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Aliv Buckets get 91-90 victory over Rockets
THE Aliv Buckets and the Rockets D1 won the New Providence Basketball Association’s double header at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.In the men’s division II opener, Aliv nipped the Rockets 91-90 and the Rockets avoided a double dose of wha
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Top basketball players eager to try out for Team Bahamas
The new format for the road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 and the Pre Olympic qualifier will begin later this month when the Bahamas Basketball Federation heads to Canada before coming home to host.The BBF’s first vice president Mario Bowleg,
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Brain-implanted device helps ease seizures
On September 28, the first “responsive neurostimulation” device (or RNS) was implanted at Baptist Hospital in Miami for the management of refractory epilepsy.The patient, Fernando Esguerra, 29, from Bogota, Colombia, was very young when he had a tumo
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Ayton posts double double in Wildcats’ win
Another exhibition game, another big time double double for DeAndre Ayton as he led the Arizona Wildcats to another win.
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NPBA opens the new season
THE New Providence Basketball Association’s defending champions Breezes High Flyers and the Mr Ship It Freight Regulators opened the new season in the opposite direction.
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Illegal migrants
STRANGER things have happened but yesterday in The House of Assembly a strange thing happened - it came the turn for the member for St Anne’s to speak ..... he prefixed his comment, all of maybe three minutes by saying there will be an announcement concerning Immigration and sat back down giving away for PM Hubert Minnis to make his statement, far from the usual summing up that the closing MP, usually the PM will do then the bombshell.
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GB taxi union chief hits out at illegal tours
DAVID Jones, president of the Grand Bahama Taxi Union, said the most significant issue cab drivers face in the Grand Bahama is with the illegal operation of tour operators at the harbour, airport and hotels. Mr Jones said Minister of Transport Frank
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DeAndre Ayton dominates in Arizona Wildcats debut
DeAndre Ayton’s debut as an Arizona Wildcat lived up to the lofty expectations placed on him the day he stepped foot on his Tucson campus.The freshman forward dominated with 31 points and 10 rebounds in the Wildcats’ 91-63 win over the Eastern New Me
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Ismae Inez Wilson Smith
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mrs. Ismae Inez Wilson Smith Age 79yrs, a resident of Nicoll's Town Andros will be held on Saturday November 4th 2017, 10:30 am. at New Community Baptist Church, Nicoll's Town Andros, Officiating will …
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Millicent Eugene Deane
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mrs. Millicent Eugene Deane Age 79yrs, a resident of #16 Gleniston Gardens will be held on Saturday October 4th 2017, 2 pm. at St Anslem's Roman Catholic Church Bernard Road, Fox Hill, Officiating …
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Winifred Taylor-Bain
Funeral Service for Mrs. Winifred Taylor-Bain, age 82 of Poplar Street, Pinewood Gardens will be held at Ebenezer Mission Baptist Church, Charles Vincent Street, on Saturday 4th November at 10 am. Officiating will be Reverend Michael Symonette, assisted by Bishop …
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ALBERT THEOPHILUS SMITH
MR. ALBERT THEOPHILUS SMITH age 82 years of Bali Avenue and formerly of O’Neil’s, Long Island died at his residence on Monday, October 30th, 2017. He is survived by his Wife: Ada Smith; Sons: Simeon and Benjamin Smith; Daughters: Edline …
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Benjamin Dawkins
Funeral service for the late Benjamin Dawkins age 84 uears of Murphy Town Abaco will be held on Saturday 4th November, 2017 at Zion Baptist Cathedral at 11:00 a.m. Officiating: Pastor Christopher R. Dean Assisted By: Rev Everette Strachan Rev. …
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Colett McKenzie
Funeral service for Colett McKenzie, 84 Funeral service for Colett McKenzie, 84 yrs., a resident of Melvern Road, Yellow Elder & formerly of Knowles, Cat Island, will be held at Mission Through Faith Church of God, Soldier Road, on Saturday, …
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Willis Eric Hart
Willis Eric Hart, 82 a resident of Spencer Court, Soldier Road, & formerly of Durham Street West, died at his residence on Saturday 28th October, 2017. He is survived by five daughters: Julie, Linda, Paula, Anatchas and Monica. Three sons: …
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GB Power 'mining' $600k savings via preference payout
GRAND BAHAMA Power Company will slash annual debt servicing costs by $600,000 through redeeming 43 per cent of its preference shares, with the benefits passed on to consumers.The utility, in e-mailed responses to Tribune Business questions, said Dece
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Group warns against foreign ownership of GB Power company
THE Coalition of Concerned Citizens is urging Bahamian shareholders in ICD Utilities not to sell their shares and allow a foreign company to have 100 per cent ownership in a vital utility infrastructure in Grand Bahama.
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Ragged rises from Irma
DESPITE challenges with water supply on Ragged Island, clean up efforts are nearly complete as residents forge ahead in restoring their homes more than a month after Hurricane Irma decimated the small island.
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Cable unveils dividend restart within one year
CABLE Bahamas expects its growth strategy to start paying off for shareholders in less than a year’s time, although it is “not fully satisfied yet” with the returns generated.The BISX-listed communications provider told investors in its newly-release
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$339,000 donated to American Red Cross to assist hurricane victims
THE hurricane relief effort put on by the Michigan State Spartans and Georgia Bulldogs raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to benefit victims of last summer’s storms.The Spartans took an 80-62 win over the Bulldogs at the Van Andel Arena in Grand
