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Bahamas ‘off to great start’ at Slow Pitch World Cup

THE Bahamas national team showed that they know how to win by a blowout and the slightest of margins as they pulled off their double header at the WBSC Co-Ed Softball World Cup in Plant City, Florida, yesterday.

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60th Annual Cat Island Regatta In Honour of Godfrey Kelly

THE 60th Cat Island Regatta was held in honour of Co-founder Godfrey Kelly in New Bight from Friday, July 29th to Sunday, July 31st.

BSC softball playoff picture all set after tonight's game

lT will come down to one game tonight in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex to complete the entire playoff picture for the Baptist Sports Council’s 2013 Coca-Cola Softball Classic.

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96 new COVID-19 cases on Friday

The Ministry of Health reported that there were 96 new COVID-19 cases, one additional non-COVID-19 related death and one additional death under investigation on Friday.

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Shockers, Giants win NPBA openers

THE New Providence Basketball Association kicked off its 2018/19 season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Wednesday night with the JD’s Seafood Shockers and the Your Essential Store Giants pulling off the double header.In the men’s division one feature

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Minister declines permit turnaround time commitment

The minister responsible for immigration yesterday declined to commit to the ‘20-day response’ timeframe sought by the private sector for work permit approvals, admitting that “a drastic increase” in staff and technology was required to achieve this.

IDB’s 37% digital woe ‘totally different’ now

A digital payments provider yesterday said a survey that found 37 percent of Bahamian firms have challenges accessing electronic payments would have “a totally different result” if done today.

Report: Dire warning for The Bahamas if temps rise by 1.5 degrees celsius

THE country faces the threat of intensified tropical cyclones, sea level rise and declining freshwater resources if global temperatures exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius, a new report has warned.

Heart Ball sponsored by web shop A Sure Win

LOCAL gaming company A Sure Win is doing its part to aid in the Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation’s work of healing hearts.

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Two cases on cruise ship in Grand Bahama

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said local residents were never exposed to two teens who had tested positive for COVID-19 on board a Royal Caribbean International cruise which ported in Grand Bahama on Thursday.

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Setback on recovery as cases soar again by 110

THE Bahamas recorded 110 additional COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, pushing the nation’s count up to press time to a staggering 1,923.

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Fox settles in at the plate with Hot Rods

FOLLOWING a slow start to the season, Lucius Fox has settled in at the plate for the Bowling Green Hot Rods in the Tampa Bay Rays’ farm system.

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MAN, 23, murdered with shot to the head

A 23-year-old man was shot in the head and killed early yesterday morning becoming the country’s 102nd murder victim.

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Rolle soothes fears over Bimini dredging damage

KHAALIS Rolle, Minister of State for Investments, yesterday sought to allay fears that dredging activities by a private developer in North Bimini will harm the environment.

Caribbean to tackle correspondent bank woe at IDB meeting

The Bahamas and wider Caribbean plan to use next month’s Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Board of Governors meeting to address the damage being caused by loss of US correspondent banking relationships.

Baha Mar appeal over Chapter 11 verdict ‘blocked’

A Bahamian accountant with experience of US Chapter 11 procedures yesterday said the judgment dismissing Baha Mar’s bankruptcy protection had been written in such a way that the developer “cannot appeal”.

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‘Buddy’ Hield misses out on his second 3-point title

CHAVANO ‘Buddy’ Hield has hit some big three-pointers during his eight years in the National Basketball Association. In fact, the Grand Bahamian now owns the Indiana Pacers’ single-season franchise record, surpassing legendary Reggie Miller.

FIBA: Kai jones to play for the bahamas again

BAHAMAS Basketball Federation executive Moses Johnson said they’re excited that Kai Jones will be the centrepiece for the men’s national basketball team when they play in the first window of the FIBA AmeriCup 2025 Qualifier.

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Federation all set to host the AGM of Caribbean Basketball Confederation

THE Bahamas Basketball Federation and its partners are all geared up to host the Annual General meeting of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island this weekend.

Baha Mar’s ‘cash run out’ by today

Baha Mar’s dash for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection was sparked by fears it “would run out of cash” today, with the $3.5 billion project’s inability to open on March 27 having had a “disastrous” and “devastating” effect.