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‘Drips’ Poitier gets new coaching job

AFTER a brief hiatus to coach at the high school and club level while improving on his golf game, former Bahamian national coach Edrick ‘Drips’ Poitier has returned to coaching at the collegiate level.

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'Cuda' pride as swim club victorious in BSF meet

THE Barracuda Swim Club pulled off another victory on the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s 2012/13 season. This time at their own Insurance Management Invitational at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Center over the weekend.

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Clubs & Societies June 23rd, 2023

After a three-year gap because of COVID-19, the 16th Summer Day Camp returns with daily sessions from 9am to 4pm, August 8-18.

Maintain strong bones with exercise

Osteoporosis can steal the strength from your bones, leaving you stooped-shouldered and prone to fractures. But you can do something with your muscles to help lower your risk of a break – exercise.

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Cleaning up Over-The-Hill

THE third phase of the Over-the-Hill programme’s clean up campaign took place over the weekend, with 80 people and 20 heavy duty companies working to remove litter in the Nassau Street and Collins Avenue areas.The effort saw cooperation between the D

Entrepreneurs needed to 'ace' tourism competition

The Bahamas must continue to “ace” its tourism competition through superior customer service and identifying new entrepreneurial activities that appeal to visitors, a Cabinet minister is urging. Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation,

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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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Mitchell: Bill may let web shop owners launch banks

FOX Hill MP Fred Mitchell has questioned whether the new Banks and Trust Companies Regulations (Amendment) Bill will open the door for web shop owners to petition the Central Bank for permission to launch their own lending institutions.

Finding what is lost

By Rev Angela C Bosfield Palacious

Fishermen seek regulation for entire industry

Bahamian fishermen hope the Government will “sooner rather than later” move to regulate the entire fisheries sector and not cherry pick certain segments, a leading executive yesterday calling for it to address mandatory licensing.

Demand to criminalise marital rape

Thank you for allowing me to make a comment on the continuing discussion about the alleged need for the criminalisation of marital rape by the Parliament of The Bahamas.

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Junior boys suffer third straight loss

FIBA UNDER-15 CENTROBASKET CHAMPIONSHIPS

THE Bahamas junior boys’ basketball team suffered their third straight loss at the FIBA Under- 15 CentroBasket Championships in Puerto Rico.

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Local experts take part alongside clinic director in webinar

LOCAL medical professionals will take part in a webinar this weekend alongside a senior official from Florida’s Cleveland Clinic.

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Woman charged with sexual assault 'to submit alibi'

A FRENCH-Canadian woman accused of sexually assaulting a minor said on Friday that she would submit an alibi to the Office of the Attorney General within 21 days.

Burrows helps team to Game 1 victory in the Finals

JARAUN Burrows and FOS-Provence Basket are one step closer to a championship title and league promotion after a game one win in the LNB French Pro B Division Finals.Burrows was limited to just 17 foul-plagued minutes and scored six points in Fos-Sur-

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Bahamas ranks 60th on UN preparedness list

THE Bahamas ranks 60th in the world in preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the United Nations Development Programme. The UNDP has explored countries’ readiness in terms of overall human development, inequality, doctors per 10,000 pe

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116 new cases of COVID-19, 22 virus-related deaths

MINISTRY of Health officials have reported 116 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 virus-related deaths, bringing the nation’s overall tally to 20,030.

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Achieving the profile for business success

When I’m asked how business people find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time, I generally follow two lines of reasoning. These include wrongly thinking there was a market in a gap where there was none, and lacking the right personality to be in business in the first place.

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Buddy named to NBA All-Rookie First Team

BUDDY Hield’s stellar play during his rookie season was officially recognised by the NBA as the league began to dole out its end-of-year awards yesterday.The Grand Bahama native and Sacramento Kings guard was named to the 2016-17 NBA All-Rookie First

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Darville relaxed despite COVID outbreak on ship

HEALTH and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville says he’s pleased with the COVID-19 protocols put in place by the cruise line industry, while confirming a ship that docked at Coco Cay in The Bahamas suffered a virus outbreak among passengers on board.