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Operators win title

The Bommer G Lady Operators capped off a four-game sweep over the first year Lady Hitmen to be crowned the new women’s champions in the New Providence Softball Association.

Hubert Ingraham on the wrong side of history

North Abaco voters were unable to resist the blandishments of the new PLP government on Monday, and the by-election was a replay of what happened when former Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling resigned in 1997.

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Grand opening for airport terminal

LYNDEN Pindling International Airport’s $144 million international arrivals terminal opened in grand style yesterday evening.

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Man cleared of murder and manslaughter charges

AFTER deliberation, a Supreme Court jury acquitted a man of a murder charge yesterday afternoon.

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Man charged in shooting murder

A MAN was arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with the country’s 87th homicide of the year.

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'WORST AIR DISASTER IN HISTORY' IS REMEMBERED

YESTERDAY marked the second anniversary of the plane crash that many have described as the worst air disaster in Bahamian history.

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School reunion for anniversary

LYFORD Cay International School is holding an alumni reunion weekend as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations.

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Dorin United Hitmen take 1-0 lead

Alcott Forbes fired a three-hitter and both Rashad Seymour and Geron Sands homered as the Dorin United Hitmen blasted the YII Shipping Bulldogs 13-0 in four innings to snatch a 1-0 lead in their semifinal of the New Providence Softball Association men’s best-of-five playoff series last night.

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Funerals and last rites for Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30.

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$144m LPIA phase 2 to open October 16

Lynden Pindling International Airport’s (LPIA) $144 million international arrivals terminal is set to open on October 16, it was announced yesterday, some 30 per cent of total construction contract value having been awarded to Bahamians.

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New airport terminal is approaching completion

IN LESS than one month, passengers touching down at Lynden Pindling International Airport will have a completely different first impression of New Providence.

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Duke safety August Campbell out with 'upper body injury'

THE Duke football programme has been riddled with injuries this season, with August Campbell the latest casualty of an already depleted secondary.

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Lady Hitmen's three game sweep

Thela Johnson saved her best performance for last as she shook the “monkey” off her back and guided her first year Lady Hitmen to an impressive 10-0 shutout over her former team, the defending champions Proper Care Pool Lady Sharks, to advance to the final of the New Providence Softball Association’s best-of-five championship series.

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Realtor must pay back stolen cash

FREEPORT – Former realtor Daisymae Johnson will have to pay more than $144,000 in restitution to the 21 persons she stole money from in 2008 as part of the conditions of a plea agreement reached with the prosecution in the Supreme Court.

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Sandals on the air to 30 million US radio listeners

SANDALS Royal Bahamian wrapped up a week-long radio remote on Monday that reached more than 30 million listeners across the Unites States.

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Ex-Real Estate agent admits deposit thefts

FREEPORT – At the start of her trial yesterday, former real estate agent Daisymae Johnson pleaded guilty in the Supreme to 10 counts of stealing by reason of service.

Bahamas falls 8-3 to Dominican Republic

THE New Providence Softball Association’s defending women’s champions Proper Care Lady Sharks and pennant winning Bommer G Operators will both be out to avoid falling in a serious hole in their respective best-of-five first round playoffs series when they resume play on Tuesday night.

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Car seats for newborns

FREEPORT – Mothers with newborns have been presented with new infant car seats on their discharge from hospital as part of a ‘Safe Baby Car Seat Campaign’ that was recently launched at the Rand Memorial Hospital

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Strippers fined and told to leave country

EIGHT Jamaicans who were arrested following a police raid of a West Bay Street strip club were yesterday fined and ordered to return home.

The policeman who took on the numbers racket

THE Numbers racket has been widespread on New Providence for many decades. In my day, Bahamians bought numbers from street vendors, or in bars and petty shops over-the-hill. Some number sellers visited offices, shops and other businesses to provide custom service.