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Tamara jumps for the gold

Eight medals and a new national record highlighted the showing for Team Bahamas at the 24th Central American and Caribbean Track and Field Championships.

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Accused is cleared over fatal drive-by shooting

A SUPREME Court justice directed a jury to acquit a man yesterday who was accused of a fatal drive-by shooting.

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Nine years for man guilty of sex with girl

A MAN convicted of statutory rape was told by a judge yesterday that he should not be preying on young girls given that he was a father with a purported girlfriend.

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PETER YOUNG: Unwise words of a US President

SO much information about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, now into a second month, is being bandied about that it is said that people are finding it increasingly hard to separate the im-portant from the less significant and from that which is just plain wrong. It seems they are searching for reliable information and, in particular, for any indication that the horror of the fighting in all its forms – not least the murderous attacks on civilians – may somehow be brought to an end.

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OFFICIAL RESULTS: BAHAMAS SWIMMING FEDERATION FINAL CARIFTA TRIALS

A LOOK at the results of the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s final CARIFTA trials at the Betty Kelly Kenning National Swim Complex over the weekend:

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FACE TO FACE: A woman with fashion in her blood

I was scrolling through Instagram one day when I came upon the work of this Bahamian designer. I was in awe. I followed her immediately. Since then, I have had many a jaw dropping and breathtaking experience seeing another one of her creations pop up on my timeline. Even her business name is a cut above – Remilda Rose is a name attached to some of the most beautiful garments to touch red carpets and turn heads in The Bahamas.

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Our junior female athletes of 2018

THE future of Bahamian sport is in good hands with the current generation of young women leading the charge

Top three finishers

The top three finishers in each event of the GSSSA’s 21st annual Track & Field Meet held Thursday and Friday at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium:

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THE FINISH LINE: Is national stadium only for international athletes?

So they voted in Rosamunde Carey and ousted Mike Sands as president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations.

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CARIFTA GAMES: Bahamas lands six medals on day one

ST. George's, Grenada: The BTC Bahamas Team closed out day one of the 45th Carifta Games on Saturday with six medals, including two silver and four bronze, while there were a couple of close four place finishes at the Grenada National Athletics Stadium.

Resolve ‘not ruling anything out’ over more bad BOB loans

Bahamas Resolve’s chairman yesterday admitted he “wouldn’t rule out anything” when it came to the possibility of removing more toxic loans from Bank of the Bahamas.

GBPA ‘shadow of former self’

The Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) was yesterday branded “a shadow of its former self” by its ex-attorney, who urged Freeport’s 3,500 licensees to take the lead in defending their rights.

THE FINISH LINE: A remarkable turnaround for CR Walker Knights

So the CR Walker Knights are back on top of the Government Secondary Schools Sports Association track and field chart. Under first year coach Ednal Rolle, they regained the championship title that they relinquished to the CV Bethel Stingrays two years ago.

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Six boxers ‘war ready’ for Olympic qualifiers

The Amateur Boxing Association of the Bahamas will be sending off a six-member team today to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to compete in the first round of the qualifications for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

THE FINISH LINE: ‘We wish all of the boxers the very best’ on their quest for Olympic qualification

THE Amateur Boxing Association of the Bahamas made a move that was anticipated for quite some time. Two additional boxers were added to the national programme as the Strikers Boxing Club and their coach Ronn Rodgers is starting to get the recognition they deserve.

Court: Numbers was being played at FML web shop

TWO Appeal Court judges found there was sufficient evidence to support the Crown’s case that the Wulff Road web shop belonging to Craig Flowers’ FML Group was operating/promoting the then-illegal ‘numbers’ lottery.

City Markets pension deal facing challenge

An ‘11th hour’ bid to prevent settlement of the long-running City Markets pension fund controversy seeks to overturn a court Order giving hundreds of ex-employees “more than they are entitled to”.

Bank of Bahamas select committee ‘a wonderful idea’

The Opposition’s deputy leader yesterday said it would be “a wonderful idea” for a bi-partisan House of Assembly select committee to probe Bank of the Bahamas’ ongoing woes, amid suggestions that politically-connected ‘bad’ loans had not been removed from its balance sheet.

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SPORTING MISCHIEF & MAYHEM: Recalling past glories before the NFL makes headlines

WELL, as you all should know by now, the NFL season starts on Thursday night with the Steelers and the Patriots kicking off the 2015-16 campaign.

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‘Fireman’ clocks fifth fastest 400m time in world so far this year

ALTHOUGH he just got his season opener this past weekend, quarter-miler Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown showed that he’s in tip-top shape and ready to lead Team Bahamas at the IAAF/BTC Bahamas World Relays at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium this weekend.