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Bahamas 'rises from captives extinction'
The Bahamas has “risen from extinction” in captive insurance, a leading industry player said yesterday, with this nation’s growth rate over the past three years “exceeding any other jurisdiction”.
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Olive Minerva Francis
Memorial Service Olive Minerva Francis, 95 of Fox Hill Road, will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at International Free and Accepted Modern Mason Lodge Hall, Claridge Road. Funeral Service For Olive Minerva Francis, 95 of …
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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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Developer’s fears on home construction ‘horror stories’
Construction materials shortages and COVID-19 will combine to create “horror stories” for Bahamians in the process of building their own homes, a prominent developer predicted yesterday.
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Retailer's 'hard decision' to exit Mall at Marathon
A Bahamian retailer yesterday said high rental rates combined with the ongoing uncertainty over COVID-19 restrictions had given it no choice but to exit its space at the Mall at Marathon.
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INSIGHT: Nothing’s changed - second class citizens in our own country
SHOULD we really be surprised by how quickly the government acquiesced to the threats made by the Lyford Cay Association? A letter obtained by local media last weekend that was penned by the association’s chairman, Henry Cabot Lodge III, expressly indicated that homeowners in the exclusive community would sell and leave The Bahamas. These threats were made as a result of what Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Peter Turnquest called an “unintended impact” of changing the property tax laws.
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Gon Unlock/Jailbreak iOS 6.1.3/IOS6.1.4 for iPhone 5,4S,4 iPAd iPod
Dear Apple Fan, boys and girls, we have hit the time once again in the unlock iPhone 5/4/4S/3Gs iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 cycle when we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief and raise a glass to the unlock iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 producers of a Permanent/Official unlock solution, while we overload their …
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Bahamas vs USA in FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers
THE Bahamas recently released its pool of players for the third and final leg of the FIBA AmeriCup 2020 Qualifiers and we are now starting to learn about the team they will be facing in game one as the United States begins to put its roster together.
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Pensive about the global order
As the world is gripped by by Covid-19 pandemic, I find myself pensive about the global political, economic and social order.
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World War II veterans threaten to boycott govt's Remembrance Day ceremony
FRUSTRATED World War II veterans yesterday threatened to boycott the government's Remembrance Day ceremony in protest of its failure to increase war pensions for more than half a century.
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Mitchell says veterans’ pensions still under review
FOREIGN Affairs and Immigration Minister Fred Mitchell yesterday said the issue of pensions for World War II veterans is still under active review.
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Christ my king
By ANGELA PALACIOUS
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Cold storage facility to help immunisation programme
PUBLIC Health officials yesterday commissioned a newly constructed vaccine cold storage facility as a part of the country’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation.
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Parole committee to deliver recommendations
THE government’s commitment to effective rehabilitation and public safety will be put to the test when the Parole Re-entry Steering Committee delivers its recommendations for a parole system and the reintegration of past offenders into Bahamian society, according to committee Co-chair retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez.
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‘Be careful at holidays as murder rate soars’
AN activist has called on residents to be careful this holiday season due to the country’s escalating murder count, saying people have stopped valuing the lives of others.
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Minister pledges ‘polluter will pay’ over Exuma spill
A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that “the polluter will pay”, with the Government “holding their breath” that last week’s Exuma oil spill does no long-lasting harm to the area’s marine life.
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August Campbell ends promising season with the Duke Blue Devils
WHAT began as a promising season for August Campbell in his third year with the Duke Blue Devils ended abruptly as Campbell recently left the programme.
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Comrade Elsworth Munnings
Funeral Service for Comrade Elsworth Munnings, 95 of Leeward Isles, Golden Gates #2 and formerley of Orange Creek, Cat Island who died on February 7, 2018 will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 11:00 am at Grant’s Town …
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Howard Conchlyn Charles Neely
Funeral Service for Howard Conchlyn Charles Neely age 95 affectionately called “Preacher” of The Bluff Eleuthera, who died at his nieces residence Bluff Eleuthera January 8th, will be held on Saturday 11:00 a.m. at John Wesley Methodist Church The Bluff …
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Shamar Burrows and Tigers nationally ranked at No. 10
AFTER the first two weeks of the season, Shamar Burrows and the Dalhousie Tigers are nationally ranked at no.10 in Canada’s U Sports men’s basketball power rankings.
