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Another banner year for sports in The Bahamas
IT HAS been another banner year for sports in the country and one of those that stood out in the foreground were the performances of our various teams that competed both locally and on the international scene.
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Colts all set to host mandatory rookie minicamp this weekend
THE Indianapolis Colts announced its offseason workout dates and the first opportunity Mike Strachan will have to join the remainder of the team’s 2021 NFL Draft Class.
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Standards Bureau aims to expand ‘bread and butter’
THE Bahamas Bureau of Standards and Quality (BBSQ) yesterday said it is aiming to expand its “bread and butter” after achieving 86 percent of the targets in its last strategic plan.
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Bahamas girls ready for under-17 Centrobasket in San Juan
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation will field its first team for a busy summer with the upcoming Centrobasket Under-17 Championships. The U-17 Girls will be hosted at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Team Bahamas will be capta
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Mobile data usage up 30% pts in 2017
Mobile broadband penetration jumped by 30 percentage points inside one year, it was revealed yesterday, with four out of every five Bahamians using the product by year-end 2017.The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority (URCA), unveiling its
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Nassau/PI resorts in booking rebound
Bahamian resorts say they have already begun to see bookings rebound post Hurricane Irma, with one executive predicting an even bigger boost as travellers re-book.Ed Fields, Atlantis’s senior vice-president of public relations, told Tribune Business:
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Marie Dumarsais Francois
Marie Dumarsais Francois Age: 57 years A resident of #86 Washington Street, Nassau N.P., and The Bahamas and formerly of St.Louis Du-Nord Haiti, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday 14th April, 2018 Funeral arrangements are being handled by …
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Gibson to employers: 'Justify every work permit'
COMPANIES who hire foreigners must send “justification” for every employee they have on work permit to the government, according to Minister of Labour and National Insurance Shane Gibson.
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Eighth annual Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis has loaded field
IF you are looking for me between November 21-23, start at the Imperial Arena in the Atlantis resort.
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Gibson leads Huskies to two victories
Qyemah Gibson has emerged as an offensive leader for the St. Mary’s Huskies this preseason and has set the tone for lofty expectations in the 2021 campaign.
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Michel Lubin
Michel Lubin Age: 86 years A resident Of Babbs Lane and formerly of Port de Paix, Haiti Died at his residence on Monday 20th July, 2015 He is survived by his Daughtrs: Nadine Lubin, Antoinette Palacious, Karen Hepburn and Tamika …
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Howitt Moss
Howitt Moss age 86 years of Dundas Town Abaco, died on September 26 2016 at his residence. He is survived by his Wife: Masie Moss; Children: Siblings: A host of other relatives and friends who will be listed at a …
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Tourism: 14% gap ‘very impressive’
Tourism is “in the best possible position it could be” given COVID-19 uncertainties with July’s stopover visitors just 14 percent down on pre-pandemic comparisons, a Cabinet minister revealed yesterday.
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Mega Bemax hold off Texas Tech Red Raiders, 76-73
THE Bahamas Basketball Federation’s 2019 Summer of Thunder men’s play concluded on Sunday at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium with the Mega Bemax holding off Texas Tech Red Raiders 76-73. Meanwhile, over at the makeshift gymnasium in the ballroom at the
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All ‘milestones’ come Aliv for mobile player
The Bahamas’ second mobile operator said yesterday it had met all “milestones and obligations” for cellular coverage and infrastructure roll-out as required by its license, its sales and marketing head arguing it has “the best network in the Caribbean”.
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Joseph Thurston
Funeral service for Joseph Thurston age 86 years and a resident of #82 Lunar Boulevard Freeport, Grand Bahama will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday 26th, January 2019 at Agape House Pioneers Loop Freeport, Grand Bahama. Officiating will be …
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Beulah Smith
Ms. Beulah Smith age 86 years of Mars Bay, South Andros died on Monday, October 20th, 2014. She is survived by 1 daughter- Shaunette Bain; 1 brother Wilbur Smith; 1 Sister- Monica Nixon; Numerous Nieces, Nephews, and a host of …
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Regulators level NPBA series with 96-74 rout of Cybots
THE back and forth battle between the Mail Boat Cybots and Mr Ship It Freight Regulators continued over the weekend and set the stage for game five in their best-of-seven series in the NPBA Division I.
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BUSINESS BITES: Two Huberts with different visions
The disputed future of the Grand Lucaya Hotel complex is more than a business debate. It could well mark the opening political shot for control of the FNM. Incumbent Prime Minster Hubert Minnis and predecessor Hubert Ingraham have each visibly tied his flag to a radically different solution for the hotel’s continued viability - and the future of Grand Bahama.
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Retired Nurse Nora Hanna Knowles
Funeral Service for the late Retired Nurse Nora Hanna Knowles age 96 years of Eden Street South off Farrington Road will be held on Saturday January 6th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at The Parish of the Most Holy Trinity Way, …