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Dr Sands: Free condoms for students 'the way to go'

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said he believes a revamped approach to HIV prevention and treatment inclusive of sex education and free contraceptives for students is “the way to go”.

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Knowles and Saints eye championship repeat

Although they have a slightly different team this year, Theo Knowles is still confident that his Pasadena Faith Saints men’s basketball team can repeat as the 2021 Texas A1 State champions.

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Bahamas now ‘Priceless’ for MasterCard clients

THE Bahamas has been added to MasterCard Worldwide’s ‘Priceless Cities’ global platform, with the credit card company annoucing its ‘Find Your Way’ programme had evolved into ‘Priceless Bahamas’.

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Hield, Ayton and Jones active in NBA preseason debuts

NBA basketball is officially back and all three Bahamian born players in the league were active as their teams made their respective preseason debuts.

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'Mother' Pratt calls for Draconian measures to curb violence

URBAN Renewal Co-chair Cynthia “Mother” Pratt said yesterday that the government needs to pass “draconian laws” in order to effectively combat the incidents of violent crime and murder that plague the country.

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Sports in brief

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the DW Davis Gymnasium over the weekend.

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High jumpers qualify for CARIFTA Games

In a repeat showdown from last year, Kenya Forbes turned the tables on Shaunece Miller as the two high jumpers took the top two spots and also surpassed the under-17 girls’ qualifying height for the CARIFTA Games.

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Ed Smith thrilled to be honorary ambassador

BIRTHDAY boy Ed Smith said he’s thrilled to have been selected as the honorary ambassador for the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.

Tourism demand up over 50% in vital US markets

The Bahamas’ key visitor source markets are “all up double digits” on tourism demand, it was revealed yesterday, with New York and Florida ahead by 56 percent and 40 percent respectively.

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CARIFTA water polo gold, bronze

Bahamas under-14 co-ed team bringing home the medals

With some highly- spirited performances, the Bahamas under-14 co-ed water polo team captured a gold and bronze medal at the CARIFTA Championships over the weekend in Miami, Florida.

Bahamas First 'fully expecting better' 2014

Bahamas First yesterday said it was “fully expecting this year will be better” than 2013, when total comprehensive income rose 13.2 per cent despite an almost-$2 million hit from May’s floods.

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Roosevelt and Abel help Hurricanes get to top of the polls

ROOSEVELT Whylly and Abel Joseph have led the Holland College Hurricanes men’s basketball programme to the top of the polls headed into the Winter Holiday break.

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BISX-listed fund targets asset-doubling to $100m

A BISX-listed fund is reviving ambitions to “more than double” total assets to over $100m by “looking more aggressively” for property acquisitions following its recent preference share refinancing.

SPORTS NOTES

JACOBI Bain, the only Bahamian playing in the 2015 Eddie Herr International Championships in Florida, suffered a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Xaiofei Wang of China in the boys 12 semi-final.

Is national stadium the biggest mistake yet?

EDITOR, The Tribune. May I respond to the letter signed under the name Ed Fields, "We The People". Mr Fields should recognise, I hope, that this National Stadium could easily become the biggest white elephant, hole in the ocean any Bahamas Government ha

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Salem Union Baptist are volleyball champions

SALEM Union Baptist carted off the top prize in the Baptist Sports Council’s 2013 Co-Ed Volleyball Classic at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday.

Bimini project: construction workforce only 10-30% Bahamian

The 45-60-strong construction workforce for Resorts World’s Bimini cruise terminal and jetty is expected to have just a 10-30 per cent Bahamian component, the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has revealed.

Star Performers Track Classic results

Results from the 10th Star Performers Track Classic held on Saturday at the Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium.

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Court filing sheds light on FTX fund transfers

FTX’s Chapter 11 lawyers applyed for a motion for the enforcement of an automatic stay from creditors in FTX proceedings due to shuffling of funds days prior to the chapter 11 filing, new court filings state.

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FTX lawyers apply for creditors stay

FTX’s Chapter 11 lawyers applied for a motion for the enforcement of an automatic stay from creditors in FTX proceedings due to shuffling of funds days prior to the chapter 11 filing, new court filings state.