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Sports Notes

AS the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology gets ready for the hosting of the first National High School Basketball Tournament this weekend in Grand Bahama, Ozzie ‘the Sports Insider’ Simon has released the rankings of the top teams.

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Bimini developer targets 150,000 visitors by 2016

JAMAICA- RESORTS World Bimini’s president yesterday said the development was expecting to attract between 125,000-150,000 visitors next year, benefiting from its parent’s North American strategy to capitalise on the ‘explosion’ of Asian visitors over the next four to five years.

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Atlantis: No policy preventing hiring of Baha Mar staff

WHILE job security remains uncertain for the more than 2,000 Bahamians employed at Baha Mar, an Atlantis executive said the resort would consider hiring staff of the $3.5bn project based on its needs.

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Paradise Island Open all set for Ocean Club this weekend

THE Atlantis resort on Paradise Island is proud to present The Paradise Island Open Golf Tournament at the Ocean Club Golf Course on Saturday and Sunday.

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Local gains offset Erika cancellations for British Colonial

While major Nassau/Paradise Island hotel properties saw inevitable cancellations in recent days due to Tropical Storm Erika, one resort said it had gained some local business as a result.

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Garbage galore

This conflict issue and who owns what? Surely there is a simple remedy seeing that we signed-off on FACTA and we tell the Americans even our bed secrets. We amend the Company’s Act and require no more “nominee shareholders” and that all directors have to be shown on their corporate stationary.

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Bahamas water polo teams victorious at the Florida Sunshine State Games

THE Bahamas water polo team were victorious in two age groups - under-12 and under-14 - at the Florida Sunshine State Games over the weekend.

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A matter of ethics and morals

One must wonder if the chairman of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) takes his role as a political leader seriously when he calls the method used by the Auditor General in determining losses at the Road Traffic Department (RTD) into question.

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Sandra Rebecca Mackey-Johnson

Funeral Service for Sandra Rebecca Mackey-Johnson age 68 of Cordia Street, Pinewood Gardens who died on May 10, 2018 will be held on Saturday May 19, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at Pilgrim Baptist Temple, St. James Road. Officiating will be …

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Deangelo Pinder

Funeral Service for Deangelo “Dee Dee” Pinder, age 32 of Quakoo Street, Off Market street, will be held on Saturday, December 1st, 2018 at 10:00am at Mt. Pleasant Green Baptist Church, East & Quakoo Street. Officiating will be Bishop Dr. …

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Captain Kirk D Carey

Funeral Service for Captain Kirk D. Carey, 63, of Cable Beach, Nassau, The Bahamas, who died on Friday 3rd November 2017, will be held at Ebenezer Methodist Church, East Shirley Street, Nassau, on Thursday 16th November, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. …

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Kirk D Carey

A funeral service for the late Captain Kirk D. Carey, age 63, of Cable Beach, Nassau, The Bahamas, who died on Friday 3rd November 2017, will be held at Ebenezer Methodist Church, East Shirley Street, Nassau, (TODAY) Thursday 16th November, …

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Donna Marie Thompson-Munnings

Funeral Service for the late Donna Marie Thompson-Munnings, aged 55 years of St. John’s Road, Golden Gates #2, will be held on Saturday, 17th December, 2016, 9:45 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Deacon Peter Jones will officiate. …

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Kevin Leon Taylor

Funeral Service Kevin Leon Taylor, 62 a resident of Bozine Drive, will be held at The New Bethlehem Baptist Church, Independence Drive, on Saturday, 12th August, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Everette J. Brown, assisted by …

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Eleanor Yvonne Munroe

Funeral service for Eleanor Yvonne Munroe, 72, a resident of Mutton Fish Drive, Golden Gates #1, will be held at The Robinson Morris A.M.E. Church, Ridgeland Park, West, on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Howard Williamson, assisted …

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Melony Alfreda Feaster

Funeral service for the late Melony Alfreda Feaster age 54 years of Hanna Hill, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. at Central Zion Baptist Church, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama. …

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Arimina Laura Adderley Cates

Funeral service for Arimina Laura Adderley Cates, 90 yrs., a resident of Amherstia Avenue, Garden Hills & formerly of Roses, Long Island, will be held at Carmichael Bible Church, Carmichael Road, on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor …

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PM says affordable land and housing plans are part of manifesto

PRIME Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has insisted that recently announced plans to offer concessions to young, prospective homeowners was sparked by goals in his party’s manifesto and not because an election is approaching.

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Dump trucks destroyed in blaze at compound

ROYAL Bahamas Police Force Fire Services is investigating a fire that left several privately owned dump trucks destroyed on Monday morning.

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Govt review of sex education underway

EDUCATION Minister Jeff Lloyd yesterday said the government is reviewing school curriculum to ensure that it is “relevant for the 21st century,” including increasing sexual education for students. Stating that a revised syllabus is “very much underw