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Athletes book their tickets to NCAA Outdoors

STRONG woman Serena Brown, triple jumpers Charisma Taylor, Tamar Greene and Laquan Nairn, sprinters Samson Colebrooke, Terrance Jones, Brianne Bethel and Camille Rutherford and quarter-miler Megan Moss all booked their tickets to the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Championships.

UN team in 'constructive' walkabout at Detention Centre

AFTER a tour of the Carmichael Road Detention Centre on Friday, a team from the United Nations called the walkabout “constructive” and recognised efforts being made to treat the temporary residents with dignity.

From tragedy to triumph for Sands

A YEAR AGO, versatile Bahamian jumper Bria Sands skipped the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Outdoor Championships because of the death of her father, Leevan Sands Sr,

Anfernee Seymour joins the 500 Club

ANFERNEE Seymour’s recent production at the plate for the Kane County Cougars produced a career milestone.

‘Deadly’ debt costs breach $1/2bn mark

The government’s annual debt servicing (interest) costs were yesterday branded “deadly” after they breached the $500m mark to now exceed combined health and education spending.

Tourism chief hails ‘long overdue’ $31m Airbnb tax increase

The Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president last night hailed the government’s bid to extract an extract $31m from the vacation rental market as “levelling the playing field”.

From ‘burners to earners’ as debt at 100% of GDP

The Bahamas must rapidly “convert tax burners to earners” following official confirmation that its direct national debt is now almost the same size as the economy, a governance reformer has warned.

Livable wage finding in minimum wage rethink

The National Tripartite Council’s chairman says recent University of the Bahamas (UoB) research on the livable wage had caused him to rethink his push for a minimum wage increase.

Body found after blaze

A MAN’S body was found after firefighters extinguished a structural fire on Friday night.

Four sprinters qualify for championships

IN what turned out to be the biggest match-up of the 18th Star Performers Track Classic 2021 meet resulted in four sprinters attaining the qualifying standards for the World Athletics Under-18 and Under-23 Championships boys 100 metres.

Officers testify about human trafficking investigation

THE trial of a man and woman who were accused of conspiring to sexually exploit two teenage girls through human trafficking opened before the Chief Magistrate yesterday.

Bahamas blowout DR, 10-2

Lesley St Fleur boots in five goals to lead team to rout of Dominican Republic at CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships

After losing a close encounter in their opening game of the 2021 CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean) Beach Soccer Championships, Team Bahamas prevailed with a rout in game two.

Berry Islands mother lost fight against COVID-19

WHILE families were celebrating on Mother’s Day, Marissa Roberts, a mother of an adopted child, lost her life.

Police offered counselling after officer’s suspected suicide

OFFICERS of the Eight Mile Rock division were provided grief counselling yesterday following the suspected suicide of a fellow officer over the weekend.

Bahamas falls to Guatemala

Men’s national beach soccer team plays to 3-3 tie in regulation, loses on penalty kicks

The Bahamas men’s national beach soccer team played to a tie in regulation against Guatemala, but lost on penalty kicks on the opening day of competition at the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championships.

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