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Belores Pierre
Belores Pierre, 80 a resident of Deveaux Street & formerly of St. Louis Du Nord, Haiti, died at PMH on 7th April, 2017. He is survived by his wife: Ann Rose Jean Baptiste-Pierre; 5 sons: Audley, Joe, Junior, Tony & …
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Edna Pearline Missick Swain
Edna Pearline Missick Swain, 57 yrs., a resident of #80 Crooked Island Street, died at PMH on 6th April, 2012. She is survived by her husband: Austin Swain; 3 daughters: LaCricia, Rogjette & Erin Swain; 1 grandson: Davion Deveaux; 6 …
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Dimitrios Jimmy Soultsas
Dimitrios Jimmy Soultsas age 80 years of # 24 Johnson Road and formerly of Greece died at his residence on Wednesday, January 1st, 2020. He survived by his Wife: Katrina Soultsas; Children: Fitzgerald, Eugina & Vanessa (Roderick); Grandchildren: Laron, Appalanoa …
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Rachel Emmaline Munroe
Rachel Emmaline Munroe age 80 years of #57 Colins Dr., Faith Gardens and formerly of Little Creek, South Andros died at her residence on Friday, February 7th, 2020. She is survived by her sons: Gregory, Bruce, George, Myron and Dave …
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Prince Charles business owners seek compensation from government
BUSINESS owners in Prince Charles Drive have got together to get the government’s assistance in providing some form of compensation for their losses as a result of the New Providence Road Improvement Project.
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80 SMES in Grand Bahama to benefit from grants programme
By DENISE MAYCOCK Tribune Freeport Reporter dmaycock @ tribunemedia.net SOME 80 small businesses in Grand Bahama that were affected by Hurricane Dorian will benefit from a grants programme to assist with reopening their businesses. A Small Busine
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High office, retail demand for $250m PI development
The developer behind Hurricane Hole’s $250m revival has fully leased all the office space in phase one of its project together with 80 percent of the retail units, it has revealed. Sterling Global Financial said the Paradise Island-based development
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Doctors chief: Non-COVID patient care ‘under threat’
Doctor’s Hospital’s top executive yesterday warned that care for non-COVID patients is “under threat” as pandemic sufferers drive bed occupancy levels at its main hospital to near 80 percent.
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$80m Baha Mar funds may have been ‘killed’
The $80 million financing facility created by Sarkis Izmirlian to cover Baha Mar’s Chapter 11 operating expenses may have effectively been ‘killed at birth’ by the outcome of yesterday’s Supreme Court hearing, Tribune Business can reveal.
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Shockers rout Marines 117-91 Giants down Rockets 100-88
THE Real Deal Shockers routed the Defence Force Marines 117-91 and the Commonwealth Bank Giants knocked off the Pyramid Food Rockets 100-88 on Wednesday night as the New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season at the AF Adderley Gym. Here’s a summary of the double header:
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U Sports Basketball: Bahamian players shine in Canada colleges
THE Dalhousie Tigers fell one spot in the U Sports Men’s Basketball ranking after their first loss of the season, but rebounded with a pair of wins to highlight weekend play from Bahamians in the top level of Canadian college basketball. Shemarr Bur
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‘Blame game won’t stop the violence’
WITH the country’s murder rate having already surpassed last year’s count, a leading bishop is urging Bahamians to take a more “non-political, bi-partisan” approach to the crime problem in the country.
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New US Embassy ‘about 60 percent’ to completion
THE new United States Embassy compound on Shirley Street is about 60 percent complete, according to project director Stephen Ziegenfuss.
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Volkswagen plans to launch first all-electric car in CHINA next year
SHANGHAI – Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest automaker, plans to launch its first pure-electric car in China next year as Beijing steps up pressure on the industry to promote alternatives to gasoline.
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Swift success with 14-medal haul
SWIFT Masters won 14 medals at the 2016 Spring Short Course National swimming championship in Greensboro, North Carolina last week
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Overall crime shows 7% decline
CRIME declined by seven percent in 2019 despite a four percent uptick in murders and a 12 percent increase in armed robberies, according to police statistics. Police Commissioner Anthony Ferguson, as he released the statistics, cited Hurricane Dorian for the murder increase from 91 in 2018 to 95 in 2019, saying law enforcement will learn from having its resources stretched to respond to a natural disaster.
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Edward Lightbourne
Mr. Edward Lightbourne age 64 affectionately called “Ed” of Augusta Street Bain Town and formerly of Freeport Grand Bahama, died at his residence Friday February 22nd, 2019 Left to cherish his memory are: Daughter: Ericka Lightbourne of Freeport Grand Bahama …
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Bahamas’ ‘first class fills before economy’
The Bahamas’ tourism rebound is seeing “first class fill up before economy class”, a Cabinet minister said yesterday, estimating that as much as 80 percent of the industry’s economic impact has returned.
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Atlantis targeting $130m investment by end-2018
Atlantis’s top executive yesterday revealed that the Paradise Island destination resort is likely to invest a further $130 million to upgrade its amenities by 2018 year-end.Howard Karawan, its president and managing director, said “north of $80 milli
