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Evangelist Rosmarie Burke nee Butler
Funeral Service for The Late Evangelist Rosmarie Burke nee Butler, 83 a resident of Mutton Fish Drive, will be held at Mount Tabor Full Gospel Church, Pinewood Gardens, on Saturday, February 1st, 2020, 2:00 pm. Officiating will be Pastor Jevon …
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Jacqueline Elizabeth Barry
Funeral Services for Jacqueline Elizabeth Barry, age 81 of #2 Davis Street, Oakes Field will be held on Friday January 31st, 2020 at 11:00am at St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred Culmer, assisted by …
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Anthony Withfield Gardiner
Funeral service for the late Anthony Withfield Gardiner age 88 years of Soldier Road and formerly of Bootle Creek, Turks & Caicos Island will be held on Saturday, February 1st, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at Abundant Life Church, Abundant Life …
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Charles Carroll
Funeral service for the late Charles Carroll age 80 years of Crossing Rock, Abaco, Bahamas will be held on Saturday, February 1st, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Baptist Church, Crossing Rock, Abaco. Officiating will be Pastor Peter Watson, …
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Hartman Curtis
Hartman Curtis age 83 years of #27 Samson Street and formerly of Rolleville, Exuma died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, January 26th, 2020. He is survived by his Son: Jhonny Curtis; Daughters: Jacquelyn Curtis & Taraceta (Wilton) Neely; Sisters: …
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Aremintha Nottage
Funeral service for Aremintha Nottage, 80 a resident of Melvern Road, Yellow Elder & formerly of James Cistern, Eleuthera, will be held at Wesley Methodist Church, Baillou Hill Road, on Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be …
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Senior Asst. Commissioner of Police (Retired) Alonzo Maxwell Butler
Senior Asst. Commissioner of Police( Retired) Alonzo Maxwell Butler aged 83 years, of Warwick Terrace, and formerly of Andros died at his residence on Friday January 28th, 2020. He is Survived by his Wife: Olga Butler; four daughters: Lavern and …
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Miriam Ancel Elaine Knowles
Funeral Service for the late Miriam Ancel Elaine Knowles aged 77 years, of St. Paul Street, Chippingham will be held on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Hillview Seventh Day Adventist Church, Tonique Williams Darling Highway. Officiating will …
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We may need to revise building codes after tremors, says PM
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis said yesterday it might be necessary for the country’s building codes to be amended to ensure structures can withstand the impact of earthquakes.
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Blessed are MPs - who could do better
ANGLICAN Archdeacon Father James Palacious told parliamentarians that they need to stop their “slackness” when it comes to adhering to the Public Disclosure Act.
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Global growth too low
Since September 2019, the Federal Reserve has been buying 80% of US Treasury debt. The US is borrowing from itself – unprecedented. The attack on the Abqaiq oil facility in Saudi Arabia in September 2019 that affected global oil supplies significantly barely increased oil prices. The killing of the Iran general by the US on January 3, 2020 barely influenced oil prices. The markets are not being influenced by threat to Middle Eastern oil.
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Monitored for deadly virus: Quarantined student tells Tribune of her life under lockdown
A BAHAMIAN student living in Wuhan - the city where the new coronavirus originated - has been quarantined by officials in China.
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Cabinet shaken by quake tremors
TREMORS from a powerful regional earthquake disrupted a Cabinet meeting and forced dozens along New Providence’s northern coast to evacuate their multi-storey office buildings and seek safety on ground level yesterday.
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NPBA: Mingoes stop Rebels 83-70
THE University of The Bahamas Mingoes never trailed against the Patmor Rebels in NPBA action Monday and led by as much as 15 points en route to the 83-70 victory at the AF Adderley Gym on Monday night. Robert Joseph led the Mingoes with 25 points, i
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NEMA releases statement after powerful earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica
NEMA has released the following statement on the earthquake that struck south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica on Tuesday afternoon:
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'Unify' Abaco's power grid to eliminate four voltages
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has warned many Abaco residents will be without power “for a year or longer”, as it called for a “unified” grid to eliminate the four voltages used pre-Dorian.The multilateral lender, in documents accompanyin
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Students stay put in China - for now
AS the government continues to closely monitor the deadly coronavirus in China, Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield said yesterday that officials see “no real reason” to evacuate Bahamians studying in Wuhan.
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Four silent killers of Bahamian men
Bahamian men notoriously take poor control of their health. Many Bahamian men rarely have annual health physicals and often make negative lifestyle choices. Silent health killers sadly continue to lead to the early and usually preventative deaths of hundreds of Bahamian men every year.
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Bahamas in Fintech 'first for Caribbean'
Corporate loan rejection rates in The Bahamas are double those in other Caribbean countries, it has been revealed, resulting in financial technology (Fintech) being deployed to boost capital access. An Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) paper on
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Athletes qualify for the Carifta games
SIX athletes attained the qualifying standard for the 2020 CARIFTA Games to highlight the third annual DTSP Wolf Pack/Rose Cleare Track Classic on Saturday at the Thomas A Robinson Track and Field Stadium. Leading the way was Anthaya Charlton in the
