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GIANTS TOP THE CYBOTS 97-87

AFTER getting off to a great start in their season opener, the defending champions Mail Boat Cybots suffered a humbling defeat to their arch-rivals Commonwealth Bank Giants at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Saturday night.

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Jones’ double double helps Sun defeat Mercury 78-71

PHOENIX (AP) — Jonquel Jones finished with 12 points and 14 rebounds, Jasmine Thomas scored 18 and the Connecticut Sun held off the short-handed Phoenix Mercury 78-71 on Wednesday night after giving up almost all of a 20-point lead.

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David Nesbitt scores game high 22 points in Boca Juniors debut

DAVID Nesbitt made his debut for Boca Juniors in the FIBA Basketball Champions League Americas and helped lead the club to a 1-1 weekend in Group D.

POESIA A BOOST FOR PORT LUCAYA

POESIA A BOOST FOR PORT LUCAYA FREEPORT - Merchants in the Port Lucaya Marketplace are still smiling after Saturday's visit of the MSC Poesia. The 93,330 ton specially-chartered ship deposited more than 71 per cent of its 2,500 passengers onto shore to e

Concern over compacting at landfill site

AN environmental activist has raised concerns over the alleged stoppage of the compacting of waste material deposited at the New Providence Landfill, charging that such inaction leaves the site “vulnerable” to yet another massive fire.Heather Carey,

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Eagles clinch senior boys’ title with 71-48 win over Knights

THE senior title stayed in Bimini while the junior boys’ crown came to New Providence as the 2019 Eagles Invitational Basketball Classic concluded at the Gateway Sporting Arena over the weekend.

‘Leave Nassau and boost Exuma skills’

A senior tourism official yesterday urged Nassau residents to move to Exuma and improve service levels that are “lacking” in a market increasingly catering to high-end tourists.

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No major crime at Fish Fry, insists Tourism Minister

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D'Aguilar yesterday suggested no "major crime" occurs at Arawak Cay, insisting local reports "sensationalise" issues at the site.

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Air quality at college 71 times worse in dump smoke

AN initial assessment of air quality around the Aquinas College campus has shown a substantial reduction in air quality on days when smoke is in the area - in one case 71 times worse than on clear days.

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Superwash to invest $2m in Soldier Road laundromat

Superwash is set to invest $2 million in constructing a new laundromat and shopping complex at the former Pricebusters warehouse on Soldier Road, its president yesterday saying work would start in the “next couple of months” to ensure it caught the anticipated economic upturn.

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Bid to host 2017 Youth Games in Nassau

THE Bahamas is intensifying its bid to host one of the region’s premier youth sporting events.

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Petition won't stop Disney development

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar yesterday said the petition against Disney Cruise Lines’ development of a port at Lighthouse Point will have no bearing on the project proceeding. “The government has already made a decision on this. That project

Gov't bans new web shop sites

THE Government has placed a ban on opening new web shop locations, a Cabinet Minister yesterday suggesting gaming advances could ultimately make physical sites “obsolete”.Dionisio D’Aguilar, who has ministerial responsibility for gaming, acknowledged

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US embassy marks Memorial Day

ON Monday, the United States Embassy commemorated Memorial Day with a wreath laying ceremony at Clifton Pier in memory of fallen comrades and military veterans.The solemn tribute was held at the site of the Memorial to Patrol Squad 23 to commemorate

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PM tours construction site

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and Minister of Tourism Dionisio D’Aguilar toured the Goldwynn boutique hotel construction site on West Bay Street yesterday. Construction on the $120 million project has resumed after a temporary stop due to COVID-19

Els, Harrington looking to atone for poor 2011

GEORGE, South Africa (AP) -- Playing in the same group in the opening round of the Volvo Golf Champions today isn't the only thing Ernie Els and Padraig Harrington have in common. They're both also desperate to atone for disappointing seasons in 2011. The

All clear for Exuma spill site

THE Exuma diesel spill site was given the all clear to reopen yesterday.

Bahamas Jaguars take the spotlight in Texas

A TEAM made up of local and foreign-based Bahamian players have had an impressive run on the AAU summer basketball circuit.The Bahamas Jaguars, led by St George’s head coach Darrell Sears, captured their respective bracket championship of the George

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TOUGH CALL: A Bahamian in Normandy

As we eased along the peaceful wooded lanes in Alan Wilson’s green Bentley, it was hard to believe that one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War lay just around the corner.

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D Robinson tees off with best amateur golfers in US, world

It wasn’t the type of performance that he anticipated, but Devaughn Robinson was still delighted to have been a part of a prestigious group of players in the US Mid-Amateur Championships.