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NCAA Division I: Cornish and Seawolves are back in the win column
JARON Cornish’s late game scoring flurry lifted the Stony Brook Seawolves back into the win column to highlight play from Bahamian basketball players at the NCAA Division I level.
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LEANNA ROLLE
Funeral Service for the late MATRIARCH LEANNA ROLLE age 95 years of Victoria Blvd., East Street and formerly of Rolle Town, Exuma will be held on Saturday, August 13th, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Zion South Beach Baptist Church, Zion …
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Lezera Olevia Ann Butler
Funeral Service For Lezera Olevia Ann Butler, 95 a resident of #9 Timothy Lane, Fox Hill, & formerly of Wemyss Bight, Eleuthera, will be held at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Fox Hill Road, on Saturday 22nd July, 2017 at 10:00 …
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Alwilter Jane Bain
Memorial Service for Alwilter Jane Bain, age 95 years, of Melvern Road and Maize Court, formerly of Harbour Island will be held on Friday November 30th, 2012 at 11:00 a.m., at Christ the King Anglican Church, Ridgeland Park West. Officiating …
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Viola Gibson
Funeral Service for the late Ms. Viola Gibson age 95 years old of Finlayson Street and formerly of Major’s Cay, Crooked Island will be held on Saturday, June 8th, 2013 at 1:45pm at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Officiating …
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Work to repair hurricane damage to begin
By KHRISNA VIRGIL kvirgil@tribunemedia.net CONSTRUCTION of 13 homes destroyed in the southeastern Bahamas during hurricane Irene will soon begin as building supplies worth $400,000 were shipped to contractors late last evening. Yesterday, NEMA director C
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Teams jostling for final playoff spots in NPBA
WITH the season starting to wind down over the next two weeks, teams are jostling for the final playoff spots in the New Providence Basketball Association men’s division.
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Bahamas slams Cayman 105-36
BACK in the win column on day three, the Bahamas sealed a spot in the semifinals of the Centrobasket U15 Championships for Men.
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Dames and Lightbourne sign letters of intent
JOSHUA Dames and Bradley Lightbourne became the latest Bahamian basketball talents to announce their intention to join programmes at the Junior College level.
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One in custody, search for four others over robbery and assault of pastor
POLICE have one man in custody and are searching for four others in connection with the armed robbery and assault of Pastor Rex Major on Thursday morning.
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Dealers chief’s 80% auto import slash
A leading dealer says he reduced new auto imports by 80 per cent during 2015’s fourth quarter, in a bid to align them with a market that has shrunk by more than one-third.
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Memories early opening gamble 'now paying off'
A senior tourism official yesterday said Grand Bahama’s Memories resort is forecasting an 80 per cent average annual occupancy rate, arguing that the gamble to open the property before it was 100 per cent complete was paying off.
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NPBA: Giants beat Cleaners 104-94
WHILE the match-up between high scoring wing players Michael Bain and Lenny Oscar drew the focus, the Commonwealth Bank Giants’ supporting cast with five players in double figures led to the 6-0 start to the season.
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'Credibility issue' for small business reform
Bahamian small businesses have virtually zero confidence in the existing Government and private sector institutional support structure that is meant to assist them, creating “a possible credibility issue” for efforts to reform this initiative.
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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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Broker 'caused' to supply false financial details
The mastermind behind a $340 million Ponzi fraud allegedly “caused” a BISX-listed firm’s broker/dealer affiliate to issue “fabricated financial information” that resulted in the value of investors’ holdings being overvalued by almost $149 million.
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Atlantic Crown: The gymnasts 'did an excellent job'
GRAND Bahama Gym turned in the best performance by the local teams and the Lakewood Ranch Gym led the way for the visiting teams that competed in the 2014 Atlantic Crown that concluded at the Atlantis resort on Paradise Island on Sunday.
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Promotion Board president urges 30% stopover focus
The Bahamas Out Island Promotions Board president yesterday urged the nation to near-double the proportion of stopover visitors that make up its tourism base to 30 percent.
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Carifta medal bungle
The Holy Bible encourages us to plan intricately at Luke 14:28, 29 & 30
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‘Hope and pray’: Food, energy cost hike may last three years
Bahamians were yesterday urged to “hope and pray” that the World Bank’s forecast of high food and energy costs lasting three years does not come true, with cooking oil and other staples increasing by up to 80 percent in recent months.
