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Defending champs Cobras stay atop GSSSA standings

WHAT looked like a blowout win early turned to a dogfight down the stretch as the defending GSSSA champions stayed atop the league standings.

Prayer Grotto celebrates 20 years of being ‘a monument of hope’

The Trinity City of Praise is celebrating 20 years of leading nation-wide prayers to save The Bahamas and its people. The anniversary event for Trinity City’s Prayer Grotto takes place this Friday at 7.30 pm at the sanctuary on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway.

Police chief tweaks operation in Grand Bahama

ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Ashton Greenslade has “tweaked” the policing operation in Grand Bahama by utilizing additional resources to curtail criminal activity. As a result of the moves 20 people were arrested over the weekend for various off

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Nine-member team to ‘dominate’ U-20 worlds

THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations will be sending a nine-member team to the World Under-20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya, on Friday.

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Mackey ends college career as all-time leader

NASHAD Mackey concluded his collegiate basketball career with the Embry-Riddle Eagles as one of the programme’s all-time leaders.

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Knights and Raptors polish off trophies

BACK after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic, the CR Walker Knights and the CH Reeves Raptors picked up where they left off winning their divisional titles at the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s Inter- School Track and Field Championships.

FNM deputy slams Gov’t on apprentice initiative

The Opposition’s finance spokesman yesterday said it was “disingenuous” for the Christie administration to tout its $20 million apprenticeship programme as something different than the 52-week job programme launched by the former Ingraham administration, and which it had heavily criticised.

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Jonquel Jones and NY Liberty continue Eastern Conference dominance

GRAND BAHAMIAN native Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty continue to remain atop the Eastern Conference with a now 20-6 win/loss record. The team’s latest win came against the ninth-overall Los Angeles Sparks.

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Stampers destroy Eagles Nest, Rockets beat Pros

A pair of blowouts highlighted play in New Providence Basketball Association play at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

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'Buddy' Hield: 'I know what I'm worth'

NEGOTIATIONS continue between Buddy Hield and the Sacramento Kings with just days remaining for the parties to reach an agreement on a contract extension. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, the two sides remain $20 million apart after the Ki

Coaches hold inaugural Throwers All-Comers Meet at COB

WITH no local track and field meet being held at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium over the weekend, a group of coaches took advantage of the break to hold the inaugural Throwers All-Comers Meet at the College of the Bahamas on Saturday.

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Central Bank: Dorian inflicts a $2.5bn blow

The Central Bank's governor yesterday forecast that total Hurricane Dorian losses could exceed $2.5bn at the "low end" - a sum equivalent to 20 percent of The Bahamas' total economic output.

Discount plan targets 20% savings for Bahamas hotels

MANY small and medium-sized Bahamas-based hotels, especially those in the Family Islands, can now take advantage of volume purchase discounts generating savings of up to 20 per cent, placing them on the same footing as chains and large resorts.

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Three months in jail for breaking bail conditions

A 34-year-old man who violated his bail conditions related to illegal firearm and ammunition charges was sentenced to three months in prison yesterday. Alcott Roach appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Andrew Forbes after he was accused of failin

The return of Christie?

NATIONAL Review wrote that former Prime Minister Perry Christie is feeling vindicated after the official opening of Rosewood at Baha Mar on May 22. Rosewood has in its employment 450 persons. The entire Baha Mar Resort has over 4,000 employees, and is expected to hire an additional 1,000.

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Book claims Aaliyah was drugged before fatal flight

A NEW allegation in an upcoming book claims American pop singer Aaliyah was drugged before she boarded an ill-fated flight that led to her death along with eight others in Abaco, Bahamas nearly 20 years ago.

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Rockets, Cleaners get wins

THE Pyramid Food Rockets and the Double R Services Limited Cleaners were the latest victors in the New Providence Basketball Association as the league continued its regular season at the CI Gibson Gym on Monday night.

RUBIS tackles 'unfortunate' gas station leak

RUBIS executives say the company is actively addressing an underground gas leak at its Robinson Road station as part of a wider “clean-up” exercise stemming from its acquisition of the Bahamas’ Texaco business last year.

BORCO to deliver full year returns in 2014

The Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO) is expected to generate “full-year run rate cash flows” in 2014, after its owner invested $380 million over three years to expand storage capacity by 20 per cent.

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Top cruise line hails Bahamas virus response

A Royal Caribbean executive yesterday hailed The Bahamas as a regional leader in its coronavirus response with bookings for voyages to this nation “holding steady” amid the pandemic.Russell Benford, the cruise line’s vice-president of government rela