Obit
Rev. Dr. Ralph Russell, JP, MBE
Memorial / Funeral Service For Rev. Dr. Ralph Russell, JP, MBE, 98 of Russell Town, Eight Mile Rock, will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Eight Mile Rock. Officiating Pastor Michael …
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High Flyers, Mingoes in tonight’s double header
IN the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) tonight, the Breezes High Flyers are scheduled to play Elite Basketball Club in the men’s division II opener at the Kendal Isaacs Gymnasium.
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Baha Mar unveils top restaurant offerings
Baha Mar yesterday unveiled the first four signature restaurants for its planned culinary experiences.
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BISX-listed fund targets asset-doubling to $100m
A BISX-listed fund is reviving ambitions to “more than double” total assets to over $100m by “looking more aggressively” for property acquisitions following its recent preference share refinancing.
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$50m project predicts 30-40% sales increase
A MAJOR western New Providence real estate development is on track to this year surpass 2011 sales by 30-40 per cent, its principal telling Tribune Business yesterday that it was preparing to take total build-out value to $50 million by starting two more construction phases in 2012.
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Matriarch Maude Helena Pickstock-Fowler
Matriarch Maude Helena Pickstock-Fowler age 88 of Fox Dale Subdivision and formerly of North Mastic Point, Andros will be held on Saturday 7th December, 2019 at 10:00AM at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Fox Hill Road. Officiating will be Rev. Hugh …
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Veteran educator Zelma Dean dies age 84
VETERAN educator and former director of education Zelma Dean died on Friday morning after battling an illness for a long time. She was 84 years old.
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ALIKE BUT NOT THE SAME
Solutions vs resolutions
Although I am so much like I was last year and the year before, many things about me are no longer the same. Psalm 84 motivates me to go from strength to strength until I appear before God. Hopefully you see yourself growing the same way.
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Realtors turn out for $100m development
The Bahamian real estate industry turned out in force last week for Palm Cay’s reception for its $100m One Marina project, which features 84 luxury condos overlooking a marina.“Inventory is always a major concern for real estate agents and brokers, s
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Jonquel Jones leads New York to first WNBA Finals in 21 years with victory over her former team
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Jonquel Jones have New York back in the WNBA Finals for the first time in more than two decades.
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Jones and Higgs join in Hurricane Dorian relief recovery effort
A PAIR of University of Texas Longhorns student athletes led their respective programme’s Hurricane Dorian relief recovery initiatives. In an effort to provide aid and supplies to local victims of Hurricane Dorian, Texas Athletics partnered with the
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Sports in brief
THE Bahamas Lawn Tennis Association announced the names of the players who will be representing the Bahamas at the ITF/COTECC Pre-Qualifying World Junior Tennis Championship Event in the Dominican Republic March 11-17.
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Foreigners take greater real estate market share
Bahamians are conceding an ever-larger share of the real estate market to foreign buyers, one well-known developer yesterday revealing that 100 per cent and 90 per cent of purchasers at his latest two projects were from overseas.
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'Lacklustre' tourism in 3% room revenue fall-off
Tourism suffered a “lacklustre” performance in February with total room revenues off 2.8 per cent, the Central Bank of the Bahamas attributing part of the decline to weather-related cancellations.
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Mackey Jr and Levarity get double doubles in win
BOTH Bahamian players posted double doubles to bring an end to Lyon’s two game skid in France’s Nationale Masculine 1 League.
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Near $200m energy saving from natural gas switch
The Bahamas would realise between $172-$186 million per annum in “net savings benefits” if it switched to natural gas as its main energy generation source, with this nation’s electricity system costs the highest in the Caribbean.
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Defendants tamper with ankle bracelets 7,000 times
Defendants tamper with ankle bracelets 7,000 times By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net DEFENDANTS fitted with ankle monitoring bracelets have sought to violate their bail conditions or tamper with the device an average of m
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Defendants tamper with ankle bracelets 7,000 times
Defendants tamper with ankle bracelets 7,000 times By CELESTE NIXON Tribune Staff Reporter cnixon@tribunemedia.net DEFENDANTS fitted with ankle monitoring bracelets have sought to violate their bail conditions or tamper with the device an average of m
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Quincy Poitier commits to Nighthawks for the Fall semester
ONE local basketball player will be on the move once again as he makes the transition to another collegiate programme this fall.
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Time to sign up for the Ride for Hope
RIDE For Hope, the largest charity cycle event in The Bahamas, will be staged in New Providence for the first time next month after eight years in Eleuthera, during which time the number of riders has grown to over 600.