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Reports of Nottage death false
THE family of former member of Parliament Kendal Nottage has said social media posts circulating about his death are false.
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Clifford Sinclair
Funeral service for Clifford Sinclair, 82 yrs., a resident of Bimini Ave., will be held at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Hill Street, on Friday, January 18, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Fr. Kendrick J. Forbes. Cremation follows. …
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Therese Alexandre
Funeral Service for Therese 'tata' Alexandre, age 82 years, will be held on Saturday February 1st 2014 at St. Bedes Roman Cathothlic Church #10 Sutton Street off Kemp Road at 10:00a.m. Officiating will be Father Roland Vilfort S.M.M. Interment will …
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Touching down in Nassau? Then why adverts for Florida?
AN irate citizen criticised Bahamas Airport Advertising, the advertising company for the Lynden Pindling International Airport for opting to place a Miami, Florida advertisement in the arrivals section of the airport.
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‘New monster in the house’ on small business funding
The finding that 99 percent of Bahamian firms had no interest in seeking debt financing in COVID’s aftermath was yesterday branded “irrelevant” by a small business adviser, who warned: “We have a new monster in the house.”
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Carnival ‘spruce up’ for 50% passenger growth
A senior Carnival executive yesterday said the cruise giant plans to “spruce up” Princess Cay, adding that the Eleuthera-based private island needs “quite a bit of love”.
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Airline eyes 3% Easter load factor increase
A Bahamian-owned airline yesterday said passenger volumes for the Easter weekend were projected to be up 3 per cent year-over-year, with load factors averaging 80 per cent “all around”.
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Despite 20% sales growth, business 'ain't what it was'
A Bahamian businessman said yesterday he had seen “slight growth” of 20 per cent in sales at his Prince Charles Drive company, while noting that business “is not like it used to be”.
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Burrows, Augustin-Fairell make season debuts in France
THE French Pro A League tipped off the 2018-19 season and both Bahamian players made their season debuts.Jaraun “Kino” Burrows and his Fos-Sue-Mur Provence Byers competed in Pro A for the first time while Jonathan Augustin-Fairell played his first ga
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Hotels strike ‘glass ceiling’ on 15-20% room shortage
The Bahamas may be unable to fully meet tourism demand for 12-18 months due to a room shortage caused by up to 15-20 percent of available inventory being taken offline, a senior hotelier has revealed.
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IMF: 12% VAT rate ‘lowest in Caribbean’
The Bahamas’ soon-to-be-repealed 12 percent VAT rate was branded “the lowest in the Caribbean” by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its much-debated report to the Government.
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PM slams predecessor on $99m BTC deficit
Prime Minister Perry Christie has again slammed the former Ingraham administration for failing to provide the $39 million needed to cover the Bahamas Telecommunication Company’s (BTC) original pension fund deficit, arguing that this had caused the shortfall to balloon to $99 million.
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CAJGC: Bahamas looks to improve on 6th place
THE Bahamas Golf Federation’s team at the 2017 Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships teed off competition yesterday at the St Andrews Golf Club in Maraval, Trinidad and Tobago and looks to improve on last year’s sixth-place finish.
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Evans says Aliv will not steal major market share from BTC
BAHAMAS Communications and Public Officers Union President Bernard Evans yesterday dismissed assertions that newcomer Aliv will steal a significant market share from the Bahamas Telecommunications Company, charging that the former’s initial success is merely the result of “restrictions” placed on BTC by regulators to give Aliv “some advantage” to “get in the game”.
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Aliv’s pay-per-second rates aim to cut customer costs
THE Bahamas’ second mobile operator yesterday promised to deliver superior customer service and “phenomenal” plans, as it outlined pay-per second call rates and “no contracts” as key components of its new mobile services offering.
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Leroy Harrington Moss
Leroy Harrington Moss, age 88 of Beatrice Avenue, Sea Breeze Estates, died on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at his residence. He is survived by his Wife: Mitylene Moss; Son: Rev. T.G. Morrison; Daughters: Faye Cash, Jenijane McDonald, Dena Burnside, June …
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Frank Farrington
Frank Farrington, age 88 of Persis Rodgers Home, Farrington Road died at Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018. He is survived by his 3 Daughters: Patricia (Henson) Miller, Alice (Simeon) Rolle and Andrea Clarke; 2 Sons: Leonard (Loretta) …
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Annie Elizabeth Knowles Sands
Annie Elizabeth Knowles Sands Age: 88 years A resident of Minnie Street and formerly of Governor’s Harbour, Eleuthera Died at the Princess Margaret Hospital on Tuesday 19th January, 2016 She is survived by: 3 Sons: Gary R.W. Pinder, Mervyn K. …
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Francis Elizabeth Clarke
Francis Elizabeth Clarke, age 88 of Dumping Ground Corner, Bain Town died at her residence on Friday, December 19, 2014. She is survived by her children: Shelia Mangura, Paula Lowry, Elder Enith Clarke, Helen Clarke, Joseph Clarke Jonathan Clarke and …
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Hickwood Goshen Heastie
Hickwood Goshen Heastie, 88 yrs., a resident of #25 Hardwood Drive East, Joans Height died at PMH on 6th February, 2016. He is survived by his wife: Venus Heastie; 1 daughter: Sandra Wells; 4 sons: Gordon Major, Gregory Heastie, Stephen …
