last week Thursday, the Sand Dollar Imports High Flyers evened the series 1-1 in a 86-63 blowout win.

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Wins for the Elite Ballers, Sand Dollar Lady Flyers

THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association hosted a pair of games on Saturday at the DW Davis Gymnasium with the Elite Ballers and the Sand Dollar Lady Flyers prevailing.

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MLB icon Hank Aaron dies at the age of 86

SOME memories are worth cherishing, especially one when reflecting on the passing of persons who have impacted their lives.

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Ayton and the Suns end skid with 115-111 win over Buddy and Kings

PHOENIX (AP) — Kelly Oubre Jr matched his career high with 26 points, including a one-handed rebound jam with 11.1 seconds to play, and the Phoenix Suns snapped a six-game losing streak, rallying from a 21-point deficit to beat the turnover-prone Sacramento Kings 115-111 last night.

High school basketballers jostle for spot in the playoffs

THE high school basketball season is winding down in both the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools and Government Secondary Schools Sports Association as senior boys’ teams jostle for playoff position and final seeding.

Woods isn’t one of 18 players in Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Tiger Woods painted a bleak picture Tuesday on when he can return to golf or even get back to doing anything more than just walking.

Bank: Commercial exit 'double edged sword'

Bank of the Bahamas yesterday said its decision to “curtail” its commercial lending activities was a “double-edged sword” for the country, as it would potentially retard private sector and economic growth.

BEC generation plant availablity 'just 65%'

The Bahamas Electricity Corporation’s (BEC) generation turbines at Clifton Pier have just “65 per cent availability”, meaning that out of every 10 attempts to start they fail three-four times.

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Alex Cooper signed by Bengals as an undrafted free agent

ALEX Cooper didn’t hear his name called during the three days of the NFL Draft, but the Eleuthera native didn’t have to wait very long after to learn of his new opportunity to make an NFL roster.

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DeMarco: ‘We should not take this for granted’

AS the FIBA Pre-Qualifying Tournament came to a close on Sunday night with the Bahamas winning the title over Argentina, a few players were highlighted for their performances.

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Bahamas braced for return of 'Fantastic Four'

The gold medal-winning Men's 4x400m Relay team will arrive back in Nassau at 6.30pm tonight.

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We are the champions

THE sixth edition of the Noble Preparatory Academy’s (NPA) spring classic basketball tournament saw four new champions crowned.

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WORLD VIEW: US Mid-term elections - a defining moment

DEMOCRACY is at stake in the country that proclaims itself as the world’s bastion of democracy.

Insurer: Hurricane season end ‘can’t be soon enough’

A TOP Bahamian insurance executive says the official end to the 2022 hurricane season “can’t come soon enough” given that Hurricane Ian will further “tie our hands” on premium prices for local consumers.

BOB faces forensic audit with Gov't 'open to a sale'

THE Government is planning a forensic audit into Bank of the Bahamas’ lending practices, the Deputy Prime Minister yesterday saying the Government is “open” to selling the troubled lender.K P Turnquest, kicking-off the mid-year Budget debate, told th

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WORLD VIEW: Small countries need an IMF that is a lender of conscience

AS undesirable as it may be, governments of Caribbean countries that are not in International Monetary Fund (IMF) programmes are being pushed in that direction.

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D’Aguilar shrugs off contract questions

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has defended the government’s award of a no-bid contract to Kanoo Pays, an electronic retail payment provider, to process travel health visa payments.