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Waltiea Rolle on the rebound

Waltiea Rolle has been the pioneer, breaking the barrier as the first Bahamian female basketball player to play in the Women’s National Basketball Association.

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Waltiea will be first Bahamian to play in WNBA

AFTER taking a year off to polish up her game in Europe, centre Waltiea Rolle is now headed to the Minnesota Lynx as the first Bahamian to play in the Women’s National Basketball Association.

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Amateur boxers in spotlight at Ray Minus Sr End of the Year tourney

CHAMPION Amateur Boxing Club held its 12th Annual Ray Minus Sr End of the Year Amateur Boxing Tournament at the Wulff Road Boxing Square on Saturday.

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Baby killer has sentence cut from 25 years to ten

BABY killer Leroy Rolle saw his 25-year sentence for the manslaughter of a 15-month-old boy reduced by the Court of Appeal yesterday.

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Nurse testifies she treated murder accused after his arrest

A NURSE testified that she treated Rodrigo Rolle following his arrest for his alleged involvement in the murder of an elderly American woman in Cat Island in 2017.

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Rolle: Pinewood drainage scheme ‘likely to start by late fall’

DESPITE being “slow” to come out of the Ministry of Works, the multi-million dollar drainage initiative to better alleviate the flooding issues in the Pinewood constituency will likely commence by late fall, according incumbent Pinewood representative Khaalis Rolle.

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Inquest into Oswald Rolle shooting adjourned

A Coroner’s Court inquest into the police-shooting death of Oswald Rolle has been adjourned to February 26. Rolle was killed on February 12, 2015. Coroner Jeanine Weech-Gomez announced the adjournment yesterday, reading a letter from a lawyer in th

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Prisoner wins Exuma murder appeal

THE Court of Appeal has overturned the 20-year manslaughter sentence of a man who was accused of robbing and killing another man in Exuma six years ago.

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Georgette Rolle on par for the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic

GEORGETTE Rolle is hoping that the fourth time will be her charm as she gets ready to mix and mingle with some of the best female golfers in the world at the fifth Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic this week at the Ocean Golf Club on Paradise Island.

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Good luck Georgette

As the top female golfer in the country, Georgette Rolle said she’s excited to have been afforded the opportunity to compete again with some of the best golfers in the world at the PureSilk Bahamas LPGA Classic set for next week at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island.

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Major Jr beats Rolle in marathon match

It took a marathon three set for the youthful Kevin Major Jr to dispose of veteran Marvin Rolle in the final of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s final trials for the Davis Cup team.

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Verdict expected today in alleged chain snatching case

A JURY is expected to deliberate on a verdict today in the case of a man alleged to have a role in a gunpoint chain snatching.

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Man admits breaking into a high school

A 20-YEAR-OLD man was placed on probation for a year after admitting to breaking into a high school.

Denczil Rolle and Friends host live album recording

WHAT started out as a casual gathering of friends has now blossomed into movement anchored by a mandate to fill the world with the knowledge of God through music and worship.This movement, Denczil Rolle and Friends, will host a live concert tomorrow

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No retrial in Exuma murder acquittal

THE Court of Appeal yesterday directed the acquittal of a man who was accused of robbing and killing another man in Exuma seven years ago.

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Woman who stole from employer ordered to pay back $55k

A 23-year-old woman was yesterday ordered to repay the $55,005.90 she stole from her employer between November 3, 2017 and June 5, or serve a three-year prison sentence. Magistrate Samuel McKinney ordered Krystal Rolle, a former assistant who had re

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$600,000 donated to kickstart Junkanoo in Grand Bahama

MORE than $600,000 in seed money was distributed to some 14 Junkanoo groups on Grand Bahama by the Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle.The presentation of funds was held at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday where Mrs Rolle go

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Report ordered in Aaron Rolle killing

ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson has ordered a full progress report from Department of Public Prosecutions officials over the unlawful killing of Aaron Rolle while in police custody more than a year ago.

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UB Mingoes Athletics in first of 4-phase plan to normalcy

MINGOES Athletic Director Kimberley Rolle is confident that with an additional $1.5 million allocated in the Bahamas government’s 2020/21 budget to the University of the Bahamas, they could continue to become a viable tertiary institution for Bahamian student athletes to attend.

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Minister Rolle: ‘I’m just not the type of mother that has favourites’

LIKE a mother with three children, Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture Lanisha Rolle said her triple portfolios will be treated the same in the allocation of funds.