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Golden Gates men take game one of BSC best-of-3 softball championships

JEFFERY Woodside cracked a three-run home run Tuesday night as Golden Gates rebounded for a 13-12 come-from-behind walk-off-the-field victory over Charles W Saunders to snatch game one of the Baptist Sports Council men’s best-of-three championship series.

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Bain, Lumberjacks’ season marred by NCAA violations

A season of historic milestones for Nathan Bain and the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks will be marred by NCAA violations centred around improprieties in the academic certification process for several student athletes.

The grass on the other side

THE great, French leader Charles de Gaulle said, “the cemeteries of the world are filled with indispensable men”.

Men’s oral health

CNN reported last week that 80 per cent of American men can remember all the details of their first car, but could not recall their last medical checkup. This is a very interesting finding.

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Union of Central Bankers members walk off the job

MEMBERS of the Union of Central Bankers walked off the job yesterday citing unresolved grievances with management.

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Battle against drugs a model for dealing with illegal guns

THE partnerships between the Bahamas, the United States and other regional governments which led to a 75 per cent drop in the drug trade can act as models for the fight against illegal guns, Minister of National Security Dr Bernard J Nottage said.

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Ingraham complaints dismissed by Deputy PM

IN DEFENCE of the government’s fiscal performance this term, Deputy Prime Minister Philip Davis yesterday dismissed criticisms levelled by former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham as complaints from an “alternative universe”.

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Bahamians must 'mobilise corruption outrage to action'

Bahamians must “mobilise their outrage into action” if this nation is to defeat both real and perceived corruption plaguing society, governance reformers urged yesterday.Matt Aubry, the Organisation for Responsible Governance’s (ORG) executive direct

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Residents welcome move to improve street lights

FRANKLIN McMinns, a resident of Bain Town, says he feels safer as a result of The Royal Bahamas Police Force’s partnership with Bahamas Power & Light that aims to improve streetlights throughout the community to combat crime.

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Rollins ‘would run against Loretta’

LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner could face an independent challenge by Fort Charlotte MP Andre Rollins if voters on the island urge him to do so, the controversial politician said yesterday.

US Coast Guard search for missing cruise ship passenger

THE US Coast Guard is searching for a man from Brazil who fell off a Royal Caribbean cruise ship near the Bahamas.

Reality show aims to attract Chinese Visitors

A Bahamian tourism promotion firm is using film to attract Chinese visitor attention to the Bahamas and convert it into travel.

SYSTEM EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IT REACHES THE BAHAMAS

METEOROLOGISTS are monitoring a low pressure system heading for the Bahamas that is expected to develop into a tropical storm or depression.

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Respects paid to Edmund Moxey

SENIOR figures from Bahamian life paid their respects to Edmund Moxey at the House of Assembly yesterday, where his body lay in state before his funeral this morning.

Cleaning company hands donation to school

TRINITY Ultimate Cleaning Services Ltd, a local business on Exuma, recently made a donation to the L N Coakley High School on that island. Principal Don Barr highlighted a goal to outfit the school’s junior block with air-conditioned classes along w

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COVID-19 SUNDAY UPDATE: Two newly confirmed cases

The Ministry of Health announced on Sunday that there are two newly confirmed cases of COVID-19.

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Man in court in connection with armed robbery

JERMAINE Russell, 33, of Pinewood Gardens was arraigned before Magistrate Constance Delancey yesterday in connection a July 7 armed robbery.

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McKinney 4th Bahamian to win world title in sailing

After settling for a second place once and third seven times, Gavin McKinney finally ascended the top of the podium as the International 5.5 Metre Class Association’s 2017 World Championships champion in Benodet, France, over the weekend.

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Jones on the rise

It was a bittersweet weekend for Jonquel Jones as she was honoured by the WNBA just hours before her Connecticut Sun were eliminated from the playoffs.Jones added another postseason accolade when she was named the WNBA’s Most Improved Player of the Y

Auto dealers fear closures if 30% sales fall a trend

The Bahamas Motor Dealers Association’s (BMDA) president fears some new car dealerships will close next year if the current 30 per cent year-over-year industry sales decline persists.