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Coleby and Hilltoppers secure berth in the NIT semi-finals

Dwight Coleby came up with two big defensive plays down the stretch to help the Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers prevail with a 92-84 win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys.

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Jonquel Jones and Sun lose Game 2

Las Vegas gets 85-71 win over Connecticut

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 26 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to an 85-71 victory over the Connecticut Sun last night in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals.

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ROADRUNNERS Track & Field Club is scheduled to host its 7th Annual Diana Lynn Thompson Track & Field Classic on Saturday.

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Minister: Strong turnout by staff

EDUCATION Minister Glenys Hanna Martin said more than 85 percent of teachers showed up to work on Monday “despite being urged to turn off their computers and sit it out”.

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Rockets beat the Pros, Caribs stun Shockers 98-96

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night.

Tax Coalition chief: ‘Fantastic’ if 85% VAT compliance

The Tax Coalition’s chairman yesterday said it would be “fantastic” if quarterly Value-Added Tax (VAT) filers achieved an 85 per cent compliance rate first-time, although he expected many to seek extensions to the April 28 deadline.

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STATESIDE: Messi makes and impact on Miami sports with a look at Mas Canosa’s impact on Cuban-US relations

WE all know about the close ties The Bahamas maintains with South Florida. It’s hardly a secret that the legal as well as the illegal commerce between us has over many decades proven to be enduring, necessary, lucrative and quite creative. Miami-Dade County has 30 “sister city” agreements with foreign municipalities around the world, including one with The Bahamas. And one of Miami’s two “friendship city” relationships is with Barcelona which might prove to be prophetic, as we will see.

Romad Dean on the rise in OSBA

ROMAD Dean continues his series of impressive performances in the second half of the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association season.

Swingers win Grand Bahama New Year's parade

THE Swingers Junkanoo Group emerged as the winner of the 2015 New Year’s Day Junkanoo Parade in Grand Bahama, according to official results released on Tuesday by the Grand Bahama Junkanoo Committee.

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Another six added to virus death toll

THE Ministry of Health confirmed that six more people have died from COVID-19 as the country recorded an additional 155 new cases of the virus, according to dashboard information for Friday and Saturday.

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Cybots v Shockers all set

THE pennant winning Real Deal Shockers and the defending champions Mail Boat Cybots will now clash in a rematch of the Vince Ferguson divisional final in the New Providence Basketball Association’s postseason.

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Cybots stop Pros 88-77

THE Island Luck Pros were in full force, but they were pushed to the limit by the depleted Mail Boat Cybots as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.

Cybots stop Pros 88-77

By BRENT STUBBS

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PM seeks to turn junkanoo into money earner for practitioners

JUNKANOO could bring a financial boost to Grand Bahama, said Prime Minister Perry Christie.

Bull Reg and Lady Sonia earn Cup race honours

The 63rd Annual National Family Island Regatta got off to a quick start yesterday with a competitive series of “Cup” races.

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Sir Durward Knowles oldest living Olympic gold medallist in world

OUR very own national hero and philanthropist Sir Durward Knowles, who won the first ever Olympic gold medal for the Bahamas in 1964, is now the oldest living Olympic gold medallist in the world.Sir Durward, who sailed to a first-place finish in the

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Breezes High Flyers defeat defending champs Athletico Bahamas 77-51 to win series

THE New Providence Basketball Association’s division II championship is all set, while the men’s division one has taken an interesting twist in their semi-final series after their games over the weekend.

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World’s best lady golfers ‘Pure as Silk’ in Classic

A mainstay on the Bahamas’ sports tourism calendar for the immediate future, the Ladies Professional Golfers Association (LPGA) Pure Silk-Bahamas Classic is set to tee off in just over two weeks featuring the best 120 female golfers in the world.

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Activists not reassured by oil explorer's pledge

Environmental activists yesterday said they were "even more concerned" despite Bahamas Petroleum Company's (BPC) assurance it has sufficient insurance to cover all costs associated with an oil spill.

85% food import bill 'untenable'

The Bahamas imports 85 per cent of the food products it consumes, the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources yesterday branding this asituation “untenable”.