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Special honour for 'Sea Wolf'
At 95 years of age, Sir Durward “Sea Wolf” Knowles has received just about every accolade that he can get.
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Jury shown images of aftermath of murder
A SUPREME Court jury yesterday was shown nearly five 100 images illustrating the aftermath of the murder of a web shop employee in Deadman’s Cay, Long Island.
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$10m Port IPO hits the road
The roadshow for Arawak Cay Port Development's (APD) $10 million initial public offering (IPO), which kicked off last week, has received significant public interest, the company says. APD began the meetings at the Harry C Moore Library in Nassau, and the
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Auto dealers: Sales ‘20% higher’ if we had supply
Bahamian auto dealers yesterday said industry-wide sales would be “20 percent higher” than the actual 159 year-over-year increase for 2022 to-date if vehicle supplies matched pre-COVID levels.
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Cool 96's Ed Fields signs off for the last time
AFTER TWO decades on air as one of the country’s best-known radio personalities, Ed Fields, known for his provocative remarks and wit, is set to sign off for the last time.
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BGDBA postseason opens
THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association opened its postseason on Saturday night with all eight playoff teams playing in the four games at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.• Results of the games were as follows:Bamboo Shack Cybots def. the
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Minister declines permit turnaround time commitment
The minister responsible for immigration yesterday declined to commit to the ‘20-day response’ timeframe sought by the private sector for work permit approvals, admitting that “a drastic increase” in staff and technology was required to achieve this.
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Cruise visitors bring $45M to Grand Bahama
FREEPORT – An estimated $45.8 million was spent by cruise visitors in Grand Bahama in 2011, according to a cruise visitor report released this July by the Ministry of Tourism’s Research and Statistics Department.
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Helen Louise Williams
Funeral service for Helen Louise Williams, age 95 years, of Eastern Estates, will be held on Tuesday August 7, 2018 at 10:30 a.m., at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Soldier Road. Officiating will be the Rev’d Canon Norman D. Lightbourne assisted …
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Ruth McKinney
Funeral Service for Ruth McKinney, age 95 of Miami Florida and formerly of Jacksonville, Florida who died in Miami on February 10th 2014 will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Bedes Catholic Church, Sutton Street off Kemp …
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Elaine Liverpool
Elaine Liverpool died peacefully at her home in the evening of Tuesday, 12th June, 2012 at age 95 Loving wife of Dr. J Alban Liverpool, who predeceased her, Elaine is survived by her son Ronald Liverpool and her, daughter, Camille, …
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Captain held after ‘threats to his crew’
POLICE are questioning a boat captain after his vessel was brought into New Providence on Sunday by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force for allegedly threatening his crew.
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Val Jeanne C Virgil
Funeral Service for Ms. Val Jeanne C. Virgil, age 95 years, a resident of Sheffield Road, Coral Harbour, will be held on Friday June 21st, 2019, 11:00 a.m., in the Chapel of Cedar Crest Funeral Home. Officiating will be Monsignor …
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Bahamian connection turning heads with BC Prep Panthers
THE Bahamian connection with the British Columbia Prep Panthers continues to deliver a series of impressive performances as the programme establishes itself as a pipeline for local talent. The Panthers - with Joshua Dames, Bradley Lightbourne, D’Ant
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Proceeds of drug trafficking
The Tribune headline on the September 16, 2013; “US Loses $14m drug case ruling” has prompted me to write yet again about our failure to enforce the provisions of chapter 86 of the statute laws of The Bahamas.
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84-year-old woman strangled to death
THE death of an 84-year-old woman who was found at her home about two weeks ago has been classified as a homicide by strangulation.
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‘Buddy’ and Kings rally from 17 down to beat Nuggets 100-97 in overtime
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Sacramento coach Luke Walton views Harrison Barnes as a calming influence for the Kings, something that showed in a comeback win over Denver on Saturday.
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‘They wanted Gov’t to buy the Grand Lucayan twice’
The Grand Lucayan’s ex-chairman yesterday said the Government would “effectively have been buying the hotel a second time” had it agreed to Royal Caribbean and ITM Group’s demand it finance 95 percent of the $50m purchase price.
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Nassau/PI hotels ‘soon can’t take anyone else’
Nassau and Paradise Island hotels will “soon reach the point where we can’t take anyone else”, a senior tourism executive has warned, with room shortages driving “unheard of” March occupancies.
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14-game win streak to end season for Jones
JONQUEL Jones and the Connecticut Sun had a historic finish to the 2021 WNBA regular season and now set their sights on the postseason as the No 1 overall seed.
