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Student athletes shine at NAIA, Junior College level

BAHAMIAN student athletes have excelled this season at various levels of collegiate basketball, highlighted by recent performances at the NAIA and Junior College level.

McCoy and Bastian stand out in NCAA Division II basketball

BAHAMIAN student athletes continue to have a major impact on their respective programmes in NCAA Division II basketball.

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WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones designated as core player

THE Connecticut Sun have placed the core tag on reigning WNBA MVP Jonquel Jones, weeks ahead of what is expected to be a busy 2022 free agency period.

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Coleby set for United Arab Emirates National Basketball League

DWIGHT Coleby joined his third club of the 2021- 22 season while several other Bahamian frontcourt players had season high performances for their respective clubs.

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Plea agreements bring high rate of convictions

THE Director of Public Prosecutions Office secured a high conviction rate of 85 percent in 2021 while its use of plea agreements recovered after COVID-19 caused disruption in 2020, according to Director of Public Prosecutions Garvin Gaskin.

Bahamian entry changes ‘more alarming’ than CDC

Bahamian tourism operators yesterday shrugged off the latest downgrade by US health authorities, arguing that constant changes in this nation’s COVID protocols are “more alarming” to visitors.

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‘Expect hardship’ from inflation, interest hikes

A former finance minister yesterday warned that “every family can expect hardship” from rising inflation that will exceed the current 7 percent rate in the US.

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University partners in fight against gender violence

UNIVERSITY of The Bahamas has taken a firm stance against gender-based violence as it partners with the Bahamas Crisis Centre and Rotary Bahamas in a bold new social awareness campaign.

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Pole vaulter Vanderpool following father’s legacy

It’s not every day you find a father grooming his son to take over a legacy he created for himself.

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IMF restructure?: ‘Not on my watch’

A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged “not on my watch” after a noted Caribbean economist again forecast The Bahamas will need an “IMF restructure” with GDP still below pre-COVID at end-2023.

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Bad weather cancels as many cruise calls as COVID’s Omicron

Nassau Cruise Port’s top executive yesterday said it has lost more vessel calls to bad weather than the COVID Omicron variant with berth bookings “very solid” for the remainder of 2022.

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Seven more deaths added to COVID toll

SEVEN COVID-19 related deaths have been recorded so far this month, according to the latest data released by the Ministry of Health and Wellness yesterday.

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FRONT PORCH: Wishful thinking won’t be enough - there needs to be a clear strategy

THE COVID-19 pandemic continues to test the character, tenacity and imagination of individuals and countries. Some countries are faring better, others worse, for a variety of reasons. How is The Bahamas faring on a number of fronts?

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‘Pure Athletics’ stars hit track

WHILE she cherishes every opportunity she gets to return home, “Golden Girl” Shaunae Miller-Uibo said there’s no better gratification for her to be able to do it with some of her training partners in Pure Athletics Track Club.

Open schools

The mission statement of The Ministry of Education & Technical & Vocational Training, Bahamas is “To provide ALL persons in the Bahamas an opportunity to receive a quality education in an interdependent changing world.” I cannot think of a more true example than the world we live in today.

Lead by example on masks

So many Ministers - MPs - spouses of Ministers - Beauty Queens - MPs getting married all should be fined for every breach of the still in existence protocol and requirement of wearing a mask.

Coach Lance Brauman brings week-long training camp to New Providence

ALTHOUGH they train in the warm weather conditions in Clermont, Florida, coach Lance Brauman didn’t mind bringing part of his Pure Athletics Track Club, led by two-time Olympic gold medallist Shaunae Miller-Uibo, to the sunny Bahamas for a week-long training camp.

VAT cut to help offset surge in local prices

A Cabinet minister yesterday said the VAT cut has helped offset some of the inflationary impact Bahamian consumers are now feeling from higher prices on food and other essentials.

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Men accused of drug offences

SEVERAL men appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday charged with a number of drug-related offences.

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‘YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE TO PRISON’: Magistrate laments law lets driver who killed two escape with fine

A 34-year-old man broke down and cried in a Magistrate’s Court yesterday after being fined $20,000 for killing a married couple on Christmas Day over a year ago.

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