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Toastmasters to hold speech contest today

Toastmasters to hold speech contest today Toastmasters Area 87 will hold its International Speech and Table Topics contest today (Thursday) at 6.30pm at the Praise Room, Evangelistic Temple, Collins Avenue, 4th Terrace W. The event will see contestants

Toastmasters to hold speech contest today

Toastmasters to hold speech contest today Toastmasters Area 87 will hold its International Speech and Table Topics contest today (Thursday) at 6.30pm at the Praise Room, Evangelistic Temple, Collins Avenue, 4th Terrace W. The event will see contestants

Women in the Bible - Part two

NOW this should attract the attention of any truth seeker. The two most influential philosophers in the world of Christian theology in the Middle Ages were both of the Greco-Roman world into which Christianity was born – Plato (427-347 BC) and Aristotle (384 - 322 BC).

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Higgs and Longhorns advance, ‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans fall

JUST one Bahamian player is left in either NCAA Tournament bracket following last weekend’s schedule of opening round games.

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CIBC’s New Year halt to in-branch payments

CIBC FirstCaribbean last night justified its decision to halt physical in-branch transactions from January 3 - a move that will impact thousands of Bahamians - by asserting that 85 percent of clients are already using digital banking channels.

Fishermen: Gov't late on storm relief

Bahamian fishermen are hoping the Government will give further thought to their cry for fuel concessions, one representative telling this newspaper: “That would go a long way to helping the industry”.

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Racing to bring an end to polio

HUNDREDS of Rotarians and supporters turned out for the End Polio Bed Race at the Marathon Mall on Saturday. Organised by Joanne Smith and Paul Cartwright of the East Nassau Rotary Club, the event raised about $10,000 for Rotary International's global cam

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French-Canadian woman accused of sex with 15-year-old boy

A FRENCH-Canadian woman was remanded to prison yesterday after she was charged in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a minor.

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Burrows with history makers

Jaraun “Kino” Burrows and his Fos-Sue-Mur Provence Basketball Byers closed their season with a history-making milestone.

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Kai Jones back in NBA G League

KAI Jones has fluctuated between the Charlotte Hornets’ main roster and the G-League affiliate Greensboro Swarm for much of the season.

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Woman dies, girl wounded in family shooting on Poitier Avenue

THE bloodiest month of the year ended with another murder on Wednesday night, the 13th in November, when one woman died and four others - including a young girl - were injured in a multiple shooting of a family on Poitier Avenue.

Insurers projecting $30-$35m Sandy losses

Bahamas First’s president yesterday estimated that Hurricane Sandy would generate $30-$35 million in total insured losses for the Bahamian property and casualty market, with both his company - and the overall industry - looking at sums equivalent to “50-60 per cent” of Irene levels.

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National basketball team standouts making presence felt across globe

SOME of the most prominent names in Bahamian basketball are adjusting well to their new surroundings in their respective leagues.

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THOMAS ON THREE-PITCH ARSENAL

THE premier pitcher in the Bahamian minor league pipeline, Tahnaj Thomas’ performance at the Pittsburgh Pirates’ instructional league has the team looking forward to a new addition to his skill set.

A real fan of attic cooling

Summer is approaching, and we all know that high temperatures in the Bahamas can become uncomfortable to say the least. We also know that higher temperatures mean higher cooling costs. Some of us who were afraid of those high energy costs all year will nonetheless dust off our air conditioners and put them to work. One of the biggest enemies of our overworked air conditioners in this climate is poor ventilation.

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Cargill eliminated in the round of 16

CHRISTIAN Cargill’s historic run at the ITA Atlantic Regional tournament came to an end for the William and Mary University freshman tennis star.

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Artist Spotlight: He Ensures Fury

FROM performing at a very young age in the church to watching his aunts electrify the Sunday praise and worship services, music has always been a part of Javan Johnson’s life.

Baha Mar deal

ONE can’t help but speculate as to what really “the deal” is between Christie and the Chinese. Let’s examine it from the Chinese perspective. They would have been fully aware of a number of facts.

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Two charged in connection with armed robberies

TWO men were remanded to prison on Friday after they were arraigned in connection with a spree of muggings in Nassau last week.

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Tennis ace Justin Roberts looking forward to productive season

AFTER sitting out for the past two months and-a-half with an injury, the Bahamas’ top ranked international tennis player Justin Roberts is back and is looking forward to a productive season this year.