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Nassau Rowing Club to hold 4th annual ergathon

THE Nassau Rowing Club (Nassau RC) plans to hold its fourth annual 12-hour ergathon at Solomon’s Fresh Market in the Old Fort Bay Town Center 6am to 6pm on Saturday, March 12.

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Nationals: Cobras win opener, 54-32 over Cherubims

TOP seeds and recent title winners continued to roll with dominant performances on the opening day of the Bahamas National High School Basketball tournament.

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Handbook is essential guide to The Bahamas

THE Bahamas’ first megastar, a high-priced lawyer who donates his expertise to human rights and environmental causes and how the Cold War of the 1970s helped to grow The Bahamas’ financial services sector are just some of the stories in the 2016 Bahamas Handbook which arrived in bookstores last week.

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Grand Bahama to host Majority Rule parade

GRAND Bahama will hold the third Majority Rule Day Parade and Cultural Extravaganza on Monday, January 11, starting at 10am with a grand street parade and procession of marching bands at Pioneer’s Way.

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Man shot at Arawak Cay dies in hospital

A MAN who was shot on Sunday died in hospital Monday evening, becoming the country’s 77th homicide this year, according to The Tribune’s records.

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Donald Thomas wins bronze, Bahamas protests 4x400 result

TEAM Bahamas will leave Toronto, Canada after adding a bronze medal - with the possibility of another medal in the balance - on the final day of the athletic competition on Saturday night at the 1th Pan American Games. The Bahamas is currently sitting in 17th place overall in the medal haul with a total of six, including two gold, two silver and two bronze.

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Senior athletes hit the track, field in Florida and Jamaica

WHILE the focus here was on the junior athletes in the final CARIFTA trials at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium, a number of senior athletes were competing in meets in Florida and Jamaica.

US court rules pharmacies and doctors can be sued by addicts

CHARLESTON (AP) - Pharmacies and doctors who negligently prescribed pain medication can be sued for enabling people's addictions, the West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled.

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Lady Truckers run over Cybot Queens, take 2-1 lead

In an explosive display of their offensive prowess, the Johnson’s Lady Truckers coasted into the driver’s seat of the New Providence Women’s Basketball Association’s best-of-five championship series with an impressive 82-68 victory over the Super Value Cybot Queens at the DW Davis Gymnasium last night.

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‘BTC job cutbacks show the duplicity of government’

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday rejected the government’s clarification that it will not interfere with the Bahamas Telecommunication Company’s plans to offer voluntary separation packages to hundreds of employees.

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Written ruling published on why death sentence was not imposed

THE Court of Appeal, in a written ruling published on its website yesterday, contended there was “no torture or other aggravating factors” involved in the paid execution of Aleus Tilus to justify imposing the death penalty on the man convicted of the killing.

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Man who seduced then murdered restaurant manager launches appeal

THE Court of Appeal has scheduled two hearings in March for a man contesting a conviction and life sentence for murdering a fast food restaurant manager after seducing and robbing him.

Sports Notes

CHAMPION Amateur Boxing Club is all set to hold its first show for 2015 6pm Saturday (January 31) at the Wulff Road Boxing Square.Dubbed “Moving Forward,” the show will feature 2020 Olympic hopeful Lennox Boyce as well as a marquee match-up between Don Rolle and Lorenzo Fertil.

Sports in brief

THE annual Bull Red Class C Regatta will be held in Black Point, Exuma, starting on Thursday (New Year’s Day). The regatta is slated to run through Saturday, January 3. There will be at least 12 boats competing, including defending champions Asue Draw Thunderbird, Keep Your Eyes on Him, Bulla Reg and the Golden Girl.

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Bulldogs top no.5 Tar Heels 74-69

THE biggest fan-base at the Battle 4 Atlantis also has be the most disappointed fan-base at the moment after they witnessed their beloved Tar Heels fall in the tournament opener yesterday at the Imperial Arena.

Playing it for laughs

THE Caribbean King of Comedy, Oliver Samuels, is bringing his popular production, Dolly House, to a Bahamian audience on Sunday at the Rainforest Theatre, Wyndham Nassau Resort.

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Two murders in six hours

TWO men were killed in separate shootings yesterday which occurred less than six hours apart.

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BTC helps 400 students get set for school

MORE than 40 BTC iVolunteers teamed up with community leaders, educational speakers, health and grooming professionals at BTC’s 2nd annual BTC School Aid to prepare 400 students for the coming school year.

Bahamas finishes group play with 100-41 rout of Barbados

THE Bahamas continues its momentum and remains untested thus far at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships for Under-16 Boys.

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Jonquel Jones starting helps Sun win three of last four

SINCE Jonquel Jones was moved into the starting lineup, the Connecticut Sun have trended upward as one of the WNBA’s hottest teams and have won three of their last four games.