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Mary Vandeolia Bridgewater
Funeral service for the late Matriarch Mary Vandeolia Bridgewater age 95 years of #23 Canada Ave., Flamingo Gardens and formerly of Burnt Ground, Long Island will be held on Saturday, May 20th, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church, …
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Regional investment summit eyes Bahamas as location
THE CARIBBEAN Export Development Agency (CEDA) wants to bring the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) to The Bahamas following this year’s successful staging in Trinidad and Tobago this November.
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Esther Hadassah Poitier
Funeral service for Esther Hadassah Poitier, 95 yrs., a resident of Moore Avenue & Miami Street & formerly of Old Bight, Cat Island, will be held at Hillview Seventh-day Adventist Church, Tonique Williams Darling Highway, on Sunday at 12:00 p.m. …
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Matriarch Leta Forbes
Funeral Service for Matriarch Leta Forbes, age 95 years a resident of Driggs Hill, South Andros, will be held on Saturday March 23rd, 2013 11:00 a.m. at St. Luke’s Baptist Church, Driggs Hill, South Andros. Officiating will be Rev. Stanley …
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Thelma Harriet (Brown) Knowles
CHANGE OF TIME FUNERAL SERVICE MRS. THELMA HARRIET (BROWN) KNOWLES Due to unforeseen circumstances the time for the Funeral for Mrs. Knowles IS CHANGED TO 4:00 P.M. On Tuesday, 1st October, 2019 The Service Will Be Held At Ebenezer Methodist …
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Rhonda Antoinette McDonald
Funeral Service for the late Rhonda Antoinette McDonald age 42 years of Lucaya Close will be held on Saturday February 15th, 2020 at Calvary Deliverance Church East Street, South at 10:00a.m. Officiating will be Sr. Pastor Kendyce Moss-Moultrie, assisted by …
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Thompson defies wind to win Great Exuma Classic
HIGH winds have been wreaking havoc among the professional golfers at the Web.com Tour’s Bahamas Great Exuma Classic this week, with only the winner, Kyle Thompson, finishing better than par.
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PM: Housing initiative not ‘one-off’ exercise
The prime minister yesterday pledged that the government’s efforts to make home ownership more affordable for Bahamians will not be a “one-off endeavour” that lacks a coherent strategy.
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Minister: No WTO membership 'for at least five years'
A Cabinet minister yesterday said full Bahamian membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) “cannot happen for at least within the next five years”.Elsworth Johnson, minister of financial services, trade and industry and immigration, told the Ho
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First cruise back hit by virus
One of the first cruise ships to ply through Caribbean waters since the pandemic began ended its trip early after at least five passengers tested positive for COVID-19, officials said yesterday.
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Port Lucaya in fifth month of rent discounts
Port Lucaya Marketplace has entered the fifth month of a ‘rent discount’ initiative to ease a post-Hurricane Matthew burden for tenants that has now been exacerbated by Memories’ pull-out.
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Jean Rony case adjourned again
THE Jean Rony Jean-Charles case was adjourned again on Friday as lawyers for the Bahamas-born man and the Office of the Attorney General were unable to agree to terms that would fast-track the case to the Court of Appeal.
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Newbold: No timeline on appointment of chief justice
PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday there is no timeline for when Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will appoint a chief justice.His comment came as a small protest planned by a senior magistrate highlighting Dr Minnis’ failure to appoint a
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Realtor teams with RBC for Hot Summer Homes
A Bahamian realtor has partnered with Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to launch a two-month promotion that pledges to deliver a 48-hour turnaround on buyer financing approvals. Monica Knowles, property specialist with Bahamas Realty, explained that the t
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We are in trouble
Supplementary Budget - in the bluntest language Hon Philip Davis as Minister of Finance did not really say it, but folks believe me we are in financial trouble…useless not admitting it we are. Denial is precisely that.
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What drives the price of bitcoin?
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Traders of bitcoin are used to sharp price action, such as the one experienced during the first weekend of December, when the digital currency lost around 20 percent of its value.
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Anger after load shedding hits New Providence
LOAD shedding struck several parts of New Providence on Friday morning, drawing the anger of many consumers.
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Condo project enjoys $5-$6m January sales
THE Caves Heights development has generated $5-$6 million from condo sales in January alone, its vice-president of sales and marketing yesterday telling Tribune Business the oceanfront development was aiming to double last year’s performance.
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Bahamian memories of bid to free Mandela
FREEPORT – Grand Bahama resident Robert Grant - who in the late 1980s was part of a movement in the Bahamas that fought for the Nelson Mandela’ release from prison - expressed deep sadness at the death of the former South African president.
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95 per cent on food assistance are women
NINETY-five per cent of all persons seeking assistance from the Department of Social Services’ food assistance programme are women, Minister of Social Services and Community Development Melanie Griffin revealed.
