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Bahamian baseball legend Ed Armbrister dies at 72
ED Armbrister, the only Bahamian to rise to the pinnacle of Major League Baseball and claim its ultimate prize, died Wednesday at age 72.
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Three granted $60k bail on cocaine charges
TWO men and a woman were granted $60,000 bail in court yesterday after being accused of smuggling $1,000,000 worth of cocaine into the country through Bimini last weekend.
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Dorothy Burrows
Funeral Service for Miss. Dorothy Burrows, age 96, Formally of Lower Deadman’s Cay, Long Island, will be held on Saturday October 4th 2014, at 11am, at Bethel Faith Ministries International, Baillou Hill Road South, officiating Pastor Burton Fox, assisted by …
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Mary Jane Henfield
Funeral service for Mrs. Mary Jane Henfield, 96 a resident of Blue Hill Heights, will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Robinson & Claridge Roads, on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 12:00 noon. Officiating will be Father Jay Cartwright, …
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Glyde Dean Gardner
Funeral Service for the late Glyde Dean Gardner age 96 years of Seven Hills, New Providence and formerly of Arthur’s Town, Cat Island; Miami, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia; will be held on Saturday 25th May, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. at …
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Roberts: PLP the only party with a plan to tackle crime
DESPITE this year’s murder count outpacing last year’s figure, Progressive Liberal Party Chairman Bradley Roberts said yesterday the PLP is still the only party with a plan to tackle this nation’s crime problem.
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Bain, Cornish and Ayton shine in NCAA Division I
BAHAMIAN play in NCAA Division I basketball this week was highlighted by breakout games from players working themselves into the rotation with their new programmes.Charles Bain scored in double figures for the first time in his collegiate career for
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Radio personalities 'dunking for boobies'
SOME OF the best known radio DJs and personalities in the Bahamas will be getting an early morning soaking today as Radio House, home to 100Jamz, Cool96 and Y98FM, partner with the Bahamas Breast Cancer Initiative Foundation (BBCIF) for the ‘Dunking For Boobies’ event to help raise funds and promote breast cancer awareness month.
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‘Buddy’ Hield books his best offensive game of the season
CHAVANO “Buddy” Hield broke out of a shooting slump for his best offensive game of the season, but the Sacramento Kings squandered a late lead to lose their sixth game in their last eight appearances.
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Sports in brief
AFTER exiting the gate a little bit slow last Monday night in City League Bowling competition, reigning national bowling champion Driskell Rolle of TK Falcons cranked it up a notch and went on to smash the ladies’ high game record of 288 held by the late Cheryl Thompson since 1993.
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ETHEL ROSE PRATT
MRS. ETHEL ROSE PRATT, age 82 years of #81 Rum Cay Place, Hawksbill, Grand Bahama died at Memorial Regional, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Sunday, September 15th, 2019. She was predeceased by her husband: Eugene Pratt Sr. She is survived by …
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US Senator John McCain dies age 81
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.
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A COMIC'S VIEW: Farewell to Big Ed, a baseball legend
I was deeply saddened on Wednesday evening to hear of the passing of Bahamian baseball legend Ed Armbrister, after a long battle with diabetes.
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Kenneth Lightbourne
Funeral Service for the late Kenneth Lightbourne age 94 years of Miller’s Heights will be held on Saturday September 12 2015 at Joe Farrington Road Church of God Auditorium Joe Farrington Road at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be ____ assisted by …
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CASSIE JANE McPHEE
CASSIE JANE McPHEE, 94 of Palmetto Road, Sunset Park and formerly of Abraham’s Bay, Mayaguana, died at her residence on Tuesday November 19, 2019. She is survived by her two daughters, Gurlena Jones and Berthamay Duncanson; eight sons, Amos, Hexin, …
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Stanley Sidney Collie
Mr. Stanley Sidney Collie affectionately called “Bulla & Con Law” aged 94 years of Highbury Park and formerly of Betsy Bay, Mayaguana, passed at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday June 5th, 2019. He is survived by his Sons: Ambassador …
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Jones returns home after stint in the WCBA
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama – For basketball superstar Jonquel Jones, the importance of representation of Bahamian women at the elite levels of the sport will continue to pay dividends as a younger generation has more examples of success to look to for inspiration.
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Catherine Ferguson
Funeral service for the late Catherine Ferguson affectionately “Sister K” age 98 years of #42 Taylor Street, Nassau Village and formerly of Forest Town, Exuma will be held on Saturday, December 21st, 2019 at 10:00 A.M Holy Cross Anglican Church, …
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Walker, Clarke and Evans most outstanding athletes of the year
CADIN Walker, Serai Clarke and Khadin Evans shared the spotlight as the recipients of the most outstanding baseball and tennis Athletes of the Year at the Ed Armbrister Baseball and Southwest Tennis Clubs awards ceremony.
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Temple Fellowship takes 19-and-under title
WHILE Temple Fellowship turned the tables on Macedonia to win the 19-and-under title, Golden Gates pulled a double whammy on St Paul's for the co-ed and men's titles on championship day Saturday. The games brought the curtain down on their 2011 Bishop Nei
