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Cuban-American in emotional return to family home
By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- HAVANA (AP) -- For months, Cecilia Damau's mother refused to discuss her daughter's trip to Cuba for Pope Benedict XVI's visit. Then four days before Damau left, her mother made one request: "I would lo
Dissidents, US denounce Cuba on man's beating
By PAUL HAVEN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- US officials and an island human rights advocate have condemned the alleged beating and detention of a Cuban dissident days after he testified by video conference before a Senate subcommittee about harassment
In Cuba, mystery shrouds the fate of Internet cable
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- It was all sunshine, smiles and celebratory speeches as officials marked the arrival of an undersea fiber-optic cable they promised would end Cuba's Internet isolation and boost web capacity 3,000-fold.
'On your mark, get set, go...'
THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations' second meet on its 2012 calendar has set the tone for what promises to be an exciting track and field season and a battle between two perennial powerhouses. BAISS schools dominated at the National High Sch
'On your mark, get set, go...'
THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations' second meet on its 2012 calendar has set the tone for what promises to be an exciting track and field season and a battle between two perennial powerhouses. BAISS schools dominated at the National High Sch
Rudisha will make first competition appearance in the US
NEW YORK (AP) -- Reigning world champion and 800-meter record holder David Rudisha will compete in the US for the first time at the Adidas Grand Prix meet on June 9. These days, the 23-year-old Kenyan is the undisputed king of the 800 and a heavy favourite
An inspired Barry Rassin is no stranger to helping others
An inspired Barry Rassin is no stranger to helping others By DANA SMITH Former Rotary International director Barry Rassin said his work and various travels for the organisation have been "inspiring". No stranger to helping others, in addition to being
An inspired Barry Rassin is no stranger to helping others
An inspired Barry Rassin is no stranger to helping others By DANA SMITH Former Rotary International director Barry Rassin said his work and various travels for the organisation have been "inspiring". No stranger to helping others, in addition to being
Family Fitness Weekend sets tone for success of future editions
By RENALDO DORSETT Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net IN its inaugural year, the Great Abaco Family Fitness Weekend, with a full slate of events for athletes and their families, set the tone for the success of future editions of the event. The thr
The Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas: A brief history
THE world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, was formed on February 23 by Paul P Harris, an attorney who wished to capture the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth in a professional club The Rotary name derived f
The Rotary Clubs of The Bahamas: A brief history
THE world's first service club, the Rotary Club of Chicago, was formed on February 23 by Paul P Harris, an attorney who wished to capture the same friendly spirit he had felt in the small towns of his youth in a professional club The Rotary name derived f
Sports in brief
Sports in brief TRACK & FIELD THE College of the Bahamas' track and field team is slated to compete in its third intercollegiate competition this spring when a 12-member team heads to Florida to compete in the Bethune Cookman University Invitational Apri
Blake wins 100m in 9.84
GRAND CAYMAN (AP) -- World 100-meter champion Yohan Blake ran the year's second-fastest time Wednesday night, winning the Cayman Invitational in 9.84 seconds in an early tuneup for the London Olympics. Only Usain Bolt -- Blake's training partner in their ho
Lightbourne Marine wraps up its annual Wahoo Challenge
Lightbourne Marine wraps up its annual Wahoo Challenge LIGHTBOURNE Marine has wrapped up the final leg of its 5th annual Wahoo Challenge with a well-attended awards ceremony at The Green Parrot, East Bay Street. Thanks to Greg Graham, Robert Wells, Pet
Lightbourne Marine wraps up its annual Wahoo Challenge
Lightbourne Marine wraps up its annual Wahoo Challenge LIGHTBOURNE Marine has wrapped up the final leg of its 5th annual Wahoo Challenge with a well-attended awards ceremony at The Green Parrot, East Bay Street. Thanks to Greg Graham, Robert Wells, Pet
Lightbourne Marine wraps up its annual Wahoo Challenge
Lightbourne Marine wraps up its annual Wahoo Challenge LIGHTBOURNE Marine has wrapped up the final leg of its 5th annual Wahoo Challenge with a well-attended awards ceremony at The Green Parrot, East Bay Street. Thanks to Greg Graham, Robert Wells, Pet
Ushering a new era in sports in the Bahamas
Ushering a new era in sports in the Bahamas By BRENT STUBBS On Saturday night, we ushered a new era in sports in the country. The new Thomas A Robinson Stadium was officially opened. The ceremony was one that those present would have been proud to have
Ushering a new era in sports in the Bahamas
Ushering a new era in sports in the Bahamas By BRENT STUBBS On Saturday night, we ushered a new era in sports in the country. The new Thomas A Robinson Stadium was officially opened. The ceremony was one that those present would have been proud to have
Victory for 'White Rat'
Victory for 'White Rat' ELEUTHERA - Scott Kelly's team and the "White Rat" won the inaugural Cape Eleuthera Wahoo Tournament, narrowly beating second place finisher Rake N Scrape by 7.5 pounds. White Rat's five largest wahoo totalled 262.6 pounds and th
Victory for 'White Rat'
Victory for 'White Rat' ELEUTHERA - Scott Kelly's team and the "White Rat" won the inaugural Cape Eleuthera Wahoo Tournament, narrowly beating second place finisher Rake N Scrape by 7.5 pounds. White Rat's five largest wahoo totalled 262.6 pounds and th