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Exchange control delays $35m GB Power offering
Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) planned $35 million capital raising has been delayed again, this time by the need to obtain exchange control approval from the Central Bank of the Bahamas, Tribune Business understands.
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Community Outreach Centre in need of assistance
ON NOVEMBER 25, 2012, St David’s Methodist Church in Grand Bahama honoured the longest serving local preacher within the Methodist Church in the Bahamas and in the Caribbean, Evangelist Lloyd Fuller Quant. Evangelist Quant has been serving the church for more than 80 years as a local preacher, ever since 1934.
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Jonquel Jones helps Colonials to victory
THE front court trio of junior Jonquel Jones, sophomore Caira Washington and freshman Kelli Prange combined for 52 points to lead the No. 24/23 George Washington women’s basketball team past Atlantic 10 rival Fordham (83-65) at the Charles E Smith Center on Saturday afternoon.
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‘IF YOU WANT WAR, YOU’LL GET WAR’: Furious Speaker shuts down Parliament over government’s inaction on COVID outbreak
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie accused the government of disrespecting Parliament by ignoring and refusing to implement his COVID-19 preventative measures, leading him to abruptly adjourn yesterday’s sitting until May 3.
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Philip Jack Josephs
Funeral Service for the Late Philip Jack Josephs, 90 years of #80 Churchill Subdivision, off Soldier Road, and formerly of Cape Haitian, Haiti, will be held on Saturday May 30th, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at the Church of the Most Holy …
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NAD sees 5% passenger traffic fall over Christmas
OUTBOUND passenger traffic from the Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) into the US over the Christmas holiday period decreased 5 per cent year-over year, according to airport operator, the Nassau Airport Development Company (NAD).
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GB Power: ‘16 deficiencies’ in its metering and billing
A well-known Freeport food retailer is now challenging its more than $40,000 monthly electricity bill in the Supreme Court, a move that comes after a report uncovered “16 deficiencies” in Grand Bahama Power Company’s metering and billing practices.
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‘Taxes will increase to cover debt’
A leading Bahamian banker has warned that taxes will "increase significantly" to pay for the Government's COVID-19 spending, leaving individuals and businesses left with less money "for quite a while".
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No ‘great panic’ on deficit run-up
The government’s first-half fiscal deficit is no cause for “great panic” despite being equal to 73.4 percent of the full-year target, a top accountant argued yesterday.
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Reformer says 'it's not a one pill cure'
The Bahamas will take “at least a decade” to escape its fiscal crisis, a governance reformer warning: “It’s not a one pill cure”.
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Bahamas selects 'most fraught' model for BEC
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Stencil Russell
Mr. Stencil Russell, 82 of Red Bay Cays, North Andros, The Bahamas passed away, quietly, on Tuesday, 17th April, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Eunice Russell; 23 Children, numerous Grands, Great-grands, a host of relatives and friends, inclusive …
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Charles Metelus
Charles Metelus age 82 years of Boatwain Hill off Carmichael Road died on September 30 2013. He is survived by his Sons: Benedict Metelus and Lenord Delancy; Daughters: Bernadette, Helene, Rechel, Lucietta & Julianna Metelus; A host of other relatives …
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Adele Siltana Saint-Louis
Adele Siltana Saint-Louis, 82 yrs., a resident of Lily of the Valley Corner & formerly of St.Louis Du Nord, Haiti, died at PMH on 4th May, 2013. She is survived by he husbund: Dieudace St. Louis; 1 daughter: Alian St. …
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George Appo Raymond
George Appo Raymond, 82 yrs., a resident of Charles Vincent Street, died at PMH on 1 May, 2012. He is survived by his chidren: Sandra Davis, Leona Dean, Geleta & Emily Davis, Natasha Bain & Martin Davis; 1 brother: Lukin …
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Mary Ellen McKenzie
Funeral Service for the late Mary Ellen McKenzie age 78 years of Maze Court and formerly of Mars Bay, South Andros will be held on Saturday, November 18th, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Transfiguration Baptist church, Vesey and Market Streets. …
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Arthur joins Miami Marlins farm system
ANDRE Arthur became the latest Bahamian prospect to join the Miami Marlins farm system.
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Lamar Watkins to join Mustangs in Putnam this fall
LAMAR Watkins will have the opportunity to further his athletic career with one of the top prep basketball programmes in America. Watkins will join the incoming class of the Putnam Science Academy Mustangs in Putnam, Connecticut, this fall. The for
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Minister: 100-150% increase in Bahamians at the Pointe
The Labour Minister yesterday said the number of Bahamians employed on downtown Nassau’s Pointe project has increased by between 100 to 150 percent. Dion Foulkes, pictured, said: “I have received two reports recently, one from the Department of Labou