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Carifta gold rush

IMPROVING on last year's performance of 31 medals, Team Bahamas is expected to return home from Bermuda with 40 medals for second place and the bid to host the 42nd Carift

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Marijuana bill doesn’t live up to high hopes

AFTER numerous columns in this very space, offering sound advice and some viable options for the Bahamas, and all Bahamians in regards to the legalisation and decriminalisation of marijuana and the construction of the Marijuana Bill.

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Churches begin to reopen doors for worshippers

AFTER nearly three months of participating in virtual worship, churches in New Providence were allowed to open their doors for “in house” worship over the weekend with social distancing and hygiene requirements. However, not every church was willing

Plant nurseries: Opening will ease 'unique' situation

Plant nurseries yesterday said the limited opening hours permitted by the government will alleviate “a unique” situation where they have had to maintain payroll without any revenue coming in. Mark Thompson, general manager of Nature’s Way plant nurs

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Two walk free in 2016 killing

THE Court of Appeal yesterday overturned the murder and manslaughter sentences of two men accused of stabbing and killing another man in 2016, after the accused men argued that the trial judge failed to use his discretion when he allowed a statement from a witness who did not appear in court into evidence.

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Swift Athletics track club stages 4th annual Fresh Creek Road Race

IN their continued effort to promote the track and field programme ran by former basketball player turned physical education teacher Felicia Cartwright, Andrew Tynes and his Swift Athletics Track Club returned to Andros to put on the fourth annual Fresh Creek Road Race.

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Cooper: Minnis administration's plans for 'green island' were 'fanciful speech'

PLANS by the Minnis administration to convert Ragged Island to a “green island” were nothing more than “fanciful speech to get likes on social media.”

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THE FINISH LINE: Kudos to Max D for ‘pitching’ baseball movement forward

IT was an early Christmas present for Tahnaj Thomas as he inked his name on a professional contract with the Cleveland Indians baseball organisation on Tuesday.

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Suspected gang members charged before new law was in place

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday blasted the Christie administration for its “failed governance” after he said several people were charged in court with being a member of an unlawful gang while the necessary 2014 amendment to the Penal Code had not yet come into force.

PAUL DE SOUZA CONTINUES HIS DOMINANCE IN LASER CLASS

THE KPMG Youth Winter Championship was held March 14-15 at the Nassau Yacht Club in near perfect sailing conditions on Montagu Bay.

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Murder suspect shot in the head

A SUSPECT in the murders of two women was shot in the head Monday hours after the women died of their wounds. He became Nassau’s fifth murder victim in less than two days.

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Lawyers were charged with offences that did not exist

SIX months after bringing charges against a lawyer who denied accusations of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice, the Crown was compelled to concede yesterday that the charges were a nullity.

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Shot dead while on bail for murder

A man on bail for murder was killed and a 30-year-old man is in hospital after a double shooting yesterday.

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Bahamas urged: Target 80% in next aviation safety audit

The Bahamas must target a “high 70s-80 percent score” on its next aviation safety audit and match the world’s best, an attorney said yesterday, adding: “We’ve made great strides in a short span of time.”

Abaco fitness weekend a hit

Abaco fitness weekend a hit THE 2012 Great Abaco Family Fitness Weekend was considered a smashing success by all concerned. The event, which took place March 23-25, saw competitors from across the nation and as far away as the UK, Canada and the United S

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Minnis: I'll take a backbencher on every international trip

WHILE still not providing any details as to the cost of his recent trip to the United Nations’ 73rd General Assembly, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis tabled in Parliament a list of 17 officials, including his wife, Patricia, who made the trip to New

75-year-old Andros resident dies of COVID

AN Andros resident is the latest casualty of COVID-19, having died from the disease on Saturday.

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Virus variants are cause for concern

NEW infections during the county’s third wave of COVID-19 are driven by international travel and a relaxed adherence to current health protocols, a health official said.

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‘WE HAD NOTHING TO HIDE FROM UN’: Johnson responds to factfinding visit on immigration issues

FINANCIAL Services, Trade, Industry and Immigration Minister Elsworth Johnson told The Tribune yesterday he welcomed the United Nations’ recent inspectorial visit to The Bahamas as “we have nothing to hide”.