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Shutout: JBLN falls to Freedom Farm 9-0

FREEPORT — What was supposed to be a classic rematch turned out to be a rout, thanks to the superb pitching from Freedom Farm ace’s Jeorge Araujo as they shutout the Junior Baseball League of Nassau.

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Tinker, Reckley to join Conquistadors this fall

A PAIR of Bahamian players will join the freshman class at Dodge City Community College Basketball for the upcoming fall campaign.Deon’Ta Tinker and KJ Reckley are two members of a complete roster overhaul for the Conquistadors in the Kansas Jayhawk

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Man charged with nightclub murder and causing public terror

EMMANUEL Rolle, 25, formerly a wanted suspect, was charged on Friday in connection with the January 25 fatal shooting of Defence Force marine Angelo Dorsette at the G-Spot nightclub at Faith Avenue north.

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Woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death faces court

A MAN and a woman were separately arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with two recent killings in the capital.

Cruise passenger admits possession of cocaine

TWO MEN were fined in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for drug possession, one of them being an American cruise visitor. Yaveth Roman, 33, of Florida faced Magistrate Samuel McKinney on a charge of possession of dangerous drugs.

Franco’s Crestwood Prep debut just as good as advertised

FRANCO Miller’s Crestwood Prep debut was just as good as advertised.

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Man accused of money laundering

A 41-year-old man was charged yesterday with defrauding the Securities Exchange Commission of $850,000. Jeremy Pinder was charged before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt with fraud by false pretences, conspiracy to commit fraud by false preten

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Texas senior Lashann Higgs in leadership role for Longhorns

LASHANN Higgs heads into her senior season in a leadership role for the Texas Longhorns as the programme will be featured in five nationally televised games on the ESPN network.

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QC Comets shine

They didn’t have an overall champion, but at the end of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ Scotiabank National High School Track and Field Championships, the Queen’s College Comets held onto bragging rights, having won four of the eight divisional titles.

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Bahamian trio help Holland College reach milestone

WITH a distinct Bahamian presence on both rosters, the Holland College Hurricanes basketball programmes have reached another major milestone as they prepare for a post-season run.

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Giants blow out Cybots, force game six

The Commonwealth Bank Giants, refusing to roll over and play dead for the second consecutive game, blew out the Mail Boat Cybots by 22 points to stay alive in the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-seven championship series at the AF Adderley Gymnasium last night.

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THE New Providence Women’s Basketball Association kicked off its 2015 season at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday. In the opening game at 7pm, the Bommer G Operators face the Career Builders Lady Cheetahs. Following a “soft opening,” last year’s runners-up Super Value Cybots Queens take on defending champions Johnson’s Lady Truckers in the feature contest.

No severance for 2,026 terminated Baha Mar staffers

The 2,026 terminated Baha Mar employees will not receive due severance pay and all benefits owed to them, amid increasing uncertainty over the $3.5 billion project’s fate come November 2.

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES: Atlantis Toastmasters head to Miami

Atlantis Toastmasters. - The Great Persuaders of Atlantis Toastmasters Club 8720 has the honour of representing The Bahamas and Atlantis, Paradise Island at the upcoming District 47 competitions set for April 25-27 in Miami, Florida.

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Cycling Club Bahamas.- Easter rides: Good Friday ride from Harbour Bay, 6am; Saturday ride from Harbour Bay, 6am; Sunday ride from Harbour Bay 6am; Monday ride From Harbour Bay 6am.

Second Baha Mar SPV asset transfer

Baha Mar’s receivers and liquidators have left “no stone unturned” in their hunt for assets, quietly transferring a second tranche to the project’s secured creditor in December 2016.

Guyana win rounds out Centrobasket challenge

By RENALDO DORSETTTribune Sports Reporterrdorsett@tribunemedia.net Team Bahamas ended Centrobasket the way it began, with a lopsided win over Guyana, but ultimately a disappointing seventh place finish.The Bahamas scored the 91-63 win to conclude the

Businesses held hostage for unemployed

AT A time when local business owners need all the encouragement they can get to expand and create jobs, Immigration has announced a clampdown on work permits with its minister admitting that the department is so behind the times in both staff and equipment that it is unable to meet the needs of the business community.

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

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Two policemen charged with manslaughter over Aaron Rolle's death in custody

TWO policemen were granted $18,000 bail on Tuesday following their arraignment in connection with the beating death of Aaron Rolle exactly three years after the 20-year-old was found dead in a police station cell.