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Bahamians help Byers earn promotion in France

SEVERAL national team players helped the Fos Provence Basketball Byers achieve promotion to France’s JEEP Elite Pro A League for the second time in the last three years.

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A COMIC'S VIEW: Is marijuana really a cure for COVID?

A NEW study released this week has marijuana enthusiasts beaming, comedians laughing as they pen the related material. (Yours truly included)

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Burglary leaves charities still struggling to cope

REV C B Moss says higher food costs have made it challenging to continue providing meals to people in need through the Feeding Bain and Grants Town Project.

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Boy cursed caretaker on day he was spanked

A BOY who testified in court yesterday of his alleged beating at the Children’s Emergency Hostel admitted to cursing one of the caretakers and calling her a “b----” on the day he got spanked.

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Willis Mackey Jr signs with Mulhouse Basket Agglomeration in France

Willis Mackey Jr has relocated to a new club in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 (NM1) League.

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Moss calls for national anti-crime strategy

BAHAMAS Against Crime Executive Director Rev C B Moss yesterday called for a comprehensive national anti-crime strategy, noting that the scourge of crime has continued to ravage Bahamian society.

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Billie Jean King Cup: ‘I’m proud that we were able to place third overall’

AFTER finishing in the second spot in pool B, the Bahamas women’s tennis team made sure they took care of business in the playoffs of the Billie Jean King Cup in Panama City, Panama, over the weekend.

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US to freeze PI ‘Raider’s’ $21m

US regulators have moved to freeze three Bahamian bank accounts owned by the Paradise Island “Raider” as they bid to seize $21.1m in “ill-gotten gains” generated by a $100m multinational securities fraud ring.

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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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Jones catches fire with monster 44-point game

Jonquel Jones had the most dominant performance of her professional basketball career to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina to an opening round win in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023 Qualifiers.

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Basketballers Munnings, Burrows and Fritz shine across Europe

BAHAMIAN basketball players have continued their respective seasons in leagues across Europe.

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Wells: We can vaccinate 30 percent by September

HEALTH Minister Renward Wells says he believes The Bahamas can vaccinate up to 30 percent of its population against the deadly coronavirus before September.

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J Barrie Farrington was a ‘visionary leader’ and true friend to tennis

MANY would remember J Barrie Farrington for his stellar work as a hotel executive, but he was revered by others for his tremendous accomplishments as a rugby, baseball, softball and tennis player, mentor and a friend of sports.

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Bahamian players star for European basketball clubs

TRAVIS Munnings and Kino Burrows each posted season high scoring efforts for their new clubs to top the performances of Bahamian basketball players on the pro circuit in Europe.

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A holiday for Arthur D Hanna

Am begging public support for a holiday to mourn the passing of unclaimed National Hero, the late Arthur D Hanna.

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Carnival’s GB port to double arrivals to 1m

Carnival’s Grand Bahama port will double the passengers it brings to the island to one million within three years of completion, economic forecasters have predicted, while boosting annual visitor spend by $68m.

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Talks on examinations for students in quarantine

WITH national examinations set to resume on schedule this year, Education Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin said officials are now discussing how best they can accommodate students in quarantine.

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Govt and Crown Land

The past PM Minnis proposed that special subdivision on Crown Land top of Prospect Ridge...they actually invited interested persons... note definite discriminatory conditions as to who qualifies.

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Housing plan is not Constitutional

Prospect Ridge sub-division – simply put as the previous Government presented it – is not Constitutional period.

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A call for collective action

Under the cover of the Covid 19 Pandemic which has dominated the local news for nearly two years, the scourge of crime has been ravishing our society.