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FOUR-YEAR DEALS FOR BTC STAR ATHLETES

FOR the second time, swimmer Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace and track and field athletes Demetrius Pinder, Ramon Miller and Shaunae Miller will act as BTC Star Athletes. This time, however, the quartet are signed up for the next four years which will take them into the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

Bathing beauties make a splash in swimsuit competition

IN ONE of the most highly anticipated preliminary events of the Miss Bahamas pageant, six lucky contestants celebrated that they placed in the Top 3 of the swimsuit category for the Miss World and Miss Universe Bahamas pageants respectively last Sunday.

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Yolett McPhee-McCuin and Rebels stun Stanford, reach first Sweet 16 in 16 years

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Sobbing as she received hugs from friends, family and administrators, Mississippi coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin tried to grasp the magnitude of her team's stunning win against top-seeded Stanford when someone reminded her there's more basketball to be played.

Bahamian coaches take on top jobs

AFTER taking over as the new head coach of the men’s and women’s cross country and track and field programmes last month, Rolando ‘Lonnie’ Greene didn’t waste any time adding another Bahamian flavour by introducing Norbert Elliott as an assistant coach with responsibility for the men’s sprints, hurdles and relays.

Chamber chief urges no Feb Point 'scale back'

The Exuma Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday expressed hope that February Point’s new owners would follow through with all their plans, arguing that the island’s capital “desperately needs to be redeveloped”.

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• A new project to explore the wreck of the ship dubbed as New England’s Titanic is underway.

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Stars suffer 59-3 loss to the Big Red Machine

The Bahamas Academy Stars wished that their junior girls’ game against the Big Red Machine at St Augustine’s College yesterday was over quicker than the regulation time.

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A hero’s welcome for Miller and Eve

It was a hero’s welcome for a pair of St Augustine’s College alumnus as they returned to their alma mater.

'Surprise' Gaming Bill passed before bank OK

The Free National Movement’s (FNM) finance spokesman said yesterday he was “very surprised” that the Christie administration had moved ahead with the Gaming Bill despite still consulting the Central Bank and the Clearing Bank Association on the reforms.

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NEYMOUR: Govt ‘has shown weakness’ by reappointing MIller as BEC chief

PHENTON Neymour, former State Minister for the Environment, said yesterday the “government has shown weakness” by reappointing Tall Pines MP Leslie Miller as executive chairman of the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.

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Overcoming accidents and trauma

If you have been in an accident or suffered trauma, you may be suffering from spinal subluxations that block off crucial nerve messages to your body. These nerve blockages are very commonly the cause of persistent symptoms such as back and neck pain, headaches, arm or leg pain/numbness, chest pain, breathing problems, hip and shoulder dysfunction, even problems with constipation or diarrhoea.

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Off and running

IT was an early start for Shaunae Miller and Team Bahamas today as our athletes continued to bid for glory in their London 2012 Olympics ‘super weekend.’

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'Help my son to walk again'

A MOTHER is making an emotional plea for help with her paralysed son’s physical rehabilitation.

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Inagua on alert

INAGUA residents are steadily preparing for the impact of Tropical Storm Isaac, including stockpiling necessities and securing their properties.

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Russell 'a double threat' on diamond

BELL BUCKLE -- Being only a sophomore, teams might discount Webb sophomore Rio Russell as simply too young and inexperienced to pose much of a threat on the diamond.

Boozer scores 19, Bulls beat the Heat 96-86 in overtime

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- CJ Watson scored 16 points, including the game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation, and the Chicago Bulls pulled away in overtime to beat the Miami Heat 96-86 last night. Carlos Boozer led the B

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Christie administration was 'weakest since independence'

THE Christie administration was the weakest, most incompetent and unproductive government since independence, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said.

Laville: WSC loses $16m a year in water leakage

Laville: WSC loses $16m a year in water leakage By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) loses about $16 million a year in water leakage in New Providence. Its general manager Glen

Laville: WSC loses $16m a year in water leakage

Laville: WSC loses $16m a year in water leakage By NATARIO MCKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net THE Water and Sewerage Corporation (WSC) loses about $16 million a year in water leakage in New Providence. Its general manager Glen