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Florence Russell Thompson
Funeral Service for the late Florence “Aunty Florence” Russell Thompson age 85 years of Crown Haven Abaco will be held on Saturday March 5 2016 at St. Anne’s Anglican Church, Crown Haven Abaco at 10:00a.m. Officiating will be Father D’Angelo …
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EULA ROLLE
Funeral Service for MOTHER EULA ROLLE, 85 of Strachan’s Alley, off Kemp Road, will be held on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Kemp Road Ministries, Kemp Road at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Rev Dr Ivan F. Butler, assisted by …
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Countdown to Junkanoo begins as new season is launched
YOUTH, Sports, and Culture Minister Mario Bowleg officially launched the start of the 2022/23 Junkanoo season after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leonie Davis
Funeral Service for Mrs. Leonie “Aunt Lonie” “Fa Lou” Davis, age 85 years, resident of Moore’s Island Abaco, will be held on Saturday February 8th 2014, at 11 am, at Greater Bethel Baptist Church, Hard Bargain, Moore’s Island Abaco, officiating …
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Matriarch Deaconess Nellie Gertrude Ferguson
Last rites for Matriarch Deaconess Nellie Gertrude Ferguson age 85 years of Big Pond and formally of Deep Creek, South Andros will be held on Saturday 26th October, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Pilgrim Baptist Temple, St. James Road. Officiating …
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Retired Nurse Olive Dorothy Clarke nee Charlow
Funeral Service for the late Retired Nurse Olive Dorothy Clarke nee Charlow aged 85 years, of Leeward Isles Road, Golden Gates#2 and formerly of Palmetto Point, Eleuthera will be held on Saturday March 7th, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at St. …
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‘Tum Tum’ and Spartans rout Lions 78-51 in Big 10
Conference championship week continues throughout NCAA Division I basketball and several Bahamian players took part in tournaments with mixed results for their respective programmes.
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WTO to impact 20% of economy
THE Government will forego $40m in revenue under its first World Trade Organisation (WTO) offer, its chief negotiator suggesting that accession will impact just 20 percent of the economy.Zhivargo Laing, pictured, a former minister of state for financ
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Travel visa purchases ‘much higher’ for May
A Cabinet minister yesterday argued local COVID case numbers are the only obstacle to tourism’s revival as May’s health travel visa purchases were “substantially higher” than the prior month.
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Man still missing despite 100-hour search by RBDF
THE Royal Bahamas Defence Force said it has spent 100 hours searching for a man missing at sea after he fell off a jet ski during a collision with a boat on July 11.
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Former bank supervisor guilty
A FORMER bank supervisor yesterday admitted stealing over $35,000 from customer accounts to help pay her own bills.
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Bahamian tech-based KYC provider gaining recognition
A FINANCIAL technology start-up created by Bahamian born E. Jay Saunders has been nominated for 4 A-Team 2017 RegTech (Regulatory Technology) awards for its enhanced due diligence cognitive search and crime prevention tool SafetyNet.ai (www.safetynet
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'Extension of food distribution programme needed'
WITH more than 35,000 households nationwide registered under the National Food Distribution Task Force, its Chairman Susan Larson has said there is a need to extend the programme past month’s end.
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Lloyd launches new curriculum guides
EDUCATION Minister Jeffrey Lloyd yesterday announced his ministry has revised curriculum guides for primary and high schools to ensure students are equipped with the practical skills they need to be successful in the 21st century.Speaking at a press
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Shipyard unveils first post-Dorian dry-dock
Grand Bahama Shipyard yesterday said it has dry-docked its first vessel since re-opening shortly after Hurricane Dorian hit The Bahamas early last month. Taipei Trader , a 9,932-ton containership operated by Lomar Shipping, docked at the number thre
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Tourism urges Gov’t to cut 14-day quarantine
Bahamian tourism operators are urging the Government to reduce the 14-day COVID quarantine period, and bring it into line with US and UK measures, to give a further peak season boost.
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NCAA Div 2: Bahamian players on streaks
SEVERAL Bahamian basketball players at the NCAA Division II level took respective win streaks into a brief winter break.
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Family’s agony after Marco brother slain
THE man shot dead outside of his North Street home on Tuesday is Rico Archer, brother of 11-year-old Marco Archer, who was killed seven years ago.
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Axemen hope to rebound after 64-23 loss to Mounties
THE Acadia Axemen, and the strong Bahamian roster on its 2017 roster hope to rebound quickly from a lopsided opening week loss in Atlantic University Sport football.
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Cuban abuse trial still waits for answer over attendance by alleged victims
OFFICIALS in the Cuban detainee abuse trial are still awaiting a response from the Cuban government to their request to have two Cuban men attend the hearings in Nassau.
