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Shiena Yvette Dawkins
Funeral service for Shiena Yvette Dawkins, 45 a resident of Dignity Gardens, will be held at First Baptist Church, Market Street South, on Saturday 22nd April, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Diana Francis, assisted by other Ministers …
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Albertha May Rollins
Funeral Service For Mrs. Albertha May Rollins, 88 of #15 Chalene Close, off Carmichael Road, will be held on Saturday, September 16th, 2017, 11:00 a.m., at Bahamas Faith Ministries, Carmichael Road. Officiating will be Dr. Dave Burrows, assisted by other …
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Theodore Roosevelt Sweeting
Funeral Service for the Late Theodore Roosevelt “Ted” Sweeting, 88 years of Smith Street, Chippingham and formerly of Matthew Town, Inagua, will be held on Saturday February 23rd, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Soldier Road. The Rt. …
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Felix Cleare
Funeral service for Mr. Felix Cleare, 88 yrs., a resident of Prospect Ridge Road & formerly of Old Bight, Cat Island will be held at Emmanuel Church Healing & Deliverance Centre, Emmanuel Way, off St. Vincent Road, on Saturday 4th …
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James Elisha Stubbs
Funeral service for James Elisha Stubbs, 88, of Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera will be held at Wesley Methodist Church, Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera, on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Kenya Lovell, assisted by Rev. Elmina Bethel, Pastor Henry Whyte …
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GLENVILLE ROLLE
Funeral Service for the Late GLENVILLE “GLEN” ROLLE age 88 years of Russell Town, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Jones Town, Eight Mile Rock. Officiating …
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Software delay for MARCO Alert system
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said officials are waiting to receive “mass communication software” that will send out warnings about missing children to facilitate the roll-out of the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system.
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Albury, Elisee advance in NJCAA tourney
A PAIR of Bahamians are through to the next round of the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Four more COVID deaths confirmed
THE Bahamas recorded 60 new cases of COVID-19 and another four virus-related deaths on Wednesday, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.
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Shamarr Burrows and Abel Joseph making a name for themselves
FIRST year players in their respective conferences in Canadian college basketball made their debuts recently for their programmes.
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Sports in brief
Drexel Maycock picked up a bronze medal in the under-20 boys’ discus on the final day of competition at the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique on Monday. However, his performance of 49.31 metres was not included in the report as his result was not posted up to press time.
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Get your tickets for Commonwealth Youth Games
Ticket sales were officially launched yesterday for the Commonwealth Youth Games and the Local Organising Committee looks to galvanise support in its final month of preparation.During yesterday’s press conference at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium, Bah
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WORLD VIEW: Kenya’s President wants ‘steadfast leadership’ by Commonwealth Secretariat
IT is good to see the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, has nominated his Cabinet Secretary for Defence, Monica Juma, for the post of Commonwealth Secretary-General.
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Loan delinquencies up $92m as tourism arrivals totally dry-up
Mortgage and consumer loan delinquencies soared by $91.8m in two months as tourist arrivals to The Bahamas dropped 98.4 percent year-over-year for October, the Central Bank has revealed.
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Jitney drivers cut back on services and warn a full strike could be next
JITNEY drivers withdrew their services yesterday after government officials failed to meet with the Bahamas Unified Bus Drivers Union before their July 1 deadline.Frederick Farrington, BUBDU president, told The Tribune their demonstration yesterday w
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$95m overhaul promises to be end of BPL generation woe
THE acquisition and installation of seven new Wärtsilä tri-fuel generation engines by Bahamas Power & Light was yesterday pitched as the “end” to the utility provider’s longstanding electricity generation woes.
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One last summer of BPL’s torment: Then cheaper bills and power that stays on
WHEN Finnish group Wärtsilä completes installation of a new electricity plant at Clifton Pier, Bahamas Power and Light Company Ltd would have ended the expensive practice of rental generators and “drastically” decreased the fuel surcharge on consumer’s monthly bills.
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Power back on in more than half of homes
BAHAMAS Power and Light Ltd (BPL) has restored electricity to just over 50 per cent of its customers in New Providence and has “substantially completed restoration” in the Family Islands, however officials said last night that given the level of damage from Hurricane Matthew they are unable to give an exact date for full restoration.
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Tax amnesty yields $9.1m
The Government’s real property tax amnesty has yielded $9.1 million in extra revenues during its first three months, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday, with more than 1,000 taxpayers “settling” their outstanding bills.
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Buddy Hield: ‘I’m just thankful that we got to an agreement’
AS a member of the Sacramento Kings for the foreseeable future, Buddy Hield said the focus now returns to the basketball court and getting his Kings to the playoffs.
