Obit
George Bernard Bethel
George Bernard Bethel age 99 of #1 Robin’s Nest Imperial Park, Freeport, Grand Bahama and formerly of Governor’s Harbour Eleuthera died on Sunday 28th, June 2015. He is survived by his three sons: His Excellency Ed Bethel (Dawne), Leslie Bethel …
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Cole’s of Nassau founder Marion Cole dies, aged 94
MARION Cole, founder of Cole’s of Nassau, died peacefully at her Winton Highway home at 9.30am on Saturday. Her family was with her. She was 94.
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Durant powers Thunder past Heat 105-94
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant scored 17 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, Russell Westbrook added 27 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat the Miami Heat 105-94 last night in Game 1 of the N
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Sports in brief
BOWLING
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Progress along the waterfront
IT seems the leadership of Ed Fields something might now happen along the Nassau Harbour waterfront.
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Harvey scores career high 10 points in win
AHMARD Harvey had the best game of his collegiate career while several Bahamian players made their NCAA Division I basketball debuts this week after their programmes got off to late starts due to schedule adjustments and COVID-19 protocols.
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Jonquel Jones and Sun advance to WNBA Finals
Jonquel Jones made local basketball history once again and became the first Bahamian player to advance to the WNBA Finals. Jones and the Connecticut Sun closed out the Los Angeles Sparks with a 78-56 win last night in Long Beach, California. With t
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Prime Minister guests as Ed Fields returns to radio
VETERAN broadcaster Ed Fields returns to the Radio House airwaves today with a new talk show on KissFM, with his first guest Prime Minister Perry Christie.
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TOUGH CALL: When parliamentary privilege was on the other foot
According to Fred ‘This is War’ Mitchell, he will not be bound by any court of law when it comes to what he considers to be his unqualified right to say and do whatever he pleases in Parliament.
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Jonquel Jones has 17pts and 10 rebounds but Sky get 94-91 win over Sun
CHICAGO (AP) — Jonquel Jones had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut (22-11) but it wasn’t enough as the Chicago Sky beat the Sun 94-91 yesterday to set the franchise record for wins in a season.
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Lyford Cay billionaire Sir Anthony O’Reilly declared bankrupt
A SUPREME Court judge declared Lyford Cay billionaire Sir Anthony O’Reilly bankrupt on Friday evening after more than five hours of legal arguments concerning the procedural validity of his applications.
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Baseball legend Edison ‘Ed’ Armbrister laid to rest
EDISON ‘Ed’ Armbrister was not just remembered on Saturday for his controversial bunt in Major League Baseball for the Cincinnati Reds, but for being one of the few Bahamians to win two world titles in any sport.
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Bahamian baseball legend Ed Armbrister dies at 72
ED Armbrister, the only Bahamian to rise to the pinnacle of Major League Baseball and claim its ultimate prize, died Wednesday at age 72.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Farewell to Big Ed, a baseball legend
I was deeply saddened on Wednesday evening to hear of the passing of Bahamian baseball legend Ed Armbrister, after a long battle with diabetes.
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Freda Baker, a familiar face at Baker & Sons
Freda Baker, co-owner with her sisters of A Baker and Sons, one of Nassau’s oldest businesses died on October 31. She was 94.
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Sir Durward improving
Sir Durward improving THE health of prominent Bahamian Sir Durward Knowles was said to have made a slight improvement in hospital yesterday. Sir Durward, 94, was admitted to hospital suffering from pneumonia last week. A family friend said the former Oly
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The destruction of Jumbey village
"NO, I can't believe it - that can't be true!" This was Coconut Grove MP's Ed Moxey's shocked reply in May 1974 when a news reporter called to ask what he thought of a report that government had planned to build a replica of his Jumbey Village at Fort Charlotte.
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'Credibility issue' for small business reform
Bahamian small businesses have virtually zero confidence in the existing Government and private sector institutional support structure that is meant to assist them, creating “a possible credibility issue” for efforts to reform this initiative.
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Walker, Clarke and Evans most outstanding athletes of the year
CADIN Walker, Serai Clarke and Khadin Evans shared the spotlight as the recipients of the most outstanding baseball and tennis Athletes of the Year at the Ed Armbrister Baseball and Southwest Tennis Clubs awards ceremony.
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Temple Fellowship takes 19-and-under title
WHILE Temple Fellowship turned the tables on Macedonia to win the 19-and-under title, Golden Gates pulled a double whammy on St Paul's for the co-ed and men's titles on championship day Saturday. The games brought the curtain down on their 2011 Bishop Nei
