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Wildcats blow out Brackettes 12-2 to take 2-0 lead in championship series

THE New Providence Softball Association’s ladies defending champions Sigma Brackettes avoided getting shutout again, but they couldn’t stop the pennant winning Sigma Wildcats’ onslaught as they pulled off another abbreviated victory.

GB Chamber unveils its award nominees

The Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce will recognise businesses and entrepreneurs who have demonstrated commitment to community building at the this Saturday’s fifth annual Business Excellence Awards ceremon at the Regency Theatre.

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David Charlton to be inducted in Hall of Fame

DAVID Charlton, one of the most successful athletes turned coach in the Bahamas, will be returning to his alma mater for some unexpected business.

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Sprinters advance to A final 100m

The second Youth Olympic Games, an elite sporting event for young people from all over the world, has had some interesting results from the 14-member Bahamian team in Nanjing, China, so far.

Prosecution closes case in murder of businessman

THE prosecution closed its case yesterday without calling the lead detective in the murder investigation into the armed robbery and shooting of businessman Leslie Maycock – and who is accused by the defendants, along with several officers, of police brutality.

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Women's 4x100 team sixth in final

GLASGOW, Scotland — They juggled the line-up that got the Bahamas women’s 4 x 100 metre relay team into the final and they ended up in sixth place on the final day of the athletic competition at the 20th Commonwealth Games.

Team Bahamas in two-way tie for 24th overall

GLASGOW, Scotland — Chef de mission Roy Colebrooke gave Team Bahamas a B for their performances at the 20th Commonwealth Games.

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Two women killed in latest fatal shootings

TWO WOMEN are dead and two men are in critical condition after they were shot hours apart early yesterday, pushing the country’s murder count to 76 for the year.

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DNA names new candidates

THE Democratic National Alliance formally introduced two more candidates as part of its 2017 general election slate during a news conference at the party’s East Street South headquarters yesterday.

Bahamas destroys Dominica 125-21 in CBC U-16

WE may be running out of superlatives to describe just how dominant the Bahamas junior national team has been in overwhelming the competition at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation U16 Championships.

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Athletes claim eight medals at NACAC Under-23 Championships

A BUSY weekend for Bahamas track and field included participation in the North American Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC U-23) Championships.

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Loan cancellation ‘will not affect’ college transition to university

THE College of the Bahamas’ cancellation of a $16.1m loan from the Caribbean Development Bank will not deter the institution’s transition into a university, officials said in a statement last night.

Macedonia Baptist hosts ‘power-packed’ youth activities

STILL riding the high from celebrating the church’s 50th anniversary earlier this year, the Macedonia Baptist PUSH Youth Department will host a series of events for students heading back to school.

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'It’s good to be back at my second home and get all of this love’

SHAUNAE Miller said there’s no greater feeling for her than to be back at her “second home” at St Augustine’s College where she was honoured for her gold medal performance in the women’s 400 metres at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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Sandals outlines ‘fast tracked’ $4m renovation

Sandals yesterday outlined a $4m renovation to be undertaken during a two-month closure of its Cable Beach property, saying that the work was being ‘fast tracked’ for what is shaping up to be its best winter season ever.

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GOLDEN KNIGHT CHRIS BROWN: ‘This is definitely the last time the Bahamas will see me run at the Olympic level’

AFTER successfully leading the Bahamas’ men’s 4x400m relay team back to the medal podium at the Olympic Games, veteran quarter-miler Chris Brown said he looks forward to making an impact in the next phase of his career.

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Grant proud of work over past two decades

CENTRAL Grand Bahama MP Neko Grant said he is extremely proud to have survived two “political tsunamis” in May 2002 and May 2012 when the Free National Movement lost the general elections, and thanked his constituents for their support over the past two decades.

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‘Golden Girl’ Shaunae Miller happy to be home

THE threat of impending weather posed a major setback in the celebrations planned for Olympic champion Shaunae Miller. However, the Bahamas’ latest “Golden Girl” was just happy to be home.

Bahamian group in new landfill proposal

A Bahamian consortium of waste service providers has submitted a new proposal to take over management and remediation of the New Providence landfill, as the Government bids to decide the facility’s future direction “in the next few weeks”.

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PM hails financial impact of Carnival on nation

AMID a vibrant expression of Bahamian dance, sound and culture on the Western Esplanade, Prime Minister Perry Christie last night opened the second annual Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival.