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Clifford Sinclair
Funeral service for Clifford Sinclair, 82 yrs., a resident of Bimini Ave., will be held at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Hill Street, on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Fr. Kendrick J. Forbes. Cremation follows. …
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Therese Alexandre
Funeral Service for Therese 'tata' Alexandre, age 82 years, will be held on Saturday February 1st 2014 at St. Bedes Roman Cathothlic Church #10 Sutton Street off Kemp Road at 10:00a.m. Officiating will be Father Roland Vilfort S.M.M. Interment will …
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97 new cases of COVID-19 reported on Thursday
The Ministry of Health reported that there were 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with two more deaths under investigation.
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Go-ahead for 82% of Abaco small firm loans
Some 82 percent of $4.5m in loan and grant applications from Abaco entrepreneurs is in the pipeline for distribution, the Small Business Development Centre's (SBDC) executive director said yesterday.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Never mind dealing with crime, we must keep Whatsapp
THIS week, when news spread that the country’s murder record had been tragically broken, I glimpsed my teary-eyed, 80-year-old aunt (rosary in hand) praying. Trying to offer comfort, I asked her if she was okay. Her response? “No, I’m not okay because I never imagined this is what The Bahamas would come to.”
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Verdict leaves Baha Mar at ‘serious disadvantage’
A Baha Mar director has expressed fears that yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling will further “embolden” its Chinese partners to harden their negotiating stance in talks to resolve the dispute over the $3.5 billion project.
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Small Business Agency in 20% operating expense cap
The proposed Small Business Development Agency (SMEDA) can only allocate 20 per cent of its funding to cover operational expenses, freeing “no less than $8 million” per year to assisting Bahamian entrepreneurs.
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INSIGHT: Today's youth, tomorrow's leaders
Can the Bahamas, a society where seniority is prized, really afford to disregard the voice of youth? Rashad Rolle hears why the world is waking up to the need to shift from adultism and why the country is in danger of being left behind.
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S&P: Primary surplus key to stable rating
The Government will take a major step towards convincing Standard & Poor’s (S&P) to maintain the Bahamas’ ‘investment grade’ rating if it can hit primary Budget surplus targets from the 2015-2016 fiscal year onwards.
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$7m project combines key PI tourism assets
A veteran hotelier is planning to invest $7 million in recombining two key Paradise Island tourism assets, in a venture that will create at least 30-40 new jobs.
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Education woes leave ‘blind leading blind’
The Bahamian education system’s woes have created sub-standard management throughout the Government and private sector, resulting in “the blind leading the blind”.
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PI entrepreneur ready ‘at stroke of PM’s pen’
The Bahamian entrepreneur seeking to restore Paradise Island’s lighthouse yesterday revealed his financing needs have been “oversubscribed by more than 300 percent”, as he urged the Government: “Make good on our deal.”
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Eric Wiberg – PBM Mariner seaplane sinks near Royal Island
ON the night of Wednesday, July 19, 1944, at Royal Island, North Eleuthera, Lt (jg) HL Hayes crashed while landing in a turbulent sea. No injuries to the personnel occurred, but both wing floats were torn off the plane and the starboard wing tip bounced on the bottom and finally sank in 20 feet of water. The plane was damaged beyond repair and was later surveyed.
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Cruise port targeting $40m yearly revenue
Nassau Cruise Port will generate up to $40m in annual operating revenues from 2023 onwards, it has been revealed, with next year’s passenger volumes forecast to hit a record high by breaching the four million mark.
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S&P goes ‘negative’ on Bahamas as debt ratio rises 11% pts
Wall Street last night forecast that the Bahamas’ net government debt would hit 45-47 per cent of GDP by 2013-2014, a double digit rise in three years, as one rating agency slashed its economic outlook on this nation to ‘negative’.
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Should I get the PSA Test for prostate cancer?
Despite the protest and outrage from physician organisations including the prominent American Urological Association and several US-based prostate cancer advocacy, education, and support organisations, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) released its findings last month, advising that healthy men should no longer take the PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) blood test to detect prostate cancer as a routine or screening event.
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$55m project: 'At least 60%' spent' with Bahamians
A $55 million, three-phase western New Providence real estate development yesterday said "at least 60 per cent" of its total investment had been injected into the Bahamian economy, with its final stage one of the few to buck the recession.
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Water Corp needs 'topup' to $20m subsidies
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Water & Sewerage Corporation will "definitely need" an increase to the existing $20 million taxpayer subsidy allocated to it for the 2011-2012 fiscal year, its gene
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FRONT PORCH: A national lottery can help Bahamians in countless ways
IN our 50th year of independence, the national debt remains a source of deep concern, with state resources stretched across our archipelago. The country remains at risk of downgrade from various rating agencies. The debt will worsen with the next major hurricane, pandemic and/or financial crisis.
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Up to $100m targeted in Abaco ports investment
The Government is eyeing a combined $100m investment to transform Abaco’s two commercial shipping ports into facilities that meet global best practices and standards.
