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Donald Thomas regains national high jump title

THE three qualifiers for the 2016 Olympic Games made sure that their trip to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, remained intact as they pulled off the top three spots in the men’s high jump at the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations’ National Championships.

Paul De Souza sets his sights on 2020 Japan Olympics

TOP young Bahamian sailor Paul De Souza is setting his sights on the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan after winning his fifth consecutive Junior Laser Nationals win earlier this month.

Paul De Souza wins Jr Laser Nationals for the fifth straight year

YOUNG sailor Paul De Souza won the 2016 Bahamas Junior Laser National Championship for the fifth year in a row earlier this month.

Natural justice ‘can’t be inferred’ into job contracts

Natural justice “cannot be inferred” into a private employment contract, the Court of Appeal ruled yesterday, dismissing an action brought by a former Bahamian employee of US Airways.

Aviation attorney ‘turned clients away’ over tax uncertainty

A Bahamian aircraft registry must have clarity on its tax and incentive structure to succeed, an aviation law specialist warning that current uncertainties had forced him to “turn away a lot of work”.

Justin Roberts earns his first ATP point

JUSTIN Roberts, getting back to full swing after coming off an injury that hampered the last part of his collegiate season, picked up his first main draw victory to earn earn his first ATP point for the year

Young Long Island sailor wins the BOC President’s Award

SIXTEEN-year-old Paloma Cartwright, of the Long Island Sailing Association, has won The Bahamas Olympic Committee’s President’s Award for 2015 for outstanding sporting performance.

Jury fails to reach a verdict in murder trial

A WOMAN’S defence at trial that a drug trafficker did not need to rob and murder a web shop manager for money was not completely sold on a jury yesterday, which returned unanimous guilty verdicts on charges of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.

Closing arguments heard over killing of web shop worker

A JURY yesterday listened to two hours of closing arguments from Crown and defence counsel about whether a woman, motivated by jealously and revenge, allegedly robbed and killed a web shop employee in Deadman’s Cay, Long Island.

Team Bahamas confirms attendance at this year’s World Baseball Challenge

AFTER the 2015 World Baseball Challenge was called off in the late planning stages due to a lack of sponsorship, the Bahamas has been one of several teams to confirm their attendance at the 2016 event.

40-member team named for 16th CUT Championships

ONE of the first national teams to be named for an upcoming busy summer for Bahamian track and field at the international level, the Bahamas Union of Teachers set forth a mandate for its team to make event history.

Sandals Emerald Bay hosts its 1st Annual Global Golf Tournament

EXUMA, The Bahamas — Sandals Emerald Bay hosted its 1st Annual Global Golf Tournament, attracting top producing travel agents from Canada, South America and the US.

Murdered web shop worker was likely struck from behind

A WEB shop employee who was murdered in Long Island in 2014 was likely struck from behind based on the injuries she sustained, a jury heard from a pathologist yesterday.

Avast me hearties, pirates theme park to open on monday

THE first phase of the Pirates Cove Water Theme Park and Zipline in Grand Bahama is complete and the operators are expected to open to the public on Monday.

Bran: Fear spreading through the PLP over possibility of FNM/DNA coalition

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday said fear was spreading through the Progressive Liberal Party like wildfire as he forecast the possibility of a coalition between his party and the Free National Movement becoming “more and more real”.

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