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Captain Archie Alphonso Moree
Captain Archie Alphonso Moree, age 83 Of The Bight, Long Island Died on Tuesday August 20, 2019 at Good Samaritan Home in New Providence. He is survived by his Children: Jeanne Miller, Burton, Bonita, V. Pamela, Anthony and Madlyn Moree …
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Edna Emmaline Wells
Edna Emmaline Wells, age 95 Of Grays, Long Island Died at her Residence on Saturday August 17th 2019 She is survived by her Children: Sayretta Turnquest, Angeline Turnquest, Delarece Adderley, Shirley Turnquest, Marina Taylor, Guildford Wells, Wayne Wells, and Kevin …
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Jeffrey King
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr. Jeffrey King Age 63yrs, a resident of Nassau Village, will be held on Saturday August 24th 2019, at 11:00 am. at Hillside Missionary Baptist Church, Independence Highway Officiating will be Rev. Lockwood …
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STATESIDE: The #MeToo creator changing the world
We often read stories about lottery winners. We read the winner was living a modest life and the unimaginable riches from the lottery will transform his or her life. There is once-in-a-lifetime excitement, then a list of worthy things the person will do with the money.
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'We shouldn't have hired US team to fix power issues'
A FORMER Bahamas Electricity Corporation chairman yesterday slammed the government’s decision to hire a six-man team of American specialists to address the power generation issues at Bahamas Power and Light. Leslie Miller, a former MP and Cabinet min
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Pinewood still plagued by flooding in community
ADMITTING the chronic flooding in Pinewood is a “historic issue”, area MP Reuben Rahming yesterday confirmed additional drains will be placed in the constituency.
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Ex-senator: Put $20m job spend to solar loans
A former FNM senator yesterday urged the government to make Bahamians “energy producers” by redirecting its $20m annual job allocation to solar loans.John Bostwick II told Tribune Business that true “liberalisation of the energy sector” would allow B
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Homeowners to be paid to take in university students
THE University of The Bahamas has enacted Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis’ vision of paying rent to homeowners who accommodate university students in their homes, UB president Dr Rodney Smith said yesterday.During his budget communication in June and
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CARIFTA: Triathletes in tie for 5th
The Bahamas’ 20-member team to this year’s CARIFTA Triathlon and Aquathlon returned home from Kingston, Jamaica, with four medals and a tied fifth-place finish with Aruba.The team, coached by brothers Dorian and Cameron Roach, got a silver medal from
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Mega Bemax hold off Texas Tech Red Raiders, 76-73
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s 2019 Summer of Thunder men’s play concluded on Sunday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with the Mega Bemax holding off Texas Tech Red Raiders 76-73. Meanwhile, over at the makeshift gymnasium in the ballroom at the
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Why Bahamian men are at high risk of prostate cancer
Obesity, alcohol and African ancestry play a role
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in Bahamian men. Present statistics show that one in six men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime.
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Childhood obesity sparks drinks ban
THE Ministry of Health will ban the sale of sugary drinks from all of its nearly 80 nationwide institutions, Health Minister Dr Duane Sands said yesterday.
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Record year - 'seven million visitors'
TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar predicts that 2019 will feature a record-breaking seven million visitors coming to The Bahamas.
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Patrick Ewing and Hoyas rout DeMarco and Bahamas 91-61
The Georgetown Hoyas were just a little too much for the under-sized Bahamas men’s national basketball team to handle. And it wasn’t any easier for the New Providence Basketball Association Select team as they got clobbered 135-60 by Memphis State Tigers.
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Bishop Hosea Robert Cox
Memorial Service For Bishop Hosea Robert Cox, 95 will be held on Friday, August 16, 2019, 7:30pm at Pilgrim Ministries International, Minnie Street. Officiating will be Rev. Ednal Minnis and other ministers of the gospel. Funeral Service For Bishop Hosea …
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Nathaniel Kenred Dorsett
Death Notice for Nathaniel Kenred Dorsett age 83 years, of Winton Terrace, Nassau, The Bahamas, formerly of Cat Island died at his residence on Wednesday 7th August, 2019. He is survived by his wife: Joyce Dorsett; three children: Roselyn Dorsett-Horton …
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Hilda Thompson-Douglas
Funeral Service for Hilda Thompson-Douglas age 83 years and a resident of #55 Coral Reef Estates Freeport, Grand Bahama and formerly of Palmetto Point, Eleuthera will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 17th, August 2019 at Church of God …
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Myrtle Rosalind Gomez
Funeral Service for the late Myrtle Rosalind Gomez, aged 80 years, of McQuay Street, will be held on Friday August 16th 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. Officiating will be Archbishop Drexel Gomez and …
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Bernard Ralph Albury
Funeral Service for Bernard Ralph Albury age 84 affectionately called “Big Daddy” of Lower Bogue Eleuthera , who died August 1st at the Princess Margaret Hospital, will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday August 17th 2019 at St. John The Baptist …
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Cierra Maria Rahming
Funeral service for Cierra Maria Rahming, 16 a resident of Marathon Estates, will be held at Evangelic Assembly Church of God in Christ, Baillou Hill Road & Fleming Street, on Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be …
