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Kenneth Lightbourne

Funeral Service for the late Kenneth Lightbourne age 94 years of Miller’s Heights will be held on Saturday September 12 2015 at Joe Farrington Road Church of God Auditorium Joe Farrington Road at 11:00a.m. Officiating will be ____ assisted by …

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CASSIE JANE McPHEE

CASSIE JANE McPHEE, 94 of Palmetto Road, Sunset Park and formerly of Abraham’s Bay, Mayaguana, died at her residence on Tuesday November 19, 2019. She is survived by her two daughters, Gurlena Jones and Berthamay Duncanson; eight sons, Amos, Hexin, …

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Stanley Sidney Collie

Mr. Stanley Sidney Collie affectionately called “Bulla & Con Law” aged 94 years of Highbury Park and formerly of Betsy Bay, Mayaguana, passed at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Wednesday June 5th, 2019. He is survived by his Sons: Ambassador …

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Diane Carlson Wilson

Death Notice for Diane Carlson Wilson, age 70 years, of No. 10 Hudson Street, formerly of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Friday July 4th, 2014. Left to cherish her memories are her Canadian relatives including …

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Sports Notes

THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action with a pair of games played at various gyms on Friday and Saturday night.

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Bahamas broker 'pliant' in claimed investment fraud

The broker/dealer subsidiary of a BISX-listed company has been described by US regulators as “the pliant custodian” for an investment group accused of perpetrating an $140 million fraud, one investor alleging that it also failed to respond to its asset verification requests.

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Eric Wiberg – New Providence: 60 land accidents

WHETHER planes touched wingtips, men walked into propellers, bombers collided, planes were lost in microbursts, or had training gunnery mishaps, Nassau, Windsor and Oakes air fields and adjacent waters claimed many lives. More than half of all accidents in the colony – 80 of 150 – took place at or near the air fields and New Providence. This article deals with the 55 accidents that happened or ended up on land. In the three years from January 1943 131 aviators and a Bahamian family of three were killed by military aircraft in New Providence and its waters, with 83 rescued, and those fatalities recovered buried on Farrington Road. Pre-existing Oakes Field, used for training, saw nine crashes and most of the 25 unallocated, and Windsor Field, still in use, had 21.

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Winston Cooper

Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr. Winston”Gus” Cooper, M.B.E. Age 72yrs, a resident of Stapledon Gardens, will be held on Saturday, 11th January 2014, 10.00 am. at The Parish Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Stapledon Gardens, Officiating …

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Wildcats win opener over Andros

The Sigma Wildcats came up with a big five-run bottom of the fourth inning to secure an 11-7 victory over Andros to open the Bahamas Softball Federation’s National Round Robin Tournament on a high note last night in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex.

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Get out - and get fit

EXERCISING at a gym is not the only way for people to lose weight and get fit. For some Bahamians the beauty of the outdoors presents a more appealing option of being active and staying in shape after spending countless hours indoors. 

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Jonquel Jones and Sun to be live streamed on Twitter

BAHAMIAN basketball fans will have even more opportunities to see Jonquel Jones and the Connecticut Sun live in action this season through social media outlets. The WNBA announced yesterday 20 games that will be live streamed on Twitter during the 2

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WNBA insiders project another standout season for Jones

SHE has yet to make a preseason appearance, but WNBA Insiders still consider Jonquel Jones one of the top players in the league and project her to have another standout season. WNBA.com posed questions to the league’s general managers to learn what

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Jonquel Jones named 2021 MVP

AFTER returning from a year’s absence to help the Connecticut Sun to the best regular season record in the Women’s National Basketball Association, Grand Bahamian Jonquel Jones was rewarded yesterday by being named the 2021 Kia WNBA Most Valuable Player.

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‘Spring Classic’ basketball tournament a success

NOBLE Preparatory Academy continues its effort of fostering achievement both on and off the court and hosted its fourth annual “Spring Classic” basketball tournament.

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Junior boys volleyball team wins bronze

THE Bahamas Volleyball Federation junior boys volleyball team got a big payback day on Sunday as they avenged a loss to Trinidad & Tobago in the round robin by pulling off a three-set sweep to clinch the bronze medal at the ninth CAZOVA Junior Men’s Championship at the Paul Chonchon Sports and Cultural Centre in Pointe-A-Pitre, Guadeloupe.

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'12 still missing' after fatal voyage

THE Haitian community is “utterly dismayed” and trying to understand what happened on a voyage that ended in rough seas last week with 12 persons of an estimated 200 missing, social activist Rodney Moncur said yesterday.

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Freddie Curry Sr

Memorial Service for the late Rev. Freddie Curry Sr., age 84 years of Nicholl’s Town, North Andros will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday 29th January, 2016 at the Youth Revival Center, Nicholl’s Town, North Andros. Officiating will be Apostle …

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ROLLING THE DICE WITH OUR LIVES: COVID cases leap 200% as Sands warns: we’re ‘gambling at our peril’

FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands has said the country continues to “gamble” with COVID-19 “at our peril” as the Ministry of Health reported 79 new infections on Tuesday.

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Public school attendance is down four percentage points since last year

THE public school attendance rate is at 91 percent this year, according to Acting Education Director Dominique Russell.

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Ed Smith thrilled to be honorary ambassador

BIRTHDAY boy Ed Smith said he’s thrilled to have been selected as the honorary ambassador for the 2018 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.