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Tributes paid to bowling champion Pyfrom

With deep thoughts and a heavy heart, the Bahamas Bowling Federation announced the passing of former national champion Richard ‘Ritchie’ Pyfrom Monday night.

Spreading the message - open for business

A new advertising campaign is being launched by the Ministry of Tourism and Aviation (MOTA) in an attempt to urge travel to The Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.

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Bahamas set to host PUKO/USAKI Karate Championships

THE Bahamas Karate Association (BKA) in collaboration with the USA Karate International (USAKI) and Pan American United Karate Organisation (PUKO) are scheduled to host the PUKO/USAKI 4th Continental Karate Championships in Nassau, Bahamas, June 14-15.

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Strong start at Fed Cup

Day one for Team Bahamas at the Junior Fed Cup in El Salvador was filled with a lot of excitement on Monday.

All schools in the northwest Bahamas to close on Wednesday

ALL schools in the northwest Bahamas will be closed on Wednesday as a result of Hurricane Matthew, the Ministry of Education announced yesterday.

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69 migrants stopped in Haitian sloop

MORE than 60 undocumented Haitian nationals were apprehended in the central Bahamas early Monday morning by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force.

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Sloop with 60 Haitians aboard detained

MORE than 60 Haitian migrants were apprehended in the southern Bahamas on Thursday morning during a joint exercise by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and immigration authorities. Shortly after 8.30am, a Haitian sloop arrived offshore at Ragged Islan

Rubis backs Student of the Year scheme

RUBIS Bahamas Limited has partnered with the Bahamas Primary School Student of the Year Foundation offering scholarships to talented and deserving students.

Grand Bahama, Abaco on alert for severe thunderstorms

GRAND Bahama and Abaco residents have been put on alert for severe thunderstorms, with North Eleuthera also on alert.

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Bahamas storms into men's 4x400 final

The first day of the IAAF World Relays saw a stunning victory for the Bahamas in the men's 4x400 heats and a world record for Jamaica in the men's 4x200 final.

PM ‘20-30 years’ too late on legal opening demand

The Prime Minister’s call for the Bar Association to ‘open up’ to specialised foreign attorneys is 20-30 years past its sell-by date, a Bahamian financial services practitioner said yesterday.

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Iram Lewis elected GBAAA president

HE serves as a vice president of the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) and the outgoing first vice president of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA). Now former sprinter Iram Lewis, who represented the Bahamas at both the Olympic Games and the IAAF World Championships, will add the president of the Grand Bahama Amateur Athletic Association (GBAAA) to his portfolio.

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Bahamas’ big night at Heat game

MIAMI, Florida - It was dubbed the ‘Bahamas Tourism and Baha Mar Theme Night’ and it was an opportunity to show off the Bahamas to the world.

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CANADA URGES VISITORS TO BE VIGILANT

THE Canadian government has threatened to deal a blow to The Bahamas tourism industry by advising its citizens to “exercise a high degree of caution, especially in Nassau, due to high rates of crime”.

Chamber chief urges 'feasibility plan' over bank rescue

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers Confederation’s (BCCEC) chairman yesterday called for the Government to produce a “feasibility plan” for the Bank of the Bahamas ‘rescue’, questioning why no other institution had experienced similar problems.

BOB two years from profitability

Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday revealed it will take a further two years for Bank of the Bahamas to return to profitability, as he confirmed plans to recapitalise the troubled institution.

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SBF charges dropped on Bahamas objection

US prosecutors will drop charges of illegal election campaign contributions against embattled FTX co-founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, after The Bahamas objected to their inclusion in his indictment following extradition.

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Junior girls hope to ‘get back into medal round’

FIBA Centrobasket Under-15 Girls Championship

Head coach Varel Davis said the Bahamas junior girls national team is a very young team, but they are performing as best as they can at the FIBA Centrobasket Under-15 Girls Championship.

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Bahamas listing escape awaits FATF 'action plan'

The Bahamas will not be considered for removal from a 12-strong list of nations with weaknesses in their anti-financial crime defenses until it completes its “action plan” by this September.Carl Bethel QC, the attorney general, told Tribune Business

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Caribbean Bottling first official sponsor of Team Bahamas for Olympics

WITH about 58 days before the start of the XXX Olympiad in London, England, the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) got a big financial boost from Caribbean Bottling Company Limited. Through the