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FIVE ARRESTED OVER DRUGS

FIVE men were taken into custody after they were allegedly found with drugs and bullet proof vests. Five men, ages 53, 49, 38, 36, and 32 were taken into custody after the Central Intelligence Bureau, with a warrant, searched the Big Boys Cafe, Robinson R

Bahamas Bowl announcers named

VETERAN ESPN SportsCenter anchor and college football commentator Steve Levy, 1991 Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl XXXI MVP Desmond Howard and sideline reporter Laura Rutledge will call the 2017 Bahamas Bowl.The big game is between UAB (8-4) and

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QC Comets celebrate victory in special ceremony

A special ceremony was held yesterday on the campus of the Queen’s College Comets as they celebrated their repeat victory as the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) track and field champions.

We need Baha Mar

Thanks again for allowing me this space in your most valuable paper. It really was and still is one big mess – the “Baha Mar” saga, one may say. However, there is a beginning of a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, to speak, for that large mega resort and great economy saviour of The Bahamas and its people.

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SAC senior girls sweep Falcons to win title

THE St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine plowed through the competition en route to an undefeated season and the BAISS senior girls’ basketball title.

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‘Pulse Boys and Girls Club’ represents Bahamas at US Open Martial Arts Tourney

SALEM Union Baptist Church community programme “Pulse Boys and Girls Club” represented the Bahamas at 2016 US Open Martial Arts Tournament in Orlando, Florida.

The big mango deal

MANGOES and Plantains from Haiti - wow what a big deal!

NCAA: Bahamian players in the spotlight on ESPN's Big Monday, Super Tuesday

ALREADY a landmark year for Bahamians in NCAA Division I basketball, this week provided an opportunity for several of the country’s top players in primetime games, broadcast live by ESPN - the worldwide leader in sports.

Abaco Chamber concern over illegal dwellings

NEARLY three years after Hurricane Dorian decimated Abaco and its surrounding cays, portions of the island continue to be challenged by the proliferation of illegal dwellings and unreliable utilities.

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‘Tamar is in great shape’

FROM one National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) triple jumper to the next, Purdue University’s head track and field coach Norbert Elliott said he can’t wait to see what his protégé Tamar Greene will do this weekend at the National Indoor Championships.

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Higgs and Longhorns win exhibition 83-73

LASHANN Higgs was back on the court in her first official game as a Texas Longhorn in almost a year, and picked up where she left off as one of the team’s leaders as a fifth year senior.

Wilson: VAT 'hiccups won't be catastrophic'

The Bahamas is doing everything possible to prevent inevitable Value-Added Tax (VAT) implementation “hiccups becoming catastrophic”, a leading businessman yesterday expressing confidence any difficulties would be “minor”.

Freeport project's $575m 'sell-out'

A proposed Freeport residential resort development will have a total $575 million sell-out value based on phase one prices, its developer yesterday describing it as “the first project I’ve seen in 12 years that adds up”.

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'School has been going great so far...'

OPEN the doors at the University of Georgia. Here comes Shaunae Miller.

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'Bail like hell' to rescue $570m spending spree

The Bahamas was yesterday urged to “bail like hell to rescue the ship” after it was revealed that the Christie government’s $570 million spending spree dwarfed the VAT-led revenue rise.K P Turnquest, the Deputy Prime Minister, told Parliament there w

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'Reno' has fists set on world title

TUREANO ‘Reno’ Johnson said his dominating performance over Ireland’s Jason Quigley for the North American Boxing Federation (NABF) middleweight title is just the tip of the iceberg. He now wants to go after a world title.In the 10-round main event o

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Chris Brown Invitational: American 400 specialist to compete in the 200m

WHILE they have been rivals on the track, American 400 metre specialist LaShawn Merritt said he and Chris ‘Fireman’ Brown have forged such a close relationship that he would not miss the opportunity to come to the Bahamas to participate in his Invitational.

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Temple Christian Academy Suns win titles

WHEN Najee Winder went down with an injury, coach Nekeno ‘Keno’ Demeritte knew he needed somebody else to step up and take over the game for his Temple Christian Academy Suns primary boys basketball team.

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Sigma Brackettes are the champions

The Sigma Brackettes and Abaco Bulldogs are the ladies and men’s national champions respectively.

Birthday boy's comeback victory on Mother's Day

The Bahamas could negotiate its own bilateral trade agreement with Canada if CARICOM fails to achieve a regional deal by the June 30 deadline, a Cabinet Minister yesterday reassuring that exporters’ duty-free market access was not under threat.