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Comrade Elsworth Munnings
Funeral Service for Comrade Elsworth Munnings, 95 of Leeward Isles, Golden Gates #2 and formerley of Orange Creek, Cat Island who died on February 7, 2018 will be held on Friday, February 23, 2018 at 11:00 am at Grant’s Town …
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Theresa Rolle
Theresa Rolle, age 84 of Emile Street, Lowe Sound, Andros died on Monday, February 19th, 2018. She is survived by her Nephew: Bishop Caleb & (Elmira) Evans; 2 Grandsons: Philip & Shaquille Outten; 1 Great Grand-Daughter: Shaquel Outten; 1 Great …
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Hazel Louise Moore
Funeral Service for Mrs. Hazel Louise Moore, age 99 years, of #16 Beginning Drive, Freeport Bahamas, and formerly of Nassau, Bahamas, will be held on Saturday, February 24th, 2018, 11:00 a.m., at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, East Shirley Street. …
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Evangelist Allan Kenneth Dames
Funeral Service for the late Evangelist Allan Kenneth Dames age 88 years of The Ferry Exuma will be held on Saturday February 24 2018 at Salem Union Baptist Church, Taylor Street at 2:00p.m. Officiating will be Rev. Adam Brown assisted …
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LETTER: A 'Cable' to investors: Be Aliv to possible risk
IN March 2017, Aliv raised an astonishing $60 million from investors - twice the amount they were looking for. That they require more money now, less than a year later, suggests that something has gone badly wrong.This sudden need for funds has likel
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Shockersget 94-88 win over Rockets in NPBA
THE NPBA hosted its final double header before the league took a break from action as attention shifts to the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers and the Hugh Campbell Invitational.The JD’s Seafood Shockers (Division I) and the Aliv Bucket Team (Division II) t
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Court to appoint appeal lawyer
A MAN seeking to challenge his 40 year sentence for murdering a retired 88-year-old Canadian physician on a Family Island three years ago will receive a court appointed lawyer for his appeal application. Moses Morris stood before appellate Justices
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Newbold: No timeline on appointment of chief justice
PRESS Secretary Anthony Newbold said yesterday there is no timeline for when Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis will appoint a chief justice.His comment came as a small protest planned by a senior magistrate highlighting Dr Minnis’ failure to appoint a
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Refinery project good to go
THE multi-billion dollar Oban Energies project for East Grand Bahama has passed the government’s due diligence assessments, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis and officials of the oil refinery and storage company said yesterday.
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EDITORIAL: Imagination is first step to ‘fixing’ Grand Bahama
POWERFUL images of hundreds of hopefuls lined up for a government-led job fair in Grand Bahama over the weekend delivered an unmistakable message. Grand Bahama is hurting.
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Lady Nathalie caught despite head start
NOT even an 11-minute head start was enough for the Lady in Red, Lady Nathalie to hold off the A Class boats in the Annual “Catch Me If You Can” St Valentine’s Massacre in Montagu Bay over the weekend.In the special challenge race on Sunday, the B Cl
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$5.5bn refinery: 80% of jobs for Bahamians
THE developer behind the proposed $5.5 billion oil storage terminal and refinery for Grand Bahama yesterday pledged that 80 per cent of jobs will go to Bahamians. Peter Krieger, Oban Energies’ non-executive chairman, speaking at the signing of a Memo
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Lawful killings: Officers justified in shooting two men dead
THE jury in a coroner’s inquest into the shooting deaths of Jeffrey Smith and John Aristotle found yesterday their deaths were “lawful” and committed in “self-defence”.
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Elvie Joseph
Funeral Service for the late: Elvie Joseph Age: 80 years A Resident of Hope Town Abaco The Bahamas and formerly of Port De Paix, Haiti will be held on Friday February 16th, 2018 at 1:00 pm at LightHouse Ministries Hope …
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Samuel Charles Bethell II
Funeral Service for the late Samuel Charles Bethell II age 84 years of Hutchinson Street, Pyfrom Addition and formerly of Harbour Island will be held on Saturday February 17th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mathew’s Anglican Church, Shirley Street …
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Cleaning company hands donation to school
TRINITY Ultimate Cleaning Services Ltd, a local business on Exuma, recently made a donation to the L N Coakley High School on that island. Principal Don Barr highlighted a goal to outfit the school’s junior block with air-conditioned classes along w
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NPBA ACTION HEATS UP
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued play at the DW Davis Gymnasium Tuesday night.Division IThe JD’s Seafood Shockers kept pace in the Vince Ferguson division and improved their record to 7-3 with a 74-67 win over the Leno Regulators.T
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Buddy ‘Buckets’ 12 but Harden, Rockets get 10th straight win
HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and the Houston Rockets fought off a late rally to get their 10th straight win, 100-91 over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.
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Bay Street taxi drivers face Kelly Dock move
TAXI drivers operating in downtown Nassau yesterday backed “relocation” to facilities at the Kelly Dock - a move that will affect 150-175 persons and their vehicles.Ed Fields, the Downtown Nassau Partnership’s (NDP) managing director, said: “The Down
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Bar Association also concerned over Acting Chief Justice role
THE Bahamas Bar Association, in a letter to Attorney General Carl Bethel, has expressed “deep-seated concern and alarm” that Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis has failed to recommend someone for the substantive post of chief justice. The letter, dated
