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UPDATED: Man shot dead in Nassau Village

A MAN was shot dead on Friday afternoon in Nassau Village, becoming the country's 138th murder victim of the year.

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World Relays a ticket to paradise

WHEN Pauline Davis Thompson celebrated her relay team’s gold-winning performance at the 2000 Olympic Games, she didn’t believe her home country would host a major athletic event in her lifetime.

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Curfew breaker who gave fake name to officers is fined $750

A MAN who last month gave police a fake name when he was arrested for being outdoors during curfew hours was fined $750 yesterday.Officers arrested Quincy Edgecombe after they found him near Windsor Lane around 3.05 am on August 20.The court was told

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Cybots nip Wreckers, Rebels beat the Caribs

THE Mail Boat Cybots and the Rythm Rebels had to hold off their rivals for close victories Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium as the New Providence Basketball Association’s regular season continued.

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China and building Baha Mar

I SEE the Prime Minister has suggested that Dr Minnis approach the Chinese contractor and say “Well done”. What he should say is “About bl***y time”.

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Cellphone gift for Carifta competitors

BTC PRESENTED the country's supercharged athletes who came 2nd out of 27 countries in the recent 41st LIME CARIFTA championships in Bermuda with 70 Samsung Galaxy Y cell phones on their return.

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Safety first for 14,500 students in fire drills

ABOUT 14,500 students were successfully evacuated yesterday as Fire Safety Week activities continued.

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'Shots fired' during an attempted robbery of KFC

A CUSTOMER was left traumatized after shots reportedly rang out during an attempted armed robbery at the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on Pioneer’s Way on Monday evening.The man shared his frightening ordeal on social media yesterday, telling how

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When Beatlemania came to the Bahamas

AS part of our ongoing celebrations of some of the events of the past 40 years or so in the islands, to mark the 40th Anniversary of Independence, Rupert Missick Jr recalls the moment Beatlemania came to The Bahamas.

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VIDEO: Heavy rain floods downtown Nassau

A sudden and severe downpour flooded the streets of downtown Nassau . . . .

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Sports notes

THE New Providence Basketball Association kicked off the other half of its playoff series on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the defending champions, Commonwealth Bank Giants, and the PJ Stingers winning the John Archer divisional double header.

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Sports news in brief

Sports news in brief BASKETBALL NPBA UPDATE THE New Providence Basketball Association is expected to conclude its regular season at CI Gibson gym this weekend before starting their postseason Monday. Tonight's schedule 7:30pm - Y-Care Wreckers vs Commonw

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Sports news in brief

Sports news in brief BASKETBALL NPBA UPDATE THE New Providence Basketball Association is expected to conclude its regular season at CI Gibson gym this weekend before starting their postseason Monday. Tonight's schedule 7:30pm - Y-Care Wreckers vs Commonw

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Sports news in brief

Sports news in brief BASKETBALL NPBA UPDATE THE New Providence Basketball Association is expected to conclude its regular season at CI Gibson gym this weekend before starting their postseason Monday. Tonight's schedule 7:30pm - Y-Care Wreckers vs Commonw

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Sports news in brief

Sports news in brief BASKETBALL NPBA UPDATE THE New Providence Basketball Association is expected to conclude its regular season at CI Gibson gym this weekend before starting their postseason Monday. Tonight's schedule 7:30pm - Y-Care Wreckers vs Commonw

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Ansbacher in $2myacht lien battle

Ansbacher (Bahamas) is seeking to recover more than $2 million owed by a delinquent borrower by foreclosing on, and selling, his multi-million dollar yacht.

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BPL works to restore power in New Providence blackout

ABOUT 30 percent of New Providence had power restored by 6pm last night following an island-wide blackout early Monday, according to Minister of Works Desmond Bannister. At a press conference, he explained that water likely impacted an engine at sub-

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BPL releases load shedding schedule

A DAY after consumers criticised Bahamas Power and Light over its announcement of an additional charge to monthly bills, the power provider released an extensive load shedding schedule for dozens of homes and businesses in New Providence.

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A winless outing for Team Bahamas

It was a winless outing for the Bahamas at the 2015 Serevi RugbyTown USA event in Glendale, Colorado.

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Jobless Bahamians fume at third-party benefits provider

Irate jobless Bahamians have blasted a third-party digital payments provider for its failure to provide them with much-needed benefits and income support amid the COVID-19 crisis.Island Pay’s Facebook page has been inundated with postings by angry Ba