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Havana Anamae Flowers Mackey
Final Rites and Burial for the late MRS HAVANA ANAMAE FLOWERS MACKEY AGE 75 YRS.A RESIDENT OF LILLY OF THE VALLEY CORNER WILL BE HELD AT ST PAUL’S BAPTIST CHURCH, BIAS STREET, ON SATURDAY 1ST JUNE 2019 AT 1:00 PM …
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Renee Elizabeth Lowe
Mrs. Renee Elizabeth Lowe, 80, of Poinciana Drive, Nassau, The Bahamas, will be held at Trinity Methodist Church, Trinity Place and Frederick Street, Nassau, on Saturday, 1st June, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. Reverend William R. Higgs and Reverend Charles A. …
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Leota Miller
Funeral Service for the late Leota Miller 82 years of #1 King’s Court, Yellow Elder Gardens will be held at Baptist Bible Church, Old Trail Road on Saturday, 1 June 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Howard …
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Bahamas' corporate tax world's most 'corrosive'
The Bahamas yesterday received no credit for laws said to have raised compliance costs by 75-80 percent after its corporate tax policies were rated as the world’s most “corrosive”.
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Burning up the track with sprinter Daejha Moss
IN Nassau, Bahamas, the temperature is currently in the mid-80s with the sun blaring down on the city’s inhabitants. Add to that, blistering humidity and low wind speeds too. That Bahamian climate remains the same year-round (mostly) with the coldest day dropping to maybe the low 50s (the country’s lowest recorded temperature is 41 degrees set in 1981).
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Lowering the prostate cancer risk
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has registered that 200 Bahamian men were diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2018, and that number is likely underestimated, as several Bahamian men seek prostate cancer screening and treatment abroad and they are often not captured in local statistics. WHO data showed that 249 men died of cancer in the Bahamas in 2018 and 80 of those men died of prostate cancer.
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Browne and Mottley: Shapers of the regional future
PRIME Ministers Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda and Mia Mottley of Barbados are two of the Caribbean’s young and dynamic leaders, both workaholics with clear and determined visions for the betterment of their countries. Each of them is a committed regionalist, notwithstanding insinuations to the contrary in sections of the regional media.
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Jones posts double double as Sun win on opening night
JONQUEL Jones began the 2019-20 WNBA regular season with a double double as the Connecticut Sun won on opening night.
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Florence V Butler
Funeral announcement for the late Florence V. Butler age 82 years of Palm Beach Street and formerly of McKann’s, Long Island will be held on Saturday, May 25th, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Salem Union Baptist Church, Taylor Street. Officiating …
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Leota Miller
LEOTA MILLER age 82 years of #1 King Court, Yellow Elder passed at her residence on Wednesday, May 15th, 2019. She is survived by her Sons: Willis Miller Jr., Rodney Miller and Leon Miller; Daughters: Roselyn Miller and Jennifer Miller; …
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Renee Elizabeth Lowe
Mrs. Renee Elizabeth Lowe, age 80 , of Poinciana Drive, Nassau, The Bahamas, passed away peacefully at her home, on Wednesday, 15th May, 2019. She was predeceased by her husband, David Lowe; and is survived by sons, Steve (Trixie) Lowe …
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Willis Walter Lindergh Harding
Willis Walter Lindergh Harding, 82, of Salt Pond, Long Island died on Sunday, May 12, 2019 will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Anglican Church, Thompson Bay, Long Island. Officiating will be Rev. …
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Sophia Genesta Lockhart
Funeral Service for the late Sophia Genesta Lockhart aged 91 years of Pink Cassia Avenue, Garden Hills and formerly of Ragged Island will be held on Saturday May 25th 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at New Covenant Baptist Church, East- West …
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Darvin Bradley Davis
Memorial Service for the late Mr. Darvin Bradley Davis Age 40 yrs, a resident of George Town, Exuma, and Mr. George Johnson Age 80 will be held on Saturday May 25th 2019, 11:00 am. at , Church of God Temple, …
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Maxwell James Woodside
Funeral Service for Maxwell James Woodside age 80 years, of Nassau East Boulevard, will be held on Saturday, May 25, 2019 at10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral., West Street North. Officiating will be Rev’d Fr. Glenn Nixon. Interment will …
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The meaning of grace
Grace is God’s kindness, His gracious generosity, His undeserved favour and spiritual blessing. The Apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 2:8-9 (KJV): “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
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'Gun epidemic closely tied to drugs trade'
OF THE 762 murders in the country since 2012, 629 of these have been as a result of gun violence, National Security Minister Marvin Dames revealed yesterday. So far this year, he said, there have been 31 murders, but 87 percent of these or 27 involved firearms. Between 2012 and 2018, approximately 602 or 82.4 percent of the 731 homicides involved guns, he also said.
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Man, 43, faces separate charges of murder and attempted murder
A New Providence man was charged with murder and attempted murder in the Freeport Magistrate’s Court yesterday in connection with two separate shooting incidents in Grand Bahama.
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Brother of slain marine has the right to criticise, says minister
“PEOPLE have a right to criticise,” National Security Minister Marvin Dames said yesterday in response to the scathing rebuke the brother of slain Royal Bahamas Defence Force Petty Officer Percival Philip Perpall delivered against the RBDF at Perpall’s funeral last Thursday.
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How Ardastra is putting a kestrel back in the sky
IT takes roughly five minutes and some prompting for the American kestrel – a small, colourful falcon –to realise it’s free. Discovered around two weeks ago flapping on the ground, a do-gooder brought the young bird to Ardastra Gardens, Zoo & Conservation Centre believing it to be lacking the flight and survival skills that it would have been taught by its parents had it not fallen from its nest.
