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AFTER the first three weeks of competition in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ softball competition, there are still a few teams undefeated.

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Nesbitt and team force 5th and deciding game

NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt and his Regates de Flamengo Basketball Club forced a fifth and deciding game in Brazil’s Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) Finals.

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6,000 restructure debt during 2019 first half

More than 6,000 Bahamian borrowers applied for debt consolidation loans during the 2019 first half, making it the most sought-after form of consumer credit by some distance. The Central Bank’s latest Lending Conditions Survey, released yesterday, re

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Munnings makes his debut in Portugal, Fritz signs on with new club in Spain

TRAVIS Munnings made his debut with a new club in Portugal while Shaquillo Fritz signed on with a new club for the upcoming 2021 season in Spain.

BAISS track and field championships to start this morning

By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net WILL this be the year that the St Augustine's College Big Red Machine's dominance of the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools' inter-school track and field championships come

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Raptors are the junior track & field champs!

They had their consecutive meet title streak broken in 2018, but the CH Reeves Raptors regained their place as the GSSSA junior track and field champions.

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Miami Heat to hold training camp at Atlantis

You’ve seen them on television as they repeated as the National Basketball Association (NBA) champions in June.

Bryant and Lakers outlast Timberwolves 106-101

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Kobe Bryant had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Pau Gasol scored 28 to give the Los Angeles Lakers a much-needed road victory, 106-101 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. Andrew Bynum adde

Recent naturalisations

IS IT just me or has anyone else noticed the sudden increase in recent weeks in the number of "Notices" in our local papers for persons who are being considered for naturalisation/citizenship?

SPORTS NOTES

The Bahamas Gymnastics Parent Booster Club will join in the World Gymnastics Day Saturday, September 17 by hosting a fun run/walk fitness race. The event will start at 7am from Goodman’s Bay to Arawak Cay and return to Goodman’s Bay.

I was a victim of police harassment

EDITOR, The Tribune.

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Colts all set to host mandatory rookie minicamp this weekend

THE Indianapolis Colts announced its offseason workout dates and the first opportunity Mike Strachan will have to join the remainder of the team’s 2021 NFL Draft Class.

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Jones posts double double - 29 points and 16 rebounds

JONQUEL Jones starred for Bosnia and Herzegovina women’s national team and several other Bahamian players posted double doubles to lead their team in their respective leagues across Europe this week.

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WEDNESDAY UPDATE: One newly confirmed case of COVID-19

The Ministry of Heath reported on Wednesday that there is one newly confirmed case of COVID-19 in The Bahamas.

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Christie vows to stay as PM

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that he seeks to continue leading the Progressive Liberal Party, including into the next general election, because young members of his government have urged him to do so.

Long Island Regatta returns with major Sands sponsorship

REGATTAS are back! One of the country’s major cultural expressions has returned in full force and the Bahamian Brewery and Beverage Company Ltd. (BBB) is proud to be back in support.

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Simply the best - Fusion Expo to hit culinary heights

THE fifth annual Culinary Fusion Expo will showcase the best of the best in the food and beverage industry in Grand Bahama on Saturday and this year there will be a special guest appearance from celebrity chef Ed Harris, season four winner of the Food Network’s hit cooking show, Chopped.

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ED FIELDS: Just look around - why's the spotlight always on us?

If other countries can write about how careful to be when coming to the Bahamas, we should exercise the same right to both defend our country and to alert our citizens, and by extension the world, about the dangers of other destinations.

Primary schools handed books worth $150,000

FREEPORT – The classrooms at East End, Bartlett Hill, Martin Town and Holmes Rock primary schools will be a bit fuller after receiving an estimated $150,000 worth of reading material and educational literature.

VAT and pricing

THIS an open letter to the Acting Financial Secretary with respect to the Vat exemption for bread basket items.