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Clubs and Societies: 01062017

Cycling Club Bahamas. - Enjoy! Cycling Club membership fees for 2017 are due. $75 for the full year. Plans for a new “cyclist ID card” are in the works. A member ship form will be sent by email.

Mitchell: Money did not go missing from emergency agency on PLP watch.

By KHRISNA VIRGIL FORMER Cabinet minister Fred Mitchell has denied that $20 million disappeared from the National Emergency Management Agency on the PLP's watch. In response to the report, which has been circulating in the press this week, Mr Mitchell is

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Psychiatric tests for man accused of killing five-year-old brother

A 20-year-old man who was accused of murdering his five-year-old brother just five days before Christmas was remanded to the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre for mental evaluation.

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Waltiea has third double double of season

A PAIR of double doubles from Bahamian players last night in Euroleague action netted different results for Waltiea Rolle and Kino Burrows and their respective clubs.

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Stingrays down Jets 30-20

A defence that forced five turnovers led the V8 Fusion Stingrays to their third win of the season in week five of the Commonwealth American Football League.

Bimini resort in 20% revenue rise

The Bimini Big Game Club Resort & Marina yesterday said total revenues for 2013 to-date had increased 20 per cent year-over-year.

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A spike in history

The Bahamas men’s national volleyball team not only beat regional powerhouse Barbados for the first time, but they also dethroned Trinidad & Tobago to win their first ever Senior Central Volleyball Championships in the US Virgin Islands over the weekend.

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Father is jailed for 25 years for incest

A FATHER was yesterday sentenced to 25 years in prison on two counts of incest for forcing his now adult daughter to have sex when she was still a teenager.

Man convicted of conspiring to rob John Bull seeks bail for appeal

A MAN convicted of conspiring to rob a John Bull retail store is seeking bail ahead of his substantive hearing before the Court of Appeal.

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BLTA returns to hosting international tourneys

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association (BLTA) is pleased to announce its return to hosting international tournaments.

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Two accused over weapons

TWO men were separately sentenced in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday - one in connection with possession of a component part of a firearm and another for carrying arms.

Is this real policing?

ONE has to wonder if whomever is running the RBPF hasn’t lost a few marbles and is therefore incapable of prioritising police resource usage.

February named as sustainable tourism month

THE Ministry of Tourism has designated February as Sustainable Tourism Month to mark the 50th anniversary of the country’s number one industry.

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FLAG FOOTBALL GAMES TAKE IT TO THE WIRE

At least three of the Bahamas Flag Football League’s Week 7 games played at the Winton Rugby Pitch would be settled on either the last play of the game or won with just seconds on the clock.

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BTC to invest $20-$30M to bring NGN 'to market'

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) expects to be “well positioned” to win back market share in the fixed-line Internet broadband market via its Next Generation Network (NGN), the company’s chief executive telling Tribune Business it will invest a further $20-$30 million “to bring it to market”.

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Immigrants expected to head for home

A MASS exodus of Haitians from the Bahamas has been predicted after $20 billion of precious metals was discovered in the impoverished country.

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WTO to impact 20% of economy

THE Government will forego $40m in revenue under its first World Trade Organisation (WTO) offer, its chief negotiator suggesting that accession will impact just 20 percent of the economy.Zhivargo Laing, pictured, a former minister of state for financ

Bahamas Judo Federation prepares for junior World Championships

The Bahamas Judo Federation is hard at work preparing to host the World Junior Judo Championships.The event will take place October 17-21 in the Imperial Ballroom at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island, which has been designated as the Games Villa

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Kings exercise team option on Buddy Hield

BUDDY Hield has increased his scoring and productivity with back-to-back 20-point games and the Sacramento Kings exercised the team option on the third-year guard.