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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.

VAT Task Force results ‘speak for themselves’

The Value-Added Tax (VAT) Education Task Force’s remit came to an end on Tuesday after achieving most of its mandate, one member saying: “The results speak for themselves.”

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RUGBY CUCKOOS ARE CHAMPIONS THE Cuckoos continued their dominance this season with a 17-15 victory over Baillou to win the Bahamas Cup finale at Winton rugby pitch Saturday. Back in January, Cuckoos defeated Baillou 44-10 to clinch the Nassau Cup Trophy.

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Greene and J Addison win OSBA Challenge Series

PAUL Greene led his J Addison Prep basketball programme to another in-season tournament title in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association.

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Ayton and Suns 7-0, stay in hunt for play-in spot

Bahamian centre Deandre Ayton and his Phoenix Suns kept their playoff hopes alive with a 130-117 rout over the Philadelphia 76ers yesterday in the National Basketball Association’s bubble at the ESPN Wild World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida.

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One newly confirmed case of COVID-19 in New Providence

The Ministry of Health announced on Monday that there is one additional confirmed case of COVID-19.

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Search for Mako vessel suspended

Saturday UPDATE: The US Coast Guard suspended its search for the Mako vessel on New Year's Day. The Coast Guard said that, along with partner agencies, it searched approximately 17,000 square miles, roughly double the size of Massachusetts, for about 84 hours.

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84-year-old woman is attacked at family home

AN Eastern Road family, who felt so secure in the location of their off-the-beaten track home in New Providence in which they had lived for two generations, learned a hard lesson on Thursday for going about their daily routine without taking safety precautions.

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Funeral service for Michael Stewart

FUNERAL services for Michael John Stewart, 84, of Winton Highway, who died in Doctor’s Hospital on New Year’s eve, will be held at St 
Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk, Princes Street, on Saturday, January 4, at 3pm.

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Merry Christmas to men! Studies show frequent ejaculations have proven health benefits

Here is an early Christmas gift of scientifically based facts for Bahamian men:

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A Christmas gift: More sex keeps you healthy

An early Christmas gift of scientifically based facts for Bahamian men.

BJ Murray hits 2-run homer in AFL

CHICAGO Cubs prospect BJ Murray has limited opportunities in the Arizona Fall League thus far, but continued his power hitting from the regular season in his last plate appearance.

Studets call for greater transparency in college graduation process

COB students are calling for greater transparency in the graduation process as more than 200 Fall 2013 students still await completion letters from the institution.

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Almost all power is restored to Long Island after Hurricane Joaquin

NEARLY 100 per cent of customers on Long Island affected by Hurricane Joaquin have had their power restored by the Bahamas Elecricity Corporation (BEC).

FNM Deputy leader calls for ‘defined roadmap’ for governance of Grand Bahama

FNM Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest yesterday called for the establishment of a “defined roadmap” for the governance of Grand Bahama.

Ceremony held at new appeal court facilities

THE country’s second highest court yesterday debuted its near-completed fully state-of-the art facilities during a special ceremony hosted to report on its success and challenges during the previous legal year.

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Flamingo Air says employee reprimanded after plane door opens mid-flight

FLAMINGO Air said an employee had been reprimanded after the passenger door of its plane flew open mid-air during a flight.

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Young named Blue Jays’ Major League Spring Training non-roster invitee

FOLLOWING his Canberra Cavalry’s third place finish in the Australian Baseball League, Chavez Young was named one of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 28 non-roster invitees to Major League Spring Training.

Hydroponic farm turns 320 feet into 15 acres

A New Providence-based hydroponic farm is using racks of produce in shipping containers to scale-up 320 square feet into the equivalent of 15 acres of farmland.

Family's sponge business eyes Eleuthera alternative

A Long Island family has shrugged off the devastation Hurricane Dorian inflicted upon their sponging expansion plans by targeting another island as an alternative.