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WHO declares global emergency over spread of Zika virus
The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday declared a global emergency over the explosive spread of the Zika virus, which has been linked to birth defects in the Americas, calling it an “extraordinary event” that poses a public health threat to other parts of the world.
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Sweet victory
The 2016 season got started with Hyo Joo Kim winning her third career title in a keenly contested finish in the fourth Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Golf Classic on Sunday.
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Georgette Rolle finishes at bottom of the pile
WITH the party back in her backyard for the fourth consecutive year, Georgette Rolle was hoping that her third appearance in the main draw of the Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic would have been better than the previous two in 2013 and 2014.
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MEGAN KHANG AND CRISTIE KERR STAR IN PURE SILK-BAHAMAS LPGA CLASSIC SECOND ROUND
Cristie Kerr put on a show and rookie Megan Khang performed like anything but a rookie in Friday’s second round of the $1.4 million Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.
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Rolle 107th with disappointing 9-over-par 82
HAD it not been for double bogeys on four of her 18 holes, Bahamian flag bearer Georgette Rolle felt she would have been right in the mix of the 2016 Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Golf Classic. Instead, she turned in a disappointing 9-over-par 82 that leaves her sitting in the 107th spot out of a field of 108 players.
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Freddie Curry Sr
Memorial Service for the late Rev. Freddie Curry Sr., age 84 years of Nicholl’s Town, North Andros will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday 29th January, 2016 at the Youth Revival Center, Nicholl’s Town, North Andros. Officiating will be Apostle …
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Patterson Sweeting
Funeral Service for the late Patterson Sweeting age 84 years of Sears Road will be held on Thursday January 28 2016 at Faith Temple Ministries, Prince Charles Drive, at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be Bishop Philemon Wilson, assisted by Rev. Darrin …
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Seven players share lead in Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic
MAJOR winners Paula Creamer and Catriona Matthew were among seven players sharing the lead at five-under-par 68 on Thursday after the first round of the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.
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Port tax breaks to gain further 6-month life
Prime Minister Perry Christie yesterday said the Government will extend the Hawksbill Creek Agreement‘s (HCA) expiring tax incentives for a further six months, with the House of Assembly called on to approve the move next week.
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Gov’t warned over Freeport ‘side deals’
The Government was yesterday warned not to agree any “side deals” with Freeport’s largest investors at the expense of all other businesses, should it ultimately decide not to renew the city’s expiring tax breaks long-term.
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Another 30-point performance by our very own Buddy Hield
ANOTHER game, another 30-point performance that has become commonplace for Bahamian basketball star Buddy Hield.
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Key supports senator amid party in-fighting
CENTRAL and South Abaco MP Edison Key yesterday criticised former Free National Movement members of Parliament and Cabinet ministers who “want to take over” the party as he defended FNM Leader Dr Hubert Minnis and embattled Senator Lanisha Rolle.
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‘Ticking timebomb’: Gov’t warned to defuse Freeport
The Government was yesterday urged to rapidly defuse the “ticking timebomb” that is Freeport’s expiring tax breaks, a well-known businessman warning that the city’s private sector is “stuck in limbo” until it acts.
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Long Island’s private sector at 35% capacity
JUST 35 per cent of Long Island businesses are back in operation three months after they were devastated by Hurricane Joaquin, the island’s Chamber of Commerce president yesterday estimating that the private sector will take two years to “get back to where it was”.
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Former coach Bill Morgan ‘was an exemplary educator’
FORMER CI Gibson Rattlers senior boys basketball coach Bill Morgan reportedly collapsed at RM Bailey Secondary High yesterday and was pronounced dead on his arrival at Princess Margaret Hospital.
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Live a Fulfilling Life: Three best ways to improve your health
Preventative medicine experts say that the single most important thing you can do to improve the nation’s health is simple – stay healthy.
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‘Bonefish Sam’ to be honoured
ONE of The Bahamas’ bonefish tour legends is being honoured next month through the International Game Fish Association of Florida next month.
