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Bahamian music legend Ronnie Butler dies age 80
Bahamian music legend Ronnie Butler died early on Sunday morning. He was 80.
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Broker: 'Business grows' despite harassing SEC
A BAHAMIAN broker/dealer’s principal yesterday said “business keeps growing” despite continued “harassment” by US regulators, who claim his local activities give “daily opportunities” to violate the law.Guy Gentile, head of Swiss-America Securities,
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It's time for Jollification
“IT’S beginning to look a lot like Jollification” and that is the theme for the Bahamas National Trust’s very popular Christmas fundraiser being held November 18 and 19 at the Retreat Gardens on Village Road.“The Christmas Jollification is an importa
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Gerald Elliott Albury
A funeral service for the Late Gerald Elliott Albury, age 80 of Tower Heights, Nassau, The Bahamas, who died peacefully at his residence, on Monday, 13th November, 2017, will be held at Calvary Bible Church, Collins Avenue, Nassau, on Friday, …
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Crime down - and more solutions to come in 2018
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday said overall crime was trending down with officials eyeing “some measure of success” for new initiatives set for 2018.“From an enforcement standpoint,” he told reporters outside the Cabinet Office, “w
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EDITORIAL: Answers needed on Haitian sloop
When a Haitian sloop came ashore on the southwest coast of New Providence in the wee hours of Sunday morning Bahamians were outraged. How could this have happened? Why did the Royal Bahamas Defence Force not spot and capture the would-be migrants before the boat reached shore?
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84 illegals held - none from sloop
PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis “is very disturbed” by the illegal landing of a sloop on Adelaide Beach and is awaiting a “full report” on how the landing was possible, his Press Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday.
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Stingers and Giants remain undefeated in the NPBA
BOTH the PJ Stingers and the Commonwealth Bank Giants remained undefeated in the New Providence Basketball Association after pulling off the double header victories on Saturday night.At the AF Adderley Gymnasium in the men’s division one play, the St
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Bahamian players hit court in NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I basketball tipped off Friday night and several Bahamian players were hit the floor for their respective programmes in divisions across the United States.Some of the top performers included Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Lashann Higgs of th
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Better visitor access key to Long Island's growth
IMPROVING visitor access to Long Island is the easiest way to boost the island’s economy, a local businessman saying: “I think it all boils down to convenience’.Luke Maillis, manager of Real Addictive Charters, told the Long Island Business Outlook c
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Ice cream firm is 'licked' over unfair dismissal
A Lickety Split employee, whose husband conducted a year-long harassment campaign against her boss over suspicions they were having an affair, has won her claim for unfair dismissal.Justice Indra Charles, in a September 14, 2017, ruling found that th
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Bahamians look to have strong sophomore seasons on court
BAHAMIAN players at the junior college level are looking to have strong sophomore seasons and position themselves for an opportunity to eventually transfer to an NCAA programme.
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Willis Eric Hart
Funeral service for Willis Eric Hart, 82 yrs., a resident of Spencer Ct., Soldier Road & formerly of Durham’s Street West, will be held at Trinity City of Praise, Tonique Williams Darling Highway, on Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 10:00 …
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ALBERT THEOPHILUS SMITH
Funeral Service for the late MR. ALBERT THEOPHILUS SMITH age 82 years of Bali Avenue and formerly of O’Neil’s, Long Island will be held on Saturday, November 11th, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Abundant Life Bible Church, Abundant Life Road. …
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Long Island water upgrade eyed for 2018 first quarter
PUBLIC tendering for a long-awaited water supply improvement project for Long Island will begin this month, the island’s MP yesterday revealing work will begin in the 2018 first quarter.
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Minister: Trees are our heritage and our defence
MINISTER of the Environment Romauld Ferreira addressed hundreds of students during the morning assembly at CI Gibson Senior High School on Monday to talk to them about the importance of forestry, which supports life on the planet. “Youth, like you,
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Oil refinery pledges 600 construction jobs at peak
A $4.5 billion oil refinery and storage terminal is “aiming to hit the ground running in the New Year”, with construction set to create between 300-600 jobs “at a single time”.
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Concern over alleged mistreatment of detainees
RIGHTS Bahamas (RB) yesterday renewed criticisms over the illegality of detention at the Carmichael Road Detention Centre (CRDC), raising alarm over recent allegations of mistreatment by guards.
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Hamilton 'looking forward to doing bigger things' as a pro
UNDER the tutelage of Bahamas Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation president Joel Stubbs, Jameil Hamilton said he knew it was only a matter of time before he joined his coach as a professional bodybuilder.Hamilton, 28, earned his pro card by winning t
