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DPM urges Bahamian investors to help add to room capacity as hotels are full
TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper urged Bahamian investors to open their homes to help meet tourism demand, citing room capacity as a challenge due to high hotel occupancy rates.
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EDITORIAL: How long to wait for a right?
AT THE start of May, a major ruling was handed down by the Privy Council on citizenship.
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FIBA Centrobasket: Bahamas gets 79-59 win over Turks and Caicos Islands
After a trio of lopsided losses to open the tournament, Team Bahamas responded with a pair of wins to conclude the group stage at the FIBA Under-15 Centrobasket Championships for boys. Team Bahamas defeated The Turks and Caicos Islands 79-59 yesterday at the Fernando ‘Rube’ Hernandez Coliseo in Gurabo, Puerto Rico.
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KEZIE MARIA MCPHEE
Funeral Service for the late KEZIE MARIA MCPHEE age 54 years of George Town and formerly of Stuart Manor Exuma will be held on Saturday, 20th January, 2018 at 10:00AM at E.C. McKenzie Auditorium, Ramsey, Exuma. Officiating will be Pastor …
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Eloise Delores Sands-Nichols
Funeral Service for the Late Retired Registered Nurse Eloise Delores Sands-Nichols, aged 99 years of South Street, who died on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015, will be held on Saturday, December 19th, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou …
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GBPA has not made GB better
IT IS disheartening and downright selfish for a foreign company that has been operating in the Bahamas from about 1955, and with nothing to show how it has improve the lives of Grand Bahamians, or its economy, to still want to stay hogging up all the profits, as its monopoly has become strained over decades, leaving many Bahamians to wonder about what percentages of its revenues were being exported to Europe, and now by the minute?
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Pastor Brinette Thompson
MEMORIAL SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT Memorial Service for the Pastor Brinette Thompson age 37 years of Carmichael Road will be on Thursday (TODAY) February 20th, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. at Commonwealth Mission Baptist Church, Commonwealth Blvd Elizabeth Estates FUNERAL ANNOUNCEMENT Funeral service …
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Reginald Poitier
Funeral Service for the late Reginald Poitier, aged 99 years, of York Avenue, Gleniston Gardens, will be held on Friday September 6th 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady’s Roman Catholic Church, Deveaux Street. Pre- Service will be held at …
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Alleged sexual assault of senior citizen case discontinued
PROCEEDINGS have been discontinued against a man who was awaiting trial concerning the alleged sexual assault of a senior citizen in 2001 on a Family Island.
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Ayton’s foul trouble limits the Suns in Game 3 loss
Deandre Ayton struggled in limited, foul plagued minutes of his Phoenix Suns’ game three loss to the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2021 NBA Finals, but acknowledged the support from the Bahamian public as one of his many motivating factors in his team’s chase for the first Larry O’Brien trophy in franchise history.
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Thomas joins Roc Nation Sports roster
TAHNAJ Thomas became the second Bahamian baseball prospect to sign with one of the fastest rising sports agencies in America.
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Privileges for the vaccinated are wrong
I write this letter to the Prime Minister as a rebuttal to the announcement of the newly identified “special privileges” being afforded to “fully vaccinated persons” in this country, released in the government’s most recent Emergency Orders issued May 14, 2021.
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Edrick Poitier named head coach of the Providence School
EDRICK Poitier, a former coach at the collegiate level, has been named as the new head coach of the Providence School out of Jacksonville, Florida.
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Nassau's tourism arrivals see 99% September drop
Tourism arrivals almost totally dried up in September 2020 due to COVID-19 lockdowns and border restrictions, falling by 98.6 percent against a prior year comparative that contained Hurricane Dorian.
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‘Buddy’ Hield cans 26 in loss to Trail Blazers
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — Damian Lillard scored eight of his season-high 40 points in the final four minutes, and the Portland Trail Blazers tied a franchise record with 23 3-pointers to beat the Sacramento Kings 132-126 last night for their fourth straight victory.
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Merry Christmas to men! Studies show frequent ejaculations have proven health benefits
Here is an early Christmas gift of scientifically based facts for Bahamian men:
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Debate due to start today on Freedom of Information Act
EDUCATION Minister Jerome Fitzgerald yesterday presented the public consultation process for the highly-anticipated Freedom of Information Act as “very well received,” as the House of Assembly is expected to begin debate on the revised legislation today.
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Canada routs Bahamas 93-69 in WCup qualifier
Team Bahamas began the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers against one of the highest ranked team in the region and were overwhelmed by a stacked Canadian team on the road.
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Police signal crackdown planned on gun traffickers
ASSISTANT Commissioner of Police Clayton Fernander has warned police would be taking an aggressive approach to crack down on firearm traffickers.He stressed the Royal Bahamas Police Force would be working with US counterparts to disrupt the flow of g
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Buddy equals season high in scoring but 1-9 Pelicans continue to struggle
BUDDY Hield equalled his season high in scoring, but his New Orleans Pelicans continue to struggle with just a single win on the season thus far.