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James Elisha Stubbs
Funeral service for James Elisha Stubbs, 88, of Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera will be held at Wesley Methodist Church, Governor's Harbour, Eleuthera, on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Kenya Lovell, assisted by Rev. Elmina Bethel, Pastor Henry Whyte …
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GLENVILLE ROLLE
Funeral Service for the Late GLENVILLE “GLEN” ROLLE age 88 years of Russell Town, Eight Mile Rock, Grand Bahama will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Jones Town, Eight Mile Rock. Officiating …
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17 new COVID related deaths reported
MINISTRY of Health officials have reported 17 new COVID-19 related deaths including several cases that were previously under investigation and are now reclassified.
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Software delay for MARCO Alert system
NATIONAL Security Minister Marvin Dames said officials are waiting to receive “mass communication software” that will send out warnings about missing children to facilitate the roll-out of the Mandatory Action Rescuing Children Operation (MARCO) Alert system.
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Five newly confirmed cases of COVID-19
THE number of confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped by five to 89 yesterday, health officials said.
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Albury, Elisee advance in NJCAA tourney
A PAIR of Bahamians are through to the next round of the NJCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas.
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Four more COVID deaths confirmed
THE Bahamas recorded 60 new cases of COVID-19 and another four virus-related deaths on Wednesday, according to data released by the Ministry of Health yesterday.
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Shamarr Burrows and Abel Joseph making a name for themselves
FIRST year players in their respective conferences in Canadian college basketball made their debuts recently for their programmes.
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Sports in brief
Drexel Maycock picked up a bronze medal in the under-20 boys’ discus on the final day of competition at the 2014 CARIFTA Games in Martinique on Monday. However, his performance of 49.31 metres was not included in the report as his result was not posted up to press time.
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CH Reeves Raptors are just 1.5 points ahead of AF Adderley fighting Tigers
IF the CH Reeves Raptors are to claim a ninth consecutive GSSSA Junior High Schools track and field title, they face a much tougher challenge this year from the AF Adderley Tigers who trail just 1.5 points behind atop the leaderboard.
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Tackling the air hackers
The long-awaited aircraft accident report of the fatal January 2018 crash has been released by The Bahamas’ Air Accident Investigation Department (AAID). Incidents like these rehash national focus on the pervasive aviation issue of “hacking” in The Bahamas. A reference to hacking in short refers to the carriage by air of passengers by operators not licensed to conduct such services for reward.
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Communications sector rebounds through 3.7% growth in turnover
The Bahamian communications industry saw its total turnover increase 3.7 per cent year-over-year to hit $444 million in 2011, regulators have estimated, despite cellular phone subscribers falling by 90,000 since 2009.
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Battle 4 Atlantis relocates to U.S.
The Bahamas’ sports tourism product continues to suffer from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic with several major events on the local calendar relocated or postponed. The latest casualties were Complete Sport Management’s Battle 4 Atlantis presented by Bad Boy Mowers and bd Global’s Islands of the Bahamas Showcase. Both events will be relocated to respective locations in the United States.
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Inaugural Baha Mar Hoops set for November 22-27
THE Baha Mar Resort and bd Global Sports have partnered on a new initiative to add another collegiate basketball event to a busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend this fall.
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UPDATED: Sol Kerzner dies age 84, PM pays tribute to ‘pioneer in the resort industry’
Hotel tycoon, business magnate and Atlantis developer Sol Kerzner has died age 84.
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Digital banking can’t be ‘rammed down throats’
A senior banker yesterday said the industry must adopt the “Mary Poppins with medicine” approach in encouraging more Bahamians and businesses to switch to digital transactions.
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Gon Unlock/Jailbreak iOS 6.1.3/IOS6.1.4 for iPhone 5,4S,4 iPAd iPod
Dear Apple Fan, boys and girls, we have hit the time once again in the unlock iPhone 5/4/4S/3Gs iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 cycle when we can all breathe a huge sigh of relief and raise a glass to the unlock iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 producers of a Permanent/Official unlock solution, while we overload their …
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sports inbrief
RUGBY CUCKOOS ARE CHAMPIONS THE Cuckoos continued their dominance this season with a 17-15 victory over Baillou to win the Bahamas Cup finale at Winton rugby pitch Saturday. Back in January, Cuckoos defeated Baillou 44-10 to clinch the Nassau Cup Trophy.
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High Flyers soar to championship
The Breezes High Flyers had their best offensive output in the final game of the series to claim the New Providence Basketball Association Division II Championship.
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Bahamasair off 35% against pre-COVID
Bahamasair’s peak summer revenues were down by 35 percent compared to pre-COVID19 figures, its chairman has revealed, although passenger occupancy on its US routes averaged around 80 percent.
