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Clifton McKenzie
Last Rites for Priest Clifton “Cop” McKenzie, age 100 years of Rollville, Exuma, will be held on Saturday 16th July, 2016 at New Birth Deliverance Kingdom Ministries, Church Hill Subdivision at 11:00 am. Officiating will be Priest Willis Stubbs JR., …
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Milton Clement Ring
Last rites for Milton Clement Ring, age 80, of St. Vincent Road, formally of San Salvador, United Estates will be held on Friday 15th July, 2016 at St. Cecelia Catholic Church, Third Street, Coconut Grove at 10:00am. Officiating will be …
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Cable confirms capital raising profits ‘drag’
Cable Bahamas has acknowledged that costs associated with recent debt capital raisings “have dragged on profitability and cash flow”, helping push it into a $14.371 million net loss for 2015.
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Demand for homes?
The Adastra Gardens extension Housing project of a further 51 homes has to be economically questioned in the market there or is this pure political generation?
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70 years of working for the same company
COMMITTED, loyal and hard-working are just a few words used to describe Pat Higgs, who, at 84, is still an employee of Rubins, the clothing and shoe retail company for which she has worked for 70 years this month.
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CBC U-16 girls win opener, 59-54 over Suriname
THE Bahamas’ girls team picked up where the boys left off, winning their opening match in the 2016 Caribbean Basketball Confederation Under-16 Championships for Girls.
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CBC U-16: Team Bahamas brings home the gold
BASED on the historic performance of the junior men’s national team at the recent Caribbean Basketball Confederation Under-16 Championships, the future looks bright for the country’s national team programme.
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800 job applications for new mobile player
Cable Bahamas had received around 800 applications for jobs with the nation's second mobile provider by end-last week, it was revealed yesterday, and is confident the new operator can beat its financial targets.
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Chamber chief says 'space for third mobile operator'
The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce's chief executive believes "there is space for another mobile player", and is urging the Government to issue a third licence come 2019.
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For first time, BAAA assembles relay training camp at home ahead of Blue Marlin Classic
FOR the first time, the Bahamas Association of Athletic Associations (BAAAs) has assembled a Relay Training Camp at home with the view of getting the teams ready to compete in the Blue Marlin Track Classic on Sunday.
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Team Bahamas ends up 6th overall at the 29th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships
TEAM Bahamas faced off against the best junior golfers in the region but fell one spot off their pace in recent years.
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Seeded players advance to 2nd round, Bahamians ousted in Junkanoo Bowl
ALL of the remaining seeded players in the Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association’s Junkanoo Bowl ITF Junior Circuit Tournament advanced to the second round, while the final Bahamian got eliminated.
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Bahamians warned to prepare for scorching heat this week
BAHAMIANS can expect scorching temperatures from Wednesday through the weekend with the heat index expected to reach 104 degrees Fahrenheit, Senior Meteorological Officer at the Department of Meteorology Orson Nixon warned on Tuesday.
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Former ZNS reporter ordered to pay $15,000 in contempt ruling
FORMER ZNS reporter Sherman Brown must pay $15,000 by noon on Friday or spend a month in prison, Justice Indra Charles ruled yesterday.
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Kenneth Livingston Cartwright
The late Mr. Kenneth Livingston “Bugz” Cartwright Age 58yrs, a resident of John Street, will be held on Saturday July 2nd 2016, at 10.00 a.m. at The New Bethlehem Baptist Church Independence Drive. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Everette J. …
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De-risk 'client migration' to benefit larger banks
Correspondent bank 'de-risking' could drive another wave of Bahamian financial services consolidation by sparking "client migration" to larger institutions, a former finance minister has warned.
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Bahamas routs Antigua 109-71 in CBC U-16 opener
TEAM Bahamas served notice to the remainder of the field and immediately staked their claim as a contender at the Caribbean Basketball Confederation Championships.
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Ease of doing business?
The Prime Minister and the Minister of State for Investments have given candid assessments of the (lack of) ease of doing business in the Bahamas and the lack of a (functioning) National Development Plan. They have committed to turn these situations around. These intentions are good.
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Bahamas exports decline by 36% to five-year low
The Bahamas’ merchandise trade deficit fell by 12.3 per cent in 2015 to $2.719 billion, as the decline in imports offset a more than one-third reduction in exports.
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$75m condo project in 2-year sell-out timeline
The $75 million Caves Heights condominium development expects to be fully sold-out within two years, its sales and marketing executive said yesterday, adding that it has largely been unaffected by Baha Mar-related uncertainty.
