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‘Buddy’ agrees to $94m
Buddy Hield concluded his contract negotiations with the Sacramento Kings and reached the most lucrative deal ever signed by any Bahamian athlete.
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Skills transfer woe still a ‘sad reality’
The Bahamas must change “the sad reality” that key skills and knowledge are not being passed on to local workers by expatriate work permit holders, a prominent contractor argued yesterday.
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BISX Micro Listing Tier 'no brainer'
ESTABLISHING a micro listing facility for small and medium-sized Bahamian companies seeking up to $1 million in capital is among the "major things" the Bahamas International Securities Exchange's (BISX) chief executive is hoping to accomplish by June 2012, expressing hope the exchange could "partner" with the newly-elected PLP government on this and other initiatives.
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PM to meet with Sarkis on Monday
PRIME Minister Perry Christie is expected to meet Baha Mar developer Sarkis Izmirlian on Monday after he received verbal assurances from the $3.5 billlion resort's lender China Export Import Bank that it was willing to work with all stakeholders to complete the stalled West Bay Street project.
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Roberts: Baha Mar resort will still open before end of year
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts yesterday forecast that the stalled $3.5bn Baha Mar resort will still open before the end of the year despite the possibility of provisional liquidators being appointed at the property.
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Hilton Vincent Taylor
Funeral services for the late Mr. Hilton “Ole Gillum Bo” Vincent Taylor age 97 yrs of Key West Street formerly of the Settlement Clem Johnson, Long Island will be held on Saturday December 1st, 2018 at St. George’s Anglican Church, …
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Esther Jemima Cartwright
Funeral Service for Mrs. Esther Jemima Cartwright age 75 years a resident of Coconut Grove Avenue and formerly of Bottle Creek, Turks and Caicos Island will be held at 11:00 a.m., 22nd August, 2015 at First Baptist Church, Market Street. …
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Roshanda Tyzena Clarke
Funeral Service for the late Roshanda Tyzena Clarke age 36 years of Vernon Street, Kennedy Subdivision will be held on Friday, April 21st, 2017 at 10:00 am at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Shirley and Church Streets. Officiating will be Fr. …
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Retired Nurse Lelia Louise Gibbs Fountain B.E.M
Funeral Service for the late Retired Nurse Lelia Louise Gibbs Fountain B.E.M age 97 years of Twynam Avenue will be held on Saturday 23rd February, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s the Virgin Parish, Virginia Street Officiating will be …
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Marco Nottage
Funeral Service for Marco “Polo” Nottage, age 40 of Venice Bay who died on Monday, February 17th, 2020 will be held on Friday, March 6th, 2020 at 11 a.m. at The Remnant Tabernacle of Praise, 309 Carmichael & Golden Isles …
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Bahamian app developer targets next month launch
A TECHNOLOGY solutions provider is preparing to launch a Bahamian-targeted home services application (app) next month, as it bids to “infuse technology” into several local industries.Steven Adderley, a Bahamian tech developer residing in Seattle, tol
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Puerto Rico routs Bahamas 88-71
After getting off to an impressive start in an historic win over Cuba in their opener on Monday, the men's national basketball team found the going rather to
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Skills worry over $732m Agency ‘3 months away’
The Government’s Central Revenue Administration (CRA) has hired 75 per cent of its target staff, and anticipates being operational in “less than three months”, amid concerns over whether all its recruits have the necessary tax enforcement skills.
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NPBA: Heatwaves, Rockets, Shockers in the win column
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with a series of games played.
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SPORTS NOTES
THE funeral service for the late Roosevelt ‘Mr Starter’ Thompson, is scheduled for 11am Friday, February 10 at the New Covenant Baptist Church on the East-West Highway.His body will be interred in Woodlawn Gardens.
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THE FINISH LINE: Pintard remarks 'like music to the ear', vote for All-Star select Jonquel
IT IS not how you start, nor how you get there. Most importantly, it’s how you finish. • The Finish Line, a weekly column, seeks to comment on the state of affairs in local sports, highlighting the highs and the lows, the thrills and the spills and
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Auto show proceeds to aid toddler’s open heart surgery
ALTHOUGH he is only four years old, Ephraim Williams has already braved two open-heart surgeries and three catheterisations.
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Bahamas First ‘could not meet increased demand’
Bahamas First has been unable to meet new property insurance demand that “exceeded our expectations” despite securing additional reinsurance capacity for 2022 in a bid to generate growth.
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Team Bahamas all set for Slow Pitch World Cup
THE Bahamas Government Departmental Softball Association will represent the Bahamas with a 25-member team - made up of a mixture of youth and experienced players - at the 2015 WBSC Co-Ed Slow Pitch World Cup in Plant City, Florida, this weekend.
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Macedonia Baptist teams beat neighbourhood rivals
MACEDONIA Baptist Church co-ed and men’s teams both won their games over their neighbourhood rivals, St Paul’s Baptist, as the Baptist Sports Council continued its 2014 Softball Classic in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex last night.
