Show advanced options

Select all Clear all

Obit

Esther Ferguson Curry

Funeral Service for the late Esther Ferguson Curry age 81 years of #60 Turtle Drive, Bel -Aire Estates will be held on Friday, February 17th, 2017 at 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Officiating will be Rev. …

Obit

Gilford Saunders

Funeral Service for the late Gilford Saunders affectionately called “Popcorn” “Dr NoGo” “Cracker” “GrandPa” age 81 years Of #23 Oxford Avenue off Blue Hill Road and formerly of Mastic Point, Andros Island will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, …

Obit

Lionel Rose Sr.

Funeral Service for the late Lionel Rose Sr. age 81 years old of Burial Ground Corner and formerly of The Bluff, Cat Island will be held on Saturday March 2nd, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at Transfiguration Baptist Church, Vesey and …

Obit

Patricia M. Johnson

Home going service for the late Patricia M. Johnson, 81, of Flint Street off East Street will be held on Saturday August 18th, 2012 at 10am at the New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Blue Hill Road South. Officiating will …

Obit

Obadiah Goodman Sr.

Funeral Service for the Late Elder Emeritus Obadiah Goodman Sr., 81, of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera and formerly of Deep Creek, Eleuthera, will be held on Saturday August 25th, 11:00 a.m. at Ebenezer Gospel Chapel, Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera. Pastor Tom Roberts …

Story

Prison time capped for ex-Maryland man at Gitmo

By BEN FOX Associated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) -- A Pakistani man who attended a suburban Baltimore high school and is accused of plotting with the self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attack to blow up fuel tanks in the US wou

Story

‘Moral imperative’ to boost financial watchdog’s staff

THE Government’s top financial watchdog has warned that “insufficient” staffing and resources are undermining its ability to protect Bahamians and hold successive administrations to account.

Obit

Deacon Ernest Kenneth Johnson

Funeral Service for Deacon Ernest Kenneth Johnson age 81 of Ida Street and formerly of Hard Hill, Acklins who died on September 25, 2019 will be held on Saturday October 12, 2019 at 11:00 am at Evangelistic Temple, Collins Ave. …

Obit

Nora Eliza Williams-Brown

Funeral Service for the late Nora Eliza Williams-Brown, aged 81 years, of Cockburn Close, Fox Hill, will be held on Saturday October 19th 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Zion Baptist Church, East and Shirley Streets. Officiating will be Rev’d T.G. …

Obit

Helen Sheila Armbrister

Funeral service for the late Helen Sheila Armbrister age 81 years of Tucker Road will be held on Saturday, February 8th, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Evangelistic Pentecostal Church, Alocasia Road, Garden Hills. Officiating will be Bishop Charles Rolle, Elder …

Story
Tease photo

More than 21,000 people have received vaccinations

MORE than 21,000 people have been inoculated against the COVID-19 virus to date, as the government awaits the second shipment of COVAX-generated vaccines scheduled to arrive in May.

Story
Tease photo

Cut public sector? Actually we hired 2,400

THE Minnis administration, which came to power promising to right-size the civil service after the Christie administration hired scores of people, has made at least 2,402 people permanent members of the civil service and has promoted more than 1,600 people throughout government since taking office.

Story

Bahamas needs 28 cruise tourists for every stopover

The Bahamas now needs to attract 28 cruise visitors to match the spending of one land-based or stopover visitor, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) revealed yesterday.

Story

Nassau’s air arrivals off 16.5% in October

Visitor arrivals through Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) were slightly ahead of last year for the first 10 months of 2016, despite a 16.5 per cent October drop-off due to Hurricane Matthew.

Story

Bahamian basketball players are making an impact in Canada

WHILE the NCAA’s regular season won’t begin for another week or so, basketball has tipped off in Canadian colleges and several Bahamian players are making an early season impact as their teams look to contend in the 2017-18 season. In the Alberta Co

Story

Social security reforms touched 27% of targets

Social security reforms achieved “none of their planned outcomes”, with just 27 percent of targeted Bahamian households receiving cash grants under an IDB-financed initiative.The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in an evaluation report on its B

Story

Water Corp: BTC-style privatisation ‘could work’

The Water & Sewerage Corporation’s chairman yesterday said he will suggest a BTC-style privatisation for the utility when he meets with the Prime Minister and other Cabinet members.

Story
Tease photo

Bahamas beat Mexico, 76-59

In a complete turnaround from game one, the Bahamas men’s national basketball team protected home court and emerged with a dominant win over Mexico in game two in the first window of FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers.The Bahamas allowed just eight points in t

Story
Tease photo

Sunland Stingers are the Hugh Campbell champions

Rolantae Knowles not only helped Sunland Baptist Academy take the prestigious Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic senior boys’ title to Grand Bahama, but he ended up being one of 12 players selected to the All-Tournament team. Knowles, one of the senio

Story

Baker's Bay hit as 25 more cases confirmed

THE Ministry of Health confirmed 25 additional COVID-19 cases yesterday, including the first four cases for the Berry Islands, bringing the nation’s total to 219. The are seven new cases in New Providence, 12 new cases in Grand Bahama and two new ca