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The pumpkin that grew and grew and grew . . .
ZELDA Bevans intends to share her mother’s latest gift – a 50 pound pumpkin grown on her farm in South Andros – with family and friends.
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Man shot dead and second victim in hospital
POLICE are investigating a shooting in Montell Heights yesterday that left one man dead and another in hospital in serious condition. Residents told The Tribune at the scene that yesterday’s incident was the third day of shooting in the area.
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Latest delay in family dispute
THE legal dispute between the millionaire Weissfisch brothers experienced another setback yesterday as the matter was adjourned to a date to be announced by the Court of Appeal.
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Nick Pikramenos
Nick Pikramenos, 88, of Love Beach, Nassau, The Bahamas, died peacefully at Doctors Hospital, Collins Avenue. Nassau, on Monday, 12th March, 2018. He was predeceased by his wife Calliope Pikramenos and his brother, Archie Pikramenos. He is survived by his …
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Trevor Hilton Sherman
Full Military Funeral Service for the late Retired Petty Officer Trevor Hilton Sherman, age 55 years of #88 Sequoia Street will be held on Monday, January 23rd, 2017 at 10:00 am at Mount Tabor Church, Pinewood Gardens. Officiating will be …
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Iris Melba Hanna
Funeral Service for Iris Melba Hanna, age 88 of Regency Park and formerly of Pompey Bay, Acklins who died on Thursday, November 5th, 2019 will be held on Saturday, November 30th, 2019 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary the Virgin …
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Late Joseph goal sees Titans through against Dynamos
THE Bahamas Football Association continued its regular season action on Wednesday night at the Roscoe AL Davies Soccer Field.
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Nadia Tracy Cartwright
Funeral Service for the Late Nadia Tracy Cartwright, 33 years of Marshall Road, will be held on Saturday August 30th, 2014, 11:00 a.m. at Voice of Deliverance, Malcolm Allotment. Pastor Edlin Scott assisted by Prophetess Maria Bowe will officiate. Interment …
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Tributes paid for 100th birthday celebration
GOVERNOR General Sir Arthur Foulkes presented Rachel Elizabeth Jennings with a bouquet of flowers in honour of her 100th birthday during a visit to Government House on April 13.
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Lenora Nairn-Turnquest
Funeral Service for Mrs. Lenora Nairn-Turnquest, age 98 years, a resident of #22 Tower Estates, San Souci, and formerly of United Estates, San Salvador, will be held on Saturday December 7th , 2019, 10:00 a.m., at Holy Cross Anglican Church, …
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Top junior golfers on par with the Caribbean Amateur Championships
Team Bahamas is set to face off against the best junior golfers from around the Caribbean at the region’s most prestigious event.An 11-member team will represent the Bahamas at the 2017 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships, which is slated to
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Deandre Ayton and 'buddy' Hield head-to-head
WHEN the NBA preseason tips off, a matchup of Bahamian players will highlight the schedule right away to announce the 2018-19 season.Deandre Ayton and Buddy Hield will have their first head-to-head game in the NBA when Ayton’s Phoenix Suns host Hield
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Broker’s rescue questioned over $1.8m deficiency
The Securities Commission is questioning whether last-ditch efforts to rescue a Bahamian broker/dealer, which has admitted to misusing client monies, are “bona fide” given its $1.862 million solvency deficiency.
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Sports notes
THE top scorer in Financial Bowling League competition last night was Dwayne Ingraham of Best Deal Kirki Bar with a 533 high three game set. Runner-up MVP was Kevin B Williams of Strike Force with a 201 high game and a 528 second high set.Rashad McCardy of Davis & Co Moonlight Strikers downed the pins for a respectable 198 second high game.
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THE Bahamas Rugby Union is scheduled to kick off its 2015 Nassau Cup regular season with Buccaneers versus Baillou 4pm Saturday at the Winton Rugby Centre.
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Honouring the passing of Sir Lynden
YESTERDAY, we, the PLP New Providence Women’s Branch of the Progressive Liberal Party, honour ed the legacy of the late Sir Lynden Pindling, marking the 12th anniversary of his passing.
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Eleven to be inducted in National Sports Hall of Fame
THE Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture is expected to induct 11 more persons into the National Hall of Fame next week, bringing the total to 163 since the inception of the highest honour for outstanding athletes, coaches and officials in 1989.
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Teachers join VAT opposition
The BAHAMAS Union of Teachers’ (BUT) president said yesterday that its 4,000 members were adding their voices in opposition to the “regressive” Value-Added Tax (VAT), as there was still a “great deal of uncertainty” as to how the profession would be impacted.
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‘Banner year’: Resorts beat revenue target by 10% pts
Resorts on major Family Islands are targeting “a banner year” in 2023 after room revenues through to end-October beat the industry’s post-COVID target by ten percentage points.
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14 more COVID-19 deaths confirmed
FOURTEEN additional people have been added to the nation’s COVID-19 death toll, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.
