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Jonquel leads the Colonials to 78-48 victory

THE frontcourt trio of junior Caira Washington, Grand Bahamian senior Jonquel Jones and sophomore Kelli Prange combined for 53 points to lead the No. 22/20 George Washington women’s basketball team to a 78-48 win over District rival American at the Charles E Smith Center on Tuesday evening.

Big Game enjoys 20% room revenue growth

THE Bimini Big Game Club enjoyed a 20 per cent room revenue increase in 2012, its general manager said yesterday, telling Tribune Business that the resort was looking forward to a busy 2013.

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CONSOLIDATED EXCEEDS WATER CORP SUPPLY TARGET BY 20 PER CENT

BISX-listed Consolidated Water said yesterday that it had gone “over and above” in providing the Water & Sewerage Corporation with water volumes which were 20 per cent more than what its contract required.

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84-year-old woman dies in car crash in Grand Bahama

An 84-year-old Grand Bahama woman died in hospital on Sunday after a two-car collision on Saturday.

U Sports Basketball: Bahamian players shine in Canada colleges

THE Dalhousie Tigers fell one spot in the U Sports Men’s Basketball ranking after their first loss of the season, but rebounded with a pair of wins to highlight weekend play from Bahamians in the top level of Canadian college basketball. Shemarr Bur

Brady sets Super Bowl mark: Sixteen completions in row

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Tom Brady has broken the Super Bowl record for consecutive completions previously held by his idol Joe Montana. The Patriots quarterback threw his 16th straight completion with a 12-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Hernandez on the opening

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243 held as Haitian boat stopped

LOCAL community members joined the police, the Defence Force and the US Coast Guard in apprehending 243 suspected illegal immigrants in the Southern Bahamas.

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Man injured in shooting on Dumping Ground corner

POLICE are seeking the public's assistance to help them find the suspect in a shooting on Thursday night.

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CH Reeves Raptors are GSSSA track and field champions

The CH Reeves Raptors, completing a dominant performance in winning three of the four 4 x 400 metre relays yesterday at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, collected their 25th Government Secondary Schools Sports Association track and field championship title.

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New Providence Cycling Association's Father's Day Invitational Time Trials

THE New Providence Cycling Association held its Father’s Day Invitational Time Trials on Sunday at the Clifton Heritage Park. Here’s a look at the results posted:JUNIOR GIRLSKami Roach, 38.83; Erin Pritchard, 39.26; Sennen Fitzmaurice, 46.28; Sienna

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PETER YOUNG: It’s vital we get our vaccine programme right and learn how others have fared

IN a free society it is axiomatic that authority should be held to account. Criticism of mistakes and failures should be encouraged, if only to prevent them in the future. So, on the thesis that it is the role of the Fourth Estate to scrutinise official policies and actions and to ask the tough questions, I return this week to the vexed issue of the coronavirus vaccine.

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Three men and three women plead not guilty to gun charge

THREE men and three women were granted bail yesterday after allegedly being found with a loaded gun in their car on Wulff Road last weekend.

Near $200m energy saving from natural gas switch

The Bahamas would realise between $172-$186 million per annum in “net savings benefits” if it switched to natural gas as its main energy generation source, with this nation’s electricity system costs the highest in the Caribbean.

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Fighting Tigers earn 47-32 win over Lions

With the regular season winding down in the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association, teams were jockeying for the final four spots in the junior girls and boys divisions yesterday.

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Moss, Armbrister turning heads on the hardwood

BAHAMIAN female basketball players at the collegiate level have had an immediate impact with their respective clubs, winning a series of early season accolades.

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Field athletes take home 23 out of 33 medals

OVER the last few years, the field events have garnered lots of attention as Bahamian athletes have risen to the occasion time and time again at all levels and, at the 51st CARIFTA Games in St George’s, Grenada, the field athletes delivered in a big way.

All truss-ed out on Budget’s tax cuts

A Bahamian contractor yesterday warned that the Government’s decision to eliminate 20 percent duty on imported roof trusses will “put us out of business” in a segment that has kept his overall operation afloat.

Met office says logs show radar was working

THE Department of Meteorology yesterday released computer server verification logs indicating that its Doppler weather radar was operational throughout the period that Hurricane Joaquin formed and subsequently ravaged the southern Bahamas.

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Web shop tax hikes ‘in our best interests’

The web shop industry tax hikes are in “the best interests of the Bahamian people” due to the social costs the sector imposes, a Cabinet minister argued yesterday.

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Forbes: Vaccine coverage must be the priority

THE country’s top infectious disease expert says vaccine coverage in the country needs to be prioritised as less than 40,000 Bahamians have been fully vaccinated and COVID-19 cases surge again.