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August 08, 2016
Flag football federations plan to boycott world championships

With just over a month to go before the start of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Flag Football World Championships (FFWC) in Freeport, Grand Bahama, reports are now surfacing that the weeklong tournament isn't being welcomed by the local flag football community the way most would be led to believe.

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July 05, 2011
Bahamas Body Building and Fitness Federation Nationals

Freeport, Grand Bahama - The BBFF kicked of its 2011 season on June 4th with the Novice championship, at the Performance Arts Theater. 1 week to fine tune their physiques, those novice athletes saw competition once again in Freeport June 11th with the Northern Bahamas Championships.

On Saturday July 2nd the biggest local competition for body building and fitness athletes took place at the Shera...

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August 26, 2008
Local Swim Federation Gets 8-New Officials

At the recent Royal Bank Olympic Swim Trials Freeport Aquatic Swim Club (FASC) had eight entry-level stroke and turn judges that past the International Swimming Federation officiating course during the month of May worked their first major event at The Bahamas trials

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December 02, 2008
Bahamas American Football Federation announces 2009 int'l team

On Sunday, November 30, the Bahamas American Football Federation (BAFF) announced the first 25 players chosen for Team Bahamas to fill the possible 75-player roster for the IFAF 2009 Junior World Championship Qualification Tournament games, beginning in Panama City, Panama on January 24, 2009.

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November 21, 2017
Minister Thompson says Government to make it easier for International Professionals to do Business in GB

Minister of State for Grand Bahama in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Kwasi Thompson said that the Government of The Bahamas is actively working on modernizing policies and procedures to make it much easier for international professionals to do business in Grand Bahama...

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January 02, 2013
GB's Contribution To Athletics Deserves BAAA Recognition

The new administration in the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA), led by returned president Mike Sands, is indebted to the Grand Bahama Athletic Association (GBAA).

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June 18, 2010
Farmers took three of the six divisions

The 8th Annual Andre Rodgers Bahamas Baseball Federation (BBF) Championships, which recently wrapped up in Grand Bahama, proved to be a resounding success.

More than 680 young Bahamians from 38 teams in six divisions took part in the championships. A total of 10 member associations from seven islands were represented. The only BBF member not present was the Long Island Baseball League due to th...

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April 14, 2023
Grand Bahama CARIFTA athletes return home to hero’s welcome

Grand Bahama athletes who participated in the 50th Caribbean Free Trade Association (CARIFTA) Games over the weekend returned home to a hero’s welcome Monday, April 11th, with family members and well-wishers gathered at the Grand Bahama International Airport cheering them on and the sounds of Junkanoo.

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February 14, 2023
Rain couldn't dampen the spirits of cyclists

Rain did not stop 16 cyclists from taking part in the ninth annual Tour de Grand Bahama.

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June 03, 2015
Local leagues challenged to make it to Grand Bahama

The 13th edition of the Bahamas Baseball Federation's (BBF) Andre Rodgers National Championships are set for Grand Bahama at the end of the month.

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September 24, 2020
Welcome home parade for displaced children

A grand welcome home celebration will be held for the 30 displaced children of the Grand Bahama Children's Home, who will be returning to Grand Bahama on Friday, October 2...

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June 23, 2011
BBF Championships underway

Only nine of the 11 leagues under the Bahamas Baseball Federation's (BBF) umbrella will take to the field as play in the 9th Annual Grand Bahama Port Authority BBF Andre Rodgers Championships gets underway today in Freeport, Grand Bahama. The first pitch is expected to be thrown at 9:00 a.m. this morning, at both the Legacy YMCA Field and the Grand Bahama Park.

The league members that will be r...

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September 16, 2016
Pilot baseball program launched in Grand Bahama

The battle to make baseball a core sport in high schools in the country continued yesterday as members of government, the Bahamas Olympic Committee (BOC) and the Bahamas Baseball Federation (BBF) gathered to announce the launch of a baseball pilot program in Grand Bahama this school year.

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August 29, 2016
FNM deputy demands government explain cancellation of major GB sports event

FNM Deputy Leader Peter Turnquest has called on the government to break its "shameful silence" and give a public explanation of what led to the cancellation of a major sports event in Grand Bahama.

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June 14, 2016
ITF development officer visits The Bahamas

John Goede, International Tennis Federation (ITF) development officer for the Caribbean, recently had a very productive visit to The Bahamas.

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April 25, 2016
LOC fosters peaceful accord with flag football fraternity

According to Nuvolari Chotoosingh, co-chairperson of the proposed Flag Football World Championships Local Organizing Committee (LOC), a "peaceful meeting" took place in Grand Bahama with representatives of the flag football fraternity in the country over the weekend.

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April 08, 2016
Red Cross Meals on Wheels Programme Gets Major Boost From Jaguar Land Rover Donation

Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. recently made a generous donation of $18,000 to the Bahamas Red Cross Society Grand Bahama Centre to keep its charitable Meals on Wheels programme rolling. The multinational automotive company made the contribution following a silent auction for a bespoke F-PACE sketch, drawn and signed by Jaguar Director of Design, Ian Callum.

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May 18, 2015
Grand Bahama Nurses Undergo Leadership Training and Certification

A Nurses ?Leadership for Change? Graduation Ceremony was held at Le Chateau on the Green on Friday, when 15 Nurses were presented with their Inaugural LFC Certificates...

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March 01, 2013
Boxing Commission in Grand Bahama

The Bahamas Boxing Commission will be represented in Grand Bahama today. The commission's presence will be highlighted by an official meeting with the Minister for Grand Bahama, Dr. Michael Darville, and a session with National Deputy Director of Sports Gladstone 'Moon' McPhee.

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December 10, 2012
Grand Bahama Oil Spill Has Made 'Small Impact'

The MV Eugenia oil spill off Grand Bahama has made a "small impact" on a beach, it was confirmed yesterday, but the tar deposits were cleaned up immediately according to the Ministry of Transport.

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October 09, 2008
FIDA announes 2008/9 scholarship recipient

The Grand Bahama Chapter of the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) is pleased to announce that Destiny Danielle McKinney is the third recipient of the annual FIDA Scholarship Award. Miss McKinney is a 2008 graduate of Sunland Baptist Academy, Freeport, Grand Bahama and is pursuing an Associate Degree in Law at the College of The Bahamas.

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April 21, 2009
Grand Bahama Port Authority donates to the YMCA

In keeping with its new vision ?To better the lives of the Grand Bahama community, and by extension, The Bahamas through the unique features offered by our island?, The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited announced in a press conference on Thursday, April 16th, their agreement to partner with the YMCA and Basketball Travelers, Inc. by donating $15,000.00 towards the refurbishment of the YMCA?s ba...

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December 07, 2011
BBFF Hands Out Year-end Awards

Grand Bahama completely dominated the awards presentation of the Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (BBFF) this year, taking all but one of the athlete of the year awards.? According to BBFF President Danny Sumner, the feat is unprecedented, showing how far The Bahamas has progressed in the sport.

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November 09, 2011
Amateur Boxing Set For GB Return

BOXING IS BACK: Grand Bahamian boxing coach Terry Goldsmith, pictured, said that amateur boxing is on its way back in Grand Bahama. Bi-monthly bouts are expected to begin at the YMCA Gymnasium this month.

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February 08, 2018
BTC hits the Mark with Darts Tournament Sponsorship

Darts enthusiasts from around the country converged on Grand Bahama last weekend, for the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) sponsored Bahamas Darts Federation Cup Tournament 2018...

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May 18, 2015
GB nurses undergo leadership training and certification

A Nurses "Leadership for Change" (LFC) graduation ceremony was held at Le Chateau on the Green on Friday. Fifteen nurses were presented with their inaugural LFC certificates.

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April 27, 2017
BTC Grand Bahama Basketball Association

BTC was pleased to assist the Grand Bahamas Basketball Association, who will traveled to Marsh Harbour, Abaco to compete in the Bahamas Basketball Federation Round Robin to be held this weekend...

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