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THE Bahamas Boxing Federation has had to reduce its national team to a five-member squad that will travel to compete in the Sugar Bert Boxing Championship in Kissimmee, Florida, this weekend.

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Major advancement for Caribbean cancer care

Caribbean medical history will be made on April 26 with the groundbreaking of a new cancer centre in St John's, Antigua that is modeled off a Bahamian initiative.

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CARIFTA: Team Bahamas claims two medals in morning session in Grenada

ST GEORGE'S, GRENADA: The 51st CARIFTA Games got underway at the Kirani James Athletics Stadium this morning in Grenada and less than two hours into the junior regional meet Team Bahamas won a silver and bronze medal in the field events.

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Torres signs his letter of intent to join Alma College Scots

DECISION day arrived for one Bahamian high school football standout as he seeks to take his game to the NCAA Division III level in the fall.

Bahamian pastor makes history

Bahamian Dr Leonard Johnson has been appointed the new executive secretary of the InterAmerican Division of Seventh-Day Adventist Church.He was installed in a ceremony held November 10 in Haiti, as the first pastor from an English-speaking territory

Bahamas 4 Jesus preaches to the troubled

The Bahamas 4 Jesus movement has gotten underway in Nassau with Jesus’ teachings being brought to the most troubled in communities around Nassau.This week, several pastors from the United States shared the word of God, with the expectation that lives

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Man shot by police after high speed chase

A high-speed chase ended with one suspect in hospital last night after being shot by police.

National rugby team set to face Turks and Caicos

THE Bahamas’ senior men’s national team will be back on the pitch locally as they contest the Cup division in the 2017 Rugby Americas North Championship.

Aviation conference targets airlift boost

Tourism and aviation officials from 28 countries attended yesterday’s opening of the third annual Caribbean Aviation Meetup conference at Atlantis.Hailed as the region’s largest aviation conference, the conclave, which is being hosted by the Ministry

CONCACAF: First round draw set to be hosted August 19

THE preliminary draw has been set as CONCACAF continues to reveal its restructured qualification process for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Cycling nationals all set for this weekend

THE Bahamas Amateur Cycling Federation is slated to hold its annual National Independence Championships this weekend in Heritage Park. But there will be a new twist to the time trials and road race. According to federation president Roy Colebrook, f

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Exuma students take up role in youth ambassador scheme

SIX students from LN Coakley High School in Exuma have been selected by the US Embassy in Nassau to participate in the prestigious Youth Ambassadors Leadership Programme sponsored by the US Department of State through the embassy and implemented by W

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Local nurses start specialised paediatric training

NURSES from the Bahamas are part of a corps from the Caribbean who will soon be more skilled at providing care for children afflicted with blood disorders and cancers.

SPEED WEEK AT 'TOP END' OF SIX-FIGURE INVESTMENT

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN sports tourism is expected to receive a 'significant boost' from the revival of Bahamas Speed Week, organisers said yesterday, with a number of high spending individuals ex

The need for speed

By CARA BETHEL-BRENNEN cbrennen@tribunemedia.net AFTER more than 50 years, Bahamas Speed Week will return next week in what is expected to be a tremendous boost for sports tourism. Organisers and sponsors have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars i

SPEED WEEK AT 'TOP END' OF SIX-FIGURE INVESTMENT

By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net BAHAMIAN sports tourism is expected to receive a 'significant boost' from the revival of Bahamas Speed Week, organisers said yesterday, with a number of high spending individuals ex

HOUSE HEARS BRAN CLAIMS

By TANEKA THOMPSON Deputy Chief Reporter tthompson@tribunemedia.net THE House of Assembly's Committee on Privilege has not met to probe allegations that the character of Bamboo Town MP Branville McCartney was sullied by South Abaco MP Edison Key who sa

Petition for overhaul of immigration

A UNITED Nations representative has suggested overhauling certain immigration procedures in an effort to cut back on instances of statelessness among Haitian nationals in the country.

Pm to speak to RBC-sponsored conference

PRIME Minister Perry Christie will be speaking tomorrow at the RBC Royal Bank sponsored international conference in the Cayman Islands, entitled Toward a Corruption-Free Caribbean: Ethics, Values, Trust and Morality.

Esso purchaser to leverage parent's VAT experience

SOL Petroleum (Bahamas) is aiming to leverage its parent’s expertise with Value-Added Tax (VAT) systems across the Caribbean in this jurisdiction, adding that its business has been impacted by recent increases in its Business License fees.