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Citi Bahamas Celebrates 12thAnnual Global Community Day
CITI Bahamas celebrated its 12th annual Global Community Day on June 10 with approximately 250 Citi volunteers in Nassau joining the efforts of nearly 100,000 of their colleagues, family and friends in 500 cities in 91 countries and territories to en
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YOU GO GIRL: Dr Desiree Cox
First Bahamian Rhodes Scholar Dr Desiree Cox to be honoured by Oxford University as a thought leader in global health and education.
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$377m investment for BPL’s LNG conversion
A total $377.4 million investment is required to convert Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) generation plants to liquefied natural gas (LNG), an IMF ‘working paper’ revealed yesterday.
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LJ Rose takes part in a workout with the LA Lakers
FOLLOWING an injury-shortened final collegiate season, LJ Rose has shifted his sights to the professional ranks and had an opportunity to attend a pre-draft workout for one of the NBA’s most storied franchises.Rose participated in a workout for the L
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Ex-Robin Hood owner is ‘done’
THE owner of the former Robin Hood retail chain says he is “done” and preparing to leave the Bahamas, after his latest format held a ‘liquidation sale’ at the weekend.
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'Sweet Bells' Thompson: NBA talent level 'way better now'
THE dominance of the Golden State Warriors this season has sparked debate among current and former NBA players and Bahamian basketball icon Mychal “Sweet Bells” Thompson recently weighed in on the discussion.Thompson appeared as a guest on the “The D
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Glenroy Rolle to join Roadrunners' basketball programme
ANOTHER Bahamian basketball standout will have the opportunity to use the sport as a vehicle to further his academic and athletic career.Glenroy Rolle is expected to join the State Fair Community College Roadrunners’ men’s basketball programme this f
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NORMAN STANFORD ARCHER
Funeral Service NORMAN STANFORD ARCHER, 82 of Bacardi Road and formerly of Bimini, will be held on Friday, 9th June, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at the Graveside of Southern Cemetery, Spikenard Road. Bishop Ros Davis will officiate. He is survived by …
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MARY LOUISE WHYMS
Funeral Service EVANGELIST MARY LOUISE WHYMS, 80 of #18 High Vista Condominium Complex, will be held on Saturday 10th June 2017, 10:00 a.m. at Greater Bethel Cathedral Church, Faith Way. Suffragan Bishop Christopher N. Minnis Sr. Presiding Prelate Diocesan Bishop …
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Rowena Strachan-Clarke
Funeral Service Rowena Strachan-Clarke, 84 of George Town, Exuma will be held on Saturday, 10th June, 2017, 10 a.m. at The Historic St. Andrews Anglican Church, George Town, Exuma. The Reverend Ethan P. J. Ferguson assisted by The Reverend Paulette …
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ALEXANDER RUFUS THOMPSON
Death Notice ALEXANDER RUFUS THOMPSON, 80 of Sea Breeze, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, May 31st, 2017. He is survived by his Wife: Eudene Thompson; Sons: Craig, Steven and Geoffrey Thompson; Daughters: Sherry Thompson, Albertha Bowleg, Kishna …
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Bahamas 'reputation' in danger without $400 million borrowing
The Bahamas’ “financial reputation” will be in peril without “emergency borrowing” of $400 million, with the ‘junk’ downgrade having exposed the Government to a $70 million cash demand.K P Turnquest, minister of finance, told Tribune Business that St
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Bahamas ‘Jamaica bound’ on present fiscal course
The Bahamas will be “Jamaica bound” unless it immediately implements measures to tackle its growing debt and deficits, a well-known fiscal hawk warned yesterday.
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Moody’s gives alarm on ‘much weaker’ Bahamas
Moody’s yesterday expressed alarm at the “significantly worse” fiscal deterioration unveiled by the Government’s 2017-2018 Budget, although its lead analyst indicated no ‘junk’ downgrade for the Bahamas is imminent.
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Debt gobbles up 27% of Budget
MORE than 27 per cent of the Government’s total recurrent spending in the 2017-2018 Budget is going towards repaying principal or interest on the Bahamas’ $7 billion-plus debt mountain.
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Bahamas alarm at US withdrawal from Paris climate change deal
THE Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed The Bahamas’ concern regarding the announced withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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Labour leader Alexander Thompson dies
ALEXANDER Thompson, a prominent figure in the Bahamian labour movement, died yesterday morning. He was 80.
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Minister ‘concerned’ on rating agency reaction
The Minister of Finance yesterday conceded he was concerned about how the credit rating agencies will react to a five-fold increase in the projected 2016-2017 deficit, plus $722 million in new government borrowing.
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Edwin Leaden Ingraham
Funeral service for Edwin Leaden Ingraham, 82 a resident of St. Vincent Road, will be held at Salem Union Baptist Church, Taylor Street, on Saturday 3rd June, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. Officiating will be Rev. Heuter Rolle, assisted by other …
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EVA PORTIA SCHAFFNER
Funeral Service for MRS. EVA PORTIA SCHAFFNER, age 80 years of #5 Tradewinds Drive, South Bahamia and formerly of Nassau, New Providence will be held on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at The Pro-Cathedral of Christ the King, …
