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Conserve Jean Baptiste
Conserve Jean Baptiste age 82 years of Tulip Ave., Garden Hills #3 died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Monday, March 5th, 2018. He is survived by his wife: Sheila Baptiste; sons: Andreadie McPhee, Damean Daniels and Stephen Baptiste; daughters: …
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Allan Ralph Saunders
Allan Ralph Saunders, 80 a resident of Jamaica Ave., Elizabeth Estates & formerly of Harbour Island, died at his residence on March 2, 2018. He is survived by his 5 daughters: Audrey, Dianne, Louise, Una & Cheryl; 4 sons: Jeffery, …
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What a stinker – daming report reveals extent of problems at WSC
AUDITOR EY has painted a damning picture of the Water & Sewerage Corporation in its audit report of the institution, portraying a corporation awash with irregularities.
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Women's Week events to conclude with march on Saturday
UNDER the theme ‘Press for Progress’, a week-long series of events marking Women’s Week and International Women’s Day will culminate in a march on Saturday. March organisers Equality Bahamas said this year’s events focused on bodily autonomy and cre
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Jonquel leads her team into title series in WCBA
JONQUEL Jones’ offseason in China has seen her become one of the league’s most dominant players as she leads her team into this weekend’s Championship series.Jones leads the Shanxi Xing Rui Flames into the championship of the Women’s Chinese Basketball Association for a best-of-five matchup against the Beijing Great Wall.
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BOB faces forensic audit with Gov't 'open to a sale'
THE Government is planning a forensic audit into Bank of the Bahamas’ lending practices, the Deputy Prime Minister yesterday saying the Government is “open” to selling the troubled lender.K P Turnquest, kicking-off the mid-year Budget debate, told th
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Water Corporation: 22 plants ‘no bid’
THE Water & Sewerage Corporation’s (WSC) chairman yesterday revealed that it “amazingly” issues 22 contracts to reverse osmosis plant (RO) operators “without a single one going to tender”.
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NPBA: Giants, Mingoes in win column
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants and the University of the Bahamas Mingoes won the New Providence Basketball Association men’s division one double header played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.In the opener, the Giants routed the Caro Contra
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Promoter of failed Fyre Festival pleads guilty to fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — The promoter of the failed Fyre Festival in the Bahamas — once billed as the "cultural experience of the decade" — pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges Tuesday, agreeing to serve up to a decade in prison for lying to investors who lost over $26 million.
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Focus more on crime than immigration
An open letter to the Bahamian people and the Ministry of National Security.
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TECH TALK
• Tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google are taking steps to police terrorists and hate groups on their sites but more work needs to be done, the Simon Wiesenthal Center said on Tuesday.
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Police officer overcomes life-changing injuries
POLICE motorcyclist Nelson Rahming was pursuing two suspects when he was suddenly hit by another vehicle – an incident that changed his life forever.
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Police officer overcomes life-changing injuries
POLICE motorcyclist Nelson Rahming was pursuing two suspects when he was suddenly hit by another vehicle – an incident that changed his life forever.This accident in July of 2009 left him with severe nerve damage from which he is still recovering nea
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The Mud in flames – again
MORE than 80 people have been left homeless and their houses destroyed after another blaze ripped through The Mud in Abaco in the early hours yesterday.
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MLB: Bahamian players enter season highly ranked
WITH Major League Baseball spring training underway and franchises preparing their farm systems in the minors, several Bahamian players will enter the season highly ranked by their respective franchises.Jazz Chisholm is the highest ranked of any Baha
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THE FINISH LINE: Sir Durward Knowles 'was an extraordinary Bahamian who excelled to the highest order'
ACCOLADES continue to pour in for the late Sir Durward Knowles, better known as the “Sea Wolf,” who passed away on Saturday, February 24 at Doctor’s Hospital. Knowles, who turned 100 on November 2, was celebrated as the oldest living Olympic gold me
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Itha Janette Rolle-Musgrove
Funeral service for Mrs. Itha Janette Rolle-Musgrove, 88 yrs., a resident of #11Australia Ave., Elizabeth Estates & formerly of Mangrove Cay, Andros, will be held at The New Redeem Tabernacle Church Of God In Christ, Refuge Court off Cowoen Road, …
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Insurers ‘not oblivious’ to Bahamas sanctions threat
THE insurance industry “is not oblivious” to the need for the Bahamas to comply with global anti-financial crime standards and avoid sanctions, its chairman said yesterday.
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CR Walker Knights, Tigers take early lead after day 1
THE 25th Annual GSSSA Track and Field Championships got underway yesterday in a return to the format with both junior schools and senior schools competing simultaneously.
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Coleby honoured, Munnings named Player of the Week
It was a week of commemorative achievements for two of the Bahamas’ top collegiate basketball players as the NCAA regular season enters its final week.
