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Britain falls to Israel in World Baseball Classic Qualifier

TEAM Great Britain’s valiant effort toward World Baseball Classic 2017 qualification came to an end in the tournament finale.

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Haitian man found hanging from tree

POLICE are investigating an apparent suicide after a Haitian man was found by his brother hanging from a tree behind his home yesterday morning.

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Warm welcome home for Caribbean junior minister of tourism

GRAND Bahama’s Gabriele Josephs, the new Caribbean junior minister of tourism and chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation Youth Congress, was welcomed home in grand style on his arrival at the airport by tourism officials, his teaching coach, and family and friends.

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Cycling Club Bahamas. - Weekday rides, East, morning: Tuesday & Thursday leaving 5am sharp from Sea Grapes Shopping Centre, East Prince Charles Drive. This ride is a 17-mile loop to the Northbound Paradise Island Bridge and back again (Both bridges are sometimes incorporated depending on available time). Open to riders capable of 18+mph for 1 hour. Lights are essential.

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Israel tops Britain 5-2 in World Baseball Classic Qualifier

It was a tough opening round loss for Great Britain and the Bahamian players on its roster at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier.

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A YOUNG MAN'S VIEW: Long Islanders make their voices heard over lacklustre Loretta

There were political fireworks in Long Island on Monday. The embers are still smouldering and the talk about what transpired has graced the front pages of the newspapers, revealing that certain politicians are more proficient political spinners than Rumpelstiltskin.

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Bahamians in World Baseball Classic Qualifier tonight

Suited up for Team Great Britain, several Bahamian players are expected to open play tonight in the World Baseball Classic Qualifier.

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Bahamas Junior Minister wins Tourism Youth Congress

BAHAMAS Junior Minister of Tourism Gabrielle Josephs has become the first person from his country to win the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) Tourism Youth Congress.

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Woman convicted of role in robbery ‘liked to fight’ in her youth

A WOMAN convicted of having a role in the robbery of a web shop manager in Long Island had a propensity for violence during her youth, a judge heard yesterday.

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Robbery sentencing delayed for a week

A WOMAN must wait another week before she has a sentencing hearing for her role in the robbery of a web shop manager in Long Island.

The spinning PLP

I LAUGHED heartily reading the column by Stanley Cartwright ‘How many firms does it take to spin a lie?’ (September 5).

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Swimmers make a splash at Goodwill Games in St Lucia

THE Bahamas Swimming Federation sent a 34-member team to St Lucia to compete in the Goodwill Games for the second time this year – August 19-21 - and the team ended up 5th overall.

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INSIGHT: How many firms does it take to spin a lie?

Stanley Cartwright says no amount of public relations trickery - all at taxpayers’ expense - can hide the government from serious questioning over the Baha Mar deal . . .

Macedonia Baptist hosts ‘power-packed’ youth activities

STILL riding the high from celebrating the church’s 50th anniversary earlier this year, the Macedonia Baptist PUSH Youth Department will host a series of events for students heading back to school.

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‘Teddy’ longs for day when Bahamas can play international baseball again

BAHAMAS Baseball Federation president Theodore ‘Teddy’ Sweeting said he longs for the day when the Bahamas can regain its rightful place as a member of the international baseball fraternity.

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A for amazing students

SCORES of eager students, parents, guardians and educators tuned in to the ‘A’s for Excellence’ random prize drawings as they were broadcast live on the Custom Computers Facebook page on Saturday.

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Bahamas’ top players to represent Great Britain at World Baseball Classic qualifier

INEFFICIENCY at the local administrative level still prevents the Bahamas from fielding its own national team for International Baseball Federation (IBAF) sanctioned events. However, Bahamian players continue to find avenues to compete internationally.

WILDCATS GET 12-6 WIN OVER THE OPERATORS, TRUCKERS ROLL OVER THE ELITE WARRIORS 10-3

THE Sunshine Auto Wildcats and the Commando Security Truckers continue to stake their case for the women’s and men ’s pennants as the New Providence Softball Association continued its regular season action Saturday night in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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New show focusing on women aims to transform local TV industry

Being a modern-day woman in the Bahamas can get complicated. And no one knows that better than comedienne Tracy Ann Perpall.

Elderly man found in suspected suicide ‘showed no signs of being unhappy’

A RELATIVE of an elderly man found hanging from a tree in the yard of his Palmdale home last week hailed him as a “very loving” man who “didn’t show any signs of being unhappy” leading up to his death.