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Calvary Deliverance hosts annual convention for 37th year

For over three decades the Calvary Deliverance Church has been ministering the gospel and changing lives. This will be celebrated in a major way as the church gets set to recognise its 37th year with a series of special services next week.Bishop Jame

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PLP to challenge Bennett Minnis in his own backyard

PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party officials will visit Clarence Town, Long Island, after the party’s convention this month, daring Water & Sewerage board director Bennett Minnis to make good on his threat to block them from the area, PLP chairman Fred Mitchell said.

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FNM official stands by his foul PLP rant

WATER and Sewerage Corporation board director Bennett Minnis yesterday doubled down on his viral homophobic rant against the leadership of the Progressive Liberal Party.

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Discount for runners who register by midnight Sunday

WITH a little more prize money to offer, the Bahamas Roadmasters Running Club is hoping that they can attract more international competitors to participate in their signature 7th annual Bahamas Half, 10K, 5K, 3K and Half marathon relay on Sunday, Nov

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Miller-Uibo, Gardiner win in Diamond League

Bahamian double sprint national record holders Shaunae Miller-Uibo and Steven Gardiner made their 2019 Diamond League Circuit debuts in grand style at the Herculis EBS in Monaco on Friday.

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Sands Beer Cup: Jenna Bayles in the lead

BAHAMAS Golf Federation president Lynford Miller has announced that the race for the 2019 Sands Beer Cup is in full swing. After six rounds, the current leader is Jenna Bayles with a total of 151 points representing her best four rounds. Bayles also

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Athletes bring home 3 gold medals, 4 silver, bronze

SAMSON Colebrooke, Keyshawn Strachan and Anthaya Charlton helped to lead the Bahamas to a fifth-place finish in the 10th North American, Central American and Caribbean U-18 and U-23 Athletic Championships in Queretaro, Mexico.

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Junkanoo Bowl: Americans Bernard, Catanzarite emerge as champions

AMERICANS Alexander Bernard and Ava Catanzarite emerged as the boys’ and girls’ champions of the International Tennis Federation’s Junkanoo Bowl junior tennis tournament. After carting off their respective singles titles on Friday at the National Te

Conquerors for Christ celebrate 15th anniversary and leader’s birthday

The Conquerors for Christ Junkanoo group has had much to celebrate in recent weeks. First, on June 22, the group’s leader, Apostle Henry Higgins celebrated his 54th birthday with the community, and then the following Sunday, June 30, they marked their 15th anniversary with a special church service.

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Jitney drivers cut back on services and warn a full strike could be next

JITNEY drivers withdrew their services yesterday after government officials failed to meet with the Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union before their July 1 deadline.Frederick Farrington, BUBDU president, told The Tribune their demonstration yesterday w

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Prison escapee fails to overturn his 18-year sentence for armed robbery

A FORMER prison escapee’s hopes at overturning his 18-year sentence for robbing a local jewellery store and two people at gunpoint of over $100,000 worth of cash and merchandise have been dashed by the Court of Appeal. Appellate Justices Jon Isaacs,

CA Smith is the 10th

In both their speeches during the swearing-in ceremony Friday morning Prime Minister Hubert Minnis and new Governor General C. A. Smith got some history wrong.

19-member team all set for Mexico

FOR the first time, the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association has added the under-18 division to the Under-23 division for the 10th edition of the biennial NACAC Championships this year.

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Bimini power crisis ‘like visiting the Third World’

A Cabinet minister has admitted that Bimini’s power crisis is “extremely vexing” for the island’s tourism lifeline as furious visitors cancel bookings, leave early and demand refunds.

19-member team all set for Mexico

FOR the first time, the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association has added the under-18 division to the Under-23 division for the 10th edition of the biennial NACAC Championships this year. Described as the best that the B

Bimini power crisis 'like visiting the Third World'

A Cabinet minister has admitted that Bimini’s power crisis is “extremely vexing” for the island’s tourism lifeline as furious visitors cancel bookings, leave early and demand refunds. Dionisio D’Aguilar, pictured , minister of tourism and aviation,

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Govt spending $1.5m on 150 scholarships

A TOTAL of $1.5m is being spent by the government to give 150 scholarships to public high school students to continue their studies abroad.

National Culinary Team enjoys strong success

The Bahamas National Culinary Team produced a back-to-back winner at this year’s Taste of the Caribbean Culinary Competition, held from June 21-25 in Miami.

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Rasta pipedream? Lawsuit seeks drug convictions wiped out and damages

A GROUP of Rastas is seeking to have all criminal convictions that relate to Rastafari possession, cultivation and supply of Indian hemp since 1963 wiped out.

Swimming teams named for CCCAN, Fina and Pan Am Games

WITH the completion of the Aliv National Championships over the weekend at the Betty Kelly Kenning Aquatic Centre, the Bahamas Swimming Federation is preparing for their swimmers to compete in four international meets. • On Thursday, the first team