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Exuma resort buyer eyes $700k upgrades

The prospective purchaser of Exuma’s Club Peace & Plenty resort yesterday said it was planning $700,000 worth of upgrades to revitalise the destination and make it “the premier property in Georgetown proper”.

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Interest cap pledge on loans

TO reduce the debt burden on Bahamians, the Progressive Liberal Party has pledged it will cap the level of interest that may be charged on loans taken out by government workers and paid through salary deductions if re-elected.

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PLP proposes interest rate cap on loans for government workers

TO reduce the debt burden on Bahamians, the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) says it will cap the level of interest that may be charged on loans taken out by government workers and paid through salary deductions if re-elected.

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New champions: Regulators rout Cybots 100-81 for title

It was a dominant performance over the course of the last three games of the series as the Mr Ship It Regulators unseated the two-time defending champions to take the New Providence Basketball Association Division I title.

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Margaret Clarke

Funeral service for the late Margaret Clarke age 80 years of Carmichael Road will be held on Saturday April 15, 2017 at Life Changers Ministries International, Bacardi Road at 10:30 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Alonzo Hinzey assisted Apostle …

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Belores Pierre

Belores Pierre, 80 a resident of Deveaux Street & formerly of St. Louis Du Nord, Haiti, died at PMH on 7th April, 2017. He is survived by his wife: Ann Rose Jean Baptiste-Pierre; 5 sons: Audley, Joe, Junior, Tony & …

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Minnis calls for all hands on deck

FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday said the FNM will need “all hands on deck” to vote the Progressive Liberal Party government out of office as he heralded Election Day, May 10, as a day that will bring change.

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‘No complaints’ on 72% profits decline

Bahamas First’s chief executive was yesterday “not complaining at all” despite a 72 per cent fall in total comprehensive income for 2016, driven by a one-third increase in net claims stemming from Hurricane Matthew.

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Bahamas Realty hopes 15% growth not hit by election

Bahamas Realty’s chief executive yesterday expressed hope the imminent general election will not stall the 10-15 per cent year-to-date growth in business, which comes on top of 2016’s 60 per cent gross sales rise.

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Exporter targets live China lobster approval by Xmas

A Bahamian seafood exporter yesterday said it expects to receive approval to export live lobsters by air to China before Christmas, adding that this market could ultimately surpass the US as its largest.

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Breezes High Flyers win Division II title

With the stakes at their highest, Daltino Thurston stepped to the line and hit his most clutch free throw of the season to lift the Breezes High Flyers to the New Providence Basketball Association Division II title.

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Grenada Invitational ‘very successful’

CHRIS ‘Fireman’ Brown said he was disappointed he could not be home on Saturday night to receive his Cacique Award, but he was delighted he could be in Grenada to assist in making their inaugural Grenada Invitational a tremendous success.

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Neely helps High Flyers to set up division two decider

THE Division II series has followed the same pattern as Division I and the championship title will be decided in the fifth and final game.

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Regulators level NPBA series with 96-74 rout of Cybots

THE back and forth battle between the Mail Boat Cybots and Mr Ship It Freight Regulators continued over the weekend and set the stage for game five in their best-of-seven series in the NPBA Division I.

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Wholesaler researches lobster exports by air

The Bahamas must maximse the economic returns from its key industries, the Prime Minister emphasised, revealing that one food processor is working on growing lobsters.

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Comrade Corporal 15365 Lawrence George Major

Funeral Service for Comrade Corporal 15365 Lawrence George Major age 91 of Morrisville, Long Island who died on March 26, 2017 will be held on Saturday April 8, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Gregory’s The Great Anglican Church, Carmichael …

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Margaret Normalee Morris Clarke

Death Notice For Margaret Normalee Morris Clarke, 80 of Carmichael Road died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, March 30, 2017. She is survived by Husband: Franklyn Clarke; Six Sons: Rufus and Phillip Clarke, Elvis Miller, Leonard and Franklyn …

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Zelma Oreta Wood

Funeral service for the late Zelma Oreta Wood age 82 years of Kennedy Subdivision will be held on Saturday April 8, 2017 at St. Joseph Catholic, Boyd Road at 2:00 p.m. Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred Culmer assisted by other …

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Mildred Brown

Funeral service for Mildred Brown, 91 a resident of Strachan’s Corner & formerly of Turks & Caicos Islands, will be held at Mt. Pleasant Green Baptist Church, Quakoo & East Streets, on Saturday 8th April, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating …

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Charles Clifford Sweeting Jr

Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr. Charles Clifford Sweeting Jr., Age 37yrs, a resident of Collins Yard Okra Hill, will be held on Saturday April 8th 2017, 2:00 pm. At Free In Jesus, Officiating will be Bishop. Julius …