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Ret. Sgt 134. Irrington Dean
Full Military Funeral Service for Ret. Sgt 134. Irrington “Fish” Dean, 82 of Pinewood Gardens will be held on Wednesday May 30th 2018 at Abundant Life Bible Church Abundant Life Rd at 10am. Officiating will be Pastor Cranston Knowles Assisted …
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Doris Maud Earl
Funeral Service for Doris Maud Earl age 91 years and a resident of #2B Victoria Avenue Freeport and formerly of Trelawny, Jamaica will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday 26th, May, 2018 at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Beach Way …
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Roger Lunn Taylor
Funeral service for Roger Lunn Taylor, 80 a resident of Vernon Street, Kennedy Subdivision, & formerly of Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera, will be held at Hillview Seventh-day Adventist Church, Tonique Williams Darling Highway, on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. …
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Edward Aurther Rolle
Mr. Edward Aurther Rolle Age 91 years of Cooper Town, Abaco Bahamas, died May17th 2018 at his resident Coopers Town Abaco Bahamas. He is survived by his Daughters: Roselyn Rolle, Olga Pritchard, Lesa Rolle-McIntosh, Delsene Davis, Nancy Saunders Sons: Jackson …
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$211m borrowing approved to aid electric supplier
FINANCIAL crisis was cited as the reason government yesterday passed a resolution to borrow $211m to aid the Bahamas Electricity Corporation.This undesirable situation, the resolution said, was caused by the high cost of fuel in 2018, funding of capi
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New $50m power plant for Andros
A Bahamian-led consortium is bidding to develop a $40-$50m biomass-fuelled power plant in North Andros through a proposal featuring a tie-up with BAMSI.
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Two charged with robbery and murder attempt
TWO 24-year-old men were arraigned in a magistrate’s court yesterday accused of being the perpetrators of an armed robbery and an attempted murder one week ago.Dominic Stuart and Antonio Neely stood before Deputy Chief Magistrate Subusola Swain charg
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BUSINESS BITES: Say 'Yes' to Bahamas oil drilling
No sooner had Simon Potter, CEO of Nassau-based Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC), announced an international oil company had signed a 90-day renewable option to become a farm-out partner with BPC, than our environmental activists predictably denounced the deal — indeed, the very concept of drilling for oil in Bahamian waters.
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Carifta medal bungle
The Holy Bible encourages us to plan intricately at Luke 14:28, 29 & 30
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Four-man bodybuilding team lives up to expectations in Montreal
THE four-man team didn’t achieve the success that manager Wellington ‘Cat’ Sears had anticipated. But head coach Leonardo ‘Nardo’ Dean said they performed up to their expectations.
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Crystal Palace demolition set for summer
Baha Mar will demolish the former Crystal Palace resort and casino this summer as it proceeds with expansion plans beyond yesterday’s Rosewood hotel opening.Graeme Davis, pictured, the $4.2bn development’s president, told Tribune Business it hoped to
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Baha Mar chief: Atlantis 'cannibalise' fear unseen
Baha Mar’s president yesterday said the feared market “cannibalisation” with Atlantis has yet to occur, with Nassau enjoying record arrivals and airlines seeing 80 per cent “load factors”.Graeme Davis reiterated to Tribune Business that the hotel ind
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BPL's renewable plan delay branded 'pathetic'
A local renewable energy firm yesterday slammed Bahamas Power and Light’s (BPL) failure to produce an acceptable Renewable Energy Plan (REP) on time as “pathetic”.Zoltan Szasz, vice president of technical sales at Bahamas Energy and Solar Supplies, t
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Regulator accuses BPL of ‘compromising renewables’
Regulators fear Bahamas Power & Light (BPL) may have “compromised the introduction of sustainable renewable energy in the shortest possible time” by breaching the Electricity Act 2015.
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DPM 'hopeful' GDP growth will escape oil price shocks
The Deputy Prime Minister is expressing confidence that The Bahamas will meet its 2.5 per cent GDP growth target despite rising oil prices, adding: “Hopefully we’ll be able to ride it out.”KP Turnquest, pictured, conceded to Tribune Business that inc
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Letter to the Business Editor
Editor, The Tribune.I write to express my deep concern that this country is setting itself up to enter the deepest depression it has ever seen, leaving the majority of the population unable to afford electricity and food.As a long-term resident with
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Fuel bills set to soar
Bahamians must brace for “a very expensive summer”, the Chamber of Commerce’s chief executive warned yesterday, as global oil prices surged to $80 per barrel.
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Miami Marlins sign up Anfernee Seymour
ANFERNEE Seymour is back with the franchise where his pro baseball career began and has improved his play this season in his new surroundings.After being released by the Atlanta Braves (Florida Fire Frogs) on May 6, Seymour was signed by the Miami Ma
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Near 50% of Bahamians 'cannot make ends meet'
Nearly 50 per cent of Bahamians are struggling to “make ends meet”, the Central Bank revealed yesterday, with monthly earnings “usually insufficient” to cover their living costs.The regulator, unveiling an analysis of its Financial Literacy Survey 20
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Vera Yvonne Rolle
Funeral service for Vera Yvonne Rolle, age 84 years, of Sea Breeze Estates, will be held on Saturday May 19, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Highbury Park. Officiating will be the Rev’d Canon Norman D. Lightbourne …
