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Vivian Loreen Pinder
Vivian Loreen Pinder, 96, of Nassau, The Bahamas, died peacefully at her residence, on Wednesday, 5th April, 2017. Mrs. Pinder was predeceased by her husband, C. Rodney Pinder and her youngest daughter, Loreen. She is survived by her son, Dudley …
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Patriarch Neville Dean
Mrs. Martha “Aunt Ceva” Russell-Dean announces the death of her Husband, Patriarch Neville Dean, age 96 years of Lowe Sound, Andros who died on Friday, January 10th, 2020 at his home. He is also survived by his Daughter: Marybell Rolle …
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Jubilee team reaches out to sick and shut-in
The Jubilee West Outreach Team, led by Minister Joyce Smith along with Pastor Armbrister and other members, recently visited the sick and shut-in in the neighbourhood of Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama, and distributed food care packages. They team th
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Seven held in $330k drug bust
FIVE men and two women were arrested after a police search netted 13 croker sacks of suspected marijuana with an estimated street value of $336,000.
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No. 16 Oklahoma loses to Kansas State despite Buddy Hield’s 31
CONFERENCE play continued to heat up in men’s NCAA division basketball and two Bahamian players were able to post career numbers, despite coming in a losing effort for their teams.
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Moody’s: Hotel ‘enclaves’ lower economic impact
The “enclave” nature of large-scale Bahamian resorts is limiting their impact on the rest of the economy, a leading Wall Street analyst believes, with the ‘jury still out’ on whether Baha Mar will grow or split the high-end visitor market come 2015.
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VAT rate will 'double' with poor compliance
A Tax Coalition co-chair yesterday said the Government “desperately” needed to release its Value-Added Tax (VAT) education curriculum and modules, warning that this was vital to “maximise compliance” immediately the new tax kicked in.
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$5m deal signed to improve water supply in Long Island
A $5m contract was signed yesterday between the Water and Sewerage Corporation and BHM Company Limited to bring potable water to hundreds of residentes in Long Island. Settlements such as Salt Pond have “suffered for far too long without a reliable p
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Online campaign launched to #KeepJunkanooAlive
ORGANISERS of the “KeepJunkanooAlive’ movement that spread over social media yesterday claimed that Junkanoo will continue to “reign supreme” in the Bahamas despite the “Junkanoo Carnival fever” being marketed by the government.
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NASSAU LIFE: An everyday story of Bahamian issues
Richard Coulson offers a succinct (and opinionated) summary of the recent spate of hot news topics.
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Elliott Gene Sawyer
A funeral service for the late Elliott Gene Sawyer, age 63, of Abaco, The Bahamas, who died on Thursday, 19th November, 2015 in West Palm Beach, Florida, will be held at Full Gospel Assembly, Treasure Cay, Abaco, on Saturday, 5th …
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Five newly confirmed cases of COVID-19
THE number of confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped by five to 89 yesterday, health officials said.
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Sexual assaults top criminal claims on cruise ships
ALLEGED sexual assault remains the most reported criminal activity on board cruise ships according to international statistics.
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Figures reveal level of sexual assaults on cruise ships
ALLEGED sexual assault remains the most reported criminal activity on board cruise ships according to international year-end statistics.
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Hospital nears end of phase one
PHASE one of the urgent and emergency care project is nearing completion at Princess Margaret Hospital.
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Bahamian quartet in NCAA 'March Madness'
WHEN the dust settled on “Selection Sunday,” four Bahamian players and their respective universities received bids into the 68-team field for the NCAA Men’s Division I Tournament, commonly referred to as “March Madness.”
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Myrena Jane Pratt Fernander
Funeral Service for Mother Myrena Jane Pratt Fernander age 81 of Sunshine Park, who died at the Princess Margaret Hospital October 26th, will be held on Saturday 10:00 a.m. at Church Of God Southwest Cathedral Carmichael Road. Rev. Linward Knowles …
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American teen gains 2nd round at Australian Open
By JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Sloane Stephens says there's no need for hand-wringing over the future of American women's tennis in the post-Williams era -- the kids are going to be all right. The 18-year-old Floridan, who
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Zuri’s skating into a new life
PACKING her bags and relocating to a new country was one of the hardest things nine-year-old Zuri Carey has had to do.
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Riley misses the cut in LPGA qualifier
Grand Bahamian Raquel Riley missed the cut and won’t get the opportunity to join Bahamian Georgette Rolle in the 2017 Pure Silk/Bahamas LPGA Classic this week at the Ocean Club on Paradise Island.
