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Bar president comes to the defence of Attorney General

BAHAMAS Bar Association President Elsworth Johnson yesterday defended Attorney General Allyson Maynard-Gibson against critics calling for her resignation over her decision to stop a private prosecution against the Sandals Royal Bahamian resort.

McKenzie wins at the double

WHILE Ryan ‘Big Youth’ McKenzie continued his successive string of victories, former amateur Valentino McKenzie made a successful debut as they both won in different parts of the United States on Friday night.

BEACH SOCCER: Witness history in the making

MY only question is why have we taken so long to get to expose the world to what we have to offer with our traditional slogan of “It’s better in the Bahamas” with our sun, sand and sea - beach soccer and volleyball competition.

Stingrays, Comets get set for Toronto

ON Tuesday, the CV Bethel Stingrays boys and girls and Queen’s College boys teams will get a chance to compete in the 3rd annual Toronto International Track and Field Games at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Centre.

Save the Bays group raises concerns over Abaco project

A GROWING environmentalist group is raising the alarm over what they call “yet another irresponsible construction project” in the Family Islands.

Sports in brief

AFTER exiting the gate a little bit slow last Monday night in City League Bowling competition, reigning national bowling champion Driskell Rolle of TK Falcons cranked it up a notch and went on to smash the ladies’ high game record of 288 held by the late Cheryl Thompson since 1993.

Team Bahamas suffers three losses

IN their tune-up for the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association (CONCACAF) qualifier for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2013, the Bahamas Football Association’s 10-member team suffered three losses at the BSWW Riviera Maya Cup in Cancun, Mexico, this weekend.

AVANTE GUARDEN: GBOB brings opportunity for rock band

THEY have picked an uncommon genre for the Bahamas, but Bahamian Rock Band Avante Guarden is determined to entertain their audiences wherever they are.

Avante Guarden fine-tuning act for Thailand showdown

The award winning local rock band Avante Guarden is gearing for the biggest performance of their musical career during the Global Battle of the Bands competition in Chiang Mai, Thailand’s very own “City of Music”.

Permits revoked in landmark ruling on Blackbeard's Cay

ENVIRONMENTALISTS hailed victory yesterday after a landmark Supreme Court ruling quashed and revoked the government’s permits and approvals for the $8 million Blackbeard’s Cay tourist attraction, which included the import of eight dolphins to the Bahamas.

Elite training begins for John Todd Boys Basketball Club

THE Coach John Todd Elite Basketball Academy “CJTEBA” AAU Boys Basketball Club has once again commenced elite training for its various travels.

Trees planted to mark next generation of pupils

LYFORD Cay International School (LCIS) have planted Lignum Vitae trees on their seven-acre campus to commemorate the 13 alumni who have returned to the school as parents.

ON DA HOOK

WHILE all the focus has been on the amazing Wahoo season and the early start to the Mahi Mahi season, it is easy to overlook fly fishing in The Bahamas, one of the top three destinations in the world for the sport.

Baha Mar features on special stamps

Baha Mar has been selected as one of the ‘game changers’ in tourism during the unveiling of a series of special commemorative stamps honouring the 50th anniversary of tourism in the Bahamas.

US man held as Customs seize $63,000 cash

AN American was taken into Bahamian police custody after US Customs and Border Protection officers at the Lynden Pindling International Airport pre-clearance facility seized $63,851 in unreported currency this week.

Awards and titles

Awards and titles? Have we really gone stupid?

What’s the truth?

BTC - minority sale of shares owned by Cable & Wireless to Liberty Communications and the much talked about 2 per cent.

Beware of what you ask for

Each week, I struggle through Nicole Burrows somewhat rambling and long-winded commentaries. At the end, however, I am still unclear as to the point she is trying to make.

Family rivals

Kindly consider the publication of this open letter to my beloved second cousin, Shane Gibson.

Man charged in connection with $1million drug bust

A MAN was granted $30,000 bail in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a $1 million drug bust off the coast of Grand Bahama in 2018.

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