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Inactive account owners face 60% reclaim time cut
The Central Bank is proposing to slash by 60 per cent the time allowed for owners of some $86 million in inactive accounts to claim their funds, as it moves “more in line” with global standards.
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GB power lays-off 19 over steam phase-out
Grand Bahama Power Company yesterday made 19 staff redundant as part of a restructuring designed to “retire” its steam generation plant, a senior executive telling Tribune Business the engines at its new $80 million power plant were up to four times’ more efficient.
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Sports in brief
THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its second playoff series at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night as the Johnson’s Cherry Bombs swept the College of the Bahamas Lady Caribs 28-26, 25-17 and 25-22 to win the series 2-0 and advance to the ladies’ championship.
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Ayton and Suns one win from NBA Finals
BAHAMIAN DeAndre Ayton and his Phoenix Suns are now in the driver’s seat of the National Basketball Association’s Western Conference Finals.
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Waltiea Rolle posting major numbers
WALTIEA Rolle is back on the pro circuit in Bulgaria and posting major numbers for her Haskovo 2012 club.
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Swift's 19-medal haul at US Masters Nationals
SWIFT swimming club had its best performance thus far at the 2013 US Masters Swimming Spring Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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GM charges up new unit to sell electric delivery vans, gear
DETROIT (AP) — The market for battery-powered delivery vehicles and equipment has so much potential that General Motors is forming a new business unit to serve it, a move that lifted the automaker’s stock to a multiyear high.
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Smith trial witness loses PHA contract
THE cleaning contract for the Princess Margaret Hospital and its eye care clinic, previously held by Barbara Hanna’s Magic Touch cleaning company, has now been split between two companies.
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McClurkin aims to expose Caribbean gospel music
MULTI-platinum artist Donnie McClurkin hopes to incorporate more local and Caribbean music on his syndicated radio show, which airs on a gospel station in the Bahamas.
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49 records erased
While the current stars made their presence felt, the Bahamas Swimming Federation got a good glimpse of the future as the 2014 Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championships was held at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex over the weekend.
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ACE Diabetes holds official launch
FEEDBACK was positive and encouraging at the official launch ACE Diabetes last week, according to founders of the nonprofit organisation.
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Web shop blasts regulatory order
Bet Vegas, the only web shop operator to be denied a license, has slammed a Gaming Board order warning Bahamians not to gamble at its premises as “victimisation”.
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Higgs and Longhorns stop the Lady Raiders, stay undefeated
Conference play presented an early season matchup featuring two of the country’s top college basketball players in a Big 12 rivalry game.
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AG defends judiciary after Nottage comments
ATTORNEY General Allyson Maynard-Gibson defended the judiciary after Minister of National Security Dr Bernard Nottage blamed the body for the country's crime problem earlier this week.
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Nassau hub key to regional passenger growth
TRANSPORT and Aviation Minister Glenys Hanna-Martin said yesterday that the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) could serve as a hub for Latin America and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) member airlines, noting that the Bahamas’ main airport was currently operating at only half its capacity.
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WSC signs $2.3m industrial agreement with Water and Sewerage Management Union
THE Water and Sewerage Corporation signed a $2.3m industrial agreement with the Water and Sewerage Management Union (WSMU) yesterday, the terms of which are uncertain because the agreement was not released to the press.
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Melly Albertha Dillet nee Bosfield
Funeral Service for the late Melly Albertha Dillet nee Bosfield age 86 years of Eastbrook Road and formerly of Mastic Point, Andros will be held on Friday 19th January, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill …
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ESTHER SMITH
Funeral Service for MRS. ESTHER SMITH, age 86 years of Bahama Beach, Grand Bahama and formerly of Mangrove Cay, Andros and Nassau, New Providence will be held on Saturday, June 16, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Mt. Carey Baptist Church, …
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Maria Alvera Gaitor Huyler
Funeral service for Maria Alvera Gaitor Huyler, 86 a resident of Ideal Estates & formerly of Fresh Creek, Andros, will be held at Church of God Temple, Josey Way, Coconut Grove, on Saturday 19th December, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. Officiating …