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Bahamas’ advance delegation to CARICOM arrives in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Bahamas’ advance delegation to the 29th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the CARICOM heads of government arrived in Haiti Thursday afternoon.

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Sparks knock Jones and Sun out of WNBA top spot

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Riquna Williams scored 21 points and the Los Angeles Sparks beat Connecticut 84-72 yesterday, knocking the Sun out of the top spot in the WNBA standings.

Union: No more downsizes needed for BTC competition

The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) chief executive yesterday said there have been no recent discussions on further staff downsizing, although this was an “open-ended conversation” given increased competition.Leon Williams said there had b

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How deep can you dive on just one single breath?

THE world’s top freedivers have gathered in the Bahamas for one of the world’s largest freediving competitions, the Suunto Vertical Blue.

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Masters softball: Truckers even series 1-1

THE Masters Softball League's best-of-five championship series between the USS Truckers and Williams Construction Jets is all tied at 1-1.

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PM dismisses BTC appointee 'conflict'

PRIME Minister Perry Christie said yesterday that he plans to meet again with top Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) executives, having previously conceded that the Government had made little-to-no headway in its attempt to regain majority control at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC).

Bahamian students win arbitration competition

Two Bahamian students won a trip to Miami for an arbitration event, where they gained expertise from the world’s leading practitioners.

‘Suspicious transactions’: City Market pension alert

An accountant has warned that “numerous suspicious transactions” appear to have occurred involving the City Markets pension plan, which required further detailed examination and scrutiny.

CSI TV drama led hotel manager to tourist hanging in room, inquest told

AN Atlantis resort hotel manager yesterday said his familiarity with crime dramas led him to find a South African tourist hanging in her room last year. During the inquest, Bennett Allen, the hotel manager of Atlantis’ Royal Towers, pointed to popula

Star Sailors all set for Mayaguana Mini Regatta ahead of the grand finale

THE International Star Sailors are coming to town for the third annual Star Sailors League grand finale on Tuesday, December 1. But before they start competing, the sailors will be placed on various sloop sailing boats as they compete in the Mayaguana Mini Regatta on Saturday and Sunday.

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Rake and Scrape Boys defeat Jamaica 9-7 in OT

IT WAS far from the finish they wanted, but the Bahamas senior men’s national beach soccer side finished competition strong and on a winning note against the best in the region.

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Bahamas falls to Guyana in NAGICO T20 tourney

IT was fitting that Team Guyana would claim their first NAGICO T20 tournament title in a year that the country celebrates its 50th Golden Jubilee of Independence.

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Union protests over alleged victimisation at BTVI

MEMBERS of the Bahamas General Workers Union employed at Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) yesterday stood in solidarity against the alleged victimisation of union members.

Pan Am Games: BOC says boxer Carl Hield ‘too old’ to be selected

THE Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) has fielded participants in sailing, tennis, swimming, athletics, golf and wrestling but not boxing for the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

$170m project must stop Exuma’s south ‘dying out’

EXUMA’S private sector says the $175m Torch Cay project is urgently needed to prevent the island’s southern end from “dying out”.

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IAAF WORLD RELAYS WILL HAVE MIXED EVENT

WITH less than 100 days to go before the start of the third IAAF World Relays, countries are now looking at fielding a team to compete in another discipline when the event returns in April at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.

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Bahamas earns 4-1 win over Ecuador

Team Bahamas put together its most complete game of the tournament thus far en route to their first win of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017.

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Six years in jail for man found with 700 rounds of ammunition

A MAN was handed a six-year sentence yesterday for trafficking more than 700 rounds of assorted ammunition into the country.

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Students inspired by Tour de Turquoise

IN the hot blazing sun, 15-year-old Cameron Williams peddled and peddled in his flip-flops up the spine of Exuma.

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BLTA hosts successful International Tennis Federation National School Officiating Course

AMIDST the loosening of the COVID-19 restrictions, the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association hosted a successful International Tennis Federation’s National School Officiating Course at the National Tennis Centre over the weekend.