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Randal Campbell
Funeral Service Randal Campbell, 66 of Lowe Sound, Andros who died on Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 will be held on Saturday, August 5th, 2017 at 11:00am at The Cathedral of Olive, Morgan’s Bluff, North Andros. Officiating will be Bishop Goliath …
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Maggie Ignus Johnson
Death Notice For Maggie Ignus Johnson, 80 affectionately called ‘M.J.” of George Town, Exuma, died at The Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, July 24th, 2017. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME INDEPENDENCE DRIVE and will be …
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Doreen Albertha Knowles Robles
Funeral Service for Doreen Albertha Knowles Robles, 80 affectionately called “Rena” of Pittsburg Pennsylvania who died July 13th, 2017, will be held Friday, August 4th, 2017, 6:00 p.m. at St. Barnabas Anglican Church Baillou Hill and Wulff Road. The Most …
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Eric Cooper
Funeral Service Eric Cooper, 82 of William’s Court, Oakes Field, will be held on Saturday, August 5, 2017, 10:00 a.m. at Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church, Montrose Avenue. Rev. Dr. Livingstone Malcolm, assisted by Rev. Emily Demeritte will officiate. Cremation will …
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Blue Hills plant needed to keep power on- but that means higher bills until October
CONSUMERS will have to wait until October to see a reduction in their increased electricity bills, according to Bahamas Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard.In an interview with The Tribune on Wednesday, Mr Maynard said high summer tempera
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Robinson leads Team Bahamas golfers in Dominican Republic
The 2017 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships continued at The Links Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic and several Bahamian golfers fell behind the pace they established on day one.
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Banks approve fewer than 50% of mortgages
Less than 50 per cent of mortgage applications were approved during the 2017 first quarter, highlighting the Bahamas’ ongoing housing crisis and borrower difficulties in qualifying for credit.The Central Bank’s research department, in a presentation
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Richard Gibson leads Team Bahamas at CAGC
Team Bahamas teed off yesterday in the 2017 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships hosted at The Links Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic.The CAGC is the region’s premier event, played both as an individual stroke play event and as a countr
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Davis owns up to PLP failures
PROGRESSIVE Liberal Party interim Leader Philip “Brave” Davis admitted yesterday the former government was not perfect, made “serious” mistakes and lost the “trust’ of Bahamians, but offered no outright apology for the missteps of the previous Christie administration.
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It's the people's finances
I HAVE purposely allowed a few days to pass, after the Prime MInister’s address to reply.
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Gunmen murder bailed teenager
NEARLY two weeks after one senior police official urged persons out on bail for serious crimes “to stay home” or risk the chance of being killed, investigators are searching for two male suspects in a shooting incident that has left a teenage boy, suspected of being out on bail for housebreaking, dead on Saturday.
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Reformer says 'it's not a one pill cure'
The Bahamas will take “at least a decade” to escape its fiscal crisis, a governance reformer warning: “It’s not a one pill cure”.
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Bahamas 'drowning in unnecessary spending'
The Deputy Prime Minister has slammed the Opposition’s leader for raising fears of a “double-dip recession”, arguing that the Bahamas had endured negative growth for the past five years due to the former administration’s “ill-advised policies”.K P Tu
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It's another double double for All-Star Bahamian Jonquel Jones
By RENALDO DORSETTTribune Sports Reporterrdorsett@tribunemedia.net Jonquel Jones continues her post All-Star break momentum and tallied her 13th double double of the season in another win for her Connecticut Sun.Jones finished with 14 points, 13 rebo
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Guyana win rounds out Centrobasket challenge
By RENALDO DORSETTTribune Sports Reporterrdorsett@tribunemedia.net Team Bahamas ended Centrobasket the way it began, with a lopsided win over Guyana, but ultimately a disappointing seventh place finish.The Bahamas scored the 91-63 win to conclude the
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Man being electronically monitored shot dead off Claridge Road
A man who was being electronically monitored was shot dead off Claridge Road on Saturday morning.
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Freeport taxi drivers 'livelihoods at stake'
Freeport taxi drivers claim their livelihoods are at stake, especially now that Grand Bahama's major hotel property has closed its doors.
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'Drastic change' needed to hit 10% Govt cuts
A former finance minister yesterday praised the Prime Minister’s bid to slash the Government’s recurrent Budget by 10 per cent, but warned that structural impediments made it a hard target to hit.James Smith, also an ex-Central Bank governor, told Tr
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Esther Mae Rolle Sweeting
Death Notice Esther Mae Rolle Sweeting, 91 a resident of #19 Hillside Estates of Mackey Street & formerly of Rolle Town, Exuma died at PMH on 22nd July, 2017. She is survived by her daughter: Mary L. Johnson-Hall; nieces & …
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Eric Harcourt Ferguson
Death Notice Eric Harcourt Ferguson, 80 as resident of Eneas Jumper Corner, died at Geriatrics Hospital on 24th July, 2017. He is survived by his 1 sister: Laura F. Rolle; 1 brother: Allison Ferguson; numerous nieces & nephews & a …
