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William Alexander Cartwright

Memorial service for William Alexander "Junior" Cartwright, 90 a resident of #12 Melrose Ave, South Beach & formerly of Matthew Town, Inagua, will be held in the Chapel at Demeritte's funeral Home, Market Street, on Thursday 30th June, 2016 at …

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Lenorah Jones-Newbold

Funeral Service for the late Lenorah Jones-Newbold age 90 years old of Orange Drive, Winton Meadows will be held on Saturday, December 14th at 10:00am at Kemp Road Ministries, Kemp Road. Officiating will be Rev. Ivan F. Butler Jr. assisted …

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13 arrests after $135,000 of suspected cocaine found on Haitian vessel

POLICE arrested 10 men and three women in connection with the seizure of $135,000 worth of suspected cocaine found on a Haitian vessel at the harbour in Great Inagua.

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90% of workforce has existing loans

Around 90 per cent of the Bahamian workforce have existing loans to service, although the number of active accounts has declined by 12.7 per cent over a five-year period.

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AML 'stops counting' at 2,000 resumes for 90 jobs

AML Foods yesterday told Tribune Business it had “stopped counting” after receiving over 2,000 applications for the 90 jobs that will be created when its Solomon’s Fresh Market store at Harbour Bay opens before Christmas, the situation highlighting why proposed Employment Act reforms should be shelved.

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$150M TRUST URGED TO RESCUE HOUSING MARKET

By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor The Government was yesterday urged to invest $100-$150 million into a Foreclosure Trust as a way to solve this nation's mortgage/housing crisis, a well-known businessman telling Tribune Business that the returns g

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‘Subdued’ 2017 start for tourism industry

The Bahamian economy endured a “soft” January amid “constrained” tourism output, with passenger traffic passing through Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) up just 0.1 per cent year-over-year.

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Baha Mar will not reopen until October

BAHA MAR has announced it will not resume operations until October and will carry out additional staff cuts. The luxury hotel property says it has postponed reopening in light of the “evolving nature” of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to its emp

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Labour chief: 2,500 in termination threat

The government’s top labour official yesterday warned that 2,500 employees are threatened with termination unless the period in which they can receive unemployment benefit is doubled to 26 weeks.John Pinder, director of labour, told Tribune Business

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Know your status - Bahamians take part in Regional HIV Testing Day

FOR some people it was the longest 15 minutes of their lives and for others it was simply a ritual they have become accustomed to – getting their fingers pricked, then waiting for the results from a rapid HIV test. Scores of Bahamians gathered in Raw

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Matthew drives construction sector to five-year ‘peak’

The construction industry is the “busiest” it has been in five years as Hurricane Matthew rebuilding ramps up, the Bahamian Contractors Association’s (BCA) president yesterday estimating 90 per cent of the sector is now “fully engaged”.

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Legends stop Rebels 82-80, Caribs beat Cybots 102-94

THE University of the Bahamas Caribs pulled off another big victory to remain undefeated in the New Providence Basketball Association men's division one play, knocking off the Mail Boat Cybots 102-94 at AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night.

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Spartans win Baha Mar Hoops crown

University of North Carolina at Greensboro Spartans’ forward Mikeal Brown-Jones called the Baha Mar Hoops Nassau Championships one of the greatest tournaments he’s ever played in.

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DeAndre gets scholarship offers from top colleges

THE suitors continue to line up for the top ranked high school basketball recruit in America, and although we are quite some time away from a final decision, Bahamian centre DeAndre Ayton mulled his first round of scholarship offers.

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US bankruptcy judge tells Baha Mar dispute parties to ‘keep talking’

THE bankruptcy judge hearing the Baha Mar Chapter 11 filing in Delaware on Friday outlined two possible middle-ground rulings on whether to dismiss the resort developer’s case and said he would present his decision as soon as possible, likely next month, according to report in The Wall Street Journal.

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Heart Ball sponsored by web shop A Sure Win

LOCAL gaming company A Sure Win is doing its part to aid in the Sir Victor Sassoon (Bahamas) Heart Foundation’s work of healing hearts.

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Rowena Roach-Rolle

Funeral Service for the late Rowena Roach-Rolle age 97 years of Seven Hills Estates and formerly of Steventon and Rolle Town, Exuma will be held on Saturday, February 28th, 2015 at 1:00pm at Zion South Beach Baptist Church, Zion Blvd. …

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Emily Carmetta Smith

Funeral service for Deaconess Emily Carmetta Smith, age 97 of Minnie Street and Formerly of Port Howe, Cat Island will be held at Transfiguration Baptist Church, Market & Vesey Streets at 10:00A.M. on Saturday 13th December, 2014 Rev. Dr. Stephen …

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Queenie Algirtha Smith

Funeral Service for the Late Queenie Algirtha Smith, aged 97 years of Royal Palm Street and formerly of Long Island, will be held on Saturday July 4th, 2015, 2:00 p.m. at St. George’s Anglican Church, Montrose Avenue. Archdeacon G. Kingsley …