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Nesbitt and team claim title in Brazil's pro league
NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt claimed his second consecutive Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) championship in as many years.
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Bahamasair to spend $9.3m on aircraft maintenance
BAHAMASAIR will use $9.3m of its total budget in the new fiscal year on heavy maintenance to its aircraft and another $1m to move the headquarters to a building complex on Blake Road.
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Rosalind Elaine Watkins
Funeral Service for Ms. Rosalind Elaine Watkins, age 82 years, a resident of 81A Westridge Drive, will be held on Saturday, June 8th, 2019, 11:00 a.m., at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. Officiating will be Bishop Drexel Gomez, …
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John Rudolph Griffin
John Rudolph Griffin age 80 affectionately called “Johnny" a resident of Eneas Street and formerly of the Current Eleuthera Bahamas, died at his residence Saturday June 1st, 2019. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME, and will …
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Landfill operator hits '80% of goals'
The New Providence landfill’s new operator yesterday said it is “hitting at least 80 percent of our targets”, having already invested $9m of its initial $20m financing.
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VAT fuel waiver beat households target
AN estimated 79,000 households have benefitted from the Minnis administration’s concession that eliminates value added tax on Bahamas Power and Light bills under $300.
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‘Enormous confusion’ over hotel gratuities
“Enormous confusion” exists even among hotel union members over whether industry employers want to eliminate or alter the automatic 15 percent gratuity, Tribune Business was told yesterday.
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WTO: Don't keep dancing around
The debate in the public square over whether we should accede to full membership in the World Trade Organization has produced a virtual cornucopia of old wives tales, misplaced fears and a general lack of knowledge of some of the facts that should inform the debate.
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Nesbitt and team force 5th and deciding game
NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt and his Regates de Flamengo Basketball Club forced a fifth and deciding game in Brazil’s Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) Finals.
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Jones posts 2nd double double of season
JONQUEL Jones scored 10 points in the fourth quarter and recorded her second double double of the season in a come-from-behind win for the Connecticut Sun.
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‘Serious money’ need for renewable energy
The Bahamas needs “serious money” to reverse a “less than mediocre” renewable energy performance that has been “trumpted as ‘big strides’”, an industry executive is arguing.
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First land-based commercial coral farm opens in Freeport
CORAL Vita – the first land-based commercial coral farm in the world - was officially opened on Friday in Freeport, creating a new sector of sustainable aquaculture and innovation for reef restoration in Grand Bahama and The Bahamas.
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Six ordered to pay back $30,000
FIVE women and a man were ordered to pay back the $30,000 they collectively defrauded a local lending institution out of two years ago by using fake Department of Education employment letters.
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‘Nowhere near out of the fiscal woods’
The Bahamas is “nowhere near out of the woods” with its fiscal woes, the deputy prime minister admitted yesterday, with the government still confronting several “ticking timebombs”.
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IAN FERGUSON: Addressing key workplace woes
More than 80 percent of Bahamian businesses do not have the benefit of on-staff human resources professionals.
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Jones on fire
Jonquel Jones continues to show why many pundits expect her to be one of the top players in the WNBA this season as she led the Connecticut Sun to a 2-0 start.
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Rosalind Elaine Watkins
Mrs. Rosalind Elaine Watkins, age 82 years, a resident of 81 Westridge Drive, and formerly of Port Howe, Cat Island, died at her residence on Sunday May 26th, 2019. She is survived by her children: Yvette Romain, Lisa Knowles, Andre …
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Thelma Thedora Adderley
Thelma Thedora Adderley, 80 years of Burnt Ground, Long Island and formerly of Lower Deadman’s Cay, Long Island, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, 24th May, 2019. She is survived by three (3) Daughters: Geralene Williams, Lisa Darville …
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Cherilia Saint Louis
Cherilia Saint Louis, aged 80 years old, a resident of Montrose Avenue. Nassau and formerly of Port–de-Paix, Haiti, died at her residence Wednesday 23rd, May 2019. Her survivors are: Debbie Pierre, Nakasia Pierre, Farah Augustine, Chesrilia Braynen, Aleus Petit-Frere, Rico, …
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Otis Raymond Albury
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr. Otis Raymond Albury Age 47 yrs, a resident of Hatchet Bay Eleuthera , will be held on Saturday June 1st 2019, 11:00 am. at St. Catherine of Sienna Roman Catholic Church, Hatchet …
