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Bahamas Baseball Federation marks 10th anniversary

THE Bahamas Baseball Federation continues the celebration of its 10th anniversary with the highlighting of a decade of successful accomplishments. The Federation continued its series of little

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Activist presents documentary to House speaker

FORMER Member of Parliament and cultural activist Edmund Moxey presented his documentary "The Price of Being a Man: The Ed Moxey Story" - which tells the story of the creation Jumbey Village and the quiet revolution that followed - to Speaker of the House Alvin Smith at the House of Assembly yesterday.

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Eddie Ford: ‘We lived like brothers’

AS they began their trek towards playing professional baseball in the United States in 1967, Eddie Ford recalled how he spent a lot of time with the late Edison Armbrister.

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Rejection of NHI model ‘curious’ says secretariat

THE recent rejection of the proposed National Health Insurance model by industry stakeholders is “curious” considering the government had consultations and “fruitful discussions” with them about the scheme, NHI Secretariat Permanent Secretary Peter Deveaux-Isaacs said yesterday.

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Rolle fails to make the cut

It wasn’t so much the windy conditions as it was her putting that made it difficult for Bahamian exemption player Georgette Rolle to improve on her performance as she ended up at the bottom of the 108-player field at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classi

Tourism standards must ‘runneth over’

The Bahamas must improve its customer services and ‘value for money’ standards if the tourism industry is to remain competitive, an Atlantis executive said yesterday. 

SPORTS NOTES

THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools is scheduled to complete its regular season for softball starting at 4pm today and on Tuesday at the various schools that have to play make-up games,

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Temporary closure of cabbage beach access for stairway repairs

OFFICIALS at Atlantis yesterday confirmed the “temporary closure” of the main public access path to Cabbage Beach, as the resort looks to repair a collapsed stairway.Senior vice president of public affairs Ed Fields said the resort thought it best to

Swim Nationals: Swift dominates to take title for 5th straight year

SWIFT Swimming dominated the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2015 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships by winning the title for the fifth consecutive year at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex over the weekend.

Oil explorer plans no Bahamas work in ‘22

The former Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) yesterday said it will undertake “no material work” in this nation during 2022 other than maintaining its rights to renew four exploration licences.

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Nassau/PI hotels see 35% ‘business on books’ jump

Nassau/Paradise Island hotels are eyeing a 35 percent year-over-year increase in “business on the books” for 2023, it was disclosed yesterday, with “loaded” airline seats through June also up on 2022.

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Bahamian Minor League Baseball prospects receive 2022 assignments

Several Bahamian prospects have received their 2022 assignments in Minor League Baseball as seasons commenced in leagues across the United States.

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Higgs and Longhorns win the Gulf Coast Showcase

WHILE the country hosted several elite NCAA Division I basketball programmes in the capital and Bimini, several Bahamian players were competing in early season tournaments across the United States.

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Patients are trapped by lack of funds

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday the government is still trying to decide what it can afford to do regarding the homeless patients who are lodged at the Princess Margaret Hospital.

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Burrows makes debut in Finnish league

SEVERAL basketball leagues have tipped off on the international circuit and one prominent Bahamian national team member was the latest to debut.

Ministry to empower youths to make positive choices

FOR the second consecutive year, Sports World Ministry is bringing its Go Positive Tour to the Bahamas.

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Demetrius Ferguson headlines for the X-Men

ED Reed is that kind of play-making defensive back that has a knack for highlight reel plays and finding the end-zone. Demetrius Ferguson is developing a similar reputation.

PETER YOUNG: Papal courage and vision in a land shattered by conflict

People around the world watching the media coverage over the weekend of Pope Francis’ historic first-ever papal visit to Iraq must surely have been both surprised and impressed that such a visit was really happening. Many will marvel at the bravery and energy of the 84-year-old Pontiff in making what must amount to his riskiest journey yet.

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Simone and Kianna to make history at the World Artistic Gymnastic Championships

IT HAS been a landmark season for gymnastics in the Bahamas and that trend continues as a pair of local gymnasts will make history at the World Artistic Gymnastic Championships.

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Police Commissioner wants public outcry on guns

POLICE Commissioner Ellison Greenslade yesterday said he was “very concerned” that the country’s “terrible” murder rate has reached triple digits this year as he criticised the lack of public outcry over the volume of illegal weapons on the streets.