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Lady Truckers roll past Wildcats 8-7 in walk-off victory

THE Johnson Lady Truckers needed a lift and Theola Williams-Ferguson came in and was responsible for both the tying and winning runs as they rolled past the Sunshine Auto Wildcats 8-7 in a walk-off victory in the bottom of the eighth inning last night.

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23 nurses ‘not paid since start of the year’

BAHAMAS Nurses Union president Amancha Williams is disappointed her members have not been paid the money owed to them by the government.

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Former NFL MVP QB to headline Celebrity Weekend

THE Washington Redskins will be the latest professional sports team to be making their way to the Bahamas in 2017 when former National Football League MVP quarterback Doug Williams headlines a Celebrity Weekend in May.

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'The Tank' vs. 'The Hillyard Hammer'

Sherman 'The Tank' Williams hasn't fought since his controversial 'no contest' bout with 'The Real Deal' Evander Holyfield a year ago. But manager Si Stern said his bout against Chauncy 'The Hillyard Hammer' Welliver next month will be a much bigger challenge.

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Teacher’s murder: guilty as charged

A SUPREME Court jury yesterday found Allister Williams unanimously guilty for the September 2016 murder of pregnant Charles W Saunders Baptist school teacher Marisha Bowen.

Williams wants to help BAAA revive distance running programme

ANTHONY Williams, the first Bahamian to win a medal in a distance event at the CARIFTA Games in 1977 when he picked up a silver in the under-20 boys’ 800 metres in Bridgetown, Barbados, would like to help the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations revive the once flourishing distance programme.

VAT move 'a recipe for recession'

THE implementation of Value-Added Tax without a reduction in current revenue measures is a recipe for recession, former finance minister and economist Sir William Allen said yesterday.

Family mourns after traffic fatality

THE death of 30-year-old Shaquille Williams in a traffic accident on Saturday was a shock to relatives who are now grieving over a life cut short.

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Jailed for violating curfew

A 27-year-old man who pleaded guilty to violating New Providence’s curfew was sent to prison yesterday because he could not pay a $750 fine. Shaquille Williams appeared before Magistrate Cara Turnquest-Deveaux charged with curfew violation after pol

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Williams looks to smash his national marathon record

RETURNING to action on the international scene next weekend, O’Neil Williams said he would like nothing better for Christmas than to smash his Bahamian national marathon record.

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Bringing home the gold, silver

WILLIAM Knowles and Nathaniel Woodside racked up gold and silver medals at a karate tournament in California.

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Woman used her car as a weapon

A WOMAN charged with hitting a man with her car while aiming for her ex-boyfriend has officially changed her plea to guilty.

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Tank promises to fire 'conch punch'

Heavyweight Sherman ‘The Tank’ Williams is coming home on Thursday and he promised to unleash the “conch punch” on his new opponent, Manuel Banquez from Colombia, at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium on Friday night.

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'The Tank' to square off with African Mulowayi

While in Copenhagen, Denmark, training on Christmas Day, Grand Bahamian heavyweight Sherman ‘The Tank’ Williams unwrapped a gift of a contract for his next professional fight. Williams, in an interview with The Tribune on Boxing Day, revealed that h

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'The Tank' ready for 'The Nordic Nightmare'

HAVING completed a vigorous training regimen, Sherman “The Tank” Williams has packed his bags and is headed to Helsinki, Finland, where he is slated to square off with Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius for the WBO Continental and European heavyweight titles on Saturday night.

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Man pleads guilty to $20,000 worth of marijuana

A MAN was spared an immediate prison sentence yesterday after he pleaded guilty to possession of $20,000 worth of marijuana.

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Man shouts 'I'm innocent' as he is led into court to face murder charge

A MAN, alleged to be the culprit behind a fatal shooting last weekend, was taken to the Magistrate’s Court yesterday to face a murder charge.

Double murderer awaits sentencing

JUSTICE Roy Jones will decide next week whether a man convicted of a double murder will be sentenced to death, life imprisonment or a fixed jail term.

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‘I know this is going to be a tough fight’

With less than a month to go before he heads to Auckland, New Zealand, for his next fight, Grand Bahamian Sherman ‘The Tank’ Williams said he has been pleased with the way his training has been going in Boca Raton, Florida.