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D'Aguilar encourages new creative ideas

TOURISM Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar has challenged Grand Bahama residents to come up creative business ideas to draw tourists, a day after plans for Carnival Cruise Line’s mega-port in East Grand Bahama were formally announced.

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Two landlords are fined for renting unhygienic properties

TWO landlords were each fined upwards of $2,000 yesterday for the “unhygienic” practice of renting their dwelling spaces without a proper water supply, which ultimately led to the tenants defecating in buckets, discarding the waste on the property and then burning the fecal matter because they couldn’t flush it away.

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EDITORIAL: So is Oban nonsense, Dr Minnis?

Here we go again with Oban.

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Jones named in tournament team

In his final season of prep basketball before his progression to the collegiate ranks, Kai Jones continues to build on his skillset and earn accolades.

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Sports Notes

THE Bahamas Chess Federation has announced plans for two major events.

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Over confident by half

Is there any process let alone progress on the flipping of Our Lucaya which the government purchased for $65 million?

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Undefeated Hurricanes power on with Whylly

The Holland College Hurricanes are No 1 ranked team in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association the poll powered by Roosevelt Whylly who continues to be one of the league’s most dominant players.

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Davis clinches Mavericks win

Bahamians across NCAA Division I basketball had mixed results over the weekend, both in their personal production and in the win/loss column for their teams.

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Fox invited to spring training with Rays

LUCIUS Fox is set to begin his 2019 season at an elevated status and continues his progression through the Tampa Bay Rays organisation.

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The Bible and capital punishment

One of the most conspicuous commands within the sphere of God’s word is the direct instruction for capital punishment for murderers.

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No ‘great panic’ on deficit run-up

The government’s first-half fiscal deficit is no cause for “great panic” despite being equal to 73.4 percent of the full-year target, a top accountant argued yesterday.

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Deaconess Louise Leotha Anderson

Home Going Service For the late Deaconess Louise Leotha Anderson Sunrise: January 28th, 1944 Sunset: January 16th, 2019 Age: 74 Service Held At Mt. Zion Native Baptist Church Deep Creek Eleuthera Saturday February 2nd, 2019 At 11:00 a.m. Officiating Bishop …

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Ervin Knowles

Funeral Service for the late Ervin Knowles age 84 years of Wulff Road East and formerly of Long Island will be held on Saturday 2nd February, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at Bahamas Faith Ministries, Carmichael Road. Officiating will be Pastor …

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Jane Curry

Funeral Service for the late Jane Curry age 95 years of Bluebell Avenue, Garden Hills Estates and formerly of Florida will be held on Saturday 2nd February, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. atEbenezer Mission Baptist Church, Charles Vincent Street. Officiating will …

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Mildred Marie Dean

Funeral Service for Mildred Marie Dean age 88, of Allen Drive, Carmichael Road will be held on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at 1:45 p.m. at: St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred Culmer. Interment will …

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LOIS DELPHINE WILLIAMS

MRS. LOIS DELPHINE WILLIAMS age 84 years of Jones Town, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama and formerly of Bottle Creek, Turks and Caicos died at the Rand Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Grand Bahama on Thursday, January 24, 2019. She is predeceased …

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Jeanie Elizabeth Holbert

Funeral service for Jeanie Elizabeth Holbert, 83 a resident of Grove Avenue, will be held at Transfiguration Baptist Church, Market & Vesey Streets, on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Stephen E. Thompson, assisted …

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Retired Nurse Marina Louise Fowler-Hanna

Funeral service for Retired Nurse Marina Louise Fowler-Hanna, 83 a resident of Harold Road & formerly of Mastic Point, North Andros, will be held at Mount Tabor Church, Willow Ave. & Mount Tabor Drive, on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at …

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Mother Irene Cooper

Funeral Service for Mother Irene Cooper age 91 and a resident of New Freetown, and formerly of Hield Town, Old Freetown, Grand Bahama will be held at St. Cleveland Baptist Church, Freetown, Grand Bahama on Saturday, February 2nd, 2019 at …

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Donald Alson Ferguson

Funeral Service for Donald Alson Ferguson age 80 of Bahamia West and formerly of West Hill, Crooked Island who died January 21, 2019 will be held on February 2, 2019 at 10:00 a.m at Church of God of Prophecy, East …