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‘Hope and pray’: Food, energy cost hike may last three years

Bahamians were yesterday urged to “hope and pray” that the World Bank’s forecast of high food and energy costs lasting three years does not come true, with cooking oil and other staples increasing by up to 80 percent in recent months.

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Diane Carlson Wilson

Death Notice for Diane Carlson Wilson, age 70 years, of No. 10 Hudson Street, formerly of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday July 4th, 2014. Left to cherish her memories are her Canadian relatives including …

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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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Oil explorer in total certainty on $25m well

The Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) top executive has acknowledged it is now better placed than ever before to deliver a first exploratory well in this nation’s waters by mid-2020.Simon Potter told Tribune Business that shareholder approvals at BPC

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MLB players vote to end lockout, salvaging 162-game season

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's acrimonious lockout ended Thursday when a divided players' association voted to accept management's offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7.

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System likely to become tropical depression or storm

On Thursday, The Bahamas Department of Meteorology released the following statement on a weather system near the southeastern Gulf of Mexico:

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Rose Marshall-Newton

Rose Marshall-Newton age 80 years a resident of Red Bay Andros died on Thursday 11th, February 2016 at her Residence. She is survived by her: five (5) adopted sons: Cecil Newton, George Woodside, John Gibson, Anthony Barr and Dave Colebrooke; …

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Vincent Jerome Mitchell

Mr. Vincent Jerome Mitchell Aged 80 years of Betsy Mayaguana, died on Sunday, June 2nd, 2013 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. He is survived by his Wife: Joyce Louise Gray-Mitchell; (7) Sons: Prince, Solomon & Sinclair Mitchell, Clinton Josey, Carlton …

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Winifred Ismae Adderley (nee Neely)

Winifred Ismae Adderley (nee Neely), 80 years of Gleniston Gardens, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Sunday, 3rd March, 2019. She is survived by Two (2) Sons: Dion and Shene Adderley; Four (4) Daughters: Michelle (Kendal) Beckford, Ismae (Darren) …

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Two more COVID deaths confirmed

THE Ministry of Health has recorded two more COVID-19 deaths.

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PM at launch of new church fellowship

PRIME Minister Perry Christie and members of his Cabinet turned out for the launch of the Global United Fellowship of Churches, which is being headed by Bishop Neil Ellis.

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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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Carnival’s private island plan to up arrivals 48%

The $80m expansion of a cruise line’s private island will create 200 construction jobs, and an extra 80 full-time posts, through growing annual visitor arrivals by 48 percent compared to pre-COVID volumes.

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Cobras rout Pacers 80-39

The CC Sweeting Cobras senior boys’ basketball team, fresh off their semifinal appearance in the Providence Basketball Club’s Yuletide Classic, made mince meat of the well-rested RM Bailey Pacers.

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Ed Smith thrilled to be honorary ambassador

BIRTHDAY boy Ed Smith said he’s thrilled to have been selected as the honorary ambassador for the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.

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Gov't joins BPC in opposing oil Judicial Review

Environmental activists yesterday accused the Government of "jumping the gun" after it filed legal papers opposing their bid to halt oil exploration in Bahamian waters.

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SPORTS NOTES

THE Breezes High Flyers and the Rockets took the initial lead in their respective New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-five semifinal playoff series on Wednesday night at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

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BGDBA postseason opens

THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association opened its postseason on Saturday night with all eight playoff teams playing in the four games at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.• Results of the games were as follows:Bamboo Shack Cybots def. the

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Hair today, gone tomorrow

MOVEMBER organisers exceeded their goal in attracting nearly 200 men to free Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) testing events in Rawson Square and at the Green Parrot Bar and Grill.

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WNBA: Jones and Sun lose opener

GRAND Bahamian native Jonquel Jones and her Connecticut Sun suffered a heart-breaking loss to the New York Liberty as they opened their Women’s National Basketball Association 2022 season on Saturday.