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Hurricanes win 5th straight title with win over Mounties
POWERED by its group of Bahamian players, the Holland College Hurricanes have an opportunity to protect homecourt and reach another milestone in the national tournament.
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Consumer chief to banks: ‘We can’t take all of this’
The Consumer Protection Commission’s chairman is openly questioning whether Bahamians benefit from foreign-owned banks, and urged this country to “get to the position where we say enough; we can’t take all of this”.
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Matthew gives Bahamas $300m reinsurance boost
The Bahamas Insurance Association’s (BIA) chairman has estimated that this nation will benefit from a $300 million foreign currency inflow from reinsurers as a result of Hurricane Matthew.
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‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans rout Lions 78-51 in Big 10
Conference championship week continues throughout NCAA Division I basketball and several Bahamian players took part in tournaments with mixed results for their respective programmes.
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Ferguson and Johnson receive state tournament honours
CHAMPAGNAT Catholic School has become a major pipeline for Bahamian basketball talent at the high school level, and now the latest products of the Hialeah, Florida institution have been recognised for outstanding seasons.
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Clifford Nathaniel Sears
Funeral Service for the Late Clifford Nathaniel Sears, aged 80 years of Wellington Place, Stapledon Gardens and formerly of Forbes Hill, Exuma, will be held on Saturday, 11th March, 2017, 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Farrington Road. Rev. …
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Lenford Alexander Nairn
Funeral Service for Lenford Alexander Nairn, aged 84 years of #29 Nola Circle, Bel- Air Estates and formally of Mangrove Cay and Nicholls Town Andros, will be held on Saturday, 11th March, 2017, 2:00 p.m. at St. Gregory Anglican Church, …
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Sandra Marina North
Funeral Service for the Late Sandra Marina North, aged 80 years of #8 Poitier Avenue, Boyd Subdivision, Chippingham, will be held on Saturday, 11th March, 2017, 10:00 a.m. at St. John’s Native Baptist Cathedral, Meeting Street. Rev. Dr. Reginald Ferguson …
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John Bernard Rahming
John Bernard Rahming, 80 yrs., a resident of Fresh Creek, Andros & formerly of Calabash Bay, Andros, died at PMH on 8th March, 2017. He is survived by his wife: Yvonne Goldie Rahming; 3 sons: Prince, Raymond & Samuel Rahming; …
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Walter Alexander Hanchell
Walter Alexander Hanchell, 80 yrs., a resident of #12 Lakeview Road, Big Pond, died at his residence on 4th March, 2017. He is survived by his wife: Brenda Hanchell; daughters: Rosemary Davis, Grace Smith, Linda Seymour, Bridgette Hanchell & Ingrid …
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Muriel Storr
Muriel Storr aged 82 of Nicholl’s Town, Andros died on Monday, March 3rd, 2017 in Nicholl’s Town, Andros. She is survived by 3 Sons: Jethro, Clea and Lynden Srorr; 6 Daughters: Freda, Lorna and Melva Storr, Francis Johnson, Angie Miller …
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Reginald Hanna
Funeral Service for the late Reginald Hanna, aged 82 years of East Street, who died on Monday, 20th February, 2017, will be held on Sunday, 12th March, 2017, 12:00 noon at Hillview Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Tonique Williams-Darling Highway. Pastor Eric …
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Insurers ‘watching’ for NHI regulations
The Government has yet to publish the regulations that will govern the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, with Bahamian insurers yesterday said to be “watching the landscape” ahead of the planned $100 million primary care phase roll-out.
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Realtors reject $1m investment threshold
The Bahamas Real Estate Association’s (BREA) president yesterday confirmed realtors had rejected doubling the permanent residency investment threshold to $1 million, amid indications the Government may press ahead with the increase regardless.
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Lives of farm pigs not threatened by fire
BAHAMAS Humane Society (BHS) President Kim Aranha yesterday confirmed that the lives of 100 pigs at a farm off Gladstone Road were not threatened by the smoke and flames emanating from the New Providence Landfill’s most recent fire.
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Nintendo Switch’s big challenge: Luring casual gamers
With three kids and constant travel for work, John Hussey jumped at the chance to play an open-world adventure game like “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” anywhere, anytime.
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• US Senator Edward Markey wants to give the world internet access.
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SMOKED OUT: Residents facing a week out of Jubilee Gardens homes
RESIDENTS in Jubilee Gardens will have to wait at least five to seven days before the evacuation order is lifted and they are “safely” allowed to return their homes, Minister of Environment Kenred Dorsett said yesterday.
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Sarkis calls out Govt on Baha Mar sale details
Baha Mar’s original developer last night urged the Government to “end the speculation” by releasing all agreements related to the project’s opening, as his verbal battle with the Government re-ignited following a lull of several months.
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University of the Bahamas Mingoes rout island game pros 89-70
COACH Baccus Rolle said he knew sooner or later his University of the Bahamas Mingoes would explode against the Island Game Pros. He just didn’t know when.
