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Sea Bees meet is buzzing

WITH the season winding down, the Sea Bees Swim Club provided the local swimmers with another opportunity to qualify for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s annual Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championship.

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Fredrick King and Bluejays sweep Summer of Thunder

Bahamian Fredrick King and his Creighton Bluejays men’s basketball team have completed their mission here with a three-game sweep of their matches played this week in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder.

$4.5m hall to accommodate 80 students in Grand Bahama

THE opening of the $4.5m Hawksbill Hall at the University of The Bahamas’ northern campus marks the transition of the Grand Bahama institution from a commuter campus to a residential one, providing accommodations for over 80 student residents. Dep

Tomii misses out on pageant’s final 15

MISS Bahamas didn’t reach the top 15 in last night’s Miss Universe contest - but Miss Jamaica represented the Caribbean region, just missing out on the top three.

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Teenager victim of 88th murder

A 17-year-old boy became the country’s latest murder victim when he was gunned down in broad daylight.

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$3m marijuana haul discovered

DRUG Enforcement Unit officers discovered $3m worth of marijuana near the Ragged Island chain of cays last week.

Women in the Bible - Part two

NOW this should attract the attention of any truth seeker. The two most influential philosophers in the world of Christian theology in the Middle Ages were both of the Greco-Roman world into which Christianity was born – Plato (427-347 BC) and Aristotle (384 - 322 BC).

Chamber chief ‘can’t see’ Hawksbill Creek breach via ‘back door’

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday rejected assertions that Freeport’s new ‘tax breaks’ regime was a “back handed” attempt by the Government to amend the Hawksbill Creek Agreement.

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Turnquest: Only fair for web shops to pay 'their fair share'

FINANCE Minister K Peter Turnquest defended the government’s decision to increase taxes on gaming house operators on Thursday, saying it is only fair web shops pay “their fair share” for its impact on vulnerable communities.

Sports Notes

Three Bahamian juniors played the BSAC Tennis Local Fall Classic this past weekend in Brandon, Florida.

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Young tennis ace looks to continue doubles success

THE Middle Eastern portion of the International Tennis Federation’s circuit continues for young tennis ace Justin Roberts.

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Oil explorer fearing up to $500m harm

The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) fears it could suffer "up to $500m in economic harm" if environmental activists succeed with yesterday's legal bid to halt its oil drilling plans.

Time for jobs, Dr Minnis

CONTROLLING corruption does not create jobs and jobs-jobs-jobs is what the people who want jobs want to hear - where are they, Mr Minnis?

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Bahamas crushes Nicaragua 116-62

MITCH Johnson had a monster game on Friday at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coloseum in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico to get the Bahamas men's national basketball team back on track, but it came a little too late to get through to the playoffs of the CentroBasket Championships.

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr

Caribs edge past Wreckers 80-79

THE College of the Bahamas men's basketball team has been competing in the New Providence Basketball Association in preparation for the collegiate season. The team, coached by Sean Bastian and assisted by Kirk Basden, have won their last two games to impr

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Boston survives 42-point night by LeBron, down Cavs 107-94

BOSTON (AP) — Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics withstood a 42-point night by LeBron James to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-94 last night and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.