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Grand Bahama Shipyard helps East End schools
FREEPORT – Last week, Minister of Education Jerome Fitzgerald toured improvements to East End schools and a visited a media centre donated by the Grand Bahama Shipyard.
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Sports in brief
THE Bahamas Bowling Federation has announced that its trials for the Tournament of Americas is scheduled to start 7pm Wednesday.
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A gift to help regatta
THE Cat Island Regatta is an established fixture on the Bahamian summer calendar and this year’s event in August will offer a busy programme and upgraded facilities.
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Giants eliminate Rockets, Athletico Bahamas tie series with Stingers 1-1
WHILE the league leading Commonwealth Bank Giants swept their way into the second round of the New Providence Basketball Association’s best-of-three playoffs, the defending champions PJ Stingers will have to play a deciding game to determine their fate.
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Auto dealers: Sales ‘20% higher’ if we had supply
Bahamian auto dealers yesterday said industry-wide sales would be “20 percent higher” than the actual 159 year-over-year increase for 2022 to-date if vehicle supplies matched pre-COVID levels.
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SPORTS NOTES
The Bahamas Gymnastics Parent Booster Club will join in the World Gymnastics Day Saturday, September 17 by hosting a fun run/walk fitness race. The event will start at 7am from Goodman’s Bay to Arawak Cay and return to Goodman’s Bay.
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Vera Mae Wright
Funeral service for Vera Mae Wright, 61 yrs., a resident of Brice Street, Fox Hill, will be held at Mount Carey Union Baptist Church, Fox Hill Road, on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Warren …
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Nassau/PI resorts in booking rebound
Bahamian resorts say they have already begun to see bookings rebound post Hurricane Irma, with one executive predicting an even bigger boost as travellers re-book.Ed Fields, Atlantis’s senior vice-president of public relations, told Tribune Business:
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Neta Laureana Lockhart
Ms. Neta Laureana Lockhart, age 95 years, a resident of Boatswain Hill, off Carmichael Road, and formerly of Duncan Town, Ragged Island, died at his residence on Friday January 18th, 2019. She is survived by her daughters: Mena Wallace, Mazie …
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Estella Paul
Evangelist Estella Paul affectionately called “Shanna” or “The Praying Lady in White on Carmichael Rd” age 95 years of #23 Carmichael Road & Formerly of Colonel Hill, Crooked Island died at her Residence on Thursday, June 5, 2014. She is …
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Solomon Miller
Solomon Miller age 95 years of Nassau Village and formerly of Pinefield, Acklins died at his residence on Thursday, October 26th, 2017 He is survived by his sons: Rudolph, Lernis and Roger Miller; daughters: Viola Beneby, Rosalie, Carolyn, Sandra, Igallie …
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Geraldine Darville
Mrs. Geraldine Darville, age 95 years, a resident of # 44 McKinney Avenue, Stapleton Gardens, and formerly of Stuart Manor, Exuma, died on Sunday, May 7th, 2017. She is survived by her: son: Thomas Michael Turner; two daughters: Marsha Turner- …
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Carnetta Enid Munroe
Carnetta Enid Munroe, 95 of Toothe Shop Corner and formerly of Duncan Town, Ragged Island died on Sunday, February 9, 2020 at The Princess Margaret Hospital. She is survived by her daughter, Florinda Holbert; son, Anthony Roker; grandchildren, Dwayne, Michelle, …
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Puerto Rico leads Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships
WHILE Puerto Rico continues to lead both the Hoerman Cup and George Teale Memorial Trophy for the 2016 Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships, the Bahamas still has some work to do to at least finish in the middle of the pack when the four-day event comes to a close today.
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PORT IPO HOLDING $1,150 MAXIMUM
By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net MORE than 95 per cent of share subscriptions in the Arawak Port Development Company's (APD) $10 million initial public offering (IPO) were from individual investors, with subscripti
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Bahamian players hit court in NCAA Division I
NCAA Division I basketball tipped off Friday night and several Bahamian players were hit the floor for their respective programmes in divisions across the United States.Some of the top performers included Arizona’s Deandre Ayton, Lashann Higgs of th
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Nesbitt and Sao Paolo take 2-1 series lead in NBB finals
NATIONAL team member David Nesbitt and his Paulistano Sao Paolo took a 2-1 series lead in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) finals and moved one game closer to the league title.
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It’s no joke defending Bahamian sporting pride
EVEN though we don’t celebrate Black History Month like our neighbours to the north in the good old USA, we’ve had many Bahamians contribute in their own way to writing black history throughout the States, especially in sports.
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Cardboard recycling a weekly waste saver
Bahamas Waste says it is saving 180 cubic yards of landfill space per week via the 20 tonnes of cardboard waste it is recycling.
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Berite John Panza
Funeral Service for Berite John Panza age 86 years old of Claridge Road and formerly of Duncan Town, Ragged Island will be held on Saturday December 15th, 2012 at 11:00am at Abundant Life Bible Chapel, Abundant Life Road. Officiating will …