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July 15, 2011
YBA broadens focus to assist student athletes

The YMCA Baseball Academy's (YBA) main goal is to assist families with their children's development and preparation for university as possible student athletes.

The Focus of the Academy is Baseball, but have have assisted in other sporting discipline (Football and Track & Field) as it relates to family planning.

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January 19, 2012
New soccer league expected to create jobs for Bahamians

The advent of Major League Futbol (soccer) activities in the country, with a base at the new Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium, is great news no doubt.

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November 08, 2023
King's College holds official opening ceremony

THE official opening ceremony for King's College School in The Bahamas was held yesterday.

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November 03, 2023
FTX founder Sam-Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's spectacular rise and fall in the cryptocurrency industry — a journey that included his testimony before Congress, a Super Bowl advertisement and dreams of a future run for president — hit a new bottom Thursday when a New York jury convicted him of fraud in a scheme that cheated customers and investors of at least $10 billion.

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October 27, 2023
Islands Of The Bahamas Launch Official Destination Sponsorship At University Of Miami VS Clemson University Game

The Islands of The Bahamas officially launched its destination sponsorship during a game on 21 Oct. that saw the University of Miami Hurricanes go head-to-head against the Clemson University Tigers at the Hard Rock Stadium. The ‘Canes grounded out a victory on their home turf by toppling the Clemson Tigers in double overtime, 28-20.

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October 18, 2023
Islands Of The Bahamas Named Official Destination Sponsor Of University Of Miami Athletics

The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, Investments & Aviation, and University of Miami Athletics have announced a broad-based strategic multi-year partnership making The Islands of The Bahamas the official “Destination Partner” of Miami Athletics.

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September 27, 2023
Hon. Obadiah Hercules Wilchcombe, MP

The Hon. Obadiah Hercules Wilchcombe, Member of Parliament for West Grand Bahama and Bimini, during a long political career, served most recently in the Davis administration as Minister of Social Services and Urban Development, and as of September 2023 as Minister of Social Services, Information and Broadcasting. In the current administration, he also served as Leader of Government Business in the...

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September 15, 2023
Strachan signed to Panthers practice squad

Bahamian professional American football player Michael Strachan is no longer with the team that drafted him into the National Football League (NFL), the Indianapolis Colts. He was signed to the Carolina Panthers practice squad on Wednesday.

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September 08, 2023
The Bahamas ready for Puerto Rico

The Bahamas' senior men's national soccer team has its full squad in town and they are ready to kick off its 2023-2024 Confederation of North, Central America, and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Nations League campaign against Puerto Rico at Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium on Saturday.

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August 03, 2023
Rastafarian leader wants appeal of Supreme Court ruling on religious use of cannabis

A LOCAL Rastafarian leader said the community would support an appeal of a Supreme Court judge's ruling that laws prohibiting the possession and use of marijuana do not breach their constitutional rights to freedom of religion.

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