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Jacques Pierre
Funeral Service for Jacques Pierre age 84 of Butler’s Way off Carmichael Road and formerly of La Tortue, Haiti will be held on Saturday May 21, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Carmichael and Lazaretto Roads. Officiating will …
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Nortral Rolle
Funeral service for Bro. Nortral Rolle, 84 yrs., a resident of Rolleville, Exuma, will be held at Zion South Beach Baptist Church, Zion Blvd., on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Adam J. Brown & Bishop B. …
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Woman charged with killing boy she said was robbing her
A WOMAN is on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison after being arraigned in Magistrates Court yesterday in connection with the country’s 56th murder for 2014.
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Mandatory testing not on our menu
A MANAGER of a local restaurant has denied claims that staff of the well-known eatery will be terminated if they do not receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Union leaders pay their respects to Paul Adderley
AS THE country continues to mourn the passing of former Attorney General Paul Adderley, union heads praised his contribution to the Bahamas.
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Jonquel Jones posts 4th double double of season in FIBA EuroLeague
JONQUEL Jones posted her fourth double double of the season in her return to FIBA Women’s EuroLeague play.
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Sports in brief
THE Junior Baseball League of Nassau is slated to host its first US Embassy/JBLN/MLB Baseball Skills Clinic October 30 to November 2 at the St Andrew’s Field of Dreams.
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Tyler Pinder commits to Redlands Community College Cougars
JUNIOR national basketball team standout Tyler Pinder will begin his athletic and academic collegiate career with the Redlands Community College Cougars.
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FIBA AmeriCup launches social media campaign
FIBA Americas looks to galvanise support for its upcoming AmeriCup through social media and the Bahamas Basketball Federation is on board with the new initiative as one of the participating programmes.
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COVID-19 figures pass 5,000 over the weekend
OFFICIAL COVID-19 figures surged to 5,163 over the holiday weekend, with New Providence leading the way with some 3,937 cases.
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Marines blow away Rangers
THE Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association moved into the second week of its 2013 season with a pair of expected contenders moving to 2-0 at the DW Davis Gymnasium on Wednesday night.
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Sports notes
THE 13th year of the Junkanoo Jam, brought to the Bahamas by Basketball Travellers, highlights one of NCAA’s elite in season women’s basketball tournaments.
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Bahamian student shines at boarding school
CANDACE Fields, 18-year-old daughter of Edward and Michele Fields, was one of four outstanding Bahamian students who graduated from Choate Rosemary Hall, a co-ed, private boarding school in Wallingford Connecticut, in June 2013.
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Oil explorer fearing up to $500m harm
The Bahamas Petroleum Company (BPC) fears it could suffer "up to $500m in economic harm" if environmental activists succeed with yesterday's legal bid to halt its oil drilling plans.
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Baker's Bay alone a $1bn Dorian loss
Dorian-related insurance losses are “heavily skewed” towards Abaco with one resort development potentially accounting for $800m to $1bn worth of claims by itself. Charles Johnson, a Bahamas Insurance Association (BIA) council member, told the annual
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Bahamas backs treaty to monitor gun trade
A TREATY designed to better monitor the trade of firearms and ammunition between countries was ratified yesterday morning by the Bahamas government and five other countries in New York.
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Atlantis see eight per cent Fall booking rise
SEVERAL major Nassau-based hotel properties are expecting a successful fall 2012 season, with an Atlantis executive telling Tribune Business its bookings for the season were expected to be 8 per cent ahead of 2011 numbers.
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National basketball team players back to work with clubs
FOLLOWING the latest window of FIBA 2023 World Qualifiers, several national team members were back with their respective clubs as they prepared for a run to the postseason.
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BGDBA Playoffs: Cybots advance to next round, Patrollers tie series 1-1
The Bain and Grants Town Cybots booked their tickets to round two of the Bahamas Government Departmental Basketball Association (BGDBA) playoffs on Monday night after sweeping the Police Royals 2-0.
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Heat score 17 straight late, rally past Suns 99-95
MIAMI (AP) -- Chris Bosh scored 29 points, LeBron James survived two scary falls and the Miami Heat used a 17-0 fourth-quarter run to erase a 10-point deficit and beat the Phoenix Suns 99-95 on Tuesday night for their 14th straight home victory. James fini
