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Naomi Dottin
Funeral Service for the late Ms. Naomi Dottin age 86 years old of Cottonwood Street, Pinewood Gardens, will be held on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at 11:00am at St Joseph Catholic Church, 47 Boyd Road. Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred …
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Roderick Solomon Bastian
Funeral Service for Roderick Solomon Bastian age 86 affectionately called “Sol” a resident of Toothe Shop Corner and formerly of Mangrove Cay Andros, who died at The Princess Margaret Hospital Tuesday September 17th, will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday October …
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Mother Evangeline Storr
Celebration Service in Recognition, Acknowledgement, Appreciation, of the Legacy and Many Profound Memories of the Late Ms. Evangeline Storr age 86 of West End Avenue, Baillou Hill service will be held on Sunday May 26th, 2019 at 1:30pm at Zion …
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Ellen Ionette Adderley
Funeral Announcement for Ellen Ionette Adderley, age 86 of #10 Nina Crescent, Regency Park and formerly of Spring Point, Acklins who died on Tuesday, February 18th, 2020 will be held on Saturday, February 29th, 2020 at 11 a.m. at Evangelistic …
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Lorna Moses
A funeral service for the late Lorna Moses, age 86, of Oxford Street, Nassau, The Bahamas, who died at her residence, on Friday, 28th February, 2020, will be held at Evangelistic Temple, Collins Avenue, Nassau, on Saturday, 7th March, 2020 …
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One man charged with armed robbery, another with receiving
IN the Freeport Magistrate’s Court on Friday two men were charged, one with armed robbery and the other with receiving.
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McCoy and Bastian stand out in NCAA Division II basketball
BAHAMIAN student athletes continue to have a major impact on their respective programmes in NCAA Division II basketball.
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TRIBUTES PAID TO FATHER THEOPHILE
FUNERAL services for Father Theophile Brown, O.S.B., former Prior of St Augustine's Monastery and teacher at St Augustine's College, were held Friday morning at Mary Mother of the Church Benedictine Abbey, in Richmond, Virginia. Interment followed in the
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VAT rate rise 'criminal' if no compliance
A former Bahamas Chamber of Commerce president yesterday it was “criminal” for the Government to already be talking about increasing the 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax (VAT) rate prior to getting the existing tax system’s compliance levels to 80 per cent.
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Minnis: PLP brought buses of supporters to meeting
FREE National Movement Leader Dr Hubert Minnis yesterday accused Marathon MP Jerome Fitzgerald of using political supporters to derail a town meeting held to address concerns over the Rubis fuel spill in his constituency.
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NHI’s 10% auto tax plan ‘inappropriate’
Proposals to part-finance National Health Insurance (NHI) via a 10 per cent tax on auto insurance premiums were yesterday branded “inappropriate” by a leading underwriter, who warned it would undermine a key Government policy objective.
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Big braid trends for the summer
For the working woman, next to deciding what outfit to wear, finding a hairstyle that is both stylish and low maintenance for everyday wear, and which also offers protection for your tresses, can be quite a challenge.
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Government aims to raise short term debt limit threefold
The Government is preparing to increase its short-term borrowing threshold three-fold to 60 per cent, a key Ministry of Finance consultant yesterday conceding this was “a huge jump” for which there was little alternative.
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Commonwealth cuts loan delinquency by up to 5%
Commonwealth Bank says non-performing loans have reduced by between 1-5 percent across all credit segments since year-end 2022 as its portfolio expands faster than market growth.
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'Women are prostituting themselves to pay light bill'
BAHAMAS Electrical Workers Union President Paul Maynard yesterday said if light bills were “half” of what they are, The Bahamas would have a “new economy”. Speaking during a meeting of the Rotary Club of South East Nassau, Mr Maynard called for the p
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‘Greater resolve’ to eliminate Bahamas in financial services
A former prime minister yesterday warned that COVID-19 has “only strengthened the resolve” of major nations to eliminate the competitive threat posed by The Bahamas and other Caribbean countries.
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'Rotation' means no Baker's Bay Mexican increase
The Bahamian Contractors Association's (BCA) chief yesterday said the latest Mexican construction workers arriving at Abaco's Baker’s Bay project will not increase its foreign labour component.
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Grand Bahama nurse and Nassau humanitarian awarded for heroic deeds
Seven newborns, a shrinking food supply, and rising floodwaters in the Grand Bahama Rand Memorial Hospital during Hurricane Dorian quickly turned Nurse Nicole Morgan into what her colleagues describe as a timely hero.
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Water Corp supplier fears Dorian blow on $16.2m owing
The Water & Sewerage Corporation’s main supplier yesterday voiced concern that Hurricane Dorian has “exacerbated” the Government’s difficulties in paying the $16.2m debt owed to it.
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Eliminating Immigration corruption is 'key focus'
Eliminating corruption at the Immigration Department is a “primary focus” for the government, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, adding that he “cannot stress how vital” this objective is.Elsworth Johnson, pictured, minister of financial services, tr
