Battle of the Legends one-point black belt tournament a success

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Safety belts and texting warning after traffic deaths

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said the recent trend in traffic fatalities has raised public health concerns regarding how drivers practice road safety.His comments came hours after a motorcyclist in New Providence died in a traffic accident on Tuesday...

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Belt beating girl taken into care

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Belt 39did not have?DNA on it39

WHILE the belt found wrapped around pregnant schoolteacher Marisha Bowen's neck two years ago had blood on it and was "frayed", it did not have any traces of the DNA belonging to the man accused of killing her. Detective Sergeant Nathanial Lloyd, at

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The needed belt-tightening

During the last budget debate the government announced it had to borrow $722 million to cover the shortfall from the last fiscal year, along with what's projected for this one. That's a lot of money for a small country such as The Bahamas. With a debt-to-GDP ratio in the 70-percent range, we are quickly using up the last bit of debt headroom before we face serious problems.
Government spending nee...

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The 'Belt and Road' Initiative

From May 14-15, 2017, China hosted the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing successfully. The BRF is the highest level and largest international conference hosted by China since the Belt and Road Initiative was launched in 2013.
More than 1,500 representatives from over 130 countries and 70 international organizations attended the BRF. The active involvement of so man...

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The needed belt-tightening

During the last budget debate the government announced it had to borrow $722 million to cover the shortfall from the last fiscal year, along with what's projected for this one. That's a lot of money for a small country such as The Bahamas. With a debt-to-GDP ratio in the 70-percent range, we are quickly using up the last bit of debt headroom before we face serious problems.
Government spending nee...

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Strikers fighter wins Golden Gloves championship belt

Davon Hamilton is now a 2014 Golden Gloves champion in the heavyweight division.
The 16-year-old boxer and Israel Johnson, 17, along with their coach, Ronn Rodgers, attended the 2014 Florida Golden Gloves tournament, which took place in West Palm Beach, Florida. The small two-man team was given the blessing of the Amateur Boxing Federation of The Bahamas (ABFB) and its president, Wellington Miller...

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Young Bahamian black belt showing tremendous promise

Demarus Fraser is well on his way to becoming one of the top mixed martial artists in the country. The nine-year old recently received black belt status, and has the drive and focus to become one of the best.
"I started him off in karate at the age of four. I wanted him to learn self-defense and discipline, and I also think it is a good structure for boys because they are always very active," said...

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Martial Artists Can Now Practice Their Craft with World-Renowned 6 Degree Black Belt

Sensei George Braynen launches a new martial arts academy, after-school program and website...

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