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Long Islanders ‘angry’ at lack of support
LONG Island MP Loretta Butler-Turner yesterday said her constituents were angry that the government has continued to drop the ball amid rebuild and repair efforts on the island in the aftermath of Hurricane Joaquin.
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Breast cancer awareness - Part III: The gift of prevention
This week’s article is written on a very sombre note. Breast cancer awareness month may officially be over, but our struggle with breast cancer is very real and ongoing.
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80% DIY anglers is ‘absolute nonsense’
The Fly Fishing Industry Association’s (BFFIA) president said yesterday it was “absolute nonsense” to suggest that so-called ‘do-it-yourself’ anglers (DIY) anglers represent 80 per cent of the industry, questioning the credibility of a 2010 survey that pegged the sector’s economic impact at $141 million.
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Hurricane repairs by NEMA to begin today
NATIONAL Emergency Management Agency Director Captain Stephen Russell yesterday said the agency is all set to begin its repair and construction phase for the six islands devastated by Hurricane Joaquin today.
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FNM Chairman expects govt to delay NHI scheme
Free National Movement Chairman Michael Pintard said "fully expects" the government to delay the implementation of its proposed National Health Insurance scheme, adding that concerns over its funding comes secondary to the "infrastructural development of the existing healthcare system".
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Margaret Albertha Claridge
Funeral Service for the Late Margaret Albertha Claridge, aged 87 years of #80 Davis Street, Oakes Field, will be held on Saturday October 31st, 2015, 10:30 a.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Trinity Way, Stapledon Gardens. Fr. Mark Lindsey Fox, …
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Henrietta Lenora Stubbs
Funeral Announcements Funeral Service for Henrietta Lenora ‘Nean’ Stubbs age 91 of Bowe Ave, Montell Heights will be on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Voice of Deliverance Temple, Deliverance Way, Malcolm Allotment. Officiating will be Apostle Leon Wallace assisted by …
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Advilda Jane Grant
Funeral service for Ms. Advilda Jane Grant, 82 yrs., a resident of #8B Labour Street & formerly of Hunter's, Freeport, Grand Bahama, will be held at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, Deveaux & Young Streets, on Saturday …
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Carnetta Leadon Munroe
Funeral service for Carnetta Leadon Munroe, 62 a resident of Plantol Street & formerly of Cargill Creek, Andros, will be held at Southwest Cathedral, Carmichael & Shrimp Roads, on Saturday 31st October, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Bishop …
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Bertram Nathaniel Forbes
Retired Local Constable Bertram Nathaniel Forbes age 80 years of United Estates, San Salvador died at The Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday October 22nd 2015. He is survived by his wife: Majorie Forbes, sons: Alvin, Roscoe, Clyde, Richard and Christopher …
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Theadora Smith
Funeral Service for Ms. Theadora “Peggy” Smith age 91 years, Resident of Wellington Street & formally of Waterford Eleuthera, will be held on Sunday November 1st, 2015, at Mount Siani Native Baptist Church, Weymss Bight, Eleuthera, officiating Dr. Carrington Pinder, …
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Work stopped at The Pointe
FORMER Deputy Prime Minister Brent Symonette yesterday called for the country’s executive leadership to resign after it was revealed that developers of the $250m The Pointe resort had overstepped approved works and were issued a stop order from the Ministry of Works.
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Port buyer offered to sell Gov’t 51%
A Grand Bahama Port Authority (GBPA) purchaser offered to sell a majority 51 per cent stake in Freeport’s quasi-governmental authority to the Government once their acquisition closed, Tribune Business can reveal.
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Breast cancer awareness – Part II: Stopping cancer before it starts
Last week we looked at some of the factors that lead to or increase the risk of breast cancer. They included being female, obesity, lack of exercise, eating lots of sugar, and consuming alcohol. This week we continue learning about what puts us at risk of developing breast cancer so that we can avoid it like the plague – at least where we can.
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What lives ‘Beneath the Hat’
Second installment of exhibit explores the personal histories of women
IT was while exploring the history of Old Freetown, Grand Bahama, that artist Chantal Bethel and writer Laurie Tuchel first became inspired by the women of that settlement’s church.
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Baha Mar liquidation petition date delayed to November 25
A NEW date has been set for the continuation of a hearing into the government’s winding up petition against the stalled Baha Mar resort, according to attorney Wayne Munroe.
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According to Bradley Roberts, we are ‘foolish, reckless and irresponsible’
BRADLEY Roberts, PLP chairman, is incensed that there should be any suggestion that “government interfered with the Baha Mar negotiations, a private contractual matter, and is therefore to blame for the recent lay-offs”.
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Mandatory guides push threatens 80% of fly fishing impact
The Bahamas could lose almost 80 per cent of the fly fishing industry’s $141 million annual economic impact if it alienates the ‘do-it-yourself’ anglers, a leading tourism executive has warned.
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‘Complete disaster’ for 2,026 Baha Mar workers
The Government’s Baha Mar ‘liquidation strategy’ was yesterday branded “a complete disaster” by a former Board director, after the Supreme Court authorised the termination of 2,026 employees.
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Florenia Ferguson
Funeral Service for Florenia Ferguson, age 84 of who died on October 6th, 2015 will be held on Friday at 12 noon at St. John’s Native Baptist Church, Meeting Street. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Carrington S. Pinder, assisted by …
