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Teenager is charged with attempted murder of PM’s bodyguard

A TEEN was denied bail and remanded to prison yesterday after he was arraigned in connection with the recent shooting of a bodyguard attached to Prime Minister Perry Christie.

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Devynne Charlton 2nd

After a five-week break to deal with an ankle injury, it was business as usual for high hurdler Devynne Charlton.

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Terrence Jones in NCAA 200m final

AFTER missing out on the opportunity to advance in the men's 100 metres, Terrence Jones made sure he secured his berth into the final of the 200m at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Outdoor Championships.

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Flamingos Women’s Golf Club 242 marks Women’s Golf Day

THE Flamingos Women’s Golf Club 242 celebrated Women’s Golf Day this month, hailing the women who are blazing trails in the sport, and encouraging new members to join.

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Swimming Nationals: Mako earn 5th straight title with landslide win

BAHAMAS Aquatics completed a successful four days of competition of its 51st National Swimming Championships on Sunday at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex.

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PM: Immigration’s exercise of discretion will be reviewed

PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis said the time has come to review how the Department of Immigration exercises discretion.

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Bus drivers ask – what about us?

A NUMBER of jitney drivers withdrew their services yesterday in a bid to turn up the pressure on the government to increase fares.

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Demeritte named men’s track and field coach of the year

An historic season for the Life University Track and Field programme yielded another accolade for head coach Dominic Demeritte.

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McPhee-McCuin lands star-studded recruiting class for Ole Miss

ON the heels of a record-setting season and a new contract extension, Yolett McPhee-McCuin has landed another star-studded recruiting class for her Ole Miss Rebels women’s basketball programme.

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Bahamian legend Bonefish Folley dies at age 91

LEGENDARY fisherman and cultural icon Bonefish Folley has died at the age of 91.

VIDEO: Urban Renewal workers back to apply for their old jobs

FORMER Urban Renewal workers showed up at the Ministry of Works yesterday to reapply for the jobs they say they lost because of their political affiliation.

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Crochet swimwear wows at IWFW

DERRICA WILLIAMSON went light with her swim wear line, sending out unique crochet options for both the slender and full-figured women at the Islands of the World fashion showcase, last week.

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'Surprises' predicted for Jennifer Hudson performance

ACADEMY-award winning singer Jennifer Hudson will make her way to the Bahamas for a special performance this weekend honouring Bahamian Hollywood legend Sir Sydney Poitier.


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Bahamas triathlon team off to CARIFTA

After a two-year hiatus, the Bahamas Triathlon Association is eager to send a national team off to compete in the fourth CARIFTA Triathlon.

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CARIFTA: Team Bahamas bringing home four medals

THE Bahamas national team is expected to return home from the CARIFTA Triathlon & Aquathlon Championships with a total of four medals, inclusive of a pair of silver and bronze each and a fifth place overall.

Basketball team funds

I wish to comment on the disappointment of the women’s National Basketball team having to cancel their participation in an international tournament in Mexico due to funding for travel. In the decades of the fifties and sixties sporting organisations, including the Olympic Association and the BAAA, held raffles and other fundraising events to finance teams traveling to international tournaments. Government contributed, but was not expected to finance these trips. Today, it appears, that our sport­ing associations expect government to fully finance international teams travelling.

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In the spotlight... Records fell, the St Augustine's College Big Red Machine took three divisions, and a series of keenly contested relay races concluded the 2012 edition of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) Scotiabank National High

NPBA: Rebels and Heatwaves in win column

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night. • Here’s a summary of the games played:

NACAC team named

Major international championships all set for July 21-23 in Costa Rica

IN the aftermath of a successful hosting of its National Track and Field Championships, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations announced the selection of its first major international team for the summer.