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Women’s national basketball team on winning streak

After rebounding from their opening day loss by winning their first game by one point in overtime, the Bahamas women’s national basketball team continued their winning streak at the Caribbean Basketball Championships with a rout on Independence Day.

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Grand Bahama charter celebration for university

IT was a special day for students and faculty at the University of The Bahamas’ (UB) Northern Bahamas Campus, which held a charter celebration and plaque unveiling ceremony yesterday at the institution in East Grand Bahama.

Bahamian signal piracy '3x wider' than thought

Satellite Bahamas allegedly used more than three times’ the number of accounts initially thought to pirate DIRECTV’s signal, with the programmer having added the wives of the company’s two principals as defendants.

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Bahamas suffers first loss, 6-2 to US at CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships

THE dream of FIFA World Cup Beach Soccer qualification continues for the Bahamas today as the playoff round begins against top regional competition.

Police probe as activists say their lives are in danger

A POLICE investigation has been launched into claims by five Bahamians that their lives are in danger because of their political advocacy and that some of them have had to flee the country.

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Bahamas tops Guatemala 68-65

AFTER a disappointing showing with four consecutive losses, the Bahamas closed out the FIBA Women’s Centrobasket 2017 with a win in their final game.Leashja Grant delivered another dominant performance with 14 points and 21 rebounds in the Bahamas’ 6

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FTX chief’s fate lies in Bahamas’ hands

THE FATE of embattled FTX chief, Sam Bankman-Fried, rests in The Bahamas’ hands in determining how many criminal charges he will ultimately face over the crypto exchange’s multi-billion dollar implosion, it was revealed yesterday.

Next round of NHI public meetings announced

THE National Health Insurance Secretariat will meet with members of the Bahamas Insurance Association and the Christian Council this week as it ramps up pubic meetings.

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Special Olympics Bahamas swim programme comes to a close

SPECIAL Olympics Bahamas (New Providence) recently brought its 2014 local swim programme to a close after four months of training.

Thank you, Bahamas

My family migrated from the Turks and Caicos Islands to the Bahamas when I was six years old in 1953.

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Gymnastics Federation mourning loss of Thompson

GYMNASTICS Federation of Bahamas executives, family and friends are mourning the passing of President Barbara Thompson on March 14, according to a press release.

Bahamas gains 'massive visibility' from mall show

The Bahamas has gained “massive visibility and exposure” through being promoted to thousands of shoppers at one of south Florida’s largest malls. This nation has “dominated” the Sawgrass Mills complex since January 16, and shoppers have one final we

Yacht Charter Show postponed till 2022

Representatives from the Association of Bahamas Marinas (ABM) and Ministry of Tourism will be present at the event to provide itineraries, and showcase different islands and marinas, amid a gathering of yachts that will be showcased to charter brokers.

Bahamas shortlisted for financial services award

The Bahamas has been nominated for the 2020 International Financial Centre honour at the Wealth Briefing Europe Awards, with winners set to be announced on October 14. The shortlist's unveiling coincided with the publication of WealthBriefing’s Accl

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Battle 4 Atlantis begins, Bahamas bowl in December

STARTING this week at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island and finishing December 22 at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium, the Bahamas will be the site of two major college sports events that bring thousands of visitors to the Bahamas and mill

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RBDF officers, marines take part in Police Sporting Events in Grand Bahama

ROYAL Bahamas Defence Force officers and marines attached to the Northern Command recently supported the Royal Bahamas Police Force by participating in several sporting events over the past weekend. Led by Lieutenant Commander Whitfield Neely, the c

The worst is yet to come

According to the website https://countrymeters.info/en/Bahamas/economy, the Bahamas’s debt is US $7.338 billion and the Bahamas GDP is US $7.269 billion.

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Diplomat to take up U.S. Embassy role

LISA Johnson, a career diplomat, has been assigned by the United States Department of State to be Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Nassau and is scheduled to arrive in the Bahamas on June 28.

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A warm welcome in Grand Bahama

FREEPORT – The Four Golden Knights, including two sons of Grand Bahama, received a hero’s welcome as they arrived in Grand Bahama on Monday.

Embassy will help develop links with EU, says Minnis

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis officially opened The Bahamas Embassy and Mission to the European Union (EU) yesterday, hailing the move as a way to deepen relations with the EU and strengthen the country’s position in the global economy.The opening