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UPDATED: Man shot dead on Royal Palm Street after row

A MAN became the 52nd murder victim of the year when he was killed during an argument with another man on Saturday.

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First senior medal is ‘sureal’ for Wilson

GOLD Coast, Australia: Putting any celebrations he had intended on hold until after he received his hardware, Jamal Wilson said it's so surreal that he finally won his first senior international medal at the XXI Commonwealth Games.

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FNM to assess reasons for election defeat

FREE National Movement Leader Michael Pintard said internal and external groups will create an election post-mortem for the FNM which will be analysed at a conclave the party is likely to hold at the end of April.

Adrian Gibson

AS A descendant of a Long Islander, I cannot sit by and allow this attack on the Member of Parliament for Long Island, Adrian Gibson.

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Iesha Shepherd wins thrilling final to take Open title again

IESHA Shepherd, living up to the advanced billing, successfully defended her title as ladies' champion at the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association's 2016 Giorgio Baldacci National Open Tennis Challenge.

Bethesda Medical Mission partners with PHA to provide free dental services in Grand Bahama

THE Public Hospitals Authority announced that Bethesda Medical Mission Inc will provide free medical and dental services in Grand Bahama from February 19 to 26.

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BGF hosts amateur event

THE Bahamas Golf Federation hosted its National Amateur Champions Tournament, which comprised of the Prime Minister’s Cup, President’s Cup and the National Amateur Championship.

Anglican Church Men branch of St George's celebrates its 47th Anniversary

The Anglican Church Men (ACM) branch of St George’s celebrated its 47th anniversary on November 17 at 6:00 pm. The Sons of Thunder, the ACM’s male chorus rendered two spiritual selections. Archdeacon Kingsley Knowles preached on the theme 1 Timothy 4:12. “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.”

Sports in brief

THE Bahamas Rugby Union has sent a national team off to compete in an international sanctioned match in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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No Freedom Farm, but Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championship off to a flyer

ALTHOUGH Freedom Farm opted not to travel to Grand Bahama this year, the Bahamas Baseball Federation's (BBF) 13th annual Andre Rodgers National Baseball Championship got off to a great start on Thursday.

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Chisholm looking for MVP season

Birthday boy Jasrado “Jazz” Chisholm said he’s thrilled to have been selected as the face of the Major League Baseball (MLB) The Show video game. But he’s even more excited about returning to the Miami Marlins line-up in a new role in a bid to win the Most Valuable Player award this year.

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Steven Gardiner leading the way

AS quarter-miler Steven Gardiner led a host of Bahamians competing in the United States, hurdler Devynne Charlton and sprinter Anthonique Strachan were in action at the start of the Wanda Diamond League in Xiamen, China.

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Agony of murder victims' families

GRIEF stricken family members say they want answers after their loved ones were ambushed and “senselessly” killed during a brazen shooting at the Jerome Avenue and Chesapeake Road intersection on Thursday afternoon.

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Tahnaj Thomas joins the Cleveland Indians

Tahnaj Thomas, a Grand Bahamian native who moved to New Providence at the age of 13 to further enhance his skills, is the latest Bahamian to sign a professional baseball contract.

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FNM supporters in Long Island ‘in disarray’ after shock move

FREE National Movement supporters in Long Island yesterday were said to be in “disarray” after seven parliamentarians petitioned to remove party Leader Dr Hubert Minnis as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly and replace him with their parliamentary representative Loretta Butler-Turner.

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Otabor, Cartwright win

While some of the top elite athletes took care of business in China and Bermuda, a number of collegiate and local athletes were in action in various meets in the United States of America.

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The best of the FNM cabinet

IN this increasingly hyper-partisan and thorny political environment—in the face of a general election—I decided to rate the FNM’s best and worst ministers from 2007 to 2012, measuring the ministerial performances of each and rating them on a scale from one to five. Last week’s YMV column listed the one-star, bottom-tier ministers who I felt had mismanaged the sky-high expectations of the Bahamian people.

QC Comets take girls' title

THE Queen’s College Comets, behind the stellar performances of pitcher Dawayna Pratt, avenged their first two losses to the St Anne’s Bluewaves during the regular season of the BAISS to win the girls’ title in the Bahamas Softball Federation’s Austin Knowles National High School Softball Championships.

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Police chief: Something must be done with criminals who have served time

THE FATE of criminals who have already served their time should play an integral role in the fight against crime, according Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade.

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Seymour leads WBC qualifier in several categories

BAHAMIAN players emerged as breakout stars for Team Great Britain en route to the country’s first-ever qualification for the World Baseball Classic.