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FCC grants Cable its 'fast track' extension
US regulators yesterday granted a one-month ‘fast track’ authority extension for Cable Bahamas’ proposed acquisition of Summit Broadband, one of its three $89 million US purchases.
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85% sold concert boosts Atlantis by 'several thosand' extra room nights
ATLANTIS is set to enjoy a "several thousand room night" boost this Memorial Day weekend, Kerzner International's Bahamas head yesterday telling Tribune Business that with 85 per cent of tickets already sold, the concert was on track for a sell-out.
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North Andros hotel hopes for 85% regatta retention
A North Andros hotel yesterday voiced hope that “at least 85 percent” of visitors scheduled to attend this weekend’s postponed homecoming will still come out when it is held later this month.
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‘Cut suit to fit the cloth’: Movie demand off 85%
Galleria Cinemas must “cut the suit to fit the cloth”, its principal asserted yesterday, with consumer demand for cinema showings down “as much as 85 percent” compared to pre-COVID.
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Just 12% of mortgages finance 'new buildings'
New Central Bank of the Bahamas date has provided a further insight into the sluggish home construction market, with just 12 per cent of mortgage applications involving 'new builds'.
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Sports in brief
SMALL in stature but with a big heart, Ambrose ‘Cabbage’ Hanna was the forerunner of the great Bahamian triple jumpers. However, the sporting community mourns his passing after he died on Sunday, September 28. He was 89.
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Anger at police as family search for missing father
THE daughter of a missing 89-year-old man suffering from dementia yesterday expressed disappointment in the lack of “police support” in locating her elderly father.
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NPBA: Tucker Boys beat Giants 57-56, Eagles top Rebels 76-60
THE New Providence Basketball Association continued its regular season action at the AF Adderley Gymnasium over the weekend with a pair of games played on Friday and Saturday night.
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Dr. F. Edward Allen, B.Th., D.D., CMG, J.P.
Memorial Service for the Late Dr. F. Edward Allen, B.Th., D.D., CMG, J.P., 89 years of #92 Eastern Road, New Providence and formerly of Tarpum Bay, Eleuthera, who died peacefully at Doctors Hospital on Sunday, 9th December, 2018, will be …
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Coleby, St Fort, Higgs deliver season highs
AN active weekend for Bahamian pro basketball players in their respective leagues across the globe featured several season high performances. Headlining the list was veteran forward Kadeem Coleby in the Japanese B-League. Coleby finished with 30 points and 15 rebounds - both season highs - in an 89-86 loss for his Akita Northern Happinets to Hitachi SRT. He shot 11-14 from the field and also added two blocked shots. Akita dropped to 6-4 on the season, sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
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Sports notes
THE Mail Boat Cybots were the first team to advance out of the New Providence Basketball Association’s first round playoffs.
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243 held as Haitian boat stopped
LOCAL community members joined the police, the Defence Force and the US Coast Guard in apprehending 243 suspected illegal immigrants in the Southern Bahamas.
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Jacques Joseph
Jacques Joseph, 88 of Pride Estates and formerly of La Pointe, Haiti died Wednesday October 3, 2018 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. Left to cherish Joe's memories are h is Loving Wife and Companion for 52 years:- Hersula Joseph; Daughter: …
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Vincent DePaul Simons
Funeral Service for Mr. Vincent DePaul “Pope” Simons, age 88 years, a resident of #13B Virginia Street and will be held on Saturday, January 10th, 2015, 2:00 p.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Boyd Road. Officiating will be Monsignor Alfred …
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Cynthia Patricia Russell
A funeral service for the Late Cynthia Patricia Russell, age 88 of Shirlea, Nassau, The Bahamas, died peacefully at her residence, on Monday, 27th February, 2017, will be held at Rhodes Memorial Methodist Church, Montrose Avenue, Nassau, on Saturday, 4th …
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Winnis Rose Bowleg
Funeral service for Winnis Rose Bowleg, 88 a resident of Bowleg Alley off Kemp Road & formerly of Arthur's Town, San Salvador (Cat Island), will be held at St. Margaret Anglican Church, Kemp Road on Saturday 18th January, 2014 at …
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Olga Leonie Smith
Funeral Service for the Late Olga Leonie Smith, age 88 years of Yamacraw Hill Road and formerly of Lower Bogue, Eleuthera, will be held on Friday February 7th, 2014, 1:00 p.m. at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Theodore Lane, off …
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Violet Antoinette Brown-Adderley
Funeral Service for Mrs. Violet Antoinette Brown-Adderley, age 88 years, a resident of Hawthrone Road and formerly of the Berry Islands, will be held on Saturday March, 22nd 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Street. Officiating …
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Patriarch, Deacon Timothy Eugene Martin
Funeral Service for Patriarch, Deacon Timothy Eugene Martin, 88 of Caribbean Gardens and formally of The Forest, Exuma, will be held at Good News Ministries Incorporated, Pinewood Boulevard on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Officiating will be Apostle …
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Man injured in shooting on Dumping Ground corner
POLICE are seeking the public's assistance to help them find the suspect in a shooting on Thursday night.
