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SAC Big Red Machine in the lead after day 1

The race between the perennial track and field powerhouses took centre stage early on day one of Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ Track and Field Championships.The meet opened yesterday in the original Thomas A Robinson Stadium a

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Shaunae breaks national 400m record

SHAUNAE Miller-Uibo, who missed out on her attempt at the 200/400 metre victory at the International Amateur Athletic Federation's (IAAF) World Championships last year in London, England, can now boast of holding the national record in both events at the same time.

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Spencer Cartwright ‘a top-level international sailor’

THE Bahamas National Sailing School (BNSS) is pleased to introduce Spencer Cartwright as a top-level international sailor who began his impressive sailing career with the BNSS at the age of eight.

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Wildcats win in grand style

The New Providence Softball Association champions Sunshine Auto Wildcats capped off a perfect run over the weekend to win the Bahamas Softball Federation’s 2018 Eddie Ford ladies’ national title.They did it in grand style last night in the Banker’s F

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Racers rock Summer of Thunder

THE visiting Murray State Racers men’s basketball team turned in a great series in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s 2019 Summer of Thunder, leaving head coach Matt Mahon beaming with excitement for the upcoming collegiate season.

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Bahamian teacher finds strength to face man who sexually abused her as child

New book details her journey to forgiveness

IT WAS through a letter written to her mother when she was 16 years old that Markel Williams finally unburdened herself of the terrible secret she had been carrying for over a decade.

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37th Hugh Campbell: Teams eliminated on day 4

DAY four of the 37th Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic featured the first round of eliminations in this year’s event while several winning teams went head-to-head.

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Coco Cay offers hope to jobless

WITH the $200m overhaul of Coco Cay nearing completion, executives from Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines were in the capital yesterday for the cruise line’s third job fair since November.

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Roadmasters return from marathon safely

SIDNEY Collie and Shavaughn Blades were glad the seven members of the Road Masters Running Club were not in “harm’s way” when they competed in the Boston Marathon on Monday.

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Big Red Machine poised for 25th straight title

There have been many spectacular feats in local sports, including the fourth and 10th straight victories by the CH Reeves Raptors and the CR Walker Knights respectively at the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s Junior and Senior High Schools Track and Field Championships last week.

Chris Brown explains his absence at Nationals

A change in the schedule prevented quarter-miler Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown from competing in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations National Open Track and Field Championships at the original Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium over the weekend.

BAAA Age Group Trials, Kids’ Athletics combine hailed a success

THE Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations hosted a successful combined Age Group Trials and Kids Athletics Championships over the weekend at the original Thomas A Robinson national stadium.

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Shockers get 87-74 win over Giants

WILLIAM ‘JR’ Rigby, in another Most Valuable Player performance, pumped in a game high 42 points to lead the Real Deal Shockers to a 87-74 victory over the Commonwealth Bank Giants.

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Day 4 double elimination

36TH HUGH CAMPBELL BASKETBALL CLASSIC @ KENDAL ISAACS GYM

It was the start of the elimination process and the survival round on day four of the 36th edition of the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic for senior boys at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.

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DIANE PHILLIPS: Can someone please explain why this is allowed to happen?

A real-life Hatfield-McCoys is playing out on a narrow, paved path off Village Road in Nassau. That’s where a few residents on the southern side and in a neatly fenced in area at the cul de sac on the western end have been fighting a seemingly endless battle with an unlicensed hotel that occupies the northern side.

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Spotlight turns on 33 ‘Women of Worth’ in church ministry

Woman: the feminine creation of God, daughters of Eve. At her best, she relentlessly pursues the fulfilment of her ministry with single minded resolve, “strength and dignity are her clothing”. She opens her mouth in wisdom and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue” (Proverbs 31:25-26). She is a woman of great faith, passionate in her love for family, her love for ministry and her love for God.

Sports notes

AFTER the first three weeks of competition in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ softball competition, there are still a few teams undefeated.

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Bahamians can watch defining moments for CARIFTA athletes and swimmers

SPORTS fans in The Bahamas and throughout the Caribbean looking to cheer on their country in the 2016 CARIFTA Games will be able to watch up to the minute television coverage in high definition (HD) for the first time ever.

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Team Bahamas going for gold at World Indoors

Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) president Rosamunde Carey said all members of Team Bahamas arrived safely, settled in and are ready to start competing today in the IAAF World Indoor Championships at “Track City USA” in Portland, Oregon.

Save The Bays investigator "did not have work permit" says Immigration chief

THE American investigator hired by environmental group Save The Bays to investigate Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard and the two “hit men” he allegedly contracted, did not have a work permit to conduct his investigations, Director of Immigration William Pratt said on Thursday.