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Denese McSweeney
Funeral Service for the late Denese McSweeney, 45 of Shirley Street will be held on Saturday at Zion Baptist Church, South Beach. Officiating will be Bishop B. Wenith Davis, assisted by other ministers of the gospel. Interment will follow in …
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Martha Smith
Death Notice For Martha Smith, 88 of Marathon died on April 11 2018 at The Princess Margaret Hospital. She is survived by her Children:Kirkwood Smith, Willamae Smith, Lillian Ferguson, Cynthia Smith and Judyann Rolle. Numerous Grands, Nieces, Nephew & other …
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Angela Rolle
Angela Rolle, age 88 of # 37A Eneas Street and formerly of Andros, died on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. She is survived by 2 Daughters: Donna McPhee and Marionette Rolle; 1 Son: Jerome Moss; 1 …
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Venus Fischer Reckley
Venus Fischer Reckley, age 85 years, resident of United Estates, San Salvador, died on Tuesday April 10th 2018, at Princess Margaret Hospital. Left to cherish her memories, sister, Sarah Storr, & a host of other relatives & friends.
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David Fletcher Young
Funeral service for David Fletcher Young, 89 a resident of Myrton Ave. off Farrington Road, will be held at St. Michael’s Methodist Church, Churchill Avenue, on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be The Reverend Chris Neely, …
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Olive Louise Pratt
Funeral service for Olive Louise Pratt, 85 a resident of #26 Gibbs Street off Nassau Street & formerly of Blue Hills, Turks Island, will be held at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, Deveaux Street, on Saturday, April …
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Greater power to protect witnesses
THE government passed the Criminal Evidence Witness Anonymity Amendment Bill yesterday to allow for witness identities in criminal proceedings to be shielded and only revealed in screening by a magistrate, magistrate panel or judge in a bid to clamp down on acts of witness tampering.
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Nationals: Top junior golfers emerge
THE top junior golfers in the island nation emerged following the results of the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Junior Nationals.
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INSIGHT: Time for a radical overhaul of our tax system
Bahamians continue to suffocate under the weight of hefty utilities bills, an unnecessarily high cost of living and daunting bureaucratic hurdles to making their own way in the world. The last thing they want to hear is the government intends to oppress them further with the burden of new taxes.
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Giants, High Flyers take title
THE New Providence Basketball Association concluded its 2017-18 season with champions crowned in both divisions over the weekend.
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Robert Alexander Pinder
Funeral Service for Robert Alexander (Alec) Pinder, 88, of Village Green, Nassau The Bahamas, will be held at Shirley Heights Gospel Chapel, Mount Royal Avenue, Nassau, on Saturday 14th April, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Brother Sam Mikhael, assisted by Pastor …
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Vincent Leon Burrows
Funeral Service for the late Mr. Vincent Leon Burrows, aged 91 years of Lower Deadman’s Cay, Long Island, who died peacefully at the Princess Margaret Hospital, Shirley Street, on Friday, 6th April, 2018, will be held on Saturday, 14th April, …
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Edward Eugene Gardiner
Funeral Service for late Edward Eugene Gardiner age 88 years of St. Andrews Drive Blair Estates will be held on Friday April 13th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Parish, Virginia Street. Officiating will be Rev’d …
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Elaine Bernard
Funeral Service for the late Elaine Bernard age 85 years of #2 Davis Street, Oakes Field will be held on Saturday April 14th, 2018 at 9:45 a.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Stapledon Gardens. Officiating will be The Venerable Mark …
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Olive Louise Pratt
Olive Louise Pratt, 85 a resident of #26 Gibbs Lane off Nassau Street & formerly of Blue Hills, Turks Island, died at PMH on April 10, 2018. She is received by her 4 daughters: Sybil Johnson, Angela Bain, Anita Francis …
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Deaconess Cetia Darling Ferguson
Funeral service for the late Deaconess Cetia Darling Ferguson age 91 years of #85 Breadfruit Street, Pinewood Gardens and formerly of Chesters, Acklins at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 14th, 2018 at Church of God Cathedral, East Street & Lily …
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CIBC 'disagrees' with fines by the Bahamas
CIBC FIrstCaribbean has expressed its displeasure at fines imposed by Bahamian regulators in documents for its planned $240 million initial public offering (IPO) in New York.The bank, in a section of the IPO document detailing regulatory risks, said
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FACE TO FACE: A Miami icon born on Shirley Street
He’s been on this planet for 99 years, has all his faculties and is quite funny, witty and charming. He can hold a conversation with anyone and is so well-read he probably knows quite a bit about the subjects that intrigue most people. It’s amazing - the level of energy that exudes Garth C. Reeves Sr. It seems Father Time and the fountain of youth both blessed him, and he relishes in every moment that he’s alive.
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Migrants apprehended and returned to Haiti
FIFTY Haitian migrants were apprehended in the southern Bahamas and returned to Haiti over the weekend. The operation was a joint effort between the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and the United States Coast Guard, according to a statement from the RBDF
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NPBA championships: Giants top the rockets 93-83, High Flyers stop Aliv bucket
THE Division I pennant winners remained undefeated and the Division II defending champions took an early lead as both series got off to favourable starts for the top seeds in the New Providence Basketball Association Championships.Division ICommonwea
