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Sports in brief

THE New Providence Volleyball Association’s best-of-three playoffs got started at the DW Davis Gymnasium Wednesday night.

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Lions advance with 22-20 win over Sharks

IT came down to a battle between two of the league’s top scorers to decide the second finalist for the GSSSA junior girls’ basketball championship series.

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Man sentenced to death to challenge conviction

A MAN sentenced to death for a “contract killing” will challenge his murder conviction and punishment to the Court of Appeal in three months.

VAT exemptions 'not in best interest of gov't or businesses'

EXEMPTIONS under the proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) systems would “not be in the best interest of the government or businesses” according to the head of the Retail Grocers Association, who argued that the potential to recover only 20-25 per cent of their inputs would eventually drive some retailers out of business.

New golf challenge on Grand Bahama

GRAND Bahama is back on the golfing map again with the launching of the first Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson/Fred Higgs Golf Challenge at the Reef Golf Course next week.

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Deangelo offensive spark for Bahamas in loss to Panama

The Bahamas’ under-15 boys national team lost its second game of the 2014 Caribbean Basketball Championships to host Panama in the feature game on day two of the tournament.

Clubs and Societies 10/17/2014

Bahamas Pharmaceutical Association. - The BPA continues to be the voice for the Pharmacy profession in the Bahamas, and is the leading provider of Continuing Pharmacy Education in the Bahamas. Its members comprise of pharmacists, technicians, educators, and supply management personnel. The BPA has three local chapters, one in the Northern Bahamas (encompassing Grand Bahama and Abaco) and the remaining two based in New Providence, but inclusive of members in Eleuthera, and Exuma. The current membership is approximately 150 members. The BPA is a member of the Commonwealth Pharmaceutical Association (CPA) and the Caribbean Association of Pharmacists. Meetings are held monthly, and are available via video conference and webcast to members outside of New Providence.

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Amnesty seeks information amid human rights concerns

AMNESTY International is requesting that the Bahamas government provide detailed information about its recent migration reform efforts amid allegations that the measures might be leading to human rights violations while “enhancing discrimination in the country”.

Two questioned over shooting

POLICE are questioning two Augusta Street men in connection with a shooting that has left a man in hospital.

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Panthers capture volleyball title

WINNING WAYS: The Panthers women’s volleyball team, coached by Jason Saunders, captured the New Providence Volleyball Association’s 2023 title at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium on Tuesday night.

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Drug arrest at airport

A 26 year old male of Marsh Harbour, Abaco is in police custody after being found in possession of four and a half pounds of suspected marijuana.

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Jones named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for 3rd week in a row

GEORGE Washington women’s basketball senior forward Jonquel Jones, from Grand Bahama, was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the third week in a row, the league announced yesterday. The award covers games played November 30 to December 6.

Poor motorbike show

On Sunday, December 20, my family and I attended the 242 All Star Peace and Love Motorbike Showcase and Stunt Competition. Sad to say that the reputation for event organisation in this country has yet another black mark against it.

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Man, 20, stabbed to death in Yellow Elder Gardens after argument over food

POLICE are on the hunt for a man who stabbed his brother-in-law early on Tuesday morning during an argument allegedly over "food".

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Making a splash for Women’s Dive Day

WITH a large number of women getting certified as divers around the world and at their properties, Sandals Resorts recently participated in PADI’s Women’s Dive Day.

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Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets top Atlantis All-Stars 101-60

THE rambling wreck of Georgia Tech made their debut at the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder in dominating fashion.

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Fugitive American couple arrested in the Bahamas

A MYSTERIOUS American couple who disappeared after they and their seven children were rescued from a foundering sailboat in Galveston Bay last October have been arrested in The Bahamas.

Miss Galaxy Bahamas contestants unveiled

THE 11 contestants vying for the title of Miss Galaxy Bahamas 2014 were unveiled during a special event over the weekend at the Sun Fun Resort.

Bahamas opens new airlift 'frontier'

The Bahamas will open a new direct airlift ‘frontier’ to Nassau on November 20 this year.