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Oil explorer seeks approval to open to small investors
A Bahamas-based oil explorer and its advisers last Thursday submitted a formal request for regulatory approval to open their £2m mutual fund to investments by small Bahamian retail investors.Brian Jones, managing director of Leno Corporate Services,
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Quarter of the way to potable water across Grand Bahama
THE Grand Bahama Utility Company has repaired a portion of the wells that were impacted by Dorian and expects to achieve island-wide water potability over the next ten weeks. During an update this week on the current state of water quality, company
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Reverend Bertha Mae Saunders
Memorial Service for Reverend Bertha Mae Saunders, 72 years of #73 Everglade Street, Twynam Heights and formerly of Alice Town, Bimini, who died at her residence on Wednesday, 8th January, 2020, will be held at Southwest Cathedral Church of God, …
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Harold Ernest Clarke
Harold Ernest Clarke, age 91 of Rosalind St., Chippingham and formerly of Ramsey, Exuma and Rock Sound, Eleuthera, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Saturday, January 11th, 2020. He is survived by his 3 Daughters: Ruth Clarke Dumcombe, Pamela …
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Erma Rolle
The Children of Ms. Erma Rolle, age 89 years of Mt. Thompson, Exuma wishes to announce the death of their Mother who died on Friday, January 17th, 2020 in the Princess Margaret Hospital. Marylee Rolle of Mt. Thompson, Eric and …
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Cleo Alvilda Dean and Lynden Curry
Combined Funeral Service for the late Cleo Alvilda Dean age 95 years of Talbot Ave Nassau Village and Lynden Curry age55 years of Andros will be held on Saturday at Our Lady’s Catholic Church, Deveaux Street at 1:45p.m. Officiating will …
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Anthony Whitfield Gardiner
Anthony Whitfield Gardiner age 88 years of Soldier Road and formerly of Bottle Creek, Turks & Caicos died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, January 21st, 2020. He is survived by his Children: Bonfill & Ricardo Gardiner; Daughter: Bonita Johnson; …
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Retired Reserved Police R75 Cardinal Rodney York Stubbs
Retired Reserved Police R75 Cardinal Rodney York Stubbs, 85 a resident of Spring Terrace East, Gleniston Gardens & formerly of Dumfries, Cat Island, died at PMH on Saturday, January 18, 2020. He is survived by his 6 sons: Rudolph, Thomas, …
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John Neely
Funeral service for John Neely, 85 a resident of Hope Gardens & formerly of Mangrove Cay, Andros, will be held at International Deliverance Prayer Ministry, Second Street the Grove, on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be …
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Romad Dean and Paul Greene named to boys nominees list
A PAIR of Bahamian prep basketball players have had standout seasons in their first year with new programmes in Canada and have now been nominated for the country’s premier showcase. Paul Greene and Romad Dean were two of 198 players named BioSteel
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'Enough is enough' over GB's airport
The government was yesterday urged to “bite the bullet” and move rapidly to acquire the Grand Bahama International Airport, with a prominent hotelier blasting: “Enough is enough.”Magnus Alnebeck, the Pelican Bay resort’s general manager, voiced fears
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GB ‘really getting back’ into tourism
The Bahamas’ top tourism official yesterday said Grand Bahama was “really getting back into business” with 84 percent of hotels, and 55 percent of the island’s attractions, now receiving visitors.
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NPBA: Giants rout Rebels 99-56, Eagles Nest nip the Pirates 88-87
THE Commonwealth Bank Giants continued their winning streak as they highlighted the New Providence Basketball Association’s doubleheader at the AF Adderley Gymnasium on Monday night. In the feature game, the Giants routed the Patmor Rebels 99-56 to
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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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Another 114 Haitians are expelled from country
THE Department of Immigration expelled more than 100 Haitians on Saturday. According to a press release, the group of 114 Haitians left New Providence on a Bahamasair flight at 7.30am to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, escorted by a team of law enforcement o
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SBC's work on mending racial fences commendable
With a membership of approximately 15 million -- 85 percent being Caucasian -- the largest Protestant denomination in the US, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), has a checkered past in race relations, which had spanned well over a century since its formation in the mid-nineteenth century.
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NPBA: High Flyers and rockets in win column
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action over the weekend with a series of games played at the AF Adderley Gymnasium. Here’s a summary of the games played: Flyers 84, Shockers 69 Dale Davis pumped in a double-do
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Govt planning to speed up the removal of debris from Abaco
THE government is looking at several alternatives to help speed up the process of debris removal in Abaco this year, according to Chairman of Disaster and Reconstruction Authority John-Michael Clarke.“We want to speed up the (clean-up) process this y
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Kai Jones' 5 blocks in 16 minutes helps Longhorns to 76-64 win over Cowboys
KAI Jones set another career high in limited minutes in his freshman season for the Texas Longhorns. Jones had a team leading five blocked shots in just 16 minutes of the Longhorns’ 76-64 win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys Wednesday night at Gallag
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Doreen Bertha Major nee Allen
Funeral Service for Doreen Bertha Major nee Allen, age 85 years, of Allen’s Terrace will be held on Saturday January 18, 2020 at 10:0a.m. at Grace Community Church, Palmetto Village. Officiating will be Pastor Rex Major, Pastor Lyall Bethell and …
