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Jones selected for MTN DEW 3-Point Contest

THREE-time WNBA All-Star Jonquel Jones will have a busy All-Star weekend as she prepares to vie for the title of the league’s best long-range shooter.

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Miller-Uibo wins 200m in Monaco

IN a big test as she prepares to get the medal that has eluded her so far at the Olympic Games, Shaunae Miller-Uibo had enough real estate to reel in two of her arch rivals to win the women’s 200 metres at the EBS Herculis meeting in Monaco.

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D’Aguilar: The rebound continues

FOUR hundred and forty thousand stopover visitors have spent an estimated $875m in The Bahamas during the first six months of 2021, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said yesterday.

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Tourism’s ‘perfect storm’ missing out on 15-20%

The hotel industry’s top executive yesterday said that despite “the perfect storm” driving the sector’s recovery he remains concerned about the 15-20 percent of visitor source markets that have yet to re-open.

COVID ‘bummer’ for Bimini revival

A prominent Bimini dive operator yesterday revealed significant cancellations as a result of newly-imposed COVID restrictions, which he branded “a bummer” for hopes of an economic “shot in the arm”.

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Bahamian minor leaguers making a name for themselves

LUCIUS Fox returned to AAA, Chavez Fernander continued his successful transition to AA and D’Shawn Knowles made the most of a correctly overturned call to highlight performances from Bahamians in Minor League Baseball this week.

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Reginald ‘Reggie’ Forbes retires from SAC

ONE of the longest tenures in high school sports came to an end as Reginald ‘Reggie’ Forbes retired from St Augustine’s College last week.

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‘Elephant in the room’ for 1m stopover target

A Cabinet minister yesterday said he is targeting one million stopover tourist arrivals for 2021 but acknowledged that COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy remains “the elephant in the room” for this ambition.

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Deandre Ayton delivers historic performance in NBA Finals debut

Deandre Ayton delivered an historic performance in his NBA Finals debut and after he helped the Phoenix Suns to a game one win with his 22 points and 19 rebounds, the third year centre said he will be well-rested and ready to repeat that effort in game two.

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Isaacs Jr quickly emerges as offensive team leader

TODD Isaacs Jr has been on an absolute tear at the plate since he made his debut with the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian-American Division of the Frontier League.

EDITORIAL: Hesitation may be your last regret

OUR country’s hesitation to get vaccinated is coming home to roost – with Princess Margaret Hospital now at full capacity.

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Ayton and Suns grab Game 1

PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul delivered an NBA Finals debut that was well worth his lengthy wait.

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FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers: Team Bahamas finishes with undefeated record

THE Bahamas senior men’s national basketball team finished the FIBA World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers for Group A with an undefeated record and will advance to the next round in November.

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INSIGHT: Economic resurgence or a pandemic plunge hinges on our ability to secure vaccines

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has been one of the most notable public proponents of Bahamians getting vaccinated. That is understandable, as the appraisal of his performance depends greatly on how well his ministry is at getting heads in beds.

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Wright dies after long battle with cancer

JACKIE Wright, one of the country’s former minor league professional baseball players, passed away on Saturday after a long battle with cancer.

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Robinson, McCowan help Fever beat Jones and Sun, snap 12-game skid

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Danielle Robinson tied her career high with 19 points, Teaira McCowan had 13 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks, and the Indiana Fever beat the Connecticut Sun 73-67 on Saturday to snap a franchise single-season record 12-game losing streak.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: What we should learn from the Surfside tragedy

For days after a 12-storey luxury high rise in Surfside, Florida crumbled, leaving a scene that looked more like a bombed-out city in Syria than an upscale coastal town in America, we were glued to the screen. As the hours passed, the horror of what happened hit harder, loss of life climbed, hope of finding survivors waned.

Opponents fear ‘door’s left open’ on oil licences

Oil exploration opponents yesterday voiced fears that a Cabinet minister’s statement on outstanding fees “leaves the door open” for licence renewals if these sums are paid.

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Ayton and Suns into NBA finals

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Paul led the Phoenix Suns into their first NBA Finals in 28 years, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 130-103 last night to close out the Western Conference finals in six games.

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy needs to be addressed

The COVID-19 outbreak has become a pandemic for a reason, as we humans simply do not possess the natural immunity for the novel coronavirus. Vaccinations are safe and highly effective at reducing severe illness and hospitalizations from the COVID-19 virus.