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Christ my king

By ANGELA PALACIOUS

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Cold storage facility to help immunisation programme

PUBLIC Health officials yesterday commissioned a newly constructed vaccine cold storage facility as a part of the country’s Expanded Programme on Immunisation.

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Parole committee to deliver recommendations

THE government’s commitment to effective rehabilitation and public safety will be put to the test when the Parole Re-entry Steering Committee delivers its recommendations for a parole system and the reintegration of past offenders into Bahamian society, according to committee Co-chair retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez.

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Minister pledges ‘polluter will pay’ over Exuma spill

A Cabinet minister yesterday pledged that “the polluter will pay”, with the Government “holding their breath” that last week’s Exuma oil spill does no long-lasting harm to the area’s marine life.

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August Campbell ends promising season with the Duke Blue Devils

WHAT began as a promising season for August Campbell in his third year with the Duke Blue Devils ended abruptly as Campbell recently left the programme.

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Comrade Elsworth Munnings

Funeral Service for Comrade Elsworth Munnings, 95 of Leeward Isles, Golden Gates #2 and formerley of Orange Creek, Cat Island who died on February 7, 2018 will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 11:00 am at Grant’s Town …

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Howard Conchlyn Charles Neely

Funeral Service for Howard Conchlyn Charles Neely age 95 affectionately called “Preacher” of The Bluff Eleuthera, who died at his nieces residence Bluff Eleuthera January 8th, will be held on Saturday 11:00 a.m. at John Wesley Methodist Church The Bluff …

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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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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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Greene and J Addison win OSBA Challenge Series

PAUL Greene led his J Addison Prep basketball programme to another in-season tournament title in the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association.

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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