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BTC owner predicting 'light at end of tunnel'
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) ultimate owner yesterday said there was “light at the end of the tunnel” in its battle to fight off Aliv’s competitive threat.Balan Nair, Liberty Latin America’s chief executive, told a conference call i
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INSIGHT – THE FIRST YEAR: The ongoing battle against nation's crime
AS Maxine Roberts was making funeral arrangements for her murdered 14-year-old daughter Jeffonya Rolle, she did not imagine exactly one month and a day later she would be doing the exact same thing for her son Tekoyo “Minky” McKinney.Seven years afte
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BTC profits slump 75% amid 2-year owner wait
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) 2017 profits plunged by around 75 per cent amid its owner’s continuing two-year wait for the Government to approve its takeover.
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$4.5m hall to accommodate 80 students in Grand Bahama
THE opening of the $4.5m Hawksbill Hall at the University of The Bahamas’ northern campus marks the transition of the Grand Bahama institution from a commuter campus to a residential one, providing accommodations for over 80 student residents. Dep
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INSIGHT: Time to rock the boat
AS a small island state, The Bahamas is often subject to the whims of other nations. It’s rare that we get to impact world affairs.
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‘Doctors put public at risk’
HEALTH officials are bracing for a potential nationwide demonstration involving frustrated junior doctors, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands.
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Althea Inez Wallace
Service for the late Althea Inez Wallace age 80 years of #21 Garden View Estates off Bernard Road and formerly of Green Castle, Eleuthera will be held on Saturday May 5th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Gregory’s Anglican Parish …
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Rev. Hilbert Flowers
Rev. Hilbert Flowers, age 80 years, of#138 Soldier Road and formerly of Farmers Hill, Exuma, died at his residence on Tuesday May 1st, 2018. He is survived by his Wife: Evangelist Victoria Flowers; Sons: Lynden John and Nahassah Sr.; Daughters: …
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Thomas Frank Kerr
Death Notice for Thomas Frank Kerr, age 82 years, of Skyline Drive, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday April 29, 2018. Thomas was the husband of: Eslette (Essie) Kerr; father of: Scott Kerr; father-in-law of: Cecily Kerr; grandfather …
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Minister Alberta Burrows
Funeral Service for Minister Alberta Burrows, age 80 of Mastic Point, Andros who died on Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 will be held on Saturday, May 5th 2018 at 10 a.m. at Church of God of Prophecy, North Mastic Point, Andros. …
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Othneil Beckford
Funeral Service for the late Othneil Beckford age 80 years of #6 Albatross Road Stapleton Gardens will be held on Friday May 6th 2018 at Hillview Seventh –Day Adventist Church, 135 Tonique Williams Darling Highway, Nassau Bahamas, at 11:00a.m. Officiating …
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Remilda Gray-Rolle
Funeral Service for the late Remilda Gray-Rolle age 84 years of Williams Town Little Exuma will be held on Saturday April at , St. Mary’s Magdalene Anglican Church, Williams Town at 11 :00a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Deon Gibson assisted …
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Venus Fischer
Venus Fischer, 84 Funeral service will be held at Zion Baptist Church, United Estates, San Salvador, Bahamas on Saturday 5th, May, 2018 at 11:00am. Officiating: Pastor Johnathan Knowles. Assisted by: Pastor Stephen Brown & other ministers of the gospel. Interment …
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STANCIL RUSSELL, Sr
FUNERAL SERVICE FOR THE LATE STANCIL “Uncle Stans” RUSSELL, Sr., 84 years A resident of Red Bays, Andros, The Bahamas will be held at 11 a.m., on Saturday May 5th, 2018 at The New Salem Baptist Church, Red Bays, North …
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Business owners must not forget personal 'finish line'
Most persons aspire to one day own and operate their own business. As one looks at the profile of successful business owners, they tend to be smart, hard-working, tenacious and highly-focused individuals who, despite all odds, overcome the many chall
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Evictions to follow as census completed
THE government’s shanty town census in New Providence has been completed, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes announced, as the government prepares to evict residents from homes in these illegal communities.
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LNG is our best alternative
Once again the radical environmentalists are opposing the installation of an LPG terminal and power plant in Clifton Pier. Some 15 years ago they killed the first LPG proposal with entirely emotional and impractical opposition. I wrote a letter at the time. Nothing has changed since then, other than the fact that we have suffered another 15 years of pollution to deal with at Clifton Pier, and, moreover using diesel instead of LPG in places like Wilson City in Abaco.
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NCAA: Davis and Solomon to transfer this offseason
BAHAMIAN players continue progress to NCAA men’s basketball programmes following productive seasons at the Junior College level.Radshad Davis and Kaleel Solomon were the latest additions to this expanding list and recently announced their intentions
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Mobile data usage up 30% pts in 2017
Mobile broadband penetration jumped by 30 percentage points inside one year, it was revealed yesterday, with four out of every five Bahamians using the product by year-end 2017.The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), unveiling its
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INSIGHT: The hate-driven society
My more than 41 years of human rights work has led me to the conclusion there is a single underlying force which disproportionately influences the various attitudes, opinions and presumptions which make up the modern Bahamian psyche. Though in outward appearance its manifestations are diverse, this undercurrent can be encapsulated in a single word: hatred.
