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TOUGH CALL: What Bahamians are discussing on social media

SEVERAL recent posts on my Facebook page discussed topical issues and generated some interesting responses, which I share here.

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• February 17, 2016

Bahamas wins 1st round tie against Honduras

The Bahamas men’s team, riding on the two singles victories from Philip Major Jr and Baker Newman, won their first round American Zone III Davis Cup Tie against Honduras.Yesterday as the tie got underway at the Costa Rica Country Club in Escape, Cost

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• May 29, 2018

URCA: BTC cell monopoly 'rare'

URCA: BTC cell monopoly 'rare' By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor While conceding that the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) ongoing cellular monopoly was "increasingly rare", the industry regulator has rejected Cable Bahamas' urging that

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• By Neil Hartnell
• February 23, 2009

‘Breakfast For Your Brain’ – Cool 96 launches new morning show

RADIO listeners’ mornings are about to be transformed with a show that is ushering in a new era for Cool 96.

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• August 27, 2014

Bahamas earns 83-82 FIBA win

A shorthanded Team Bahamas, reduced to just nine players, delivered their best performance and the team’s only win of the FIBA 2019 World Cup Qualifiers. Buddy Hield and Travis Munnings led five players in double figures with 19 points apiece and th

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• July 3, 2018

Cool 96's Ed Fields signs off for the last time

AFTER TWO decades on air as one of the country’s best-known radio personalities, Ed Fields, known for his provocative remarks and wit, is set to sign off for the last time.

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• May 28, 2014

Sports in brief

THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its regular season Sunday with a double header at the DW Davis Gym.

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• November 12, 2013

Sides differ on oil hearing

An oil explorer and its opponents have given sharply different versions of the Christmas Eve legal battle that set up today’s hearing on the Judicial Review challenge to halt its exploratory drilling.

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• December 29, 2020

Boozer scores 19, Bulls beat the Heat 96-86 in overtime

By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) -- CJ Watson scored 16 points, including the game-tying three-pointer at the end of regulation, and the Chicago Bulls pulled away in overtime to beat the Miami Heat 96-86 last night. Carlos Boozer led the B

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• By Samora St Rose
• February 23, 2009

MVP jones’ double double leads Liberty to win

BEHIND the Most Valuable Player (MVP) performance of Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones, the New York Liberty upset the Las Vegas Aces to win the Commissioner’s Cup.

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• August 16, 2023

Abaco Schools Sports Association basketball results

Abaco Schools Sports Association Basketball Championships (Best of Three series)

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• February 14, 2024

Jones and Sun in WNBA Finals

Jonquel scores 15, grabs 10 rebounds as Sun rally in 4th to beat Sky 72-63

Powered by a furious quarter rally, Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun won a series finale on the road and are headed to the WNBA Finals.

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• September 9, 2022

STATESIDE: Messi makes and impact on Miami sports with a look at Mas Canosa’s impact on Cuban-US relations

WE all know about the close ties The Bahamas maintains with South Florida. It’s hardly a secret that the legal as well as the illegal commerce between us has over many decades proven to be enduring, necessary, lucrative and quite creative. Miami-Dade County has 30 “sister city” agreements with foreign municipalities around the world, including one with The Bahamas. And one of Miami’s two “friendship city” relationships is with Barcelona which might prove to be prophetic, as we will see.

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• July 27, 2023

Jonquel Jones selected for WNBA Skills Challenge ahead of All-Star game appearance

IN addition to playing in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) All-Star game, Bahamian Jonquel Jones from Grand Bahama has also been selected to participate in Saturday’s WNBA Skills Challenge.

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• July 8, 2022

Men’s national basketball team members open seasons

SEVERAL senior men’s national basketball team members recently opened their respective seasons across various professional leagues in Europe and South America.

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• October 1, 2021