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Key US markets up 15% for Easter peak
Tourism bookings from the Bahamas’ key US markets are up 15 per cent for the peak Easter period, a Cabinet minister yesterday urging businesses to “work harder” at exploiting this growth.
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Davis’ hands clean on water projects
CAT Island, Rum Cay and San Salvador MP Philip “Brave” Davis did not authorise controversial payments to Nassau Island Development (NID), the contractor for the multi-million dollar Gladstone Road Waste Water Treatment Plant (GRWWTP) that is unfinished despite a 91 percent cost overrun, Works Minister Desmond Bannister said in the House of Assembly yesterday.
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Deandre Ayton to enter 2018 NBA draft in June
AFTER much speculation, Bahamian Deandre Ayton has made it official with a “one-and-done” college decision to enter the 2018 National Basketball Association draft in June.
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Coleby and Hilltoppers advance with 79-62 win in NIT opener
Dwight Coleby and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers advanced with a dominant win in the opening round of the National Invitational Tournament.
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31-member team for the Commonwealth Games
THE Bahamas Olympic Committee yesterday announced a 31-member team that will represent the Bahamas at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, scheduled for April 4-15 in the Gold Coast, Australia.
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Alfrieda Butler-Ingraham
Funeral Service for the late Alfrieda “Dillis” Butler- Ingraham age 85 years of 59 Pinedale and formerly of Deerfield Beach Fl. will be held on Saturday March 17th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. George’s Anglican Church. Officiating will be …
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Mavis Mafalda Major nee Ritchie
Funeral Service for the late Mavis Mafalda Major nee Ritchie age 89 years of #40 Sunderland Road, Stapledon Gardens will be held on Saturday March 17th, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Chapel On The Hill, Tonique Williams - Darling Highway. …
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Nick Pikramenos
Nick Pikramenos, 88, of Love Beach, Nassau, The Bahamas, died peacefully at Doctors Hospital, Collins Avenue. Nassau, on Monday, 12th March, 2018. He was predeceased by his wife Calliope Pikramenos and his brother, Archie Pikramenos. He is survived by his …
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Richard Austin Winfield Byer
Funeral Service for Mr. Richard Austin Winfield Byer, age 85 years, a resident of #20 Cambridge Road, Nassau East south, and formerly of St. Michaels, Barbados, will be held on Saturday March 17th, 2018, 10:00 a.m., at St Anne’s Anglican …
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DIANE PHILLIPS: How did the future get here so fast?
There is a phobia for just about everything. Fear of heights, fear of open spaces, fear of looking ridiculous, no just made that up. But the fear I find most relevant to all of us in The Bahamas is something I just learned the name of. It’s called Chronophobia and it is a fear of the future.
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Auto show proceeds to aid toddler’s open heart surgery
ALTHOUGH he is only four years old, Ephraim Williams has already braved two open-heart surgeries and three catheterisations.
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Gov’ts signals ‘go close your doors’ on Bahamasair
A Cabinet Minister was yesterday said to have sent a “go close your doors” message to private Bahamian airlines by reaffirming unlimited government support for Bahamasair.
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Gov'ts signals 'go close your doors' on Bahamasair
A Cabinet Minister was yesterday said to have sent a “go close your doors” message to private Bahamian airlines by reaffirming unlimited government support for Bahamasair.Captain Randy Butler, Sky Bahamas’ chief executive, said Dionisio D’Aguilar’s c
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Turtle killer
Re: Hunt for turtle’s hammer killer.
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THE PRESS BOX: A look at three potential 1st round picks for the Cowboys on defence
LAST week we looked at three potential first round picks at wide receiver for the Cowboys, picking No. 19 in this year’s draft. This week we look at three potential first round picks on the defensive side of the football. Derwin James, S, FSU Jame
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Dwight Coleby and Hilltoppersaccept bid to play in the NIT
IT may not be on the main stage in the NCAA Tournament but several Bahamian NCAA Division I basketball players will still have postseason opportunities. Dwight Coleby, Travis Munnings and Calvin Anderson will be featured in tournaments as their prog
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EDITORIAL: Trump polls rise despite poor leadership
The image of American President Donald Trump that seems universal is of him with a self-satisfied, smug smirk on his face. But as he careens carelessly around issues about which he studiously refuses to inform himself, he continues to threaten America’s place and standing in the world.
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Plant ‘not handled in people’s best interest’
A PROJECT vital to the Government meeting its Baha Mar obligations was “not handled in the Bahamian people’s best interests”, a former Water & Sewerage chairman admitted yesterday.
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Richard Austin Winfield Byer
Mr. Richard Austin Winfield Byer, age 85 years, of #20 Cambridge Road, Nassau East South and formerly of St. Michael’s, Barbados, died on Wednesday February 28nd, 2018. He is survived by his: former Wife: Ruby Byer, Sons: David, Ricardo and …
