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LOIS DELPHINE WILLIAMS
MRS. LOIS DELPHINE WILLIAMS age 84 years of Jones Town, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama and formerly of Bottle Creek, Turks and Caicos died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Thursday, January 24, 2019. She is predeceased …
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Mother Irene Cooper
Funeral Service for Mother Irene Cooper age 91 and a resident of New Freetown, and formerly of Hield Town, Old Freetown, Grand Bahama will be held at St. Cleveland Baptist Church, Freetown, Grand Bahama on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at …
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Donald Alson Ferguson
Funeral Service for Donald Alson Ferguson age 80 of Bahamia West and formerly of West Hill, Crooked Island who died January 21, 2019 will be held on February 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m at Church of God of Prophecy, East …
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Fox invited to spring training with Rays
LUCIUS Fox is set to begin his 2019 season at an elevated status and continues his progression through the Tampa Bay Rays organisation.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: From the rubble of Joaquin, lives and a community rebuilt
There are three things Anita Collie Pratt will never forget when she thinks of Hurricane Joaquin – the howling of the wind, the sound of the sea as it roared closer and closer until it crashed through her door and when it was all over, the kindness of strangers.
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NEW HEALTH TAX CUT AFTER REVIEW: Workers to now pay 1.5% towards insurance scheme
THE National Health Insurance Authority has shaved down its proposed salary tax to fund universal healthcare by a half percent in its updated policy paper on the contributory scheme.
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Resistance top Eagles 93-87, Shockers rout Mingoes 91-71
THE Caro Contractors Resistance and JD’s Seafood Shockers pulled off victories in the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.
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PM putting Family Islands at centre of govt strategy
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis discussed numerous Family Island tourism projects during his national address last night, hoping the developments will further dent the unemployment rate on those islands. The recent labour force survey showed the unemployment rate declined in Grand Bahama and Abaco.
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Gibson’s Huskies, Whylly’s Hurricanes on winning streaks
WINNING streaks for both Qyemah Gibson’s St Mary’s Huskies and Roosevelt Whylly’s Holland College Hurricanes continued in U Sports and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association basketball respectively.
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NPBA: Shockers get 92-79 win over Regulators
A BUSY night on the New Providence Basketball Association schedule featured several blowout wins for division contenders.
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Grand Bahama Junior Junkanoo parade postponed
GRAND Bahama's Junior Junkanoo parade has been postponed due to a forecast that shows an increased chance of rain this weekend.
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Jazz one of top 10 shortstop prospects in minor leagues
JAZZ Chisholm’s meteoric rise in the minor league system continues to be recognised by Major League Baseball and various international media outlets.
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Joseph Thurston
Funeral service for Joseph Thurston age 86 years and a resident of #82 Lunar Boulevard Freeport, Grand Bahama will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 26th, January 2019 at Agape House Pioneers Loop Freeport, Grand Bahama. Officiating will be …
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Cloretha Alissa Patricia Wilson
Funeral Service for Mrs. Cloretha Alissa Patricia Wilson, age 84 years, a resident of #29 Tower Estates Drive, Sans Souci, and formerly Duncan Town, Ragged Island, will be held on Saturday, January 26th, 2019, 11:00 a.m., at Christ Church Cathedral, …
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Donald Alison Ferguson
Donald Alison Ferguson Age 80 of Bahama West, West Hill, Crooked Island died at his residence on Monday January 21, 2019. He is survived by his Wife, Althea Ferguson; his Children: Kermit (Romana), Joycelyn (Ezekiel) Stubbs, Anthony (Pamela), Alison (Michelle), …
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Adrian Antoine Swan
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr. Adrian Antoine Swan Age 58 yrs, a resident of Nassau Village, will be held on Saturday January 26th 2019, 10:00 am. at International Revival Fellowship Church of God, Montel Heights, Officiating will …
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Rev Lambert Rudolph Farrington JP
Final Rites and Burial for the late Rev., Lambert Rudolph Farrington JP “Lamb” Age 67 yrs, a resident of Hatchet Bay Eleuthera, will be held on Saturday January 26th 2019, 10:00 am. at St. Stephen’s Baptist Church Hatchet Bay Eleuthera …
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Bank chief slams ‘selfish’ education loan deadbeats
The Clearing Banks Association’s (CBA) president yesterday slammed the “selfish mentality” of delinquent student borrowers who have exposed Bahamian taxpayers to a $100m liability.
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‘WE’RE COMING FOR OUR MONEY’: $100m student loan debt forces hiring of collection agency
The Education Loan Authority's (ELA) delinquency recovery rate needs to increase seven-fold, a Cabinet Minister admitted yesterday, with Bahamian taxpayers "on the hook for $100m".
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EDITORIAL: Universal Health Care or Socialised Medicine?
WHILE Health Minister Dr Duane Sands is to be commended on his announcement regarding Universal Health Care, we, as Bahamians, need to answer some fundamental questions as to the future of our public healthcare before we go any further down this slippery slope of a single payer, income-tax funded socialised medical system, such as they have in Canada and the UK.
