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Barracudas shine in Florida swim meet

THE Barracudas swim club shined at the Speedo Plantation Winter Championship meet in Plantation, Florida. Twenty swimmers, head coach Sue Coleby and recently appointed senior coach Travano McPhee took part. Gershwin Greene, the only athlete in the 12-year

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LCF helping students to make the leap

AS part of its strategy to address learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic and school disruptions, Lyford Cay Foundations (LCF) has launched a new education enrichment initiative for selected public school students from grades one to four.

Local government members are servants ofthe people and God, says Exuma church rector

AN Exuma church rector is encouraging local government members to be mindful of the fact that they are servants of the people and of God.It was time for family, friends and well-wishers to show their support as the newly elected representatives of th

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Gambling vote will have two questions

THERE will be two questions on the much-awaited gambling referendum for the legalisation of a national lottery and web-shops, one pastor said yesterday after a meeting with Prime Minister Perry Christie.

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Alarm over union funds

A GROUP of educators contesting the upcoming Bahamas Union of Teachers elections say they are concerned that membership dues have gone missing under the watch of union president Belinda Wilson.

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Ingraham slams PLP 'hypocrisy'

FORMER Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham yesterday said he finds Prime Minister Perry Christie “hypocritical” for supporting outgoing Financial Services Minister Ryan Pinder, who resigned from Cabinet for a job in the private sector.

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Juvenile has his murder conviction overturned

A MAN previously accused of being an accomplice to murder when he was a teenager seven years ago has been freed on appeal.The appellate court quashed the 35-year sentence Glenardo Johnson was serving in connection to the murder of Owen “Pappi” Rose S

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Watson interim coach of women’s national basketball team

WITH Yolett McPhee-McCuin committed to her new role as head coach for the Ole Miss University women’s basketball programme, the Bahamas Basketball Federation has named Wayde Watson as the interim coach of the women’s national basketball team.

LETTER: Racism still a problem

As a youngster back in the 1960’s the United Bahamian Party (UBP) was in full bloom. It emerged after the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) and was comprised of what was then known as the Bay Street Boys, who were mostly white or Conchy Joe Bahamians. Of course, there was a small number of black Bahamians who embraced the UBP for whatever reasons. The late Reverend Gentry McPhee and Napoleon McPhee along with the late Prince Hepburn come readily to mind.

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WORLD VIEW: Salute the 'CARICOM Three' for their sacrifice

HERE are three heroes of democracy in the 15-nation Caribbean Community (CARICOM): Cynthia Barrow-Giles (St Lucia/Barbados), John Jarvis (Antigua and Barbuda) and Sylvester King (St. Vincent and the Grenadines). Their names must not be forgotten.

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Lies in OAS contest: sifting the wheat from the chaff

IF EVER there was a time in global politics when governments did not indulge in deliberately and maliciously running smear campaigns against candidates they oppose for international positions, it has now passed.

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Bringing joy to the world

THE Bel Canto Singers ushered in Christmas for many at the weekend with two concerts in contrasting settings, offering arrangements of traditional carols and anthems mixed with spirituals.

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Fashion 4 Foundation raises $5,000 for Ranfurly Home

THE FUNDS raised from the recently held Fashion 4 Foundation event will go a long way in assisting the Ranfurly Home For Children.

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Four accused after $400,000 marijuana seizure

FOUR men, between the ages of 54 and 30, appeared in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with being caught on Sunday with nearly $400,000 worth of marijuana while on a boat in waters just south of New Providence over the weekend.Harrison Smith, Le

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Two accused over videos

A MAN and a woman were arraigned in Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with videos posted on social media of the two allegedly threatening to rob people due to COVID-19 restrictions in the country. Marque Beckford Jr, 27, and Ra’Queisha McPh

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Roy Wallace wins men’s title

BAHAMAS TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION’S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

ROY Wallace outlasted Amol Pendharkar to win the men’s title of the Bahamas Table Tennis Federation’s National Championships at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday.

Bahamas at workshop on ecosystem funding

THE Bahamas is among six Caribbean countries participating in a regional workshop to evaluate a $6m investment by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the region.

Bahamas at workshop on ecosystem funding

THE Bahamas is among six Caribbean countries participating in a regional workshop to evaluate a $6m investment by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) in the region.

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PUT YOUR GLOVES UP: Training clinic in Freeport dubbed a success

IN a bid to revitalise and improve the level of officiating in the sport of boxing in the country, Bahamas Boxing Federation president Vincent Strachan hosted a training clinic in Grand Bahama over the weekend.

BAHAMAS EYES 15% Q1 GROUP TOURISM RISE

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas is set to experience a "robust" 2012 first quarter in the tourism sector, Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace said yesterday, attributing this to an expected 15 per cent uptick