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Mourners say farewell to Dorothea Dupuch
DOROTHEA Jeromita Dupuch, 97, was laid to rest next to her husband in St Anne’s Cemetery yesterday following a service at St Anselm’s Catholic Church, Fox Hill.
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Potential tropical storm development heading west in central Caribbean
THUNDERSTORM activity associated with a strong tropical wave over the central Caribbean Sea about 350 miles east-southeast of Kingston, Jamaica, is threatening to develop into a tropical storm later on Monday or overnight according to the National Hurricane Centre in Miami.
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Ayton posts double double in 123-110 loss to Hawks
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 21 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and the Atlanta Hawks pulled away late to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-110 last night.
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Turnquest and Anand finish 2nd in their divisions at the 30th Caribbean Junior Golf Championships
TEAM Bahamas produced a pair of top three finishers against elite junior golf talent in the region at the 30th edition of the Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships.The team concluded the final round yesterday following the three-day competition
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‘Stay humble, stay hungry and stay healthy’
FROM the No.1 overall NBA Draft pick to a possible number one overall pick of the future, Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson lauded the potential of top prospect Deandre Ayton and offered some advice on his path to success.
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Hubert Hewell Scavella
Mr. Hubert Hewell Scavella, age 97 years a resident of #8 Hibiscus Lane, Malcolm Allotment and formerly of Cripple Hill, Crooked Island, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, December 26th, 2016. He is survived by his daughter: Halcie; …
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‘No concern’ over deadlock at Baha Mar for conference
LOCAL officials preparing for an upcoming Inter-American Development Bank conference at Baha Mar said they have no concerns about the resort’s ongoing deadlock overshadowing the $6m event which will see 5,000 international delegates enter the country.
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GB Power: 90% now electrified
Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) yesterday confirmed that 90 percent of its customer base have seen electricity services restored following Hurricane Dorian.Dr Hubert Minnis, the Prime Minister, revealed the energy monopoly’s restoration progress in
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Fox and Biscuits are No.1 seeds in playoffs
LUCIUS Fox and the Montgomery Biscuits began their Southern League playoff campaign last night as the No.1 overall seed. The Biscuits, North Division champions (88-50), host division runner-ups the Jackson Generals in the best of five semi-finals.
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Pipe maker to hire 90 for $1m plant build-out
A NEWLY-created PVC pipe manufacturer has pledged to hire more than 90 persons for the construction of its $1m Grand Bahama plant that is due to be completed by September 2024.
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EDITORIAL: Not the end of COVID-19 yet - but a landmark day
IT was a landmark day yesterday in the UK. The British government dubbed it ‘V-day’, or vaccination day, and the first person to receive the approved Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 was a 90-year-old Northern Irish woman.
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Contaminated oil a new blow to Andros power
A CONTAMINATED supply of fuel led to a new shutdown of a power unit in Andros as restoration efforts continued following the fire that severely damaged BPL’s North Andros Power Station last week.
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Students are warned about dangers of joining gangs
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Solomon Cash recently visited Jack Hayward High School where he spoke to 80 to 90 senior students about the dangers of gangs.
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Jones and Hornets end Summer League with 2-3 win-loss record
KAI Jones and the Charlotte Hornets concluded the NBA2K23 Las Vegas Summer League with a 2-3 win-loss record.
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Dorian 'totally destroys' 80% of fishing industry
Fishermen yesterday said Hurricane Dorian had “totally destroyed” 80 percent of the industry in Abaco and Grand Bahama amid uncertainty over how the government will aid recovery.“Eighty percent of the fisheries sector in Grand Bahama and Abaco is tot
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90 new cases of COVID-19, five additional deaths under investigation
The Ministry of Health reported on Thursday that there were 90 new cases of COVID-19 and five additional deaths under investigation.
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Ayton helps Wildcats secure 88-82 win over Crimson Tide
THE Arizona Wildcats were locked into another close game down the stretch when they turned to their freshman phenom to deliver in the clutch. DeAndre Ayton made a pair of jumpers on consecutive possessions to help the Wildcats pull away for an 88-82 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide at the McKale Center in Tuscon, Arizona, on Saturday.
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Fredrick King has career night for Blue Jays
FREDRICK King had his second NCAA start and produced a career night for the Creighton Blue Jays.
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Rockets, Pros win in NPBA double header
THE New Providence Basketball Association’s season got in full swing with its first double header of the season at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.
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Nationals: Top junior golfers emerge
THE top junior golfers in the island nation emerged following the results of the Bahamas Golf Federation’s Junior Nationals.