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Javas Smith
Funeral Service for the late Javas Smith age 98 years of Farrington Road will be held on Saturday 12th January, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Englerston Gospel Chapel, Cordeaux Avenue and Watling Street. Officiating will be Pastor Ricardo Turner assisted …
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Olive Drucilla Knowles
Funeral Service for Olive Drucilla Knowles, age 98 years, of Nassau East South, formerly of Simms, Long Island, will be held at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church, Shirley and Church Streets, on Friday October 24th, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will …
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JULIA NEELY-NESBITT
Funeral Service for MATRIARCH JULIA NEELY-NESBITT, 98 of Catnip Close, off Soldier Road and formerly of Congo Town, South Andros, will be held on Saturday, September 30th, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at Golden Gates Native Baptist Church, Balliou Hill Road. …
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Food distributed in Grand Bahama
THE Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation together with valued partners Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity have provided healthy food supplies to disadvantaged families across the island of Grand Bahama.
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Baha Mar eyes $12bn payroll
REAFFIRMING its commitment to a majority Bahamian workforce, a senior Baha Mar executive yesterday the $2.6 billion resort development would position the Bahamas for economic growth and activity over the next 20 years.
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BFSB targets next generation progress
The Bahamas Financial Services Board (BFSB) is preparing to launch its latest human capital development initiative - The Bahamas Millennials Society, a networking and mentoring club of financial services industry ‘millennial’ workers.
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Navigators, Adventurers claim their gold medals
THE Exuma and Ragged Island Navigators along with the Eleuthera Adventurers brought gold to the Family Islands after winning the basketball segment of the Bahamas Games.
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WORLD VIEW: US security bill does not reflect interests of Caribbean nations
THERE has been a troubling development in relations between the US and the 14 independent nations of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
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Munnings advances to league final, Knowles returns after ruling
TRAVIS Munnings and his Portuguese club advanced to the league final while Zane Knowles and his Bulgarian club received a favourable ruling in arbitration to keep their playoff hopes alive.
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Bahamas wins 1st round tie against Honduras
The Bahamas men’s team, riding on the two singles victories from Philip Major Jr and Baker Newman, won their first round American Zone III Davis Cup Tie against Honduras.Yesterday as the tie got underway at the Costa Rica Country Club in Escape, Cost
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Mingoes hold off fightback
The University of the Bahamas Mingoes led the Leno Regulators by as much as 28 points, but in the fourth quarter of their New Providence Basketball Association’s division one match-up on Friday night, UB almost let the Regulators back in the game.
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HUBERT EDWARDS: The low growth, high debt trap
In the first article we assessed some of the consequences from a high, and growing, national debt. With The Bahamas’ debt-to-GDP ratio expected to remain above 80 percent over the mid-term at least, the question that dominates is the extent to which this is sustainable.
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Survey gives the Bahamas positive report on perception of corruption
THE Bahamas was ranked favourably on a transparency scale placing 25th out of 175 countries in a newly released Corruption Perceptions Index produced by a global coalition, Transparency International.
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Randal Campbell
Funeral Service Randal Campbell, 66 of Lowe Sound, Andros who died on Wednesday, July 26th, 2017 will be held on Saturday, August 5th, 2017 at 11:00am at The Cathedral of Olive, Morgan’s Bluff, North Andros. Officiating will be Bishop Goliath …
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Jonquel Jones and Foxes one step closer to FIBA EuroLeague Final Four
JONQUEL Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes are one step closer to the FIBA EuroLeague Women Final Four.
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‘We’ve flattened the curve’
HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands said officials have managed to “flatten the curve” by having a maximum of six COVID-19 cases on any given day, but this does not mean the nation is out of the woods.
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'Other crime down' but murder rate 16% up on last year
STATE Minister for National Security Keith Bell and Attorney General Allyson Maynard Gibson championed the Christie administration’s efforts to fight crime yesterday even as the murder rate for 2015 outpaced last year’s figures.
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High-speed chase and shootout
POLICE are searching for two armed robbery suspects who led them on a high-speed chase and shoot-out on Saturday.
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‘Buddy’ focused on training camp amid contract talks
INDIANA Pacers shooting guard Chavano “Buddy” Hield is focused on training camp despite ongoing conversations surrounding his contract extension with the team.
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At death's door
HAVE you had a moment in your life or that of a loved one when you felt that you were looking at death's door? What was the situation? How long ago was it? How did you feel?