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Eric Alrufus Turner
Funeral Service for the late Eric Alrufus Turner age 88 years of Summer Haven Estates and formerly of Tea Bay, Cat Island will be held on Saturday November 25th, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Edmond …
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Grace Helen Seymour
Funeral service for Mrs. Grace Helen Seymour, 88 yrs., a resident of Peter Street, will be held at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, Deveaux & Young Streets, on Saturday 24th September, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will …
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REBECCA BAIN
Funeral Service REBECCA BAIN, 88 Of Bain Town, South Cat Island, died on June 9th, 2017, will be held on Saturday, 24th June, 2017 at 10a.m. at Zion Baptist Church East & Shirley Street Downtown. Officiating will be Rev. Christopher …
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Bertha Lavenia Lunn
Funeral service for Bertha Lavenia Lunn, 88 a resident of #26 St. Vincent Avenue, Elizabeth Estates & formerly of New Bight, Cat Island will be held at Trinity City of Praise, Tonique Williams Darling Highway, on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. …
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Jerome Thomas Franks
Funeral Service for the Late Jerome Thomas Franks, 88, of Coral Heights Estates and formerly of Port Nelson, Rum Cay will be held on Saturday May 5th, 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Virginia Street. Rev. Fr. Dwight M. …
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McFall having standout junior season
JONATHAN McFall is having a standout junior season for the Chowan Hawks in NCAA Division II basketball.
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How was infected able to fly home?
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said a person who tested positive for COVID-19 was among the 183 residents who returned to the country on Friday, prompting a suspension of repatriation exercises. His revelation during a national address yesterday came as the country went without an additional confirmed COVID-19 case for the fourth consecutive day.
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Decision day looms large for Kai Jones
Decision day looms large for Bahamian prep basketball star Kai Jones as he narrowed his final list of schools this week.Jones announced via social media that he will decide between the Florida State Seminoles, Texas Longhorns and Baylor Bears to dete
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Bahamians question government’s designs on Baha Mar
MOST Bahamians are very passionate about their politics. It would be unusual for a day to pass without someone grumbling about something that displeased them, either with the PLP government, the Opposition FNM or the DNA.
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THE FINISH LINE: Inaugural Caribbean Tip-Off Classic shows that 'you can't teach height'
THE inaugural Caribbean Tip-Off Classic gave Bahamians a chance to see the next two rising young talents in Kai Jones and Samuel Hunter as they prepare for the collegiate ranks next year. But the tournament also put the spotlight on the high school
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Commission’s regulatory powers restored by court
The Appeal Court has overturned a verdict that prevented the Securities Commission “from acting in the public interest”, following its battle with a BISX-listed company over the latter’s compliance with regulatory capital standards.
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TOUGH CALL: Exploring the history of our ancient Bahamas
ON Facebook recently, someone posted an early map of the Bahama Islands with a few references to Lucayan place names, which generated a lot of interest. In response I posted a map with all the surviving Lucayan names (and their translations).
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‘I’m really excited for Jazz. Opening day is going to be really special’
WITH the passing of Edison ‘Ed’ Armbrister, retired outfielder Antoan Richardson has now assumed the elder statesmanship of the Bahamian Major League baseball fraternity.
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Maxine Gloria Campbell
Funeral Service for the late Maxine Gloria Campbell, 83 years of #13 Grosham Close, off Turtle Drive, who died peacefully at her residence on Thursday, 8th March, 2018, will be held at Five Porches of Deliverance Centre Apostolic Tabernacle, Markey …
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Giants take 1-0 leads in NPBA best-of-7 series
THE New Providence Basketball Association got its best-of-seven championship series started on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium with the Giants winning the double header.
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Anfernee Seymour No.26 on Miami Marlins’ 2015 Prospect Watch list
RANKED as one of the top prospects in the Miami Marlins organisation, this summer could present a major opportunity for Anfernee Seymour to progress within the franchise.
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PM hails good first day of negotiations in China
PRIME Minister Perry Christie yesterday said the first day of Baha Mar meetings in China were “good” but warned that a “very, very serious situation” would result if the relevant parties cannot secure an agreement today.
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Cabbage Beach access row ‘about property rights, not birthrights’
THE relocation of the dozens of Cabbage Beach vendors upset over the closure of an access point to the popular Paradise Island property is not the responsibility of the landowners but the government, according to Atlantis’ Senior Vice-president of Public Affairs Ed Fields.
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Nora Louise Dean Dorsett
Memorial Service for the late Nora Louise Dean Dorsett will be held at The East Street Gospel Chapel on Thursday, January 19th, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Service for the late Nora Louise Dean Dorsett, aged 94 years of #6 …
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Public demand for vaccine ‘flattened’
DEMAND for the COVID-19 vaccine has flattened in The Bahamas even as more doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab could arrive in the country as early as today, according to Ed Fields, deputy chair of the National COVID-19 Vaccine Consultative Committee.
