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Aug. 9, 2017

NASSAU, Bahamas -- - Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's scheduled game between Penn State men's basketball and the Bahamas All-Stars has been cancelled. The Nittany Lions completed the competition portion of their 2017 foreign tour with a 2-0 record with wins over the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) All-Stars and the Providence Storm.

"It has been a pleasure working with the Bahamas Basketball Federation in every aspect of our trip," said Penn State men's basketball coach Patrick Chambers. "We have made excellent progress in terms of our development, not only from the standpoint of our time on the court practicing, but also as far as bonding as a team. We got everything out of this experience that we wanted. There is work to be done, but I feel like this has put us ahead as we work toward the season."

Penn State will open the 2017-18 campaign on Nov. 10 and fans can preview the team during its exhibition game against Bloomsburg on Nov. 5. Times and broadcast information will be announced later.

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NASSAU- - The Colorado State University men's basketball team headed to Nassau this week for their Bahamas Foreign Tour.

The team was able to start off the week by bonding at the Atlantis Resort. Not only were the players able to enjoy some beach time, a couple enjoyed the sun a little too much.

National D-II player of the year, and recent Colorado State commit DeionJames claimed the lazy river as "his spot," but said his favorite part has been spending time with his teammates and exploring the beautiful island.

The Bahamas would usually be considered a vacation spot, but for the thirteen members that made the trip, Tuesday meant getting down to business and getting back on the court. The Rams lost by a buzzer beater to the Bahamas All-Stars, 100-98.

Redshirtsophomore Nico Carvacho shined in the first game of the tournament. Carvachorecorded a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds in his 35 minutes of play. The 6'11 center said that balancing the vacation mentality and work attitude is just about having fun when he can, and focusing when he needs to be focused.

By participating in the BTCSummer of Thunder Tournament, the Rams got some extra time on the court against new opponents they would normally not face. It's also given CSU an opportunity to mesh as a team.

"We've got a couple new guys, so it's going to benefit us a lot by getting to introduce everything we need to introduce instead of doing it in October or November," Carvacho said.

On Wednesday, CSU beat Providence Storms 118-70, and the final match-up of the tour will take place on Thursday against the International Basketball Academy (IBA) Elite who are 0-2 in the tournament thus far. Thursdays tip-off is set for 2 p.m. MT.

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#Bahamas, August 9, 2017 Nassau A privilege and a public trust, not an entitlement and it is stewardship given by the Bahamian people; it was the over arching theme of the message coming today from Bahamas Prime Minister, Dr. Hon Hubert Minnis. PM Minnis was speaking at theOpening of the Orientation for Parliamentarians, at the Grand Hyatt, held at Baha Mar.

In a message promoting service to the people as top of mind and mainly the focus, the countrys leader gave insight into how he is governing his administration which has now been in office a full quarter.

I remind my Ministers, that our job is to set policies, and not to try to be the chief administrator of their respective Ministries. We must remember as ministers, not to overly politicize our ministries. A civil servant, whether they are PLP, FNM, DNA or non affiliated who intends to be loyal to the government of the day, should be allowed to do their work and receive their promotions. I do not want competent public officers sidelined or transferred just because they may not be a member of the governing party. I intend to be a different Prime Minister where meritocracy and performance will be the ORDER OF THE DAY.

The new Prime Minister hastened to add that obstruction from public sector workers due to party politics will also not be accepted. PM Minnis warned against what he called, bureaucratic inertia as his administration aims to move the country forward with a new flair and use some business strategies for improvements in governing. He talked about simplifying systems.

Ive seen even more clearly how various processes can be simplified. This includes timely responses to the public, the simplification of various basic forums, and better communications by public officers to the general public. A good deal of information held by government should be regularly be made public, especially in the internet age.

Dr. Minnis touted a public-private sector exchange, where higher ranking government employees would work for up to six months in private companies to learn private sector best practices while sharing how government systems work.

Those individuals will be required to rotate throughout the private sector be it banking sector or otherwise, for about three to six months, so as to expose them to the private sector and the private sector will learn more about government.

During this rotation you would be paid by the government. This would be a win win for both the private sector and the government, and it is our view that government should be a training ground for the private sector, because with your exposure, we would hope that the word permanent, in front of secretary, would be removed so that you would then leave eventually and become CEOs and Managers within the private sector.

To help assist the dis-advancement, all individuals FAS and upward, would be engaged in continuous education again, at the expense of the government.

There was applause for the announcement and the PM said it is his belief that Permanent Secretaries could and should leave the public sector to become the private sectors CEOs, Presidents and Senior Managers. There was focus on a long term dream of his Administration.

It is our view, that in about ten to twenty years, all CEOs, Senior Managers and Presidents within any company in this Bahamas, should and will be managed by Bahamians.

The countrys leader discouraged the hoarding of information, encouraged a spirit of trust and thanked the public sector staff at the orientation for their dedicated service to The Bahamas.

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Bahamas, August 9, 2017 Bahamian parents and guardians who abuse their children are mostly guilty of neglect, as reported child abuse has soared by nearly 144%. The 2016 statistics are released to media and they reveal that most of the abuse of children in The Bahamas boils down to neglect, physical and sexual abuses; accounting for some 92% of the overall cases.

Officials dealt with 478 cases of neglect, 180 incidents of physical abuse and 130 cases of sexual abuse. Most of those cases were recorded in Nassau, 76% or 655 cases; in Grand Bahama there were 91 cases and of that 42 were incest while Central Abaco, North Abaco, North Eleuthera, Crooked Island, Central Andros, Harbour Island, Cat Island, South Abaco and three cases in South Eleuthera are all on the books.

Each year the figures are increasing as in 2015 figures there were 597 child abuse files, some 259 less than 2016, which recorded 856 child abuse cases.

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The San Diego State womens basketball team went to Seton Hall and South Orange, N.J., for a winter basketball tournament last season.

This season, the locale will be quite a bit more exotic.

The Aztecs non-conference schedule was announced on Wednesday, and four games into the 2017-18 season, the Aztecs will travel to Bimini, Bahamas, for the Junkaroo Jam. Theyll open the tournament against Central Michigan on Nov. 24, and then play either Tulane or Iowa State.

Upon returning from the Bahamas, the Aztecs will face off against crosstown rival University of San Diego on Nov. 29. The Toreros took the matchup handily last year, winning 91-53.

Another highlight on the slate is a trip to Tuscon, Ariz., to play Pac-12 opponent Arizona on Dec. 3. The Wildcats are coming off a 14-16 season under first-year head coach Adia Barnes.

Including an exhibition game against Cal State Los Angeles that begins the season on Nov. 3, the Aztecs will play 12 contests before they open Mountain West play at home against Wyoming on Dec. 28.

SDSUs non-conference home games include Cal State Northridge (Nov. 14), Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 18), UC Irvine (Dec. 8) and Santa Clara (Dec. 14).

As San Diego State coach Stacie Terry enters her fifth season, the Aztecs are coming off a 2016-17 campaign in which they notched a second straight 6-12 record in the Mountain West, while being 11-19 overall.

They return nine letter winners, including four starters. Junior McKynzie Fort, a first-team All-Mountain West player last season, is back after averaging 15.9 points per game to rank second in the conference.

The complete schedule:

November

3 - CS Los Angeles; 10 - Presbyterian; 14 - Cal State Northridge; 18 - Cal State Fullerton; 24 - Central Michigan (Bahamas); 25 - Iowa State or Tulane (Bahamas); 29 - USD

December

3 - at Arizona; 8 - UC Irvine; 10 - Hope International; 14 - Santa Clara; 22 - at UCSB; 28 - at Wyoming*; 30 - at Utah State*

January

3 - Colorado State*; 10 - at San Jos State*; 13 - Boise State*; 17 - at Fresno State*; 20 - New Mexico*; 24 - at Colorado State*; 27 - UNLV*

February

3 at Air Force*; 7 - Fresno State*; 10 - Nevada*; 14 - at Wyoming*; 17 - at UNLV*; 21 - Air Force*; 24 - San Jos State*; 27 - at Boise State*

March

2 - at Nevada*; 5-9 MW Tournament at Las Vegas

tod.leonard@sduniontribune.com; Twitter: @sdutleonard

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