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EDITORIAL: Recovering from Matthew
BEFORE we begin, we must praise the men and women behind the scenes who gave up the comforts of home and moved into newspaper offices and radio stations to keep citizens informed of what was happening during the height of hurricane Matthew.
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POLITICOLE: Matthew exposes weak points and utilities’ lack of charitable spirit
I remember like yesterday being in my last semester in college, in my dorm room, with my freshman, swimmer roommate, and her TV, watching The Weather Channel, seeing Hurricane Floyd spinning over the whole Bahamas archipelago at once.
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College basketball: Bahamian players making early season impact in Canada
PRESEASON basketball has tipped off in Canadian colleges and several Bahamian players are making an early season impact as their teams look to contend the 2016-17 season.
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15-20 per cent of power restored in New Providence
BAHAMAS Power and Light (BPL) CEO Pamela Hill said the electricity provider has restored around 15 to 20 per cent of New Providence’s electricity supply as it juggles infrastructural damage and challenges at its Clifton Pier generation station in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.
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Flooding expected to be worse than forecast says weather expert
SOUTHERN coastlines and surrounding communities are the areas that expert weather forecasters are paying keen attention to as Hurricane Matthew is expected to batter the islands of the Bahamas for a 24- to 48-hour period.
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EDITORIAL: Inagua’s hurricane myth shattered
TODAY’S Hurricane report in which residents were advised to rush the completion of their hurricane preparations as Hurricane Matthew had already started to affect Inagua reminded us of the day that Inagua’s hurricane myth was shattered.
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Mighty Matthew threatens heavy rains, high winds, huge surf and devastating storm surge
Mighty Hurricane Matthew has shrugged off its encounter with a landfall on the southwestern tip of Haiti between 7am and 9am on Tuesday morning, and remains an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm with 140mph winds as it plows north at about 9mph over the eastern tip of Cuba. Now Matthew is set to carve a destructive swath across The Bahamas.
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HURRICANE ANALYSIS: Westward shift in Matthew’s forecast track brings threat to Florida
Very dangerous Hurricane Matthew is maintaining Category 4 strength as it heads northwards at 6mph, and is already dumping potentially catastrophic rains on Haiti and the Dominican Republic as it moves towards the Bahamas.
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Super Value sees 80% business rise through Matthew
Super Value’s owner yesterday said he had seen an estimated 80 per cent spike in business over the weekend, as Bahamians stocked up on food and water ahead of Hurricane Matthew.
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Trevone Grant makes his official debut with the Axemen
TREVONE Grant made his official debut with the Acadia Axemen basketball in the programme’s inaugural preseason tournament.
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New mobile operator ‘bang on roll-out goal’
The Bahamas’ second mobile operator and its controlling shareholder yesterday said they were “bang on target” in meeting its first roll-out milestone, describing this and the launch of services as “a miracle”.
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INSIGHT: Assessing the looming threat from Hurricane Matthew
Matthew is weaker as it meanders over the central Caribbean south of Haiti, but the mighty Category 4 hurricane is expected to move northwards later on Sunday and deliver a punishing blow to the islands of Hispaniola, Cuba and Jamaica on Monday and Tuesday.
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NEMA urges 'be prepared' as Hurricane Matthew becomes category 4 storm
HURRICANE Matthew is expected to bring six to eight feet of storm surges, severe thunderstorms and several inches of rain as it moves through the Bahamas next week, Director of the Department of Meteorology Trevor Basden said on Friday.
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NPSA: Truckers withdraw protest, Hitmen win pennant
THE Commando Security Truckers withdrew their protest of their pennant game Tuesday night against the Hitmen and now the best-of-five playoffs is all set to get underway tonight in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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2017 Youth Games to be biggest held in its history
WITH more than 1,300 athletes from 70 countries expected in town July 18-23, the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) is shaping up to be the biggest held in its history.
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IRIS BRAYNEN-RENE
Funeral Service for the late IRIS BRAYNEN-RENE affectionately called “MANDA” age 80 years of Behring Point, Andros, will be held on Saturday, October 1st, 2016 at 10:00 am at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Highbury off Soldier Road. Officiating will be …
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PATRICIA SMITH-HEASTIE WHITE
Funeral Service for the late PATRICIA “PATSY” SMITH-HEASTIE WHITE age 84 years of Nassau East will be held on Saturday, October 1st, 2016 at 10:00 am at St. Matthews Anglican Church, Shirley and Church Streets. Officiating will be Fr. Croseley …
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Indiana Maria Major
Funeral service for the late Mrs. Indiana Maria Major age 80 yrs. old of #8 Father Bonaby Way, Ridgeland Park, West will be held on Saturday October 1st, 2016 at Bethel Baptist Church, Meeting Street at 2:30 p.m. Officiating Rev. …
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ALTHEA CAMPBELL-PRATT
Funeral Service for MATRIARCH ALTHEA CAMPBELL-PRATT Age 82 years of Dunmore Avenue, Chippingham, and formerly of Lowe Sound, Andros who died on Friday, September 16th, 2016 will be held on Sunday, October 2nd, 2016 at 11:00am at Johnson Park Seventh …
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JOHN THEODORE ROLLE
Mrs. Barbara Rolle, announces the death of her Husband, Mr. JOHN THEODORE ROLLE, age 84 years of Third Street the Grove and formerly of Rolle Town, Exuma who died on Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. Other …
