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Coleby, St Fort, Higgs deliver season highs
AN active weekend for Bahamian pro basketball players in their respective leagues across the globe featured several season high performances. Headlining the list was veteran forward Kadeem Coleby in the Japanese B-League. Coleby finished with 30 points and 15 rebounds - both season highs - in an 89-86 loss for his Akita Northern Happinets to Hitachi SRT. He shot 11-14 from the field and also added two blocked shots. Akita dropped to 6-4 on the season, sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
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50 migrants held at Half Moon Cay
FIFTY illegal migrants were apprehended by law enforcement officials near Cat Island yesterday morning, according to the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF).
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‘Very little impact’ at immigration
INDUSTRIAL action by Customs and Immigration officers yesterday had “very little” impact on daily operations, according to the heads of both government departments.
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Adrian Gibson and co-accused plead not guilty
LONG Island MP Adrian Gibson pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges of corruption while serving as executive chairman of the Water and Sewerage Corporation under a former administration.
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King, Bluejays projected no.1 in Big East preseason poll
FREDRICK King and the Creighton Bluejays were selected to finish number one overall in the Big East when the conference announced its preseason poll.
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Ardena Rowena Newry
Funeral service for Ardena Rowena Newry, 98 a resident of #53 East Ave., Carmichael Road, & formerly of Lovely Bay, Acklins, willl be held at Church of God of Prophecy, East Street Tabernacle, on Satyrday 17th May, 2014 at 10:00 …
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George Albert Zonicle
Funeral Service for the Late George Albert Zonicle, aged 98 years of #113 Hanna Road and formerly of Union Village Road, will be held on Sunday September 13th, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at Centreville Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 5th Terrace Centreville. Pastor …
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HESTER ROLLE
Funeral Service MATRIARCH HESTER ROLLE, 98 of Rolle Town, Exuma, will be held on Saturday, 1st July at 10:30 A.M. at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, Rolle Town, Exuma. Officiating will be Rev. Franklyn McKenzie Interment will follow in the Rolle …
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Atlantis supervisor of woman on jury duty scolded by Judge
A SUPREME Court judge in the Adrian Gibson corruption trial declined to fine an Atlantis supervisor yesterday, but reprimanded her for allegedly telling a juror to take vacation leave while on jury duty.
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Rebecca Estelle Simms
Funeral service for the late Rebecca Estelle Simms age 98 years of Marsh Habour, Abaco will be held on Saturday, October 19th, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Divine Praise Baptist Church, Hunt Road Carmichael Road West Officiating will be Pastor …
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Emily Bell Smith
Funeral Service for Emily Bell Smith, 98 a resident of Malcom Road East and formally of the United Estates of San Salvador, will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Robinson and Claridge Road on Thursday August 1st, 2019 at …
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923 police officers promoted this month
MORE than 920 Royal Bahamas Police Force officers of all ranks received promotions this month.
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Record win for Jones and Sun
Jonquel Jones posted her league leading 17th double double of the season and the Connecticut Sun set a new franchise record with their 13th consecutive win.
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BPL: 96% have power restored
BAHAMAS Power and Light has restored electricity to approximately 96 per cent of customers in New Providence and has substantially completed restoration efforts in North and Central Andros, BPL said yesterday.
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Sports notes
THE Baptist Sports Council has announced that their 2015 Softball Classic will get underway on Tuesday, November 17, at the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.
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Dianne Evans
Funeral Service for Dianne Evans, age 57 of Pride Estates who died on December 7th 2013 will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at Trinity Assembly, City of Praise, Tonique Williams Darling Highway. Officiating will be Apostle Ed Watson …
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Baptist Sports Council 2012 Softball Classic regular season action
WHILE their co-ed team remained undefeated, Golden Gates Native Baptist dropped their first men’s game as newcomer Anointed To Reign Ministry pulled off the upset to highlight the Baptist Sports Council’s 2012 Softball Classic regular season action at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday.
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Waltiea Rolle takes time out to meet 'Mother' Pratt
AS she gets prepared to be honoured by the Bahamas Hoopfest, the Bahamas’ first player to participate in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) Waltiea Rolle took the time out to meet Cynthia ‘Mother’ Pratt, the first female to serve as a
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120 family medicine physicians required to provide primary care
caption: Medical school graduates, proud families and friends attend the induction and awards ceremony at Baha Mar as celebratory tunes is provided by the Royal Bahamas Defence Force Band. (BIS Photos/Kristaan Ingraham) Minister of Health Dr Duane
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Cutting 1,000 companies to maximise VAT revenues
A top accountant yesterday backed the Government’s plans to slash mandatory Value-Added Tax (VAT) registrants by 1,000 firms, telling Tribune Business this would help to “maximize” revenues from the new tax.
