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THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a pair of games played at various gyms on Friday and Saturday night.

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Fredrick King and Bluejays sweep Summer of Thunder

Bahamian Fredrick King and his Creighton Bluejays men’s basketball team have completed their mission here with a three-game sweep of their matches played this week in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder.

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Lori Roach: CARIFTA Triathlon & Aquathlon went exceptionally well

AFTER The Bahamas placed third overall with six medals at the CARIFTA Triathlon and Aquathlon Championships, event organisers are impressed with the country’s first hosting of the event.

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New Era Gym Rats win GBABA title

THE Grand Bahama Amateur Basketball Association completed their best-of-five championship series at the St George’s Gymnasium on Saturday night.

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Club Med: Over 75% of workforce returns

Club Med's general manager yesterday revealed that more than 75 percent of the resort's staff have returned to work at the property despite its near three-year shutdown due to COVID-19.

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Bain and Grants Town Cybots win title

THE Bain and Grants Town Cybots followed up their undefeated regular season with a Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) title win on Monday.

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Amateur golfers Gibson, Johnson miss the cut

It wasn’t the type of performance that Richard Gibson Jr anticipated in his return to the Latin America Amateur Championships.

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West Grand Bahama and Bimini By-Election Advanced Poll sees 95 percent turnout

THE advanced poll in Bimini had a 95 per cent turnout rate, according to administrator Eva Kay Arthur, the assistant returning officer overseeing the process on that island.

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Resort ‘hitting all targets’ with 95% of condos sold

The Goldwynn resort’s developer says its condominiums are 95 percent sold with the property “hitting all of its targets” ahead of what is predicted to be a strong 2024.

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Eviction notices placed on 95 shanty structures in Abaco

EVICTION notices were posted on 95 structures in an unregulated community in Abaco on Wednesday as the government ramps up efforts to eliminate shanty towns on that island.

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British Colonial receives 400 manager applicants

Some 400 persons yesterday applied for managerial posts at the re-opening British Colonial with the property targeting a workforce that is 95 percent Bahamian.

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NPBA: Heatwaves, Rockets, Shockers in the win column

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with a series of games played.

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Pirates tie the game with buzzer-beater against visiting VMI team to force overtime

But Virginia Military Institute opts not to play the extra period due to slippery floor at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium

STEPHAN Smith canned a buzzer-beating three-pointer for the Pirates to tie their game at 98-98 against the visiting Virginia Military Institute to force overtime last night.

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Low vaccination rates spark fears over polio

HEALTH officials are alarmed by declining vaccination among children and fear the country is at risk of reintroducing polio and other deadly diseases.

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Public school attendance is down four percentage points since last year

THE public school attendance rate is at 91 percent this year, according to Acting Education Director Dominique Russell.

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Jonquel Jones named Eastern Conference Player of the Week

New York Liberty on four-game win streak

BAHAMIAN Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Jonquel Jones was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week while the New York Liberty enjoys a four-game win streak.

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No consumer respite despite inflation ease

As the tide of inflation in The Bahamas seems to be ebbing, it prompts reflection on what this means for the average Bahamian’s wallet.

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84-year-old woman dies in car crash in Grand Bahama

An 84-year-old Grand Bahama woman died in hospital on Sunday after a two-car collision on Saturday.

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Moody’s: Govt must broaden revenue

Moody's yesterday asserted that hitting the Government's fiscal targets "rests on broadening the revenue base" as a prominent banker urged the administration: "Stop saying no new taxes."

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IDB: Bahamas Internet costs, speed miss mark

Broadband Internet costs and speeds represent potential barriers to The Bahamas embracing the digital economy and improved competitiveness, a multilateral lender has warned.