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More Bahamian homeowners if smaller lots sized permitted

MORE Bahamians would be homeowners today if the authorities had acted on a 1984 report by now-Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham advocating that houses by constructed on lots under 5,000 square feet, the Bahamas Real Estate Association's (BREA) newly-affirmed president said yesterday.

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CARIFTA swimming team named

AFTER the completion of its final trials over the weekend at the King’s College School’s 25-metre pool, Bahamas Aquatics has selected a quality 36-member team on their quest to win a sixth straight CARIFTA swimming championship title.

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Baha Mar Hoops takes centre stage

THE 2023 Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championships for 10 NCAA division one collegiate women’s teams got started yesterday at the Baha Mar Convention Center with the Georgia Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes and Florida Gators all producing early victories.

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CI Gibson Rattlers keep title

THE CI Gibson Rattlers clinched another senior boys’ title in their own Providence Basketball Club’s 24th Yuletide Basketball Classic on Saturday on their home floor at the CI Gibson Gymnasium.

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Grand Bahama Lucayans win battle in the pool

THE Grand Bahama Lucayans, behind the top performance from Marvin Johnson, came and conquered the swimming competition at the sixth Bahamas Games.

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'Golden Knights' honoured in Grand Bahama during pre-celebration event

THE Golden Knights were honoured in Grand Bahama during a pre-celebration event on Sunday and will be part of a grand motorcade on Monday that will climax with the unveiling of a mural as a tribute to them for their Olympic gold win six years ago.The

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Five aspiring basketball players are offered scholarships at 15th Darell Sears Showcase

THE Darell Sears Showcase continues to be a staple on the Bahamas’ basketball calendar and gains recognition by showcasing the best talent the country has to offer.

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Eleven to be inducted in National Sports Hall of Fame

THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is expected to induct 11 more persons into the National Hall of Fame next week, bringing the total to 163 since the inception of the highest honour for outstanding athletes, coaches and officials in 1989.

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COLUMN: The couple who captured our heart and soul

Even today’s bold headlines become tomorrow’s history and too often the people who were at the centre of an historic event or a special moment fade into obscurity.

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From tragedy to triumph for Sands

A YEAR AGO, versatile Bahamian jumper Bria Sands skipped the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Outdoor Championships because of the death of her father, Leevan Sands Sr,

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DIANE PHILLIPS: A Rose that will always bloom

THERE are photographers and then there was Roland Rose.

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INSIGHT: The road back has begun but there’s a long way still to go

A year ago, countries all around the world were in lockdown as governments scrambled to make sense of their pandemic responses.

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The millionaires club

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar tops the list of millionaire candidates who are vying for re-election with a total net worth of $37,951,803, according to financial disclosures submitted to the Parliamentary Registration Department.

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Investigator denies claim about falsifying evidence

A SENIOR crime scene investigator yesterday denied a defence attorney’s assertions that he “deliberately falsified” evidence that would ultimately be used in the trial of three men accused of the 2013 Fox Hill mass shooting.Inspector Lavardo Sherman

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IAAF Worlds: Miller-Uibo ranked 4th overall

Heading into today’s deadline for athletes and teams to be confirmed for the International Amateur Athletic Federation’s World Championships, Shaunae Miller-Uibo is currently sitting in fourth place overall in the women’s world ranking.The world rank

Swimmers get ready for CARIFTA at home

AS 2017 BTC CARIFTA Swim Championships reel in closer, Travano McPhee said the coaching staff is ensuring that Team Bahamas is ready to make their splash as they face stiff competition in the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.

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Charlton beats Seymour in 60m hurdles, Donald Thomas third in high jump

While Donald Thomas was holding his own in Europe, a number of Bahamians were competing on the collegiate scene, which included another meeting between the top two Bahamian female high hurdlers Devynne Charlton and Pedyra Seymour.

EDITORIAL: A Prime Minister who waded beyond his depth

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis, invited to address the third annual Press Club’s awards banquet Saturday night, seemed to know more about the workings of the foreign press than the achievements of the Bahamian journalists sitting in front of him.

Big Red Machine lead the Comets by 14.5 points

JUST 14.5 points separate the teams atop the leaderboard at the BAISS Track and Field Championships, setting the stage for a thrilling finish in today’s finale.

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Overlooked officers bitter after audit shock

THE manpower audit report of the Royal Bahamas Police Force has rekindled bitterness in police officers who feel they were wrongfully overlooked for promotions in 2014 and 2017.