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Landfill operator hits '80% of goals'
The New Providence landfill’s new operator yesterday said it is “hitting at least 80 percent of our targets”, having already invested $9m of its initial $20m financing.
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'Mid-80s' occupancies give Atlantis 'exceptional' March
Atlantis is eyeing an “exceptional” March with “across the board” occupancies in the low-mid 80 per cent ranges, its senior executive telling Tribune Business the resort had beaten early 2012 comparatives and was hitting this year’s performance targets.
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Tourism standards must ‘runneth over’
The Bahamas must improve its customer services and ‘value for money’ standards if the tourism industry is to remain competitive, an Atlantis executive said yesterday.
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SPORTS NOTES
THE Bahamas Association of Independent Secondary Schools is scheduled to complete its regular season for softball starting at 4pm today and on Tuesday at the various schools that have to play make-up games,
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Barbara Mae Woodside
Funeral Service for the late Barbara Mae Woodside age 57 years of Sarah Street, Robinson Road will be held on Saturday, November 23rd, 2013 at 10:00am at Trinity “City of Praise”, Tonique Williams Darling Highway.Officiating will be Apostle Ed & …
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Temporary closure of cabbage beach access for stairway repairs
OFFICIALS at Atlantis yesterday confirmed the “temporary closure” of the main public access path to Cabbage Beach, as the resort looks to repair a collapsed stairway.Senior vice president of public affairs Ed Fields said the resort thought it best to
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Get your tickets for Commonwealth Youth Games
Ticket sales were officially launched yesterday for the Commonwealth Youth Games and the Local Organising Committee looks to galvanise support in its final month of preparation.During yesterday’s press conference at the Thomas A Robinson Stadium, Bah
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JOSEPH ELANDER BAIN
JOSEPH ELANDER BAIN, 88 a resident of Upper Bogue, Eleuthera, Bahamas, died at his residence Sunday, August 25th, 2019. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to THE NEW COMMONWEALTH FUNERAL HOME, and will be announced later.
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Woman denies guilt over falsified COVID test results
A 35-year-old woman was charged yesterday with 40 counts of possession of a forged document in connection to the recent trend of people attempting to travel using falsified COVID-19 test results.
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URCA orders ‘middle ground’ on NewCo’s BTC roaming period
Regulators have ordered a ‘middle ground’ compromise on how long NewCo2015 can use the Bahamas Telecommunications Company’s (BTC) network to deliver its own mobile services, stipulating a 24-month time period.
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Tank says judges' unanimous decision 'ridiculous'
SHERMAN ‘The Tank’ Williams said he threw enough “conch punches,” but was highly disappointed in the judges, calling it “ridiculous” after he suffered an unanimous 10-round decision to hometown favourite Joseph Parker at The Trusts Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on Thursday night.
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Doreen Stubbs
Funeral Service for the late: Doreen Stubbs Age: 85 years A Resident of Cliffton Street off Mount Royal Avenue, Nassau N.P., The Bahamas and formerly from Spring Point Acklins, The Bahamas will be held on Friday August 17th 2018 at …
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Winifred Mae Roberts
Winifred Mae Roberts, 85 of Nassau, The Bahamas, died peacefully at her residence, on Monday, 5th October, 2015. She is survived by daughter, De'Ann Darville; son, Stephen Roberts; son-in-law, Treven Darville; daughter-in-law, Betty Roberts; grandson, Stewart Roberts; granddaughter-in-law, Kelly Roberts; …
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Sylvan Ernest Sawyer
Sylvan Ernest Sawyer, age 85, of Green Turtle Cay, Abaco, The Bahamas, passed away on Thursday, 1st December, 2016 at Doctors Hospital, Collins Avenue, Nassau. He is predeceased by his loving wife, Josie Sawyer. He is survived by his children, …
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UPDATED: Tropical Storm Dorian strengthens as it moves west
MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say the fourth tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season has strengthened as it moves toward the Lesser Antilles.
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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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Medals show the difference
The results of CARIFTA as the public in Nassau have been told was that the Bahamas came second, 2nd…with 26 medals.
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Hurricane Humberto maintains strength
Tropical Storm Humberto strengthened to become the first hurricane of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season.
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Praise for hard work that earned certificates
A GROUP of 80 public servants were yesterday awarded their certificates by the Ministry of Public Services for completing their upgrading programme in office procedures, keyboard skills, bookkeeping and accounts and English Language at both BJC and BGCSE level.
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GB entrepreneurs hold VAT bootcamp
Two Grand Bahama entrepreneurs attracted 80 business persons to a VAT Bootcamp seminar held earlier this month.
