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Bahamian golfer Thomas Bethel disqualified

DAY three of the 57th Annual Caribbean Amateur Golf Championship Tournament was a disappointing outing for Team Bahamas, highlighted by the disqualification of one team member.

Radio over-saturation ‘will always be concern’

A top regulator yesterday said concerns about the Bahamian radio broadcasting market being over-saturated “will always be around even if we had 50 percent of the stations we have now”.

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FIBA: Team Bahamas tops Belize, moves on to next round

TEAM Bahamas will advance to the next round in their bid for FIBA AmeriCup and World Cup qualifications.

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Jones on the rise

It was a bittersweet weekend for Jonquel Jones as she was honoured by the WNBA just hours before her Connecticut Sun were eliminated from the playoffs.Jones added another postseason accolade when she was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player of the Y

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Deangelo leads SAC to 70-20 rout over Aquinas

POWERED by junior national team standout Deangelo Mackey, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine senior boys’ basketball team looks to continue their dominance in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools.

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THE Bahamas Softball Federation will crown its new men and women champions this weekend as the National Round Robin Tournament is held at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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‘Ed Sky’ wins on Valentine’s

In memory of the late Edgar Moxey, who was buried last week, Ed Sky was the first of two boats to catch the Campari Lady Nathalie en route to winning her first major regatta.

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$73m ‘zero carbon’ project targets 36k annual visitors

A $73m investment is aiming to attract 36,000 guests per year at full build-out of a “zero carbon” residential and yacht community on an Exuma cay located just three miles from Georgetown.

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Ayton ‘learns a lot’ in loss to Jokic and the Nuggets

THE learning curve of Deandre Ayton was apparent in his second NBA appearance against the Denver Nuggets.

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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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‘I cannot go further with people’s funds’ on Grand Lucayan

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the $5.5m payout demanded by Grand Lucayan managers was based on “faulty analysis”, and blasted: “I can go no further with the people’s money.”

Training to help tackle drug use

THE US Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Section and Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre marked the end of a joint 15 month, $500,000 project to provide train-the-trainer training for substance use treatment professionals on January 29 at the Public Hospital Authority.

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Man shot dead as he checked on break-in

NEW Providence police are investigating a shooting  that left a man dead early yesterday.

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Family mourn war veteran

Family members of the late Chester Thompson remember him as a “loving” father who was always the “centre of activity” and enjoyed spending time with family in his native Hope Town, Abaco.

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Knighthood awarded to Godfrey Kelly

Godfrey Kenneth Kelly was knighted in a ceremony at Government House yesterday.

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More than 100 Haitians face court

MORE than 100 Haitians were charged in court yesterday with illegally entering the country over the weekend.

Bahamian players in U Sports spotlight

IT was an active weekend for Bahamian basketball players at Canada’s top-tiered U Sports level and in the Canadian College Athletic Association.Azaro Roker has thrived in a more prominent role early in the season for the St FX X-Men.Roker stuffed the

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Pledge to release statistics showing latest conviction rate

LEGAL Affairs Minister Allyson Maynard-Gibson yesterday committed to releasing statistics that would support an improved conviction rate over the “alarming” figures released by the Inter-American Development Bank.

Fox and Chisholm named to Arizona Fall League rosters

LUCIUS Fox and Jazz Chisholm continue their progression through their respective Major League Baseball organisations and reached another pair of milestones this week.

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SUFFERING ON THE STREET AS HEAT SOARS: Hot weather affecting everyone, but homeless are especially vulnerable

BAHAMIANS of all backgrounds are scrambling for relief from the brutal heat this summer, but for some of the country’s poorest residents, managing the conditions is an existential challenge.