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Loretta Jones
Funeral service for Loretta "DeDe" Jones, 95 a resident of Iguana Way, Carmichael Road, & formerly of Deep Creek, Eleuthera, will be held at Our Lady of the Holy Souls Catholic Church, Deveaux Street, on Saturday 27th September, 2014 at …
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Insolvent broker chief asked to return $3.5m
An insolvent Bahamian broker/dealer’s principal will be told to return $3.5 million to its liquidators by “formally dissolving” 10 entities he controls, Tribune Business can reveal.
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Comets win title
The 30th Father Marcian Peters tournament featured a resurgence for Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools (BAISS) teams as they claimed three of the five contested divisions.
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THE Scottsdale Vixens and the Technicians have both taken commanding 2-0 lead in their New Providence Volleyball Association’s best-of-five championship series on Wednesday night at the DW DAvis Gymnasium.
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Rufus Pritchard
Funeral service for Rufus Pritchard, age 84 of the Berry Island and formerly of Cooper’s Town, Abaco will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Church of God of Prophecy, East Street Tabernacle. Officiating will be Bishop Hulan Hanna, …
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Sports in brief
THE defending champions Vixens took game one of the New Providence Women’s Volleyball Association’s best-of-five championship seris in four sets over the Johnson’s Cherry Bombers at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
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Gas dealers: 50% margin rise to avoid Easter strike
Gas station operators are seeking a 50 percent margin increase and for its calculation to be based on a percentage, as opposed to a fixed amount, amid threats that up to 80 percent of them may strike this Easter weekend.
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Call for Caribbean to adopt HIV self-testing
ON the occasion of World AIDS Day, Caribbean AIDS response stakeholders are calling for countries in the region to adopt HIV self-testing.
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James Rosco Major
James Rosco "ACE" Major age 59 years of Sunlight Cottage died on August 4 2014. He is survived by his children: D' Angelo, Rosco and Shenique Major; Siblings: Dale Dacis, Camielle Curry, Sonia Davis Bethseba and Gaynell. Funeral Arrangement will …
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THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association continued its divisional playoffs in the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park at the Southern Recreation Grounds over the weekend.
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THE Bahamas Amateur Cycling Federation is scheduled to hold its annual Bertram ‘Cowboy’ Musgrove Tour De New Providence Cycling Classic over the weekend of October 30 to November 1. The event is designed for competitors in the level 1 for male, level II, level III and level IV for men and women.
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THE Rising Star Youth Baseball & Softball Development League, with a wish to recognise the pioneers of both sporting disciplines on Grand Bahama, will show its respect for their efforts during a dinner at Le Chateau on the Green, Freeport, on Saturday, November 28.
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THE Baptist Sports Council has announced that its 2015 volleyball classic will be held at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Saturday, October 31.
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Student Run Marathon Bahamas features more than 20 teams
IN an effort to engage student athletes in the fight against cancer and promote healthy lifestyles through competition, Scotiabank will once again partner with Sunshine Insurance for its seventh annual Race Weekend.
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Union chief considers end to compulsory gratuities
THE concept of 15 per cent gratuity automatically being paid to some workers needs to be “reassessed,” said Trade Union Congress President Obie Ferguson.
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Golden Gates pound St John's 13-3
BOTH Golden Gates and St Paul’s stepped their game up as the Baptist Sports Council kicked off its 2014 Coca-Cola Softball Classic postseason play in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night.
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Marathon Bahamas: Bank awards student relay winners
CONTINUING its effort to engage student athletes in the fight against cancer, Scotiabank awarded its student relay winners in the sixth annual Sunshine Insurance Race Weekend.
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Over 170 entries for Bahamas Carnival song competition
IT HAS taken Bahamian artists just eight weeks to write more than 170 songs for entry into the Bahamas Carnival Song Competition, and tomorrow is the day we finally find out who won the contest and the $20,000 cash prize.
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Motorsport mania
Team Bahamas is poised to make history for the local development of the sport when they compete in the 2022 International Automobile Federation (FIA) Motorsport Games.
