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Edison Merlon Roberts
Pastor Edison Merlon Roberts, age 84 of Imperial Park, Nassau, The Bahamas, died at Doctors Hospital, Collins Avenue, Nassau, on Saturday, 8th August, 2015. Pastor Roberts was predeceased by his wife, Madge Udean Roberts; his father and mother, Merlon and …
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Cable invests $400k in satellite antenna
Cable Bahamas has invested more than $400,000 in a new satellite antenna that enables the company to reduce costs and enhance its REVTV signal quality on all digital and HD signals.
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King Charles III has cancer and is receiving treatment, Buckingham Palace says
LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign he will suspend public duties but will continue with state business, and won't be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state.
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Vacation rental room bookings up 200,000
Vacation rental room bookings increased 152 percent year-over-year during the 2021 second quarter as the Bahamian economy continued to recover from the restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bahamas must offer more to increase cruise yields
The Minister of Tourism says that while cruise passenger spend in the Bahamas has increased, this nation must offer more visitor experiences to increase per capita yields.
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Heartbreaking loss for Buddy and No.1 Sooners
On the day that they earned their No.1 ranking, Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners suffered a big defeat at the James H Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night.
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NPBA: UB Mingoes dominate Shockers to stay undefeated
THE UB Mingoes never let the JD’s Seafood Shockers in their game at the A.F. Adderley gym on Saturday.
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Albert Lewless
Albert Lewless, age 70 years, of The Ferry Exuma, passed away peacefully at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday February 4, 2018. Mr. Lewless was cremated his ashes will be interred privately. He is survived by his daughter: Monika Lewless-Stubbs; …
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Edison Godfrey Rolle
Last rites for “The Artist” Edison Godfrey Rolle aged 69 Wulff Road will be held on Saturday at 11:00 A.M. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. Officiating will be Reverend Father Neil Nairn, L. Th, assisted by Reverend …
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Sunwing deal 'madness' put all costs on taxpayer
Sunwing’s financial demands were yesterday branded “madness” by a Cabinet minister, who accused it of failing to deliver and forcing all costs on to the Bahamian taxpayer.Dionisio D’Aguilar, minister of tourism and aviation, told Tribune Business tha
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Bureau eyes five standards by 2015
THE Bahamas Bureau of Standards (BBS) should adopted “at least” five national standards by early 2015, a CARICOM executive said yesterday.
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Officials believe cases “are levelling”
DESPITE a recent uptick of positive COVID-19 cases in New Providence, Chief Medical Officer Dr Pearl McMillan said data has shown that the island is experiencing a reduction of infected cases.
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‘Bureaucratic delays’ drive Doctors losses
Doctors Hospital’s chairman has blasted the “many bureaucratic obstacles” it has faced in obtaining approvals for its medical tourism initiatives, implying that this played a key role in driving a 190 per cent year-over increase in its net losses.
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Montaque: Related parties owe 28% of 5.4m receivables
Some 28 per cent of Montaque Capital Partners’ $5.351 million receivables are owed by related parties in which its former principals, Owen Bethel and Edison Sumner, have continuing involvement.
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Rollins: Gender vote will fail
FORT Charlotte MP Dr Andre Rollins yesterday said that the proposed gender equality referendum will become “a victim of the extreme unpopularity” of the Christie administration, adding that he fully expects it to fail.
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Mortgage plan covers just 37% of bad home loans
The Bahamian commercial banking industry has calculated that the Government’s proposed Mortgage Relief Plan will cover just $165 million in past due principal and accrued interest owing, a sum equivalent to just 36.7 per cent of all non-performing home loans.
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Atlantis 'domino effect' failing to materialise
The hotel union’s president says the hoped-for “domino effect” from Atlantis announcing its July 7 re-opening has failed to materialise after Baha Mar delayed its own comeback and warned of “staff reductions” to come.Darrin Woods, the Bahamas Hotel,
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COVID 'reality' hits banks: Loan defaults spike $83m
Bahamian commercial banks saw loan defaults spike by $83m in August as the sector started to feel the COVID-19 chill, with one senior executive saying: "The accounting is catching up with reality."
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NHI registration of physicians begins
GOVERNMENT officials yesterday announced the launch of National Health Insurance’s primary care physician registration, which NHI senior officials said is a “critical milestone” that signals the “initiation” of the second phase of the government proposed scheme.
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Central Bank: Inflationary pressure to be ‘contained’
The Central Bank yesterday forecast that “inflationary pressures will remain contained” while The Bahamas’ foreign currency reserves will close 2022 above “international benchmarks”.
