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FACE TO FACE: A mission to tell the story of a stolen people
A few weeks ago, one of the most renowned Pan-Africanists in the world graced our shores. He is so well known, not only for his booming voice and strong delivery, but also for the hard-hitting messages he brings which aim to empower people with the knowledge he feels would liberate them from mental slavery.
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Rays' Lucius Fox assigned to Biscuits in Double-A
LUCIUS Fox continues his progression through the Tampa Bay Rays organisation and has ascended to the Double-A level for the first time in his young career.Fox was assigned to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Southern League.Based in Montgomery, Alabama
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Reaching out to help youth group
DUDLEY and Katie Seide, founders of Reach Out Youth Organisation (ROYO), received a generous donation from a local business in Freeport that has pledged its support to help them with their breakfast programme for underprivileged kids. The Seides than
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Deandre Ayton and 'buddy' Hield head-to-head
WHEN the NBA preseason tips off, a matchup of Bahamian players will highlight the schedule right away to announce the 2018-19 season.Deandre Ayton and Buddy Hield will have their first head-to-head game in the NBA when Ayton’s Phoenix Suns host Hield
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Lexion Louissant
Lexion Louissant age 82 years of Wright’s Lane, Fox Hill died at his residence on Wednesday, August 1st, 2018. He is survived by his son: Edieu Louissant; daughters: Tania Pluviose and Nadia Louissaint; and other relatives too numerous to mention. …
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Matriarch Rosa Alena Wilson
Matriarch Rosa Alena Wilson, 84 years Of Nicholl’s Town, North Andros, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, 18th July, 2018, will be held at Nicholl’s Town Gospel Chapel, Nicholl’s Town, North Andros, on Saturday, 4th August, 2018 …
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Susan Magdalene Smith
Mrs. Susan Magdalene Smith, age 84 years, a resident of South Beach Drive, and formerly of Mt. Thompson, Exuma, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday July, 29th, 2018. She is survived by her son: Carlton Smith; daughter: Lillie …
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William Gaitor
Funeral Service for the late William Gaitor age 84 years of Langley Avenue will be held on Friday August 3rd, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Annes Anglican Church, Fox Hill Road. Officiating will be Bishop Gilbert Thompson assisted by …
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Leroy Cyril Gibson
Leroy Cyril Gibson, age 80 Of Turnbull, Long Island Died on Wednesday July 25, 2018 He is survived by one brother: Oral Gibson; two sons: Eugene & Nial Gibson; four daughters: Heather Heney, Nathalie Coakley, Graceyln and Gloria Gibson; stepdaughter: …
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Retired Customs Guard Osborne Davis Sr
Funeral service for Retired Customs Guard Osborne Davis Sr., age 82 years, of Golden Gates I, will be held on Saturday August 4, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., at Emmanuel Gospel Chapel, Emmanuel Drive, Malcolm Allotment. Officiating will be Pastor Ricardo …
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Willadale Campbell
Funeral service for Willadale Campbell, age 84 years, of New Jersey, formerly of Nassau, the Bahamas, will be held on Friday August 3, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., at St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Wulff and Balliou Hill Roads. Officiating will be …
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Contractor chief: 'Show me numbers' on Pointe
The Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday demanded to “see the numbers” showing Bahamian participation on The Pointe project has increased 100-150 percent.Leonard Sands called on the government to show just how many Bahamians a
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Tahnaj Thomas on Indians' Top 30 Prospects list
THE Cleveland Indians were busy at Major League Baseball’s trade deadline and the transactions within the farm system allowed Tahnaj Thomas to enter the organisation’s Top 30 Prospects list.Thomas was listed as the Indians’ 30th ranked prospect on th
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Amateur golfers take the spotlight in Cayman
THE 62nd Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships continued at the North Sound Golf Club in the Cayman Islands and several Bahamian golfers lowered their scores from the opening rounds.Team Bahamas includes nine golfers - Richard Gibson Jr, Pablo Nahmias
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Consumers face 2019 wait on BPL fuel costs
Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) will move “aggressively” to return its Clifton Pier power plant to 80 per cent capacity by summer 2019, in a bid to relieve consumers from increased fuel costs.
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Minister: 100-150% increase in Bahamians at the Pointe
The Labour Minister yesterday said the number of Bahamians employed on downtown Nassau’s Pointe project has increased by between 100 to 150 percent. Dion Foulkes, pictured, said: “I have received two reports recently, one from the Department of Labou
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'Over 80%' of food products VAT-free
The Government yesterday urged consumers to be “patient” as they familiarise themselves with the VAT-free breadbasket, with the industry suggesting “80 percent” of products fall into this category.The Ministry of Finance, in a statement yesterday, sa
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Fees revolution to help fund $50m health deficit
Health officials will meet today to decide on the implementation of up to 500 fees at the Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH) as they seek to narrow a $50m funding shortfall.
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CAC Games: Men's softball team knocks off Guatemala 5-3
While the men’s national softball team closed out round robin play at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, with their only victory, the men’s national basketball team suffered their second straight loss.The two tea
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Aliv reaches out to help blaze victim
ALIV, as part of its duty to the community, stepped up to the plate to donate funds as well as necessary items which included clothes to 96-year-old Pinedale, Eight Mile Rock resident Doris Smith.Ms Smith is one of Grand Bahama’s oldest inhabitants w
