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Veterans who took to the air in wartime

GEORGE Collymore, 84, and Lloyd Toppin, 87, wanted three things from their service in the Second World War: To find adventure, to gain knowledge and to return home safely.

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How was infected able to fly home?

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said a person who tested positive for COVID-19 was among the 183 residents who returned to the country on Friday, prompting a suspension of repatriation exercises. His revelation during a national address yesterday came as the country went without an additional confirmed COVID-19 case for the fourth consecutive day.

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Bermuda tops Bahamas 3-0 in 2nd leg of FIFA World Cup qualifier

DESPITE a battling performance a much-changed Bahamas exited the 2018 Fifa World Cup at the first qualifying stage yesterday when they went down 3-0 in Bermuda in the second leg of their CONCACAF preliminary round tie.

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Accused: Wife faces court for Old Fort Bay murder

THE wife of murdered Australian podiatrist Phillip Vasyli blew kisses at relatives seated in court yesterday as she was led away by police following her arraignment for his killing.

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5 MORE CASES: Another two travel infected added to week’s rising tally

THE Bahamas recorded five new COVID-19 cases yesterday as the Office of the Prime Minister announced that Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis, the face of the government’s COVID-19 response, is leaving her post next week.

NASSAU DARTS ASSOCIATION - TEAM STANDINGS/MATCHUPS OPEN SEASON SCHEDULE (FEB. 8-12)

B-52's 5 -v- Panama Jack Bullshooters 7 B-52's- (4 Tons)- Doubles: Eric Eichmann Triples: Gilbert Gray 1T Singles: Gilbert Gray 40+, Eric Eichmann 32, Jeff Mitchell 40+, 1T (Alan Turnball 2T ) Bullshooters- (10 Tons)-Doubles: Timmy Bethel 1T, Davin

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Latest Bahamian talent holds court at Holland College

HOLLAND College has been a pipeline through which Bahamian talent can access higher education in recent years via a number of sports including football, volleyball, soccer and basketball.

NPBA: Giants, buckets and stingers in win column

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a triple header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night as the Commonwealth Bank Giants, Aliv Buckets and PJ Stingers all emerged victorious.The Giants held off

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Jonquel Jones leads her team at FIBA World Cup

Just days after her WNBA season came to an end, Jonquel Jones returns to international play with Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup.

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Young athletes break 15 records

IN a year that featured their 25th BAISS Track and Field Championship, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine closed the season with a commanding performance at a record setting 2013 Scotiabank National High School Track and Field Championships.

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‘Buddy’ Hield scores 22 for Kings in loss to 76ers

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid got back to playing the kind of game he expects from himself and nothing like the worst game of his career two nights prior.

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Fighting through

COACH Mike Brey looked positively at the way his Notre Dame Fighting Irish responded to the challenges they faced in pulling off their three exhibition games against local-based teams in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s 2018 Summer of Thunder over

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Basketball Federation round robin nationals all set for DW Davis

THE top basketball teams in the country will meet this weekend to decide the overall title of national champions.

‘Get Freeport back to work’

A former Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) in-house attorney yesterday urged the Government to renew Freeport’s expiring tax incentives immediately, arguing: “Let’s get the island back to work.”

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Buddy Hield sinks a career-high 46

Bahamian Buddy Hield had a career night on Monday but it wasn’t enough as the No.2 ranked Oklahoma Sooners fell victim to top-ranked Kansas Jayhawks 109-106 in triple overtime as they had their perfect winning season snapped at the Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Rockets beat Caribs as Cybots take down Marines

THE New Providence Amateur Basketball Association resumed play Monday night at the DW Davis Gymnasium following the holiday season.

Financial services can give itself ‘pat on back’

FINANCIAL institutions should give themselves “a pat on the back” for slashing the time taken to “cure” regulatory deficiencies to just 11 months, the Central Bank’s top inspector said yesterday.

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Pair accused of killing PM's press secretary to face trial in 2016

TWO men scheduled to stand trial for the murder of Prime Minister Perry Christie’s press secretary, Latore Mackey, will now have their case heard in 2016.

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Murder trial delayed by appeal court hearing

YESTERDAY’S expected continuation of testimony in a trial for armed robbery and murder of a Bertha’s Go-Go Ribs employee did not occur.

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Man accused of receiving stolen car is denied bail

A MAN was remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court concerning a stolen $28,000 car that was allegedly found in his possession.