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Fair to be held for Canadian schools
REPRESENTATIVES from 13 top Canadian boarding schools will be holding a school fair on Thursday at the Sandyport Beach Resort from 5-9pm.
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Gov’t, web shops at odds on ‘back taxes’
The Government and web shop industry are at odds over how the sector’s ‘retroactive taxes’ are to be calculated, with the proposed method seen as “inconsistent” with both the Gaming Act and international norms.
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The link between prostate and breast cancer
What does prostate cancer have in common with breast cancer?The answer is the BRCA 1 and 2 gene mutations. The BRCA 1 and 2 genes were first discovered in 1994.BRCA stands for Breast Cancer associated gene. Women with the inherited BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 g
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Bahamas ‘off to great start’ at Slow Pitch World Cup
THE Bahamas national team showed that they know how to win by a blowout and the slightest of margins as they pulled off their double header at the WBSC Co-Ed Softball World Cup in Plant City, Florida, yesterday.
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60th Annual Cat Island Regatta In Honour of Godfrey Kelly
THE 60th Cat Island Regatta was held in honour of Co-founder Godfrey Kelly in New Bight from Friday, July 29th to Sunday, July 31st.
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BSC softball playoff picture all set after tonight's game
lT will come down to one game tonight in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex to complete the entire playoff picture for the Baptist Sports Council’s 2013 Coca-Cola Softball Classic.
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BORCO targets 20-30% tanker traffic growth
The Bahamas Oil Refining Company (BORCO) is the “ideal location” to service the expected 20-30 per cent increase in tanker traffic resulting from the Panama Canal expansion, its owner yesterday describing the facility as the “optimum spot” for a bunker filling station and crude oil ‘top up’ unit.
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'Web shops will have a Christmas party but hate to pay their staff a decent salary'
MORE than 1,000 trade disputes were filed with the Department of Labour in 2018, Labour Minister Dion Foulkes revealed yesterday during his budget contribution in the Senate. In total, 1,207 disputes were filed. Labour Director John Pinder later told
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Banks: 25% never verified Building Code compliance
The Central Bank is urging all licensees to ensure their offices can withstand a Dorian-type Category Five hurricane after 25 per cent said they had never confirmed Bahamas Building Code compliance.
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Tourism in best physical condition for ‘20 years’
The Bahamian hotel industry is enjoying a “strong” summer season, the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association’s (BHTA) president yesterday suggesting the industry was preparing for perhaps its “best physical product in 20 years”.
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Wellington George Knowles
Wellington George Knowles, age 80 of Golden Gates I, died peacefully at his home on Tuesday, September 17, 2018. He is survived by his children: Margot Roniet and Pedro, Glen and Cornell Knowles; nine grand children; two great-grand children; special …
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Edwin Burrows
Edwin Burrows, 80 a resident of Congo Town, Andros, died at his residence on Monday, May 21, 2018. He is survived by his 1 son: Calvin Burrows; 1 adopted daughter: Joeann Burrows; 1 brother: Bruce Burrows of West Palm Beach, …
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Rufus Milfort Martin
Rufus Milfort Martin, age 80 yrs of Spring City Abaco and formally of Deadman’s Reef Grand Bahama, died at his residence on Friday September 18th 2015. He is survived by his Wife: Gretel Deloris Martin; Sons: James, George and Rufus …
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Isadora Cynthia Miller McQuay
Isadora Cynthia Miller McQuay age 80 years of Bacardi Road and formerly of Miller Sound, Andros died at her residence on Friday, October 9th, 2015. She is survived by her sons: Johnathan and Jermaine McQuay; daughters: Dorothy Dames and Beatrice …
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Enid Mae Burnside
Enid Mae Burnside, 80 yrs., a resident of Cockburn Street, Fox Hill, died at PMH on 22nd August, 2015. She is survived by her children: Ashward Ferguson, Theresa Haynes, Charles, Christopher & Alex Burnside; sister: Mirle Smith; brothers: Percy Hield …
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John Bernard Rahming
John Bernard Rahming, 80 yrs., a resident of Fresh Creek, Andros & formerly of Calabash Bay, Andros, died at PMH on 8th March, 2017. He is survived by his wife: Yvonne Goldie Rahming; 3 sons: Prince, Raymond & Samuel Rahming; …
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James Alfred Mackey
James Alfred Mackey, 80 a resident of Millars Height, & formerly of Bennerman Town, Eleuthera, died at The Princesses Margaret Hospital on Saturday, January 4, 2020. He is survived by his wife: Denice Mackey; 17 children, 2 sisters: Veronica Minns …
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Leona Margaret Smith
Leona Margaret Smith age 80 a resident of Hospital Lane, died at The Princess Margaret Hospital Sunday April 21st, 2019. Cherished memories are held by: Sons: Sebastian, Marvin and Cannon Knowles Daughters: Cherry Hepburn, Stacey Miller and Stephanie Knowles Grand-children …
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Maxine Gloria Campbell
Funeral Service for the late Maxine Gloria Campbell, 83 years of #13 Grosham Close, off Turtle Drive, who died peacefully at her residence on Thursday, 8th March, 2018, will be held at Five Porches of Deliverance Centre Apostolic Tabernacle, Markey …
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GB students participate in summit to prepare them for the real world
ABOUT 80 high school students participated in ‘The Platform’, a summit for young professionals in Grand Bahama that prepares seniors for the real world.
