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Mackey and no.3 Eagles face Sharks in South Region Championship
NASHAD Mackey did not have an opportunity to suit up for the Embry-Riddle Eagles as a player in the NCAA Division II National Tournament, but as a graduate assistant, his coaching staff has led the programme to a history-making season that continues in the Sweet 16 tonight.
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Amateur golfers take the spotlight in Cayman
THE 62nd Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships continued at the North Sound Golf Club in the Cayman Islands and several Bahamian golfers lowered their scores from the opening rounds.Team Bahamas includes nine golfers - Richard Gibson Jr, Pablo Nahmias
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Winifred Mae Roberts
A funeral service for Mrs. Winifred Mae Roberts, 85 of Nassau, The Bahamas, will be held at Ebenezer Methodist Church, East Shirley Street, Nassau, on Saturday, 17th October, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Reverend Terry Carty will officiate and interment will …
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ELIJAH JAMES DANIELS B.E.M.
Funeral Service For PATRIARCH ELIJAH JAMES DANIELS B.E.M., 85 of Dolphin Drive, Highland Park and formerly of Old Bight Cat Island, will be held on Saturday, September 23rd, 2017 at 10 a.m at Zion Baptist Church, East and Shirley Streets. …
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Juliane Bosico
Funeral service for Juliane Bosico, 85 yrs., a resident of Lewis Street & formerly of Jacmel, Haiti, will be held at Transfiguration Baptist Church, Market & Vesey Streets, on Friday, October 11, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Re’d …
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Anfernee Seymour No.26 on Miami Marlins’ 2015 Prospect Watch list
RANKED as one of the top prospects in the Miami Marlins organisation, this summer could present a major opportunity for Anfernee Seymour to progress within the franchise.
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Flowers’ fears over ‘winners tax’ impact
CRAIG Flowers, FML Group of Companies owner, sees the Minnis administration’s proposal to only tax lottery play winnings as “problematic” for his chain of web shops where revenue is largely based on the numbers game.
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GB residents given nine-day response to new power rates
Grand Bahama residents have been given just nine days to respond to a complex proposal that aims to set electricity rates for the next three years, including an 8.5 per cent reduction in the ‘base rate’ for large industrial companies.
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Chamber chair: Make tax reform reality by 2013 Q4
The Bahamas must make tax reform happen as early as the 2013 fourth quarter, the Chamber of Commerce’s (BCCEC) chairman urging the Government to adopt an “aggressive approach” to managing the economy.
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Physicians urged: ‘Target 2o% of $2bn health care spend’
Physicians were yesterday urged to “take over the industry of medicine” and target 20 per cent of the $2 billion spent annually by Bahamians on health care.
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UB Mingoes suffer two losses at hands of USVI Buccaneers
THE University of the US Virgin Islands Buccaneers spoiled the homecoming celebrations for the University of the Bahamas Mingoes men’s basketball programmes as the visitors took both games in the weekend series.The Bucs took game one 102-85 on Friday
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Pro basketball player Miller off to impressive start in Norway
TAVARIO Miller’s transition to professional basketball is off to an impressive start with a new destination in Norway.
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Nesbitt and Sao Paolo take 2-1 series lead in NBB finals
NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt and his Paulistano Sao Paolo took a 2-1 series lead in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) finals and moved one game closer to the league title.
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National debt up $458m despite ratios declining
The post-COVID economic revival dropped The Bahamas’ debt-to-GDP ratio to 85 percent at end-June despite the national debt increasing by $457.5m over the prior 12 months to $11.645bn.
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STATESIDE: Politicians need to recognise when it is time for them to leave the stage
WHAT do Diane Feinstein, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, George Santos and Clarence Thomas have in common?
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Memorial service for Sir Jack Hayward
A memorial service for Sir Jack Hayward will be held on February 23 at 4pm at the Pro-Cathedral of Christ of the King, East Atlantic Drive, Freeport, Grand Bahama.
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'My honour's deserved - and long overdue'
BUSINESSMAN and former Olympian Godfrey Kelly, 91, yesterday defended his knighthood saying he expected the award “earlier” and views it as government making “amends” for neglecting to recommend it after his decades of contributions to the country.
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Debris off Eleuthera matches that of missing plane say US Coast Guard
AUTHORITIES believe they have found debris from a United States-bound plane near Eleuthera but have not given up searching for the four people on board, who include two young boys and a prominent New York businesswoman, the US Coast Guard said on Wednesday morning.
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Jaraun ‘Keino’ Burrows: ‘I had a good season in Sweden’
HE would have loved to have stayed around and played a little longer in the playoffs, but Jaraun ‘Keino’ Burrows was satisfied with the season that he experienced this year in the Swedish Professional Basketball League.
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Freeport man accused over gun and drugs
A 34-year-old Freeport man was charged in Grand Bahama on gun, ammunition and drug possession charges yesterday.
