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37 new COVID-19 cases, four more related deaths on Thursday
THIRTY-SEVEN new COVID-19 cases and four more related deaths were recorded on Thursday, pushing the nation’s coronavirus tally to 6,644.
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Jones and Sun stay unbeaten with 110-72 victory over Sky
JONQUEL Jones had her best offensive output of the season and her Connecticut Sun remain undefeated so far.
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Buddy needs your vote for 3-Pt Contest
BUDDY Hield is having a breakout season as one of the NBA’s most improved players and the local media in Sacramento is galvanising support for his bid to the 2019 Three-Point Contest on All-Star Weekend.
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Bria swims to personal best in 100 fly
FOUR-member Team Bahamas continues in competition at the 27th University Games in Kazan, Russia.
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Public school attendance is down four percentage points since last year
THE public school attendance rate is at 91 percent this year, according to Acting Education Director Dominique Russell.
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Joan M Lightbourn
A Funeral Service for Mrs. Joan M. Lightbourn, aged 92, of Montagu Foreshore, Nassau, The Bahamas will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Kirk, Princes’ Street, Nassau, on Saturday, 18th October, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Bryn MacPhail will officiate …
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Janine Legros
A funeral service for the late Mrs. Janine Legros, age 92 of Murphyville, Nassau, The Bahamas, who died at Doctors Hospital, Collins Avenue, Nassau on Sunday, 6th November, 2016, will be held at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Hill Street, …
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Edith Victoria Knowles
A funeral service for Mrs. Edith Victoria Knowles, aged 92, of Twynam Avenue, Nassau, The Bahamas, who passed away peacefully at her residence on Sunday, 25th November, 2012, will be held at St. Anne's Anglican Church, Fox Hill, Nassau, on …
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New judges are appointed
THE Judicial and Legal Service Commission has announced the appointment of new judges to the Supreme and Magistrates Courts.
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Tourism ‘90% unaffected’ by COVID-19 tightening
Tourism industry executives yesterday voiced optimism that the industry’s recovery will not be impacted by the government’s tightening of COVID restrictions, with one asserting it will be “90 percent unaffected”.
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6,000 restructure debt during 2019 first half
More than 6,000 Bahamian borrowers applied for debt consolidation loans during the 2019 first half, making it the most sought-after form of consumer credit by some distance. The Central Bank’s latest Lending Conditions Survey, released yesterday, re
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Phenom Challenge: Bahamian 1-2 punch helps Defenders shine
THE Bahamian 1-2 punch of Deyton Albury and Garreth Edgecombe helped the Defenders 2020 to split their four games at the Phenom Challenge over the weekend in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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‘Some progress’ on Baha Mar resolution
Negotiations over the stalled $3.5 billion Baha Mar project have made “some progress on the way forward” towards a commercial resolution, Tribune Business has been told.
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No severance for 2,026 terminated Baha Mar staffers
The 2,026 terminated Baha Mar employees will not receive due severance pay and all benefits owed to them, amid increasing uncertainty over the $3.5 billion project’s fate come November 2.
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Blue Raiders and Broncos hit the gridiron for final tune-ups ahead of Bahamas Bowl
As players and coaching staff become accustomed to the novelty of being in the Bahamas, they returned to some familiar confines yesterday as they hit the gridiron for one of the final tune-ups ahead of the 2015 Popeyes Bahamas Bowl.
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Cycling Club Bahamas. - The Enjoy! Cycling Club Social will be held on Friday, January 29, from 7pm-10pm at Island House near Lyford Cay. Bus pick-up from Harbour Bay, 6pm sharp and Cable Beach Police Station at 6:30pm sharp, returning at 10pm.
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Cat Island committee gets $35,000 gov grant for 59th annual regatta
ALTHOUGH it’s considered just a “drop in the bucket,” the Cat Island Regatta committee received a grant of $35,000 from the Bahamas Government for their 59th annual regatta to be held at the regatta site in the “cultural capital of the Bahamas” in New Bight, Cat Island, over the Emancipation holiday weekend.
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Deadlock in talks over Baha Mar
WITH the employment of thousands of Baha Mar workers hanging in the balance, negotiators ended a protracted second day of talks in China without a deal to push the project forward, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said.
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Athletes clock personal bests at World Youths
THERE were no medal-winning performances for Team Bahamas at the 9th IAAF World Youth Athletics Championships in Cali, Colombia. However, a number of athletes recorded personal bests in a series of spirited performances against the top junior athletes in the world.
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Baha Mar team starts ‘educating’ liquidators
The Government and Baha Mar remained far apart yesterday on their interpretations of the provisional liquidation ruling’s impact, as the developer started to “educate” the Supreme Court’s appointees on the intricacies of the $3.5 billion project’s predicament.
