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Leonard Braynen Sr
Funeral service for the late Leonard Braynen Sr age 87 years of # 17 Pineyard Road and formerly of Berring Point, Andros will be held on Saturday, January 4th, 2019 at 10:00 A.M. at St. Gregory The Great Anglican Church, …
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Matriarch Ms. Beula Sears
Funeral Service for Matriarch Ms. Beulah Sears, 90 a resident of Forbes Hill, Exuma, will be held at First Baptist Church, Market Street & Coconut Grove Avenue on Saturday, January 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Wilton …
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Retired Cpl. 224 Lindbergh Wilberforce Williams
Retired Cpl. 224 Lindbergh Wilberforce Williams, 84 a resident of Bougainvilla Avenue, south Beach Estates & formerly of Port Howe, Cat Island, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday, December 25, 2019. He is survived by his wife: Beulah …
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Perry McDonald Walkine
Perry McDonald Walkine, 80 a resident of Sutton Street & formerly of St. Georges Parish, Blue Hills, Turks & Caicos Island, died at his residence on Monday, December 23, 2019. He is survived by his wife: Virginia Walkine; 1 son: …
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STATESIDE: We’ve read this script before - now for Bush read Trump
As Americans awoke on New Year’s Day, their thoughts may have initially been of a reflective nature, contemplating the end of one astonishing decade in their recent history and legitimately wondering what the next ten years might bring to top the tumult and turmoil to which they have unfortunately become accustomed.
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96 killed in 2019 as murder count increases by five percent
THE country’s murder count in 2019 was pushed to 96, according to The Tribune’s records, a 5.5 percent increase over 2018’s 91 killings.
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Deltec slams ‘inaccurate’ claims on broker’s failure
A major Bahamian financial institution has slammed “inaccurate and unsubstantiated” allegations that it played a “conflicted” role in the collapse of a local investment advisory firm.
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Failed broker paid 'excessive' cash to related parties
A Bahamian investment adviser collapsed into insolvency due to “mismanagement” centred on internal conflicts and the payment of “excessive cash” to related parties for client introductions. Ed Rahming, Pacifico Global’s liquidator, told the Supreme
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'Business as usual' hurt poverty battle
A $9.6m initiative to fight Bahamian poverty was undermined by the public sector’s “strict bureaucratic policies” that treated the effort as “business as usual”. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report on efforts to reform The Bahamas’ soci
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Breanna killing accused wait as prosecution rests
THE Crown has formally closed its case against two women accused of murdering teenage mother Breanna Mackey last year.Prosecutor Cassie Bethel announced yesterday afternoon that the Crown would not be calling any more witnesses to testify against Zar
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PM told: ‘Treat $2bn insurers with respect’
Bahamian insurers yesterday urged the prime minister to “treat the industry with the respect it deserves” over its $2bn Dorian-related payout after he suggested it was “holding back” recovery efforts.
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Man shot dead in year’s 96th murder
A MAN is dead after a shooting incident in Coconut Grove early yesterday morning, police have said.
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Miller-Uibo our senior female athlete of year
1. SHAUNAE MILLER-UIBO A season highlighted by a World Championship silver medal, a pair of national records, a rarely contested world record and a litany of awards earned Miller-Uibo the award for another year. Miller-Uibo won silver in the 400
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Life lines – A mind changer
This year that is almost done has been filled with many changes for me, and although one or two were more than a little challenging at the time, they have now mostly turned out to have potentially positive outcomes as I look forward.
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Govt urged: 'Get a move on' over post-Dorian plan
The Abaco Chamber of Commerce’s president yesterday urged the government to “get a move on” in developing a comprehensive plan for the island’s post-Hurricane Dorian revival. Ken Hutton reiterated to Tribune Business that there will be no major impr
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Xmas jewellery sales better than expected
Many Bahamian jewellery retailers shrugged off early holiday season pessimism to report “good” Christmas sales that beat 2018 figures by up to eight percent. Denise Cooper, area retail manager for Colombian Emeralds, told Tribune Business: “This is
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80 test positive for TB exposure
MORE than 340 people living in two shelters for Hurricane Dorian victims have been screened for tuberculosis - 80 of them with positive skin tests, according to Health Minister Dr Duane Sands yesterday.
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48 hours to go until plastics ban
WITH about 48 hours until the government’s single use plastics ban comes into effect, major companies in New Providence are still in the process of making final preparations for the fast approaching January 1 deadline.
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Marvin Johnson our Junior Male Athlete of the Year
The sheer ridiculous number of Johnson’s medal haul and record setting performances all 2019 gave him the edge over a talented field of junior competitors.
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MATRIARCH FAITH ROLLE
FUNERAL SERVICE for MATRIARCH FAITH ROLLE, Age 83 years of Ethel Street, Montell Heights, and formerly of Rolleville, Exuma who died Saturday, December 14th will be held on Saturday, December 28th, 2019 at 12:30pm at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, Kemp …
