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Celtics beat Raptors 96-73 to snap 5-game skid

BOSTON (AP) -- The Boston Celtics had two reasons to be thankful Wednesday night: Their five-game losing streak was finally over and a scary fall by point guard Rajon Rondo resulted in only a sore right wrist. Rondo still led the Celtics with 21 points bef

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Vaccine committee working to finalise operational plan

ANYONE who receives a COVID-19 vaccine once they become available in the country will receive a certificate that “may be associated with travel in the future,” which is a “potential requirement being discussed internationally,” the Office of the Prime Minister said last night.

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NACAC President Mike Sands says 2021 ‘will be very hard act to follow’

COMING off what could only be described as an exceptional year for the North American, Central American and Caribbean, president Mike Sands said their athletes will be hard pressed to surpass their achievements in 2021, but they’re looking forward to greater success in 2022.

Straight Talk No Chaser

Straight Talk No Chaser By JEFFARAH GIBSON Tribune Features Writer THERE was no "beating around the bush" for the seven all-male panelists who engaged an all-female audience in raw uncensored conversations about what really goes on in the hearts and m

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High Flyers rout Stampers 82-57, Rockets top the Mingoes 77-72

THE Breezes High Flyers and the Rockets both took a 2-0 lead in their New Providence Basketball Association best-of-five semi-final playoff series at the AF Adderley Gymnasium Saturday night.

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DeMarco and Bahamas earn 63-57 win over Red Raiders

Chris DeMarco got the first victory under his belt with the men’s national basketball team by pulling off a 63-57 decision over the Texas Tech Red Raiders at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium last night.

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Cybots and defending champions Stingers stay alive

THE defending champions PJ Stingers and former champions Mail Boat Cybots both staved off elimination Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its best-of-five divisional championship series.

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Jonquel Jones posts double double in 84-63 loss

GRAND Bahamian senior Jonquel Jones posted a monstrous double-double of 27 points and 17 rebounds but the No. 22/20 George Washington women’s basketball team dropped a top-25 showdown to #15/10 Stanford 84-63 at the Cardinal’s Maples Pavilion on Saturday.

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Amateur golfers Gibson, Johnson miss the cut

It wasn’t the type of performance that Richard Gibson Jr anticipated in his return to the Latin America Amateur Championships.

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Bahamas 0-3 after 96-63 loss to Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic caught fire from beyond the arch in the second half and, in particular, during a third-quarter run where they took control for good en route to a win in the latest World Cup qualifier.

NIB expands overseas investments to $59.4m

THE National Insurance Board's (NIB) foreign investment portfolio expanded by $21.9 million to hit $59.4 million by year-end 2011, it was revealed yesterday, the social security system having taken up 88 per cent of its annual allocation.

Court to appoint appeal lawyer

A MAN seeking to challenge his 40 year sentence for murdering a retired 88-year-old Canadian physician on a Family Island three years ago will receive a court appointed lawyer for his appeal application. Moses Morris stood before appellate Justices

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Disney urged not to kill Eleuthera 'golden goose'

One Eleuthera Foundation (OEF) CEO Shaun Ingraham characterised Disney’s proposal for Lighthouse Point as “killing the golden goose” as he defended the non-governmental organisation’s proposal for “responsible development”. Mr Ingraham insisted the “

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BBF Nationals: Pumpers, Saints win titles

IT was all Grand Bahama’s show at the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s National Round Robin Basketball Championship series in Bimini over the weekend.

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FIBA U-17: Bahamas men settle for bronze

ROMAD Dean controlled the boards for Team Bahamas all tournament and came up with his most timely offensive rebound and score to lift the team to a bronze medal at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-17 Championship for Men. With the win, the Bahamas will a

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THE most valuable player (MVP) in City Bowling League competition Monday night was Mario Brown of Telco Enterprises who downed the pins for a 246 second high game and a 604 high three game set.

Freedom Farm dominates Andre Rodgers Nationals

THE Bahamas Baseball Association returned to play in its marquee event for local youth baseball, the Andre Rodgers National Championships.

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Over-65s invited to take COVID vaccine

VACCINATION sites across New Providence will have the capacity to vaccinate over 2,000 people daily once the country has enough supplies, according to the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee Deputy Chair Ed Fields.

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‘We’ve been waiting for someone else to make it for a very long time’

FORMER Bahamian baseball players Antoan Richardson and Edison ‘Ed’ Armbrister were both excited to see Jasrado ‘Jazz’ Chisholm’s rise to the Major League.