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Cecil Mackey
Cecil Mackey, 88 a resident of #7 Ludlow Street, Mt. Royal Ave. & formerly of Waterford, Eleuthera died at his residence on 19 April, 2016. He is survived by his 1 son: Kermit Mackey; 3 daughters: Verlene Mackey, Linda Demeritte …
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Eunice Remilda Cooper
Eunice Remilda Cooper age 88 years of North Palmetto Point, Eleuthera died at her reisdence on Saturday, June 11th, 2016. She is survived by her 2 sons: Anthony and Basil Cooper Jr.; 1 daughter: Tanika Williams; 3 sisters: Eurene Nottage, …
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Susan Hall
Mrs. Susan Hall age 88 years of Rock Sound, Eleuthera formerly of Rolleville, Exuma passed away at her residence on Friday November 24th 2017. She is survived by 4 sons: James, Sgt. 1192 Mack, Jack & John Hall; 7 daughters: …
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Grace Helen Seymour
Grace Helen Seymour, 88 yrs., a resident of Peter Street, died at her residence on 12th September, 2016. She is survived by her 3 sons: Luke Edward Seymour, David Armbrister & Elvis Demeritte; 1 daughter: Christine Antoinette Thompson; 1 sister: …
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Tharlie John
Tharlie John, 88 a resident of James Cistern, Eleuthera died at the Princess Margaregt Hospital on Monday, April 8, 2019. He is survived by 4 daughters: Lilymae Tinker, Lucille Delancey, Bernadette Johnson & Raquel Mackey; 2 sons: William Bowles & …
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Bimini developer targets 150,000 visitors by 2016
JAMAICA- RESORTS World Bimini’s president yesterday said the development was expecting to attract between 125,000-150,000 visitors next year, benefiting from its parent’s North American strategy to capitalise on the ‘explosion’ of Asian visitors over the next four to five years.
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Local gains offset Erika cancellations for British Colonial
While major Nassau/Paradise Island hotel properties saw inevitable cancellations in recent days due to Tropical Storm Erika, one resort said it had gained some local business as a result.
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A matter of ethics and morals
One must wonder if the chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) takes his role as a political leader seriously when he calls the method used by the Auditor General in determining losses at the Road Traffic Department (RTD) into question.
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Hotelier concern on ‘very much off’ January bookings
SEVERAL major hotel properties on Nassau/Paradise Island yesterday reporting 100 per cent occupancy heading into the New Year, one general manager telling Tribune Business, however, that the January booking pace was “very much off”.
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Sea Bees meet is buzzing
WITH the season winding down, the Sea Bees Swim Club provided the local swimmers with another opportunity to qualify for the Bahamas Swimming Federation’s annual Royal Bank of Canada National Swimming Championship.
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Port suffers 40% May volume fall
Nassau’s main commercial shipping port yesterday predicted it will suffer a “flat” 2020 full year after container import volumes for May to-date dropped by around 40 percent compared to the prior year.Dion Bethell, Arawak Port Development Company’s (
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New US Embassy ‘about 60 percent’ to completion
THE new United States Embassy compound on Shirley Street is about 60 percent complete, according to project director Stephen Ziegenfuss.
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Doctors fear ‘minimum’ 25% cost rise with NHI
Doctors fear the Bahamas will be left with “a dysfunctional health system” if the Government forges ahead with National Health Insurance (NHI), as the current model is plagued by funding shortfalls and threatens to increase their costs by “a minimum” 25 per cent.
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Port Lucaya: '95% won't survive further 2 months'
Tenants in Freeport’s Port Lucaya Marketplace are planning a march to highlight their plight, one operator saying yesterday: “I can’t see 95 per cent of us surviving another two months.”Troy Cartwright, who is leading efforts to organise the march, t
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High school basketballers jostle for spot in the playoffs
THE high school basketball season is winding down in both the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools and Government Secondary Schools Sports Association as senior boys’ teams jostle for playoff position and final seeding.
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Bahamas 'drowning in unnecessary spending'
The Deputy Prime Minister has slammed the Opposition’s leader for raising fears of a “double-dip recession”, arguing that the Bahamas had endured negative growth for the past five years due to the former administration’s “ill-advised policies”.K P Tu
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Just 12% of mortgages finance 'new buildings'
New Central Bank of the Bahamas date has provided a further insight into the sluggish home construction market, with just 12 per cent of mortgage applications involving 'new builds'.
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Severance pay for City Markets 'moot'
A RECENT Supreme Court decision involving a group of former City Markets employees in Freeport has made the issue of severance pay for former Nassau staff a "moot point," according to an attorney involved in the matter.
