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Jonquel Jones WNBA Most Improved Player of the Year
It has been a phenomenal year for Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun in the Women’s National Basketball Association.
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Oil opponents: BPC gives us ‘no choice’
OIL exploration opponents last night said they have “no choice” but to apply for an injunction halting Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) activities as its drilling ship began its voyage to this nation.
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COVID visitor testing hits 'bumps in road'
The Government's five-day COVID-19 visitor testing strategy has hit "some bumps in the road" on islands where provision is solely reliant on the public sector clinics, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
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Business plans must account for pandemic
When I was first introduced to business continuity in the early 2000s, the ‘buzz word’ was the H1N1/H5N1/avian influenza better known as the bird flu. Many major global players, such as Toyota and Sony, were beginning to develop and test response plans for this contagious event.
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Offshore sector 72 times larger than Bahamas GDP
The Bahamian international financial services industry is 72 times larger than this country’s gross domestic product (GDP), an International Monetary Fund (IMF) study has estimated.
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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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Papa John’s return to create 100 jobs
Papa John’s Bahamian comeback is the core of a new $2.5 million franchise group that will create 100 new Bahamian jobs at full-build out, its principal revealed yesterday.
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Despite 20% sales growth, business 'ain't what it was'
A Bahamian businessman said yesterday he had seen “slight growth” of 20 per cent in sales at his Prince Charles Drive company, while noting that business “is not like it used to be”.
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‘Extra special’ father-son combo
Very seldom do you hear about a father-son combination excelling in sports, whether it’s at the local or professional level. The sport of football is one of those rare ones and to have a duo accomplish that feat from the Bahamas is extra special.
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Desilien Marcelin
Funeral Service for Desilien Marcelin age 65 affectionately called “Oxy” a resident of Golden Isles Road and formerly of Cape Haiti, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital June 29th, will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday August 18th, 2018 at …
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Berite John Panza
Funeral Service for Berite John Panza age 86 years old of Claridge Road and formerly of Duncan Town, Ragged Island will be held on Saturday December 15th, 2012 at 11:00am at Abundant Life Bible Chapel, Abundant Life Road. Officiating will …
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Sports notes
In conjunction with the Gym Tennis Club, Brajaxba Tennis Club held its 2015 Back-To-School Jamboree at the Gym Tennis Club on Saturday. The results posted are as follows:
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ROADRUNNERS Track & Field Club is scheduled to host its 7th Annual Diana Lynn Thompson Track & Field Classic on Saturday.
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St John's and St Paul's advance
ST John’s and St Paul’s have advanced to the Baptist Sports Council’s 2013 Coca-Cola Softball Classic’s best-of-three championship series that is scheduled to be played in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday.
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Bahamas targets Latin American airlift doubling
THE Bahamas should be able to double airlift from Latin America in two years, the Ministry of Tourism’s director general said yesterday, adding that visitors from the region should grow to nearly 6 per cent of total arrivals in three years.
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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.
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Bahamas Baseball Federation marks 10th anniversary
THE Bahamas Baseball Federation continues the celebration of its 10th anniversary with the highlighting of a decade of successful accomplishments. The Federation continued its series of little
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Activist presents documentary to House speaker
FORMER Member of Parliament and cultural activist Edmund Moxey presented his documentary "The Price of Being a Man: The Ed Moxey Story" - which tells the story of the creation Jumbey Village and the quiet revolution that followed - to Speaker of the House Alvin Smith at the House of Assembly yesterday.
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Eddie Ford: ‘We lived like brothers’
AS they began their trek towards playing professional baseball in the United States in 1967, Eddie Ford recalled how he spent a lot of time with the late Edison Armbrister.
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Aliv takes 100 site options as BTC ‘Plan A’
Aliv will “revert to Plan A” and execute 100 mobile network site options if it cannot reach agreement with the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) within a reasonable time period.
