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Shawn Hanna Sr
Funeral service for the late Shawn Hanna Sr. age 46 Years of # 4 Trinidad Ave, Elizabeth Estates will be held on Saturday, March 7th, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Voice Of Deliverance Church, Deliverance Way, Malcolm Allotment. Officiating will …
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Lela Elise Lockhart Burrows
Lela Elise Lockhart Burrows aged 83 years, of Ruthland Avenue, South Beach and formerly of Duncan Town, Ragged Island died at her daughter’s residence on Saturday February 29th, 2020. She is survived by her two daughters: Kim Smith and Jachelle …
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Verlina Avilda Maycock
Funeral Service for the late Verlina Avilda Maycock aged 94 years, of Eneas Avenue, Stapledon Gardens and formerly of Duncan Town, Ragged Island will be held on Saurday March 7th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at Bible Truth Ministries, Cowpen Road …
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Construction 'being killed' by large-scale expat hiring
The Bahamian construction industry is being “killed and decimated” by the large-scale importation of foreign workers for jobs that are not being made known to locals, it was argued yesterday.Leonard Sands, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA)
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Team Delta victorious in RBDF's 2nd Annual Commodore's Bowl Flag Football Tourney
TEAM Delta dominated and held on to beat Team Bravo during the Royal Bahamas Defence Force’s 2nd Annual Commodore’s Bowl Flag Football Tournament at the T.A. Robinson Stadium last Friday. Coached by Petty Officer Crevin Anderson, Team Delta went int
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More players register for Ed Armbrister Baseball League
WITH an increase in the registration of players, the Ed Armbrister Baseball Camp will revert back to a full-fledged league. According to Michael Butler, one of the organisers, they made the decision to host a league as opposed to a baseball camp bec
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Robbery theory in killings
TWO men in custody for the killings of a mother and daughter in Long Island will likely learn today if either or both will be charged with murder, Chief Superintendent of Police Solomon Cash said yesterday.
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Bahamians clinch titles in NCAA Division I Basketball
AS the NCAA Division I college basketball season winds down, several Bahamian student athletes clinched conference regular season titles ahead of the postseason.Nathan Bain and the Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks continue to be one of the most talked ab
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INSIGHT: A haunting story of 39 lost souls
The Bahamas and Haiti have a complicated relationship that spans the scope of centuries.
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Tribune trio win press club awards
The Bahamas’ leading journalists gathered at the Hilton Hotel on Saturday night to celebrate this year’s winners and nominees in the Bahamas Press Club’s fifth annual media awards.Special honour on the night was made to Ed Bethel who received The Eti
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'We won't take risks with virus'
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said the government will not “take any chances” with the deadly coronavirus and will use all the resources needed to protect residents from the disease.
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Families grieve for murdered women
POLICE are holding two men for questioning in connection with the shocking double murder of a mother and daughter that has rocked the tight-knit community of Salt Pond, Long Island.
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Wilson, Burrows help Tigers claim their fifth AUS title
JORDAN Wilson and Shamar Burrows helped the Dalhousie Tigers claim their fifth AUS Conference title in the last six years and earned a spot in the U Sports National Championship.In a weekend filled with Bahamian talent on the floor for three differen
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Coronavirus fears trigger the fastest stock market correction of all time
The coronavirus crisis shows no sign of abating and the declaration of a global pandemic, by the World Health Organisation, is imminent. Person to person transmission is now documented across several countries, with some cases, notably in the US, whe
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Industry workshop aim is to meet the standard
The Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) teamed with its Caribbean counterpart to host a Freeport workshop on the development of quality regulation for various local industries. The workshop, held on February 19 in partnership with the CAR
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Optimism over new home for UB North
THERE is strong “optimism” concerning negotiations for a new permanent location in Freeport for the University of the Bahamas North after the loss of the $10m campus and $4.5m residence hall in East Grand Bahama due to Hurricane Dorian. Dr Ian Strac
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Oil drilling is 'reckless response' to debt woe
Activists yesterday blasted the government’s decision to give the environmental go-ahead for oil drilling in Bahamian waters as “a reckless and irresponsible response” to the country’s debt woes. Sam Duncombe, reEarth’s president, told Tribune Busin
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Environmental nod 'huge milestone' for oil explorer
A Bahamas-based oil explorer yesterday hailed the receipt of all necessary environmental approvals from the government as “a massive milestone” towards drilling its first exploratory well.Simon Potter, pictured, the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC)
