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Pauline Humes
Funeral service for Deaconess Pauline Humes, age 95 of # 15 Palm Avenue, Vista Marina and formerly of Stanyard Creek, Andros, will be held on Saturday, July 5th 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, Meeting Street. Officiating will …
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Hundreds queue in search of jobs
HUNDREDS of residents in Grand Bahama gathered at St George’s Gymnasium on Saturday for ‘Labour on the Blocks 2.0’ in hopes of getting off the unemployment line.
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Devon Randy Gibson
Funeral Service for Devon Randy Gibson, 37 years of #95 Nautica Condominiums, will be held on Friday December 7th, 2012, 11:00 a.m. at Holy Cross Anglican Church, Highbury Park. Fr. Norman Lightbourne and Mary Rodland assisted by other members of …
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Neta Laureana Lockhart
Funeral Service for Mrs. Neta Laureana Lockhart, age 95 years, a resident of Boatswain Hill, off Carmichael Road, and formerly of Duncan Town, Ragged Island, will be held on Friday February 1st, 2019, 10:00 a.m., at Christ the King Anglican …
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Ten months in jail for scuffle with police officer
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to ten months and seven days at the Bahamas Department of Correctional Services for causing harm to a police officer during a widely publicised scuffle near Christ Church Cathedral in which he sought to evade arre
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Hield fined $25,000 by NBA for kicking ball into stands
NEW YORK (AP) — Sacramento guard Buddy Hield has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for kicking the ball into the stands following the Kings’ victory over Boston.
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Ayton grabs 14 rebounds in Suns’ 102-97 loss to Thunder
PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul reminded the Oklahoma City Thunder what they were missing after trading him during the offseason. Then the Thunder turned around and reminded the Phoenix Suns and Paul why they’re a team that appears on the rise.
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Do Bahamains have a pornography addiction?
GROWING concerns over pornography addiction globally are making local health professionals take a closer look at the often taboo issue that can impact mental health.
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Sports in brief
THE New Providence Volleyball Association continued its regular season Sunday with a double header at the DW Davis Gym.
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Gov’t to phase-out VAT bi-annual filing
The Government is moving to eliminate the bi-annual filing of Value-Added Tax (VAT) returns by year-end, in a bid to boost its cash flow and obtain more consistent returns.
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US visa concern
Here is a matter of great concern, I am one of the Bahamians who falls in the category of Bahamians who need a US Visa B1/B2 to visit the States, but felt I was wrongly treated in my reapplying for the visa, following numerous submitted applications through a JP Visa prepared my visa wasn't approved, but each time was told I may re-apply at a later date and I always waited over the suggested waiting time six months before re-applying.
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Golden Gates co-ed, Macedonia still undefeated
GOLDEN Gates co-ed and Macedonia men remain undefeated in the Coca-Cola Softball Classic as the Baptist Sports Council completed another week of its short regular season action at the Bankers Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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Bail makes NCAA debut with UCLA Bruins
While the Bahamas’ NCAA focus was on the Battle 4 Atlantis, there were Bahamian players who reached career milestones this weekend, one in scoring, while the other made his NCAA debut.
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Another banner year for sports in The Bahamas
IT HAS been another banner year for sports in the country and one of those that stood out in the foreground were the performances of our various teams that competed both locally and on the international scene.
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Tourism arrivals off 99% in June
A senior Ministry of Tourism official yesterday revealed a 99 percent year-over-year arrivals drop for June 2020 despite opening up to private air and sea visitors half-way through. Dr Kenneth Romer, the Ministry of Tourism’s executive director of p
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Electioneering already . . .
Wow it seems pre-election campaigning has already started!
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$250m PI investment 'shakes off' lockdown
Sterling Global Financial’s $250m Hurricane Hole redevelopment is “shaking off” the COVID-19 lockdown with a construction restart that has brought 75 Bahamians back to work.The Paradise Island-based project has resumed with masks and social distancin
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The quest to end lost airline luggage
DELTA Air Lines is investing $50m to soothe one of air travel’s biggest headaches: lost and delayed luggage.
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Jones and Liberty lose WNBA Finals opener
Grand Bahama native Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty were handed a 17-point blowout loss in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Finals opener.