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NPBA: Giants, Mingoes in win column

THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and the University of the Bahamas Mingoes won the New Providence Basketball Association men’s division one double header played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.In the opener, the Giants routed the Caro Contra

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Hugh Campbell Classic tips off

Still celebrating their Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools Sports’ senior boys basketball championship victory, the Queen’s College Comets got off to a sluggish start, but poured it on down the stretch against Galilee College in one

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FACE TO FACE: Honouring three souls in the Rastafari community

THE Rastafari community has been rocked by a series of recent deaths. These individuals were well-known in their respective rights not only as Rastas, but as people with great hearts and a love for their fellow man. They were bright lights and their transitioning from this Earthly plane has shocked all who loved them, and has resulted in a great deal of introspection and re-evaluation for the Rasta community.

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Lady Wildcats come out on top

THE Sunshine Auto Wildcats capped off their successful year by adding the Bahamas Softball Federation’s 2017 Rozina Taylor National Softball Championship ladies’ title to their collection.They did it on Sunday night at the Bankers Field at the Baillo

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Fierce competition in Kid's Athletics Club's cross country

WITH the cross country season now in full swing, the Kid’s Athletics Club returned to the Bahamas Hotrod Association’s racing facility to stage their event on Saturday.Despite the inclement weather that left the course a little under water, the compe

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We are the champions

Akhepran Academy completed a perfect run through the junior boys division as they successfully defended their title in the fifth annual Freedom Baptist Academy Majority Day Rule Basketball Tournament yesterday at the Anatol Rodgers Gymnasium.Saving t

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THE FINISH LINE: One or two suggestions BSF can consider moving forward

By BRENT STUBBS bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Bahamas Softball Federation caught the contagious bug that has rocked local sports in recent times - a decline in the participation of teams - in their 2017 Rozina Taylor National Championships. The o

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High Flyers rout Stampers 82-57, Rockets top the Mingoes 77-72

THE Breezes High Flyers and the Rockets both took a 2-0 lead in their New Providence Basketball Association best-of-five semi-final playoff series at the AF Adderley Gymnasium Saturday night.

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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Armed robber must serve sentence as appeal denied

AN armed robber, who was captured by a hospital employee, has failed in his bid to have the Court of Appeal overturn his decade-long prison sentence.The Court of Appeal unanimously dismissed Marco Oliver’s appeal of his ten-year sentence for robbing

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Brent Spence was a ‘first class’ umpire

Brent Spence was considered a “first class” internationally certified umpire, who cared just as much about the sport as he did for his family, according to the Bahamas Softball Federation (BSF) in mourning the loss of the official who was based in Grand Bahama.

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Spencer Newman wins title

For the first time since 2017, Spencer Newman got to hoist the men’s championship trophy as the winner of the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s 2021 Giorgio Baldacci Open Nationals.

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FACE TO FACE: In honour of women who all made their mark

Women all around the world celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) last Friday, a global occasion recognising the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

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New national champions

All tournament long, the Johnson’s Lady Truckers proved that they were the more dominant team in the ladies’ division of the Bahamas Softball Federation’s BTC National Round Robin.

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Wildcats shut out Operators, Truckers eliminate Stingers

The pennant-winning Sunshine Auto Wildcats had a “wild response” from their watching fans as they shut out the Bommer G Lady Operators 23-0, but the Johnson’s Lady Truckers had theirs suffering “pins and needles” as they eliminated the defending champions Lady Stingers 5-4 as the New Providence Softball Association (NPSA) completed their reduced best-of-three playoff series in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.

Colleagues say murder victimwas a 'sweet person'

EMOTIONAL co-workers and friends of 17-year-old Frederick Telusma, who was shot and killed on Monday afternoon, remember him as a “sweet person” who was well known and liked by everyone.

Development from inside out: A vision for creative Nassau

Creative Nassau was formed in 2008 by my late husband Jackson Burnside III after we attended a UNESCO Creative Cities Conference on Creative Tourism in Santa Fe which resonated so clearly with our Doongalik Studios’ vision statement that by the year 2020 more persons will travel to The Bahamas because of its art, culture and heritage rather than merely for its sun, sand, and sea.

1st annual ‘Ray Minus Youth Boxing Championship’ this Saturday

ONE of the leading boxers in the Bahamas in recent years at the amateur and professional level, Meacher “Major Pain” Major continues to make the transition to the coaching and promotional ranks.

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Under-18 Boys win gold and bronze in high jump

St George’s, Grenada — If there was one event at the Carifta Games where the Bahamas could look for a medal on the field, it was the high jump.

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Over 900 traffic accidents in 2015 in Grand Bahama

MORE than 900 traffic accidents occurred on Grand Bahama last year, and the Grand Bahama Road Safety Committee, the Police Traffic Division, and other stakeholders are hoping to significantly reduce that number by 30 per cent over a three-year period.