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Sprinter Anthonique Strachan pulls off victory in 200m

AFTER recording a second and third place finish in her previous two meetings in the Velocity Fest Meet series in Jamaica, Bahamian sprinter Anthonique Strachan finally emerged to the top of the podium on Saturday.

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Manslaughter conviction: Judges dismiss 20-year sentence

THE Court of Appeal has overturned a man’s manslaughter conviction for killing another man in Super Value’s parking lot because while his fingerprint was found on the deceased’s vehicle, there was no evidence as to how long it was there.

Nashad Mackey earns first Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of Week

JUST a week into his senior season, Nashad Mackey is already earning conference accolades for the Embry Riddle Eagles men’s basketball programme.Mackey earned the first Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week as the Eagles got off to a

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No agreement over worker ratios at $200m The Pointe

LABOUR Minister Dion Foulkes revealed yesterday the government and The Pointe’s executives have conflicting numbers when it comes to the worker ratio at the $200m West Bay Street development.The minister told The Tribune a discrepancy was discovered

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Sands: Junior doctors may be moved, but not fired

AMID concerns about the unemployment status of some 20 junior doctors at Princess Margaret Hospital, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday explained that those unconfirmed physicians will not be fired, but transferred to other posts in the public

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‘Buddy’ scores 17 with 3 steals in loss to Pacers

Chavano “Buddy” Hield continues to have some of his best games of the season in head-to-head matchups with other Bahamian players.

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Ayton scores 14 in win: Suns 1st team to 20 victories

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul had 21 points and 10 assists, Jae Crowder added a season-high 19 points and the Phoenix Suns held off the San Antonio Spurs for a 108- 104 win last night.

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Ayton scores six in loss to Mavs

DALLAS (AP) — Rookie Deandre Ayton scored six points and grabbed five rebounds for the last-place Phoenix Suns in a 104-94 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night. He also had a block, steal and an assist in 20 minutes on the hardwood.

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Higgs selected to Academic All-Big 12 teams

Texas Longhorns guard Lashann Higgs has been sidelined with an injury for much of the season, but has still made her impact on the Texas Longhorns’ women’s basketball programme in the classroom.

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Bahamas bounce back, rout El Salvador 86-57

After losing their opener to host Puerto Rico, the Bahamas national team rebounded to take their frustration out on El Salvador at the FIBA Under-17 Centrobasket Championships. In their opener on Wednesday at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Jua

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Tourism cuts hit new hires

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday there will be “one or two” more layoffs at the Ministry of Tourism in the near future, but he does not expect it to be anything significant, as he defended recent cost-cutting measures.

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'Conviction rate up by 20 per cent'

THE government’s Swift Justice initiative has created an increase in the conviction rate of nearly 20 per cent, according to statistics released by Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson.

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Man: Police attacked me

A 20-year-old man is recovering in hospital today, after allegedly being attacked by a police officer early Sunday morning.

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Bahamas routs Mexico 77-54

Following a disappointing loss on day one, the Bahamas bounced back to deliver a dominant performance of their own on day two for their first win of the FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship Tournament.

Bahamasair: 20% of subsidy pays off Gov't bills

More than 20 per cent of the $23.476 million taxpayer subsidy granted to Bahamasair in fiscal 2011-2012 went on a money ‘merry go round’ to pay bills the airline owed to its Government shareholder.

Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational announced

THE Ambassadors Athletic Club is pleased to announce the hosting of the 7th Fritz Grant Track and Field Invitational on Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21, starting at 5:30pm and 3pm respectively.

FNM to keep watchful eye on building in $20m contract

FNM leader Dr Hubert Minnis says the party will keep a watchful eye as Holiday Industrial Builders International carries out work on a $20 million contract to construct a new National Security building.

Cuba: Immediate threat to 20% of Bahamas’ visitors

Cuba’s opening will immediately threaten more than 20 per cent of the Bahamas’ stopover visitor market, it has been revealed, amid calls for a ‘tourism trade agreement’ with the US to mitigate the impact of its ‘diplomatic reset’ with Havana.

Arawak Homes set for ‘reinvention’

Sunshine Holdings’ $20 million preference share issue “worked out better than we thought”, its chairman said yesterday, unveiling plans to “reinvent” its Arawak Homes subsidiary.

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES April 10th, 2015

Bahama Girl Guides Association. - The campaign to build a new headquarters for the Bahama Girl Guides Association (BAGA), which is celebrating its centenary, received a fillip when Sir Durward Knowles presented a cheque for $10,000 to assist with the construction.