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Man faces court over death of 11 Haitians in boat sinking

AN Abaco man who allegedly owned a boat used in a human-smuggling operation that ended up with 11 of its 28 passengers dead was brought to court yesterday. However, 43-year-old Alphonso "Carpo" Ed

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BASKETBALL GSSSA FINALS THE Government Secondary Schools Sports Association (GSSSA) best-of-three championship series is slated to begin at the Kendal Isaacs gym on Thursday. In the junior girls division at 4pm, the H O Nash Lions are scheduled to take on

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BASKETBALL GENEVA RUTHERFORD GIRLS' TOURNEY RESULTS from day one of the HOYTES 2012 Geneva Rutherford Girls National Basketball Classics in Grand Bahama are as follows: Jr Girls: Temple Christian def. Catholic High 30-23. Sr Girls: Tabernacle def. Centr

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Committee set up to advise on university president search

THE board of trustees of University of The Bahamas has appointed a Presidential Search Committee to establish the process by which the new institution’s president will be selected and hired.

Junkanoo icon Anthony ‘Stick-A-Tone’ Johnson dies

THE sporting fraternity of softball and baseball as well as the junkanoo world is mourning the loss of Anthony ‘Stick-A-Tone’ Johnson. Johnson passed away last week. He joined the Saxons in 1967 and brought with him a group of men from Market Street called ‘The Lollipop Boys,’ who included Jay Fox, Katanga Johnson, Kenny ‘Mary’ Fox and KC Campbell.

Downtown derelicts

For over ten years many of us have been staring at the decaying structures blighting eastern Bay Street, and agitating for their reconstruction, replacement, or demolition. Never seeing any action, our eyes now just glaze over as they scan the continuing dilapidation in the Zombie Zone.

Forum discusses amendments to insolvency regime

The Restructuring and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA Bahamas) has held its first roundtable discussion on proposed reforms to The Bahamas’ insolvency framework.

MAYNARD: ROAD TO BE RENAMED FREEDOM FARM WAY

DURING the opening of the Freedom Farm Baseball League on Saturday, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Charles Maynard confirmed that the road from Yamacraw Road leading to the field will be renamed Freedom Farm Way. Mr Maynard, however, did not discl

Work on London residence to cost Bahamas $247,000

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said the structural work on the Bahamas High Commissioner’s residence in London – which he claimed had been delayed for more than four years by the former government – will cost around $247,000 (£159,000).

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Caribs stop Rebels, Cleaners top Pros 74-72, in the NPBA

THE New Providence Basketball Association, preparing for its crossover interaction with the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association on Saturday night since their separation in 2003, continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

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Atlantis see eight per cent Fall booking rise

SEVERAL major Nassau-based hotel properties are expecting a successful fall 2012 season, with an Atlantis executive telling Tribune Business its bookings for the season were expected to be 8 per cent ahead of 2011 numbers.

Expedia: Bahamas bookings rise 20%

EXPEDIA, the world’s largest online travel company, yesterday said bookings to the Bahamas increased by 20 per cent during the 2016 third quarter.

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Field athletes take home 23 out of 33 medals

OVER the last few years, the field events have garnered lots of attention as Bahamian athletes have risen to the occasion time and time again at all levels and, at the 51st CARIFTA Games in St George’s, Grenada, the field athletes delivered in a big way.

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Water polo team aims to repeat Carifta success

Team Bahamas looks to continue its trend of water polo success and repeat last year’s dominant performance at the Carifta Water Polo Championships.

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Attendance at public school now at 95 percent

ACTING Director of Education Dominique McCartney Russell revealed that the public school attendance rate for face-to-face learning is at 95 percent.

'BB' wins long jump

BIANCA ‘BB’ Stuart, in preparation for the IAAF World Indoor Championships and the Commonwealth Games, won the women’s long jump at the 2018 Birmingham Metro CrossPlex in Birmingham, Alabama, on Sunday.Stuart won the event with a leap of 6.48 metres

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20-year-old accused over Hospital Lane murder

A 20-year-old man was charged with attempting to murder another individual in the Hospital Lane area last week. Javar Ferguson, of King Street, stood before Chief Magistrate Joyann Ferguson-Pratt facing one count of attempted murder in connection wi

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Bahamas lands 20 medals in swimming championships

TEAM Bahamas produced a total of 20 medals and an eighth place finish at the 28th CCCAN Swimming Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica.