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Special Olympics: Athletes bring home medals
TEAM Bahamas returned home after competing in the Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida.
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SUSPECTED CASE OF MONKEYPOX: Health Minister says patient in isolation for tests after signs of virus detected
A FOREIGN national who recently travelled to The Bahamas is being closely monitored by health officials for suspected monkeypox, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Michael Darville revealed yesterday.
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EDITORIAL: Union unrest amid economic uncertainty
TEACHERS ready for industrial action, nurses voting for industrial action – it looks like there are rocks ahead amid talk of the economy flowing again.
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‘Where did church’s Dorian funds go?’
THE Church of God has been asked in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court to account for $500,000 in Hurricane Dorian contributions it received to aid victims and churches under its umbrella that were ravaged by the Category Five storm in 2019.
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UPDATED: Traffic fatality on Paradise Island Bridge
POLICE are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on the southbound Paradise Island bridge on Tuesday night.
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US woman fined over live ammunition in luggage
AN American woman was fined $500 in Magistrate’s Court yesterday for having a live round of 9mm ammunition in her luggage.
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Man dies after shooting
POLICE in New Providence are investigating the shooting death of a man on Sunday.
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FIBA Centrobasket: Bahamas gets 79-59 win over Turks and Caicos Islands
After a trio of lopsided losses to open the tournament, Team Bahamas responded with a pair of wins to conclude the group stage at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships for boys. Team Bahamas defeated The Turks and Caicos Islands 79-59 yesterday at the Fernando ‘Rube’ Hernandez Coliseo in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.
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Davis: I’ll raise gun smuggling issue
PRIME Minister Philip “Brave” Davis says he intends to raise the issue of gun smuggling into The Bahamas at the 2022 Summit of the Americas.
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November prison death a ‘homicide’
NATIONAL Security Minister Wayne Munroe says he has not yet seen an official report that focuses on the circumstances surrounding the death of prison inmate Mikhail Taylor last November.
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EDITORIAL: Not a popular thing to say - but the right thing
HE won’t win many friends in politics by saying it – but Myles Laroda is right to draw attention to the state of the National Insurance Board reserves.
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Denisha Cartwright named USTFCCCA Women’s Track Athlete of the Year
MINNESOTA State Mavericks sprinter Denisha Cartwright has been honoured by the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for her stellar outdoor season.
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‘No impact’ on tourism from Exuma resort deaths
EXUMA’S tourism numbers remain strong despite the tragic deaths of three American tourists in May at Sandals Emerald Bay Resort.
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Forward, Upward, Onward...
Tourism Minister Chester Cooper rightly noted that there is fatigue regarding the stubborn persistence of COVID-19 that refuses to go away.
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Second tragedy for family
THE uncle of a 10-year-old boy who was murdered last year, was himself shot dead on Wednesday night.
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9-member team for inaugural Caribbean Games
THE Bahamas will have a nine-member team among the 800 under-23 athletes from 29 countries competing at the historic inaugural Caribbean Games in Guadeloupe from June 29 to July 3.
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Jonquel Jones and Sun on a roll, win five of six games
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun posted their highest scoring output of the season and won their fifth game in their last six outings.
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Two men charged in connection with fake $4,349 cheque
TWO men were arraigned in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with a fake $4,349 cashier’s cheque.
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Donations to organisations still down amid pandemic
NON-PROFIT organisations are still struggling to survive amid a slump in donations sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Two accused after discovery of Indian hemp
TWO men were arraigned separately in different Magistrate’s Courts yesterday on drug charges.
