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'It was a slugfest'

It was a slugfest at the Banker's Field last night as the Bommer G Operators avenged their loss to the Proper Care Lady Sharks. In the New Providence Softball Associatio

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Freedom Farm defeat Grand Bahama 7-5

Inter-island play between junior baseball leagues throughout the country continues to thrive with the recent hosting of the first Bahamas Baseball Federation Mini Island Tournament. Freedom Farm took the championship

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Soccer Championships kick off on April 17

Soccer will be the next sport on the academic calendar to contest it’s national championship when the top teams throughout the country take to the pitch.

FNM must turn the tide

IN a few short weeks the FNM administration, led by the Hon Prime Minister, Hubert A Minnis (FNM-Killarney), along with other Bahamians, will be celebrating one year since that party’s return to office. They have made a few missteps and the PM has demonstrated that he is incapable of coherently and decisively articulating and initiating public policy initiatives. It is to be remembered, however, that while he, the PM that is, is regarded as a good medical doctor, his leadership style leaves much, in my view, to be desired.

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Minister’s cargo hub plans for GB airport

Establishing the city of Freeport as an air cargo transshipment hub could generate the extra income required to make its rebuild attractive to private capital and operators/developers, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.

BPL chief hails $15m storage ‘game changer’

Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) chief executive yesterday hailed its planned $15m battery storage facility as a “game changer” for energy costs, efficiency and supply reliability.

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PHA says sorry for maternity problems

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells said building work in the maternity ward at Princess Margaret Hospital has now been completed after a social media post went viral this weekend, showing unsanitary conditions.

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Expert suggests AC units can play role in COVID spread

AN infectious disease expert has suggested that air conditioning may be playing a role in the spread of COVID-19, but says ultraviolet light may be a viable source of sterilising areas where the virus is present.

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Davis Cup: Newman loses in straight sets

DORAL Park, Miami - Top seed Spencer Newman got off to a slow start and despite a comback, it was not enough to propel the Bahamas to its first victory in the second singles played on day one of the American Zone II Davis Cup tie.

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Hitmen beat Warriors 4-1

THEY didn’t get a hit, but the C&S Hitmen didn’t need one as they managed to outclass the BTC Elite Warriors in a exciting 4-1 victory in the men’s feature contest of the New Providence Softball Association’s double header on Saturday night.

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THE PRESS BOX: ‘Rumblings’ as training camps set to open in NFL

AS NFL training camps get set to open around the league, here is some last minute news, rumours and possible opportunities for redemption.

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Manslaughter conviction quashed by appeal court

THE Court of Appeal has quashed the September 2016 manslaughter conviction of Durante Davis who was accused of providing the knife used in the killing of teenager Adonai Wilson.Appellate judges Hartman Longley, Justice Crane-Scott and Michael Barnett

EDITORIAL: A partnership which really would deliver on health

THE Democratic National Alliance is, we are sure, well intentioned and wants the best for the Bahamas. It raises its hand to speak every so often, makes a few points which we already pretty much know all about and then disappears back into the shadows.

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QC Comets in lead after day 1

Day one of the 2019 Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ Track and Field Championships saw the two familiar powerhouse programmes race ahead of the field in another edition of the renewed rivalry.

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Beach volleyball teams suffer lopsided defeats in prelims

CONSIDER day one a learning experience for Team Bahamas as beach volleyball play began yesterday on the opening day of the VI Commonwealth Youth Games.Both the girls’ and boys’ teams suffered lopsided defeats at the National Beach Soccer Stadium in t

Fears key City Markets pension asset 'vandalised'

Trustees for the City Markets’ employee pension fund were yesterday urged to properly secure the defunct supermarket chain’s former headquarters and warehouse, amid claims that the buildings were being “vandalised” and asset stripped.

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Shockersget 94-88 win over Rockets in NPBA

THE NPBA hosted its final double header before the league took a break from action as attention shifts to the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and the Hugh Campbell Invitational.The JD’s Seafood Shockers (Division I) and the Aliv Bucket Team (Division II) t

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Spartans win Baha Mar Hoops crown

University of North Carolina at Greensboro Spartans’ forward Mikeal Brown-Jones called the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championships one of the greatest tournaments he’s ever played in.

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Maycock leads the pack

With two consistent rounds of two-over-par 74s, veteran Greg Maycock holds a slim four-stroke lead over his nearest rival Keathen Stuart after the first two days of competition in the Bahamas Professional Golf Association (BPGA) 2020 National Championships.

GB Power raises reduced light bill estimate to 95%

Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) yesterday said it was “confident” that the number of residential customers set to experience reduced electricity bills in 2016 had increased to 95 per cent, with some in line for “close to 7 per cent” decreases.