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New hearing date for John Bull raid appeal

A NEW hearing date has been set for a man contesting his conviction for conspiring to rob a John Bull retail store.

BTC upgrades 67 mobile locations

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is enhancing 67 existing mobile sites throughout the Bahamas as a part of its recently-announced $26 million network upgrades.

Keep our country tidy

Is it me but have you noticed how many signs are up all over the place – some so old that the event has gone and the next year anniversary is taking place.

Tamiflu back in stores next week after previous stocks expired

FLU drug Tamiflu should be back in stores next week after expired stocks were discarded by wholesalers this month.

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Man given more time for murder appeal

A MAN convicted of the killing of a businessman has been given more time to lodge his appeal against the verdict and subsequent sentence.

BICA unveils council and executive team

The Bahamas Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA) has named Jasmine Davis, Doctors Hospital Health Systems (DHHS) vice-president of patient finance, as its president for 2012-2013

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Float parade tomorrow to mark Fantastic 4's achievements

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture will host a float parade on Saturday as a part of the government’s official programme of activities to recognise ‘Team Bahamas’, the 2012 Bahamas Olympic Team.

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Team Bahamas in the win column

BLTA’S NATIONAL TEAM WINS FIRST MATCH OF THE ITF JUNIOR DAVIS CUP TIE VS. JAMAICA

THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s national team won their first match of the International Tennis Federation’s Junior Davis Cup tie against Jamaica in Guatemala yesterday.

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Officials pay tribute to Minister Betty Thompson

TRIBUTES were paid to the late Minister Betty Thompson, with Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis hailing her as “a mighty woman of God”.

Furious flurry by James gives Heat victory over Nets

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- LeBron James scored Miami's final 17 points in a furious one-man rally, finishing with 37 as the Heat pulled out a 101-98 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday night. In a game the Heat never led until the final 51 seconds, James

Rondo-less Celtics beat Hawks to tie series

ATLANTA (AP) -- Paul Pierce battled through another tough shooting night to score 36 points and the Boston Celtics wiped out Atlanta's 11-point lead in the second half even without Rajon Rondo, stunning the Hawks 87-80 on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Eastern C

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Agape Eagles senior girls, LIS boys win Northern Bahamas volleyball title

THE Northern Bahamas Volleyball Championships took place Saturday at St George’s gym in Grand Bahama with both the senior girls and boys games being completed in two-game sweeps.

Chamber elects new chairman

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation (BCCEC) has elected Timothy Ingraham to serve a two-year term as its new chairman.

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Man awaiting a retrial jailed for breaking curfew

A MAN awaiting retrial for his alleged involvement in a fatal graveyard shooting in Grand Bahama in 2016 was sentenced to four months in prison yesterday after he admitted to breaking curfew.

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Two men charged with killing Garath Pyfrom in Marshall Road area

TWO MEN were charged yesterday with killing Garath Pyfrom as he attended a pool party on Marshall Road earlier this month.

City Bowling League completes semi-final playoff round

THE semi-final playoff round of the City Bowling League was completed last night with the Ten Back Strikers edging the Bahamasair Flyers 3-2 in a best-of-5 game series. Ten Back was led by strong performances from 4 of its six starting players. Leadi

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Bahamas First General Insurance sponsors 47th CARIFTA Games

BAHAMAS First General Insurance Company recently announced its sponsorship of the 47th edition of the CARIFTA Games scheduled for March 30 to April 2 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.Patrick Ward, Group President and CEO, presented a cheque

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Second man charged with attempted armed robbery

A FREEPORT man was charged with attempted armed robbery and causing grievous harm on Monday in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court in connection with an incident at a web shop.Drexton Belony, 35, of Freeport, appeared before Deputy Chief Magistrate Debby

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20-year-old accused of killing one and trying to kill two more

A 20-year-old man was remanded to prison yesterday accused of murdering a man and attempting to kill two others earlier this month.

Atlantis near sell-out for holiday weekend

ATLANTIS’S occupancy for the Thanksgiving weekend is ‘over 90 percent’, according to a senior executive at the resort with the annual ‘Battle for Atlantis’ tournament a ‘significant contributor’ to its boost in business for the period.