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Pinder hosts small business symposium
FOR four weeks, more than 80 Elizabeth constituents gathered at Vision of Hope Cathedral Church of God and Thelma Gibson Primary School for a small business symposium facilitated by their MP Ryan Pinder and small business consultant Mark Turnquest.
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Freeport now 'worth $11bn'
The total infrastructure investment in Freeport today is worth $11 billion, the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) chairman yesterday saying this exceeded annual Bahamian GDP and “could not be replicated.
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$80M new BTC network to debut next year
NEWER and more robust internet and landline services are being promised to BTC customers when the corporation’s $80 million New Generation Network (NGN) system fully comes on stream by March of next year, senior officials at BTC revealed during a press tour yesterday.
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Bahamas 'poised for growth' via private equity rise
A Bahamian accountant believes this nation’s financial services sector can benefit from forecast growth and capital raising in the global private equity industry, with the SMART fund product helping to “gain traction”.
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National basketball team standouts making presence felt across globe
SOME of the most prominent names in Bahamian basketball are adjusting well to their new surroundings in their respective leagues.
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Oil drilling is 'reckless response' to debt woe
Activists yesterday blasted the government’s decision to give the environmental go-ahead for oil drilling in Bahamian waters as “a reckless and irresponsible response” to the country’s debt woes. Sam Duncombe, reEarth’s president, told Tribune Busin
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GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access
GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LESS than 60 per cent of Bahamian homes have Internet access, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive has said
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GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access
GDP boost from raising Bahamas' 60% Net access By NATARIO McKENZIE Tribune Business Reporter nmckenzie@tribunemedia.net LESS than 60 per cent of Bahamian homes have Internet access, the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) chief executive has said
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COVID visitor testing hits 'bumps in road'
The Government's five-day COVID-19 visitor testing strategy has hit "some bumps in the road" on islands where provision is solely reliant on the public sector clinics, a Cabinet minister said yesterday.
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NEW MOODY’S DOWNGRADE: Action taken over financing access fears
The Bahamas was last night urged to "move more urgently to rev the engine" after Moody's again downgraded the country's sovereign creditworthiness over fears its access to borrowing is being squeezed.
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Global warming’s huge threat to Bahamas
The Bahamas is at risk of losing 80 percent of its landmass in the next eight decades due to the current pace of global warming, according to Bahamian T Oneil Johnson Jr.
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Althea Inez Wallace
Service for the late Althea Inez Wallace age 80 years of #21 Garden View Estates off Bernard Road and formerly of Green Castle, Eleuthera will be held on Saturday May 5th, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Gregory’s Anglican Parish …
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Alvin Errol Adderley
Alvin Errol Adderley, 80 years of Gleniston Gardens and formerly of Burnt Ground, Long Island, died at the Princes Margaret Hospital on Monday, 19th November, 2018. He is survived by his Wife: Winifred Adderley; 2 Sons: Dion & Shene Adderley; …
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Osborne Lockhart
Osborne Lockhart, age 80 of Swains, Mangrove Cay, Andros died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday, April 14th 2017. He is survived by his wife: Ethel-lee Lockhart; 3 Daughters: Renea Rahming, Paulette Lockhart and Rochelle Rahming; 2 Sons: Keith …
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40 new cases of COVID-19, two deaths, one death under investigation on Sunday
The Ministry of Health reported that there were 40 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, two additional deaths and one death under investigation on Sunday.
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Lola Elizabeth Albury
A funeral service for Lola Elizabeth Albury, 80 affectionately Called “Aunt Lola”, of Orchard Terrace, Nassau, The Bahamas, who died on Monday, 8th July, 2019, will be held at Bible Truth Fellowship, West Avenue, Nassau on Saturday, 13th July, 2019 …
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Evangelist Thelma Tamar O-Shanna Symonette
Evangelist Thelma Tamar O-Shanna Symonette age 80 of Sun Shine park, died at The Princess Margaret Hospital on Thursday, July 4th, 2019. She is survived by her Children: Micheal Symonette, Theresa Symonette-Forbes, Stephanie Symonette – Goodman, Stephen, Orset, Garvin and …
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Fredrick King and Bluejays sweep Summer of Thunder
Bahamian Fredrick King and his Creighton Bluejays men’s basketball team have completed their mission here with a three-game sweep of their matches played this week in the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder.
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INSIGHT: Assessing the looming threat from Hurricane Matthew
Matthew is weaker as it meanders over the central Caribbean south of Haiti, but the mighty Category 4 hurricane is expected to move northwards later on Sunday and deliver a punishing blow to the islands of Hispaniola, Cuba and Jamaica on Monday and Tuesday.
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New mobile operator ‘bang on roll-out goal’
The Bahamas’ second mobile operator and its controlling shareholder yesterday said they were “bang on target” in meeting its first roll-out milestone, describing this and the launch of services as “a miracle”.
