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No entry to Parliament for students

POLICE did not have the power to bar a group of students from entering the House of Assembly yesterday, according to former House Speaker Alvin Smith.

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Court dismisses web shop appeal

COURT of Appeal judges considered a conservatory order unnecessary yesterday, noting that web shop owners were free to carry on their legal licensed business operations.

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Sports in brief

BRAJAXBA Tennis is slated to host its third Age Group Tournament for 2013 at the National Tennis Centre on Saturday and Sunday.

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'Young guys' beat out Thomas, Barry

DONALD Thomas and Trevor Barry, the 1991 and 2011 IAAF World Championship men’s high jump gold and bronze medallists respectively, had to bow out to two young stallions in Ryan Ingraham and Jamal Wilson as they competed in the inaugural Chris Brown Bahamas Invitational.

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Antoan and Albert 'just waiting for phone to ring'

FROM the time they ventured into the professional ranks, it was always the dream of good friends and training partners Antoan Richardson and Albert Cartwright to either team up or compete against each other.

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Gaming shops no longer protected

GAMING web shops are no longer protected by a court order that prevents law enforcement from taking action against them as Chief Justice Sir Michael Barnett yesterday ruled that “the police must be allowed to enforce the law unless and until the law has been declared to be invalid”.

Plea to establish aircraft registry

AN ATTORNEY has called on the Government to move quickly to establish an aircraft registry to not only bring added business to The Bahamas but also ensure that the country meets ICAO standards for airport safety.

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Richardson, Cartwright suit up in Minor League

THE path to solidify a career in Major League Baseball continues for Antoan Richardson and Albert Cartwright as the minor league season opened play last week.

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Delay in web shop injunction ruling

THE Crown, in seeking to have an injunction lifted off the government and law enforcement, which prevents them taking action against web shop gaming operators, argued that operators had themselves admitted they were engaging in gaming.

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Bahamas medal winners

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Power filled women of the bible

IN A recent mid-week service, women at the Macedonia Baptist Church celebrated their anniversary with a creative show, portraying women in the bible.
Samantha Cartwright, a member of the Macedonia Baptist Women’s Ministry, said: “There were eight women in the ministry that depicted women in the bible. Women such as Mary, mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, the woman at the well, the woman with the issue of blood and Queen Ester, just to name a few.”

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Management, coaching staff selected for Carifta Games

TEAM manager Doris Wood said the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations completed its selection for the management and coaching staff and is now poised and ready to compete at the BTC Carifta 2013 in the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium this weekend.

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Performers shine in Carifta trials

Bahamian junior athletes continued their build-up to the region’s top meet, hosted in the Bahamas for the seventh time and first in over a decade.

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70-member team for Carifta named

ON the heels of the final trials over the weekend at the new Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations named a 70-member team that will carry the Bahamas’ flag at the BTC Carifta Games over the Easter holiday weekend.

Alande wins Laser 4.7 Class in regatta

HARSH weather conditions made this year’s Optimist/Jr Laser Winter Championship Regatta hosted by the Nassau Yacht Club a challenging event all around.

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SAC wins 25th straight BAISS track and field title

AFTER winning by almost 50 points last year, the St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine tripled their margin this year over arch-rival Queen’s College Comets to book their 25th consecutive victory in the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Track and Field Championships.

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Art educators lead by example in 'Kaleidoscope' exhibit

IN ITS latest exhibit, the Public Treasury Art Programme (PTAP) pays tribute to art teaches across the Bahamas. Artwork from private and public school teachers in the Bahamas Art Educators Association is now being showcased at the Public Treasury Building in an exhibit called “Kaleidoscope”.

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Bahamas is urged: 'Move quickly, but carefully, on plane registry'

The Bahamas needs “quick but careful movement” in establishing a competitive international aircraft registry, an attorney warning that its competitors had already made “great inroads” and stolen a march on it.

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Knights hold seven point lead

THE defending champions CR Walker Knights hold a slim seven-point lead over the CV Bethel Stingrays going into the final day of competition in the senior segment of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association’s Track and Field Championships.