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NIB expands overseas investments to $59.4m
THE National Insurance Board's (NIB) foreign investment portfolio expanded by $21.9 million to hit $59.4 million by year-end 2011, it was revealed yesterday, the social security system having taken up 88 per cent of its annual allocation.
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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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Davis Cup win streak continues
Team captain Marvin Rolle inserted Kevin ‘KJ’ Major Jr into the rotation and the Bahamas continued its winning streak, completing pool B round robin play with a 3-0 sweep over Trinidad & Tobago.
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Super Value chief blasts 80% share claim as 'garbage'
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Super Value owner Rupert Roberts yesterday blasted claims that his impending acquisition of City Markets' remaining store locations would give him an 80 per cent market share as "garbage" and "total rubbish", tell
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FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers: Men's national basketball team players return to pro circuit
FOLLOWING last month’s home triumph at the FIBA AmeriCup Qualifiers, several men’s national basketball team players returned to the professional circuit and continued that momentum with their respective clubs. David Nesbitt continues his career in B
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Blaze at city dump ‘80% extinguished’
THE fire that started two weeks ago at the New Providence landfill is “80 per cent” extinguished, a Renew Bahamas official said yesterday.
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Peter Galanos dies, aged 80
FORMER parliamentarian and insurance businessman Peter Galanos died at his home early yesterday morning at the age of 80.
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Air charter firms see 80% fall-off
Domestic travel has yet to produce a significant rebound for Bahamian airlines and charter operators, with some suffering an 80 percent drop-off despite the easing of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Lori Roach, director of Golden Wings Charter, told
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Yacht brokerenjoying 80%sales upswing
A BAHAMIAN boat/yacht broker has seen an 80 per cent sales upswing for 2013 to-date, telling Tribune Business yesterday that most of the boats sold were over the $100,000 threshold.
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Malisse, Knowles fall to Bryan brothers
BAHAMIAN tennis ace Mark Knowles and Xavier Malisse of Belgium lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 6-3, 6-2 at the French Open yesterday.
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Stella Maris already at 80% Christmas occupancy
Long Island’s Stella Maris resort is already posting 80 per cent occupancy levels for the Christmas/New Year holidays, its general manager saying that apart from cut-off tree stumps “no visitor would realise a hurricane came through here”.
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Oil explorer seeks approval to open to small investors
A Bahamas-based oil explorer and its advisers last Thursday submitted a formal request for regulatory approval to open their £2m mutual fund to investments by small Bahamian retail investors.Brian Jones, managing director of Leno Corporate Services,
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Edward Eugene Gardiner
Funeral Service for late Edward Eugene Gardiner age 88 years of St. Andrews Drive Blair Estates will be held on Friday April 13th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Parish, Virginia Street. Officiating will be Rev’d …
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Anastacia Louise Fox
Death Notice for Anastacia Louise “Ann” Fox, age 88 years of Valentine Subdivision off Johnson Road, formerly of Whymm’s, Long Island, died at her residence on Monday October 17, 2016. She is survived by her sons: Keith and John Fox; …
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Amelia Eliza Deal
Amelia Eliza Deal age 88 of Pine Street, Pinewood Gardens and formerly of Millerton, Long Island died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday January 22, 2017. She is survived by ten children, Geraldine Deal Symonette, Leeann Bain, Sandra Deal …
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Eliminations begin on Hugh Campbell day 4
Day four of the Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic traditionally produces the first group of eliminations in the annual tournament as the field starts to dwindle headed into mid-term break for most schools.
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Sprint champ Bailey charged with drunken driving
TORONTO (AP) -- Former sprint champion Donovan Bailey has been charged with drunken driving. The 1996 Olympic champion from Canada has been charged with having a blood-alcohol level of more than 80 milligrams while driving in Toronto. The Toronto Star repo
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Big Red Machine in the lead after day 1
The St Augustine’s College Big Red Machine got off to a promising start in their bid to reclaim the Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools’ Track and Field title.The three-day meet opened yesterday at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium and t
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National basketball team standouts making presence felt across globe
SOME of the most prominent names in Bahamian basketball are adjusting well to their new surroundings in their respective leagues.
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Lightbourne and Dames lead KCKCC to upset over no.19 Pirates
THE Kansas Community College Blue Devils have opened the season with one of the most difficult schedules in all of junior college basketball and got their first upset win over a ranked team led by its talented Bahamian duo.