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Firstena L Hepburn
Mrs. Firstena L. Hepburn Age 94 A Resident of Black Village died at PMH, February 29th 2020 She is suirvived by her Children: Eric Hepburn Jr., William Hepburn Sr., Margaret Hepburn McKay, Leonie Hepburn Buchanan, Brenda Hepburn, Frances Hepburn, Michelle …
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WEDNESDAY UPDATE: One newly confirmed case of COVID-19
The Ministry of Heath reported on Wednesday that there is one newly confirmed case of COVID-19 in The Bahamas.
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Grand Bahama electricity costs 40% below rest of Bahamas
Grand Bahama’s electricity costs will be 40 percent lower than Nassau’s and the rest of The Bahamas during the 2023 summer peak after the island’s utility locked in fuel costs at 12-14 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh).
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80% Parliament backing needed for spending rise
Fiscal Responsibility legislation must “make it extremely difficult” for the Government to exceed Budget spending forecasts, an outspoken businessman yesterday demanding that any increase require at least 80 per cent Parliamentary approval.
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40 to 80 percent 'show no symptoms of dengue'
ABOUT 40 to 80 percent of people show no symptoms of dengue, with most of the recently confirmed 100 cases confined to the inner city in New Providence, according to officials from the Ministry of Health and Wellness on Friday.
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GB Power: $80m plant to further lower outages ‘cut in half’ during 2011
Grand Bahama Power Company’s (GBPC) $80 million West Sunrise plant has started operations with a workforce that is 92 per cent Bahamian, the monopoly power provider yesterday saying it would further improve reliability following a year in which outages were “cut in half”.
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Competition fearson Super Value's City Markets 'deal'
RIVAL food retailers have voiced fears that allowing Super Value to acquire City Markets' remaining stores would create a "virtual monopoly" in the New Providence supermarket business, with an estimated 60-80 per cent market share.
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Alice Movena Malone
Memorial service for the late Alice Movena Malone, age 85 of #56 Murphyville Road who died on Wednesday November 12th 2014, will be held on Friday November 21st 2014 at 5:00pm at Calvary Bible Church, Collins Avenua. Officiating will be …
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Mabel Elsie Cox-Ferguson
Former Propertied of Cox & Mable Dry Good Store, Mabel Elsie Cox-Ferguson, age 85 a residence of Lincoln Blvd & Balfour Avenue and formerly of Snug Corner, Acklins, died at her residence on Sunday, August 7th 2016. She was predeceased …
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WINNIFRED ROWENA MARTHA DUNCOMBE
WINNIFRED ROWENA MARTHA DUNCOMBE aged 85 years died at her residence #22 Marshall Road on Sunday, November 24th, 2013. She is Pre-deceased by her Parents: Gustavus Duncombe & Hilda Jane Morris; She is survived by her (4) Daughters: Evamae Rahming, …
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Erma Francis Finlayson
Funeral service for Erma Francis Finlayson, 85 yrs., a resident of Fox Hill Road, will be held at St. Annes Anglican Church, Fox Hill Road, on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be The Rt. Rev'd. Gilbert A. Thompson, assisted …
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24 cases of COVID-19 and two deaths on Sunday
THE Ministry of Health recorded 24 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday along with two additional deaths.
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Sunset Pilot Club makes history in Grand Bahama
THE Sunset Pilot Club of Grand Bahama has made history as the first chartered co-ed Pilot Club on the island.
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DESPITE 41% OF HOTELS SUFFERING 2011 LOSS, MOST POSITIVE FOR 2012
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Although more than half of this nation's hotels are positive on their 2012 outlook some 41 per cent still suffered a net loss last year, the Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) yesterday unveiling a survey that was ti
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DESPITE 41% OF HOTELS SUFFERING 2011 LOSS, MOST POSITIVE FOR 2012
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Although more than half of this nation's hotels are positive on their 2012 outlook some 41 per cent still suffered a net loss last year, the Bahamas Hotel Association (BHA) yesterday unveiling a survey that was ti
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Auto dealer worry over 'dramatic price' rises
Bahamian new car dealers yesterday warned that the Government’s latest tax proposals would further drive consumers towards used autos, with the constant reforms creating “turmoil” in the market.
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SPORTS NOTES
JACOBI Bain, the only Bahamian playing in the 2015 Eddie Herr International Championships in Florida, suffered a 6-3, 6-3 loss to Xaiofei Wang of China in the boys 12 semi-final.
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RICHARD NELSON TURNER
Funeral Service for MR. RICHARD NELSON TURNER age 57 years of #51 Collie Avenue, Kennedy Subdivision who died on Sunday, June 5th, 2016 will be held on Saturday, June 11th, 2016 at 10:00am at St. Matthew’s Anglican Episcopal Church, Shirley …
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Barbara Mae Woodside
Funeral Service for the late Barbara Mae Woodside age 57 years of Sarah Street, Robinson Road will be held on Saturday, November 30th, 2013 at 10:00am at Trinity “City of Praise”, Tonique Williams Darling Highway.Officiating will be Apostle Ed & …
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Marvain Clementina Johnson
Funeral Service for Marvain Clementina (Nicky) Johnson, age 52years a resident of Saunders Road, off Farrington Road, will be held Saturday 8th December 2012, 11:00 a.m. Trinity Assembly “City of Praise,” Tonique Darling Highway. Officiating will be Apostle Ed Watson, …
