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Training programme to reach at-risk youths
RECOGNISING the correlation between unemployment and crime, the Ministry of National Security yesterday signed a contract with the National Training Agency that will provide job training for 260 at-risk youth.The 12-week long programme will begin on
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Gelita Glinton Brown
Gelita Glinton Brown age 96 years of Nassau East died on June 11 2015. She is survived by her Four Sons: Charles, Kenneth, Calvin and Godfrey Brown; Two Brothers: Craig and Laniel Glinton; One Sister: Lcellyn Glinton; A host of …
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Aleicia Morris
Aleicia Morris, 96 yrs., a resident of Sea Breeze Drive & formerly of Scrub Hill, Long Island, died at PMH on 3rd Nov. 2012. She is survived by her 6 daughters: Sarah Morris, Lillian Fox, Ruth Bullard, Althea Hepburn, Lycetta …
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James Miller
James Miller, age 96 of Lowe Sound, Andros died in Lowe Sound, Andros on Tuesday, March 12th 2019. He is survived by his 1 Daughter: Marilyn Miller-Pratt; 5 Sons: Edwin, Samuel, Donald, Henson & Alexander Miller; 1 Sister: Mary Russell; …
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Margaret Ann Pierre
Margaret Ann Pierre age 52 years of #96 West Street died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, August 18th, 2019. She is survived by her mother: Merlene Gilbert; son: Francis Hunt Sr.; daughter: Tyrese Forbes; sister: Christine Gilbert; grandchildren: …
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COVID-19 figures pass 5,000 over the weekend
OFFICIAL COVID-19 figures surged to 5,163 over the holiday weekend, with New Providence leading the way with some 3,937 cases.
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‘Buddy’ cans 24 in loss to Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chavanno “Buddy” Hield led the Sacramento Kings with 24 points, including six three-pointers, but it wasn’t enough as Kemba Walker scored 23 - surpassing 11,000 for his career - and the Charlotte Hornets got the 114-95 win last night.
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Govt ‘strained’ by first non-profit bill
The Government would have placed increased “financial strain” upon itself had it gone through with the initial Non-Profit Organisations Bill version, sector representatives warned.
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Hield scores 20, Kings beat Spurs for 5th straight win
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points, Chavano “Buddy” Hield added 20 and the Sacramento Kings beat the San Antonio Spurs 132-115 last night for their fifth straight victory.
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Distillery 'overjoyed' at February re-open
A prominent Bahamian distillery and tourist attraction yesterday said it was "overjoyed" to have re-opened last week after being closed for nine months due to COVID-19 and associated restrictions.
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Police must 'recruit by need' on cyber crime
The Royal Bahamas Police Force (RBPF) needs to “build capacity” to handle cyber crimes, a Cabinet Minister said yesterday, adding: “We need to recruit based on needs and not numbers.”Marvin Dames, minister of national security, who was the keynote sp
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Ermyntrude Miller
Funeral Service for Ermyntrude “Trudy” Miller 90 of Warren Street. , Oakes Field and formerly of Ragged Island who died on Friday 1st February 2019 . Will be held on Saturday 16th of February 2019. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, …
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Bahamasair off 35% against pre-COVID
Bahamasair’s peak summer revenues were down by 35 percent compared to pre-COVID19 figures, its chairman has revealed, although passenger occupancy on its US routes averaged around 80 percent.
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$80,000 drugs found in container
MORE than $80,000 worth of suspected marijuana was discovered in a metal container tied on the bottom of a cargo vessel at the Grand Bahama Shipyard, police reported yesterday.No arrest was made, but police seized 86 pounds of marijuana with an estim
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Maynard: We’ll still have load shedding
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union president Paul Maynard believes load shedding at Bahamas Power and Light will still occasionally happen until an additional 90 megawatts of generation is brought on stream.
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GSSSA: Rattlers to face Mystic Marlins
By BRENT STUBBS
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Isaacs Jr quickly emerges as offensive team leader
TODD Isaacs Jr has been on an absolute tear at the plate since he made his debut with the New Jersey Jackals of the Canadian-American Division of the Frontier League.
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Bacardi purchasers targeting $90m waste-to-energy plant
THE Bahamian investor group that acquired the former Bacardi factory has approached the Government about constructing a $90 million waste-to-energy plant at the southern New Providence site, its principal yesterday telling Tribune Business it aimed to slash electricity costs by "50 per cent or more".
