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Public primary schools ‘buzzing’ in golf nationals
THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s Driving Range at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex was once again buzzing with activity as 99 golfers participated in the government primary schools’ section of the National Schools Golf Championships.
IMF: 12% VAT rate ‘lowest in Caribbean’
The Bahamas’ soon-to-be-repealed 12 percent VAT rate was branded “the lowest in the Caribbean” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its much-debated report to the Government.
Realtor: ‘Best sales in 99-year history’
A prominent realtor has revealed his firm is enjoying “the best year in our 99-year history” with the high-end Bahamian property market “going gangbusters” following its post-COVID lockdown emergence.
14-game win streak to end season for Jones
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun had a historic finish to the 2021 WNBA regular season and now set their sights on the postseason as the No 1 overall seed.
WNBA: Jones named Kia Eastern Conference Player of the Month
JONQUEL Jones’ hot start to the 2021 WNBA season has prompted league-wide recognition.
Tahnaj Thomas has eight strikeouts in victory
TAHNAJ Thomas had another dominant performance on the mound for Greensboro Grasshoppers in High-A baseball.
Young named Blue Jays’ Major League Spring Training non-roster invitee
FOLLOWING his Canberra Cavalry’s third place finish in the Australian Baseball League, Chavez Young was named one of the Toronto Blue Jays’ 28 non-roster invitees to Major League Spring Training.
Roker posts double double, X-Men rout Axemen 99-76
IN his final season with the St Francis Xavier X-Men, Azaro Roker had a long-awaited opportunity to return to the court amid the COVID-19 pandemic and bid farewell to the programme’s legendary coach.
Mandatory testing not on our menu
A MANAGER of a local restaurant has denied claims that staff of the well-known eatery will be terminated if they do not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
Jonquel Jones and Foxes win title
Jonquel Jones and the UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes claimed their sixth FIBA EuroLeague Women’s title in club history.
Housebreaking accused remanded
A 21-year-old man accused of breaking into a woman’s house earlier this month was remanded to prison yesterday.
Edrick Poitier named head coach of the Providence School
EDRICK Poitier, a former coach at the collegiate level, has been named as the new head coach of the Providence School out of Jacksonville, Florida.
Kai Jones back in NBA G League
KAI Jones has fluctuated between the Charlotte Hornets’ main roster and the G-League affiliate Greensboro Swarm for much of the season.
‘I’m really excited for Jazz. Opening day is going to be really special’
WITH the passing of Edison ‘Ed’ Armbrister, retired outfielder Antoan Richardson has now assumed the elder statesmanship of the Bahamian Major League baseball fraternity.
Public demand for vaccine ‘flattened’
DEMAND for the COVID-19 vaccine has flattened in The Bahamas even as more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab could arrive in the country as early as today, according to Ed Fields, deputy chair of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee.
Bahamas vs USA in FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers
THE Bahamas recently released its pool of players for the third and final leg of the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers and we are now starting to learn about the team they will be facing in game one as the United States begins to put its roster together.
388 new cases of COVID-19
THREE hundred and eighty-eight new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed on Thursday, Ministry of Health officials reported on Friday.
Bowleg and Team Bahamas touch down in Puerto Rico
Team Bahamas is set to face its toughest test in their FIBA AmeriCup 2022 Qualification bid this weekend in the third and final leg of the process.
Minnis opens Exuma office
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis officially opened Exuma’s Passport Office on Friday in an effort to improve passport services throughout the country.
PM says affordable land and housing plans are part of manifesto
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has insisted that recently announced plans to offer concessions to young, prospective homeowners was sparked by goals in his party’s manifesto and not because an election is approaching.
