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Jones posts double double, Sun beat the Liberty 70-63

AS the Connecticut Sun closed out the first half of the Women’s National Basketball Association regular season yesterday, centre Jonquel Jones poured in another double double in a 70-63 victory over the New York Liberty. Jones, who is now preparing

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Navigators, Adventurers claim their gold medals

THE Exuma and Ragged Island Navigators along with the Eleuthera Adventurers brought gold to the Family Islands after winning the basketball segment of the Bahamas Games.

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Davis Cup win streak continues

Team captain Marvin Rolle inserted Kevin ‘KJ’ Major Jr into the rotation and the Bahamas continued its winning streak, completing pool B round robin play with a 3-0 sweep over Trinidad & Tobago.

BGDBA Playoffs: Cybots advance to next round, Patrollers tie series 1-1

The Bain and Grants Town Cybots booked their tickets to round two of the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) playoffs on Monday night after sweeping the Police Royals 2-0.

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Buddy: I’m playing for Team Bahamas

BUDDY Hield is spending a part of his off-season at home on a talent search for his youth basketball programme but also announced his intention to return to international competition for team Bahamas.

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Ansbacher adds $1bn by buying departing bank

A Bahamian-owned institution yesterday rescued several financial services jobs by acquiring a $1bn asset portfolio from its departing Swiss-headquartered owner.Julius Baer, which earlier this year dealt a significant blow to the Bahamian financial in

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Giants at the double

The New Providence Basketball Association championship series continued in both Division I and Division II.

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AF Adderley shooting victim was on bail

THE man shot and killed on Sunday outside of AF Adderley’s gymnasium was on bail and being electronically monitored, according to Commissioner of Police Paul Rolle yesterday.

Chamber chief ‘can’t see’ Hawksbill Creek breach via ‘back door’

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday rejected assertions that Freeport’s new ‘tax breaks’ regime was a “back handed” attempt by the Government to amend the Hawksbill Creek Agreement.

AF Adderley facilities condemned, students relocated

STUDENTS at AF Adderley have had to be relocated due to some of its facilities being “condemned,” Education Minister Jerome Fitzgerald revealed yesterday.

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Best-of-3 championship series all set for BSC basketball league

THE best-of-three championship series for the Baptist Sports Council’s 2016 Basketball League is all set.

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THE New Providence Basketball Association opened its postseason on Monday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Caro Contractors Resistance and the Triple K Stampers taking the opener in the men’s division II encounters.

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Minister confirms schools TB cases

THERE are two separate confirmed cases of tuberculosis at Government High School and at AF Adderley, Education Minister Jeffrey Lloyd said yesterday.

Education and the elusive cure for poverty

Brad L Brasseur explores the current problems in creating good education for the poor in developing nations and looks at some of the solutions.

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Super Value chief '100%' confident resort deal close

Super Value’s owner says he is “100 percent” confident that the sale of his Bimini Sands resort will close as early as this week, adding: “I’m doing the island a favour by exiting.”Rupert Roberts told Tribune Business he hoped to conclude the deal th

Junior Athlete of the Week

Name: Donnesha Anderson Sport: Athletics School: AF Adderley Grade: 7 Age: 12 G-Series Performance: Anderson absolutely dominated the bantam girls' category with an historic performance in the 19th annual GSSSA track and field meet. The versatile athle

Junior Athlete of the Week

Name: Donnesha Anderson Sport: Athletics School: AF Adderley Grade: 7 Age: 12 G-Series Performance: Anderson absolutely dominated the bantam girls' category with an historic performance in the 19th annual GSSSA track and field meet. The versatile athle

Junior Athlete of the Week

Name: Donnesha Anderson Sport: Athletics School: AF Adderley Grade: 7 Age: 12 G-Series Performance: Anderson absolutely dominated the bantam girls' category with an historic performance in the 19th annual GSSSA track and field meet. The versatile athle

Junior Athlete of the Week

Name: Donnesha Anderson Sport: Athletics School: AF Adderley Grade: 7 Age: 12 G-Series Performance: Anderson absolutely dominated the bantam girls' category with an historic performance in the 19th annual GSSSA track and field meet. The versatile athle

Junior Athlete of the Week

Name: Donnesha Anderson Sport: Athletics School: AF Adderley Grade: 7 Age: 12 G-Series Performance: Anderson absolutely dominated the bantam girls' category with an historic performance in the 19th annual GSSSA track and field meet. The versatile athle