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UB Mingoes fall to Broward, FNU
THE University of the Bahamas continued their march towards becoming a part of the NAIA and its Sun Conference this past weekend with another road tour into Florida.
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Senior Men's National Team No.59 in new 'FIBA World Ranking'
AS teams head toward the FIBA World Cup and Olympic qualification, the Bahamas is one of 15 islands in the Caribbean Basketball Confederation to make the lastest edition of the rankings list. The Bahamas senior men’s national team was ranked No.59 i
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Marijuana field found off Thomson Boulevard
THREE people – a Bahamian man and a Jamaican man and woman – are assisting police after an illegal marijuana field was found on a property on Portago Road off Thompson Boulevard Friday.
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Mizpah Bosfield
Funeral Service for the late Mizpah Bosfield age 88 years of #14 Parker Street and formerly of Clarence Town, Long Island will be held on Friday, 13th October, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St Mary The Virgin Anglican Church, Virginia …
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Alva Thurston
Mrs. Alva Thurston age 91 years, a resident of Hillside Park Estates, passed away at her residence on Tuesday October 10th . She is survived by her 6 daughters: Leana Yvonne Thurston-Paul, Coral Elizabeth Thurston-Burrows, Janet Ruth Thurston-Scavella, Dorothy Louis …
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Alma Louise Oliver
Funeral Service for Alma Louise Oliver, age 91 years of Lumumba Road will be held on Saturday October 14, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Kemp Road. Officiating will be Rev’d Fr. Oswald E. Pinder assisted by …
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Desarie Whylly
Funeral service for Desarie "DD" Whylly, 36 of Millars Street off Market Street.Service will be held on Saturday, October 14th, 2017 11:00a.m at Mt. Aratat Baptist Church, Washington Street. Officating will be Bishop Gloria Ferguson. assisted by other Ministers of …
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'Death spiral': Shocks put debt at 100% GDP
The Bahamas could be locked into “a death spiral” by 2022, with its national debt virtually equal to total economic output (GDP), if it fails to hit growth and fiscal consolidation targets.The International Monetary Fund (IMF), in its full Article IV
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EDITORIAL: Nothing should be kept from the Bahamian people
WE agree with a statement made by Dioniso D’Aguilar last year that CTFE was an “unsuitable investment for the Bahamas.” In fact, we would go so far as to say that no touristic investment — particularly with casinos attached and having the remotest connection with Macau — should be considered desirable for the Bahamas.
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Carl Lawrence Hanna
Funeral Service For Mr. Carl Lawrence Hanna, 88 of Delectable Bay, Acklins, The Bahamas will be held on Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at 11:00am at Mount Calvary Baptist Cathedral, Baillou Hill Road and Laird Street. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. …
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Alma Louise Oliver
Death Notice Alma Louise Oliver, 91 of Lumumba Road, died at her residence on Thursday, September 28, 2017. She is survived by her children: Angela Brooks, Lilis (Andrew) Thompson, Theophilus Clarke, Joseph (Ceva) Clarke, Frederick (Tiffany) Clarke and Edward (Senekah) …
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AMANDA JONES
Funeral Service for AMANDA JONES, 88 of 9th Terrace, West Court Centerville and formerly of Pompey Bay, Acklins, will be held on Sunday, 8th October, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Chapel on the Hill, off Tonique William Darling Highway. Officiating …
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Terror of locals in Las Vegas massacre
WHEN Hilton Bowleg arrived at the Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas at 9pm on Sunday he had no idea that about one hour later he would be running for his life in the hotel casino as bullets rained down on concert-goers blocks away on the Vegas Strip.
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Realtor fear on 50% permanent residency rise
Realtors last night described the Government’s revised plans to increase the permanent residency threshold by 50 per cent, from $500,000 to $750,000, as “bad news” and something to “head off”.Brent Symonette, minister of financial services, yesterday
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Tourism flat-lines as yields off 28% since millennium
A 28 per cent decline in per tourist spending yields since 2000 has resulted in “no growth” this century in the Bahamas’ largest industry, the Minister of Tourism revealed yesterday.Dionisio D’Aguilar told the House of Assembly that the decline in pe
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GB medical facility offers new treatment
A Grand Bahama-based medical facility yesterday unveiled a new treatment for patients with diffuse scleroderma.The Okyanos Center for Regenerative Medicine announced it is offering a new and advanced protocol, based on the STAR clinical trial, which
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BGDBA postseason opens
THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association opened its postseason on Saturday night with all eight playoff teams playing in the four games at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.• Results of the games were as follows:Bamboo Shack Cybots def. the
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'I'm going to die': High-rise gunman kills 59 in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The rapid-fire popping sounded like firecrackers at first, and many in the crowd of 22,000 country music fans didn't understand what was happening when the band stopped playing and singer Jason Aldean bolted off the stage.
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Jonquel Jones on the All-WNBA 2nd Team
THE postseason accolades continue to roll in for Bahamian WNBA superstar Jonquel Jones.Jones was named to the All-WNBA Second Team as the league continued to roll out its postseason awards.It concludes a season where the second year Connecticut Sun f
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Second World War veteran McPhee dies
THE family of John McPhee wants Bahamians to know that “a hero has passed.” The 85-year-old veteran participated in the Second World War. His death over two weeks ago means only 13 members of the British Legion Bahamas Branch are still alive. Mr Mc
