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Curline Smith Wallace
Funeral Service for the late age Curline Smith Wallace age 95 years of Coral Drive off Sunset Park will be held on Sunday January 27 2019 at Barea S. D. Adventist Church at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be Pastor. Kenny Deveaux …
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Theophilus Emmanuel Fritz
Funeral Service for Mr. Theophilus Emmanuel Fritz “T”, age 83 years, of Turks and Caicos Islands, formerly of Sans Souci, Nassau, The Bahamas will be held on Saturday January 26, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. , at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, …
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Adrian Antoine Swan
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr. Adrian Antoine Swan Age 58 yrs, a resident of Nassau Village, will be held on Saturday January 26th 2019, 10:00 am. at International Revival Fellowship Church of God, Montel Heights, Officiating will …
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Rev Lambert Rudolph Farrington JP
Final Rites and Burial for the late Rev., Lambert Rudolph Farrington JP “Lamb” Age 67 yrs, a resident of Hatchet Bay Eleuthera, will be held on Saturday January 26th 2019, 10:00 am. at St. Stephen’s Baptist Church Hatchet Bay Eleuthera …
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Bank chief slams ‘selfish’ education loan deadbeats
The Clearing Banks Association’s (CBA) president yesterday slammed the “selfish mentality” of delinquent student borrowers who have exposed Bahamian taxpayers to a $100m liability.
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‘WE’RE COMING FOR OUR MONEY’: $100m student loan debt forces hiring of collection agency
The Education Loan Authority's (ELA) delinquency recovery rate needs to increase seven-fold, a Cabinet Minister admitted yesterday, with Bahamian taxpayers "on the hook for $100m".
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EDITORIAL: Universal Health Care or Socialised Medicine?
WHILE Health Minister Dr Duane Sands is to be commended on his announcement regarding Universal Health Care, we, as Bahamians, need to answer some fundamental questions as to the future of our public healthcare before we go any further down this slippery slope of a single payer, income-tax funded socialised medical system, such as they have in Canada and the UK.
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Campos becomes first Puerto Rican Web.com tour winner
GREAT ABACO, Bahamas (AP) — Rafael Campos won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in 25-mph wind yesterday to become the first Puerto Rican champion in Web.com Tour history.
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FACE TO FACE: Nurse Ophelia - a legacy to be proud of
It was such a pleasure as well as an eye-opening experience sitting face to face with a centenarian who could converse with me, smile with me and sing with me. She reminded me of the simpler things in life. She helped me to put things in perspective and consider what really matters in old age – family who love you, spend time with you and are willing to take care of you - and a legacy that they can be proud of.
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Former PLP minister Ervin Knowles dies
OPPOSITION leader Philip “Brave” Davis paid tribute to Ervin Knowles, a former Cabinet minister in the Pindling administration who died over the weekend after a long illness.
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Roker has double double in 78-74 win over Panthers
CANADIAN colleges and universities continued with their second weekend of play out of the holiday break at both the U-Sports and Canadian Colleges Athletic Association levels.
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Rape is violence, do not be mistaken!
Art instillation explores devastation caused by forced sexual encounters
The lingering impact of violence is long and cross-generational.
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Bryan Morseman wins full marathon
The 10th edition of Sunshine Insurance’s Marathon Bahamas Race Weekend produced a new course record and once again received rave reviews from both local and international participants.
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Big projects progressing well, says Turnquest
MAJOR capital work projects estimated at over $30 million on Grand Bahama are progressing well and nearing completion it was noted as Deputy Prime Minister Peter Turnquest and Minister of State for Grand Bahama Senator Kwasi Thompson, along with other parliamentarians, toured three project sites on Friday.
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CLIMBDOWN? Webshops set to win deal on new tax rates
The web shop industry’s “sliding scale” tax structure could be cut to just two bands with much lower rates under new proposals being considered by the Government.
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Munnings reaches 1,000 career points, 800 rebounds
THE weekend featured milestones, career highs and several teams that got back into the win column for Bahamians in NCAA Division I basketball.
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BTC to 'radically attack' Cable on TV, Internet hold
The Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC) is planning to “radically attack” Cable Bahamas’ internet and TV dominance, having slashed new subscriber waiting time by 80 percent.
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‘Buddy’ cans 24 in loss to Hornets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chavanno “Buddy” Hield led the Sacramento Kings with 24 points, including six three-pointers, but it wasn’t enough as Kemba Walker scored 23 - surpassing 11,000 for his career - and the Charlotte Hornets got the 114-95 win last night.
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Ayton posts double-double in 111-109 loss to Raptors
TORONTO (AP) — Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 17 rebounds, Devin Booker scored 30 points and Kelly Oubre Jr scored 18 for the Phoenix Suns in a 111-109 loss to the Toronto Raptors last night.
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Alike but not the same – Asking the hard questions – Part I
2019 is now about three weeks old and I bet you have that familiar feeling that things are exactly as they were last year. Perhaps true, but life can be totally different, depending on questions we ask and how we answer them.
