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Jones posts double double as Sun win on opening night

JONQUEL Jones began the 2019-20 WNBA regular season with a double double as the Connecticut Sun won on opening night.

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Hutchinson signs off with a bang

IN his final home game for the Niagara College Knights at the Welland Campus Athletic Centre, guard Van ‘Bubba’ Hutchinson Jr put on another spectacular performance.

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First game for BGDBA title

ONE team was dominant all season, the other hit an incredible win streak at the right time, and now the two meet to decide The Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association title.

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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.

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Car seats for newborns

FREEPORT – Mothers with newborns have been presented with new infant car seats on their discharge from hospital as part of a ‘Safe Baby Car Seat Campaign’ that was recently launched at the Rand Memorial Hospital

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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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BOB shrugs off $6m default to resume profits

Bank of The Bahamas shrugged off a $6m default judgment bid by an ex-Cabinet minister’s companies, and resumed its slow recovery march, by posting $2.99m in 2019 full-year profits. The BISX-listed institution, which has twice had to be rescued by mu

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Survival rate shock for kids cancers

THE Bahamas faces a massive uphill battle to improve survival rates for children with cancer and other auto-immune diseases.

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Can SAC snatch 26th straight BAISS title?

The longest standing streak in Bahamian high school sports history will look to extend its record-setting pace for another year as the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine look to claim their 26th consecutive victory in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ Track and Field Championships.

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PM seeks to turn junkanoo into money earner for practitioners

JUNKANOO could bring a financial boost to Grand Bahama, said Prime Minister Perry Christie.

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Upgrade for San Salvador airport

SAN Salvador’s tourism industry is expected to get a major boost with the expansion and upgrade of the island’s international airport.

Jones named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for 5th time this season

GEORGE Washington Colonials women’s basketball senior forward Jonquel Jones was named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for the second week in a row and the fifth time this season, the league announced yesterday. The award covers games played January 11-17.

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Multiple gunshots leave father of three dead

A FATHER of three became the country’s latest murder victim when he was shot multiple times late on Wednesday night.

Bahamas Striping working to improve Eleuthera and Long Island roads

BAHAMAS Striping Group of Companies (BSGC) general manager Melanie Roach said the company is working to improve roads on Eleuthera and Long Island.

Goodman’s Bay parking plans

Goodman’s Bay - Will the eastern parking area be taken over by employees of the soon to be opened Wynn Condo Hotel?

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CIBC takes it way back for employee appreciation

STAFF at CIBC FirstCaribbean have been saluted by the company’s regional managing director as “the backbone of our institution”.

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BEC: 95% of Family Islands 'have power restored'

BEC said it had substantively completed repairs in New Providence and had restored supply to more than 95 per cent of customers in the Family Islands.

Saved by the net

By Mike Lightbourn You're ready to list, but are you ready to sell? Let's say that on the first day your home is for sale, your agent shows it to prospective buyers. They love it, and make an offer on the spot. You were asking $345,000, and they offer $3

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By Mike Lightbourn You're ready to list, but are you ready to sell? Let's say that on the first day your home is for sale, your agent shows it to prospective buyers. They love it, and make an offer on the spot. You were asking $345,000, and they offer $3

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Sands hails the work of nurses

THE elevation of nursing professionals in New Providence and the Family Islands is significant as the government strives to fulfill its mandate of easy accessible and affordable healthcare throughout the country, said Minister of Health Dr Duane Sand