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‘Jazz’ placed on COVID-19 injured list

AS a precaution, Bahamian professional baseball player Jasrado ‘Jazz’ Chisholm was placed on the Miami Marlins’ COVID-19 injured list with flu-like symptoms on Monday, the Marlins’ announced on their website.

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THE Bahamas Chess Federation has announced plans for two major events.

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Shaunae Miller-Uibo wins heat in 400m

LONDON. England: In a dominating fashion, 2016 Olympic Games champion Shaunae Miller-Uibo began her quest for the rare 200/400 metre double by powering to an easy victory in the first round of the women's 400m at the 16th IAAF World Championships.

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Building a better mousetrap car

FREEPORT – Employees of the Grand Bahama Shipyard have lent their expertise to the youth of Grand Bahama, who have been working on the 15th annual SECME Mousetrap Car and Bottle Rocket Competition.

McCartney: ‘I’m still trying to get more linebacker reps and go after that spot’

NOW one of the veteran leaders on the defending Grey Cup champion Calgary Stampeders, special-teams ace Bahamian Karl McCartney reflected on his time with the club thus far and his plans for the immediate future.

Romad Dean ends season in OSBA final four

ROMAD Dean and the Crestwood Lions finished the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season as one of the top prep programmes in all of Canada.

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THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools is all set to begin its sudden death softball playoffs at Freedom Farm Park in Yamacraw this week. After seven weeks of action during the regular season, the four contestants in all four divisions - juniors boys and girls and boys and senior girls and boys - have been determined.

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Jonquel Jones scores 14 as Sun beat Sparks

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Brionna Jones had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and the WNBA-leading Connecticut Sun won their eight straight game and 20th of the season, beating the Los Angeles Sparks 76-61 on Saturday night.

Entrepreneurs needed to 'ace' tourism competition

The Bahamas must continue to “ace” its tourism competition through superior customer service and identifying new entrepreneurial activities that appeal to visitors, a Cabinet minister is urging. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation,

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Jones posts double double, Sun beat the Liberty 70-63

AS the Connecticut Sun closed out the first half of the Women’s National Basketball Association regular season yesterday, centre Jonquel Jones poured in another double double in a 70-63 victory over the New York Liberty. Jones, who is now preparing

Bahamian basketball players take global spotlight

BAHAMIAN basketball players in various leagues across the globe continued their seasons following the winter break and head toward the postseason.The trio of Bahamians in French Basketball’s Pro B Division had varying results and places in the standi

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TENNIS 2012 BRAJAXBA WINTER CLASSIC 11 Here's a look at the winners in the 2012 Brajaxba Winter Classic Tournament held at the National Tennis Centre over the weekend: MINI-TENNIS A GROUP CHAMPION - Dentry Mortimer RUNNER-UP - Nia Richardson MIN

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Beach access may reopen 'within two weeks'

THE collapsed stairway which forced the “temporary closure” of a public access path to Cabbage Beach could reopen within the next two weeks, according to officials at Atlantis who yesterday said repairs are now 75 percent completed. In an update on

CARTOON THAT SENT A SIGNAL

THIS cartoon was taken from a pre-majority rule edition of The Herald, a newspaper that would become a mouthpiece for the governing PLP. This cartoon was part of the party’s strategy to encourage the black electorate to vote out the white oligarchs of the UBP.

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$45,000 presented to Governor General’s Youth Awards

NINETY-two players took part in the 14th Annual Duke of Edinburgh Semi-Finals Charity Golf Tournament at Ocean Club Golf Course on Sunday morning in support of the Governor General’s Youth Awards programme.

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THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools began its 2015/16 basketball season at various playing sites yesterday.

This is no time to be intimidated

Using my deductive reasoning skills after years of reading The Nassau Guardian columnist who goes by the nom de plume Front Porch, I have concluded that the main writer is an educated feminist who is possibly a lesbian.

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Comets take early lead

If St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine is going to extend the longest winning streak in Bahamian high school sports history, the Queen’s College Comets are going to force a comeback effort in 2015.

Nadal, Djokovic advance

MONACO (AP) -- Seven-time defending champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic began their clay-court seasons with comfortable wins in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters yesterday. Djokovic opened with a 6-1, 6-4 win against Andreas Seppi

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USC holds off Xavier to cap Bahamas tourney

Southern California coach Andy Enfield wanted a time-out. No one noticed. And that was a most fortunate break for the Trojans.