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Golf - Rain cuts LPGA Bahamas to 36 holes play suspended anyway
The decision to cut the rounds to 12 holes was supposed to ease the players through to Sunday, but the conditions did not let up and play ended up being suspended due to poor light. Heather Bowie Young and Silvia Cavalleri each shot six-under 39s on the revised 12-hole, par 45 course to take a clubhouse lead of sorts. As many as 27 players need to return on Saturday morning to complete ...
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The Bahamas Journal – Jones Communications Network
Hours of heavy rain throughout the night continued into the early morning leaving many Bahamians with no electricity and sweeping residual flood water out of their homes. Children diving into rain water lakes, residents walking the streets barefoot and cars submerged were just a few of the sites the Bahama Journal saw yesterday. Marva Knowles, ...
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FNM PLP Victimised ‘Chrissy Love’
Following the dismissal of a popular morning talk show host from the state-run ZNS Network, the Free National Movement (FNM) has alleged that the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) has reverted to its old ways of victimising Bahamians. On Monday, veteran talk show host and broadcaster Christina 'Chrissy Love' Thompson was relieved of her duties as host of the popular Immediate Response ...
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Teen Man Accused Of Woman’s Murder
A 17-year-old male resident of First Street, The Grove and 20-year-old Rico Rahming of Sugar Apple Street, were on Wednesday charged with murdering 19-year-old Kevonya Miller. The pair was charged before Chief Magistrate Roger Gomez. According to police, the accused murdered the Florida Court resident between May 9 and May 10. Police found Miller's body last Thursday at the rear of a new ...
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FNM Senators Accept Instruments
Four newly appointed Opposition senators designate received their instruments of appointment from the Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes during a brief ceremony at Government House yesterday. Former Education Minister Desmond Bannister has been appointed leader of opposition business in the senate. He will represent the opposition in the upper chamber along with former State Minister for ...
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FNM Weaknesses Revealed Laing Miscalculations Made During Election
The Free National Movement's (FNM) recent election loss was due to a number of factors, including the economy, leadership and the party being out-strategised by the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) according to former State Minister of Finance Zhivargo Laing. Mr. Laing, while appearing as a guest Sunday on Jones and Company yesterday, said a combination of things led to the FNM's ...
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lindbergh smith The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism SuperBowl Add was...
If you were watching the Super Bowl on CBS on Sunday, chances are you saw the primetime debut of a $4.5 million advertisement by the Ministry of Tourism. But since then, the 61-second commercial, intended to encourage visitors to come to The Bahamas, has received both good and bad reviews from Bahamian citizens. Viral comments flooded both Facebook and Twitter as some locals reveled in the ...
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Freeport Indonesia union says mine shut but maintenance under way
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Between 35 and 40 percent of workers at Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian unit returned to work on Saturday to carry out maintenance work after a tunnel collapse that killed 28 people, a union official said. The resumption of work was a possible sign the firm was gearing up towards restarting operations at the world's No. 2 copper mine. ...
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-REFILE-Freeport Indonesia union says 35-40 pct of workers resume work
JAKARTA, May 25 (Reuters) - Between 35 and 40 percent of workers at Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc's Indonesian unit returned to work on Saturday to carry out maintenance work after a training tunnel collapse that killed 28 people, a ...
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Submerged course makes for low scores in LPGA Bahamas Classic
Heather Bowie Young and Silvia Cavalleri, not pictured, are tied for the lead at six-under 39 -- an LPGA scoring record -- at the Bahamas ...
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Mix-up at poll could impact Freeport Area School Board race
Armstrong County elections officials are investigating a problem that apparently resulted in some Republican voters being given a Democratic ballot at a Freeport voting location in Tuesday's primary ...
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Two tied after bizarre 12-hole first round at Pure Silk Bahamas Classic
Ai Miyazato and her caddie paid extra attention to their yardage book during Thursday's first round of the Pure Silk Bahamas Classic on a makeshift 12-hole ...
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LPGA Bowie Young Cavalleri tied in the Bahamas
Silvia Cavalleri was hitting the ball so well Friday she was sorry the Bahamas Classic was held on only 12 holes. The slogan for the LPGA Tour is, "See why it's different out here." Was it ever. Bowie Young and Cavalleri were tied for the lead at 6-under 39, which by numbers alone broke the LPGA scoring record by 20 shots. Not to worry. Annika Sorenstam's 59 in Phoenix in ...
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Bowie Young leads Pettersen in Bahamas
PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – Heather Bowie Young made five straight birdies while hop-scotching across the golf course Friday in the Bahamas LPGA Classic. Bowie Young made birdies on half of the 12 holes the LPGA set up Friday for a 6-under 39 at the Ocean Club, giving her a one-shot lead in the middle of a long, strange opening round that had no chance of finishing because of a three-hour ...
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John Bahamian Adventist State Side Finally after 20 years of my experience of ...
The leader of the fastest growing religious denomination in The Bahamas has claimed that the constitution doesn't outline enough measures that protect the fundamental rights of all Bahamians. Pastor Leonard Johnson, leader of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in The Bahamas addressing the Constitutional Commission this past Friday, expressed his disappointment in the way some people in the ...
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Caribbean Fostering Protection for Coast and Sea Resources
Necker Island, UK Virgin Islands, May 24 (Prensa Latina) Representatives form governments and entrepreneurs from 15 Caribbean nations gathered in this 74-acre island in the north of the UK Virgin Islands, agreed to start the second stage of an initiative called "Caribbean Challenge" to face the environmental threats in the region, said a local press media Friday. To protect 20 percent ...
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Will GB still get to host Senior Track Field Nationals
By Andrew CoakleyFN?Sports EditorIt seems ironic that around the time of the anniversary celebrations of The Bahamas Amateur Athletic Association, the executives of the BAAA have been embroiled in a conflict that is having negative consequences.May 6 marked the 61st anniversary of the formation of the BAAA.Just a week ago, a controversy surrounding a "he-say, she-say" finger pointing ...
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2012-13 GBPSAA and GBSSAA Track Awards winners
BUSTER LAINGSpecial to TFNResults and Recap The 2012 -13 Grand Bahama Primary School Athletic Association and the Grand Bahama Secondary Schools Athletic Association Awards Day that was held last week Thursday was a great mix of humor and accolades. This is considered the biggest awards day for primary and high schools' Track and Field most outstanding teams, coaches and athletes.Athletic ...
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Rolle blasts two home runs to lead the Pacers to win
By Buster LaingSpecial to The FNIf you made a gas station stop on your way to watch the Neko Grant/Anita Doherty Grand Bahama Primary School Athletic Association girls championships game or made a detour to pick up your kids along the way, you may have missed the entire game as the Walter Parker Pacers took one inning to blast the defending champions Maurice Moore Raccoons 15-1 in the Girls ...
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Pacers lead the pack in the primary school rankings
BUSTER?LAINGSpecial to TFNAfter winning the Girls' Softball Championship title, a third Boys' Championship and a strong second place finish at the 2013 GB Primary School Athletic Association Track and Field Championships, the Walter Parker Pacers have overtaken Mary, Star of the Sea Stingrays as the leader in the GBPSAA 'Sport School of the Year' Rankings.The Pacers won the ...
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Trouble in the BAAA
Kelsie JohnsonGuardian Sports Reporterkelsie@nasguard.comWith the apparent removal of three executive members of the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA), the president of the esteemed body has come under fire.Three letters were issued, informing the executive members that they have been relieved of their duties, effective immediately. The BAAA is arguably the most successful ...
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Bahamian duo wins doubles title in Plantation
KELSIE JOHNSONGuardian Sports Reporterkelsie@nasguard.comThe doubles title from the Plantation grade four tournament was added to the career achievements of young junior tennis players Justin Roberts and Kevin Major Jr., this past weekend.The Bahamian duo defeated Lamar Remy and Alejandro Tabilo, a Canadian and American pair, 6-4, 3-6 (10-7), to win the Boys 18s title. In the opening round, ...
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Rift is tearing BAAA executive board apart
KELSIE JOHNSONGuardian Sports Reporterkelsie@nasguard.comIt appears that the rift that is tearing the local track and field body apart cannot be repaired unless a serious intervention takes place, this according to Iram Lewis.Lewis was one of three executive members ousted from the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAA) board, after a vote of no confidence on Wednesday. In a press ...
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Baha Mar integral to Bahamas long-term tourism plans
The Bahamas is already a major tourist destination in the Caribbean, but the financial crisis has reduced tourist numbers worldwide, creating a situation in which The Bahamas now have to compete globally for tourists. The Baha Mar resort, slated as a first-of-its-kind in the Caribbean hotel complex, may help it to do this.
The building of the Baha Mar resort on Cable Beach in Nassau has been seen by industry leaders across the Bahamas as a major investment in the future of the economy and tourism, which makes up a significant portion of the Bahamas’ GDP. It is a huge resort, costing $2.6 billion (by 2008 estimates), and will occupy an area of over 1000 acres. Read more
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