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THE Bahamas Amateur Cycling Federation is scheduled to hold its annual Bertram ‘Cowboy’ Musgrove Tour De New Providence Cycling Classic over the weekend of October 30 to November 1. The event is designed for competitors in the level 1 for male, level II, level III and level IV for men and women.

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Food prices to ‘never return to pre-COVID’

The Retail Grocers Association’s president yesterday warned Bahamians that food prices will not return to pre-COVID levels and said: “The cost of operations is increasing all over the world.”

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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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Businesses wait over two months for bank account

BAHAMIAN businesses face an average wait of more than two months to open a bank account with almost 80 percent asserting that the process “took longer than expected”.

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Digital building permits hailed as ‘long overdue’

The Bahamas Society of Engineers (BSE) president yesterday hailed as “long overdue” plans to slash building permit turnaround times by going digital, branding the 60-80 percent reduction target as “achievable”.

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Insurance cuts Aliv's Dorian cost to $2.5m

Aliv’s subscriber base grew by 20 percent during the final six months of 2019, its top executive revealed yesterday, after the mobile operator shrugged off $2.5m in one-off net Dorian costs. Damian Blackburn told Tribune Business it had “recovered a

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Digital banking can’t be ‘rammed down throats’

A senior banker yesterday said the industry must adopt the “Mary Poppins with medicine” approach in encouraging more Bahamians and businesses to switch to digital transactions.

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Sun Belt: Munnings’ double double helps Warhawks to win in opening round

TRAVIS Munnings is playing his best basketball when it matters most and continues to lead his ULM Warhawks through the postseason.

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Eric Harcourt Ferguson

Death Notice Eric Harcourt Ferguson, 80 as resident of Eneas Jumper Corner, died at Geriatrics Hospital on 24th July, 2017. He is survived by his 1 sister: Laura F. Rolle; 1 brother: Allison Ferguson; numerous nieces & nephews & a …

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MICHAEL DIMENT

MICHAEL DIMENT, 80 of Carol Harbour and formerly of England, died on March 2, 2019 He taught for many years at Government High School and College of the Bahamas. Honoring his final wishes he has been cremated and will be …

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Governor trims growth forecast ‘closer to 4%’

The Bahamas’ stopover visitor numbers rebounded to 97 percent of pre-COVID levels in the 2023 first quarter, the Central Bank’s governor said yesterday, while slightly trimming his full-year economic growth forecast.

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Law team to do battle

BAHAMIAN students in the UWI law programme at COB have a once in a lifetime opportunity to participate in a world class moot competition in Washington DC next month. With more than 500 law schools represented from more than 80 countries, the competitors

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Rodney Brown

Memorial Service for Rodney Brown, age 43 years, of Market Street South, will be held at Prayer and Praise Assemble Church , Ragged Island Street at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday December 13th , 2014. Officiating will be Pastor McKenzie. Left …

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UN speaker at Hilton event

ROTARY International’s chief representative at the United Nations in New York will be the guest speaker at an event at the British Colonial Hilton on February 21 under the patronage of Governor General Sir Arthur Foulkes.

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05272016 Weekend

Friday, May 28th.

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Matriarch Merline Mackey

Matriarch Merline “Merl” Mackey age 94 of Mastic Point, Andros died on Saturday June 2nd, 2018 at her residence. She is survived by her 4 Sons: Hubert, James, Alfred & Rudolph Mackey, 3 Daughters: Zelia Butler, Brenda Adderley & Angela …

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MERLENE ROLLE

MERLENE ROLLE age 94 years of #10 Sunset Drive, Sunset Park died at her residence on Wednesday, February 4th, 2015. She is survived by her Husband: William Rolle; Son: Reuben Rolle; Daughters: Anita Stubbs, Jennemaie Knowles, Betsy Mae Rolle and …

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Vetol Flowers

Mrs. Vetol Flowers, age 94 years, a resident of Driggs Hill, South Andros, died at her residence on Sunday, March 19th, 2017. She is survived by her two sons: Ezra and Gladstone Flowers; two daughters: Mary Nottage and Esther Colebrooke; …

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Bimini developer targets 150,000 visitors by 2016

JAMAICA- RESORTS World Bimini’s president yesterday said the development was expecting to attract between 125,000-150,000 visitors next year, benefiting from its parent’s North American strategy to capitalise on the ‘explosion’ of Asian visitors over the next four to five years.