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Jonquel Jones scores season high 16 points in loss to Mercury

THE Connecticut Sun front office decided to alter its roster after a disappointing start to the season and the recent move has already paid dividends for Jonquel Jones.

Ex-Chamber chief says Budget ‘prudent, sober’

The Government appears to have presented a “prudent, sober” pre-election Budget, a former Chamber of Commerce president said yesterday, adding that it had given a “welcome kick-start” to fiscal consolidation by resisting the temptation to over-spend.

BTC hit by near 30% mobile revenue fall

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) suffered an almost 30 per cent year-over-year reduction in its mobile revenues, which is blamed on falling subscriber numbers and the increasing use of Over The Top (OTT) applications,

Summer camp creations to go on show

CREATIVE art pieces, decorative home accessories, useful goods, and treats - all created by Bahamian children who participated in summer camps sponsored by the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture - will be on display at Superclubs Breezes tomorrow morning.

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Bran open to FNM coalition

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday confirmed he had been approached “several times” by senior members within the Free National Movement, as well as sitting FNM MPs, to join the official opposition.

NPBA playoffs: Shockers advance, Sand Dollar tie series

IN this past weekend’s New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) playoff action, the Caro Contractors Shockers swept the University of The Bahamas (UB) Mingoes 2-0 to wrap up the first-round series.

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Coach Deven moves to Exuma

AFTER conducting a successful physical education programme in the Catholic Primary Schools for the past 19 years, Deven Johnson has made the switch to the government schools and has now been relocated to Exuma.

Tribute to a modern day statesman

“A friend who is near and dear is far more important than any wealth or material possession.”

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Jones and Sun lose, Sky even series 1-1

Jonquel scores game-high 23 points

Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun will head back to the friendly confines of the Mohegan Sun Arena with home court advantage and their WNBA Semifinals series with the Chicago Sky tied at 1-1.

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A boost for Sports in Paradise

THE Sports in Paradise brand got a major boost this past weekend when the Steve and Marjorie Harvey Foundation presented at The Bahamas Invitational Charity Golf Tournament at the Atlantis Ocean Club Golf Course on Paradise Island.

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Decency and stock markets

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Decency and stock exchanges are two different things. If you did not know that yet, you could see it again this week. The Queen dies and what are the stockbrokers doing in the City of London? Still trading stocks as if nothing happened. At least they could have offered a reasonable discount. A black Friday would have been a sign. But what does the FTSE 100 stock index do? Closes with a comfortable gain of more than 1.5 percent. A thoroughly cheerful trading day.

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‘It was such a short time to lose both of them’

LESS than one month after her mother passed away, Kenise Symonette-Darville followed in the footsteps of Zella Symonette-Brown when she died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday.

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Chapel rededicated at prison

BAHAMAS Department of Correctional Services hosted the rededication of the maximum and medium security chapels on Friday.

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Wanda Diamond League: Gaither 4th in 200m, Charlton 5th in 100m hurdles

AFTER their victories at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Track and Field Championships over the weekend, TyNia Gaither and Devynne Charlton got fourth and fifth respectively in their return to the Wanda Diamond League on Thursday.

Senior men’s national soccer team back on pitch

THE Bahamas Football Association’s senior men’s national team returns to the pitch this weekend to kickoff the second edition of the CONCACAF Nations League.

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Jacobi Bain earns Rookie of the Year

Jacobi Bain completed his freshman season with the Gold Rush men’s tennis team at Xavier University of Louisiana as the ITA NAIA South Region Rookie of the Year.

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Consultants hired for council consultation

THE government has hired consultants to help redraft the Local Government Act to give more power to Family Island councils, including greater ability to raise revenue.

EDITORIAL: Give our nurses what they need to protect our health

IT is Nurses Month this month – an event in Freeport marked the start of the series of events to honour the efforts of healthcare workers in The Bahamas.

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Bahamas to host water conference in October

THE Bahamas will host the 31st annual Caribbean Water and Waste-water Association Conference in October, it was announced yesterday.

Basketball Smiles moves into its 20th edition this summer

BASKETBALL Smiles will move into its 20th edition this summer, continuing the mandate of its original mission statement of youth development through basketball and life skills.