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REGULATORS, HIGH FLYERS WIN TITLE IN BASKETBALL NATIONALS
MR Ship It Freight Regulators and Breezes High Flyers represented the New Providence Basketball Association very well at the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s National Round Robin Tournament.
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Kadeem Coleby signs with Al Manama for 37th GCC Clubs
JUST weeks after losing the league championship series, Kadeem Coleby was on the move once again and inked a deal with the team that most recently beat him as they prepare to vie for a top title in the Middle East.
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Bran: 'Can't water out of stone' over health VAT
A former Democratic National Alliance (DNA) leader is blasting the Government's "misguided decision" to change the VAT treatment of health insurance claims payouts, arguing: "You can't get water out of a stone."
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PM told that BPL fuel hedge ‘in the money’
The Prime Minister was told Bahamas Power & Light’s (BPL) fuel hedge, which his administration has sought to discredit, was “in the money” even though fuel woes “substantially ate into the benefits”.
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Cable urges industry unity on URCA ‘budget travesty’
CABLE Bahamas is urging its rivals to join the battle against “this travesty in budget increases” for the sector’s regulator whose downtown Nassau headquarters it branded an “albatross”.
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CARIFTA: 80-member track and field team ratified
WHEN the 26 visiting countries, led by perennial champions Jamaica, come to town over the Easter holiday weekend for the 2018 Flow CARIFTA Games, they will find a 80-member Bahamian track and field team waiting for them at the Thomas A Robinson National Stadium.
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Broker principal targets expansion after court win
A Bahamian broker/dealer’s principal yesterday said he plans to double staff to 60-80 persons by year-end, after a New Jersey court dismissed the US government’s securities fraud case against him.
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Web shops: Tax rises attempt to seize industry
The government has been accused of trying to seize control of the web shop industry through tax increases that will “decimate” all operators and 3,000 jobs in less than a year.The Bahamas Gaming Operators Association, in a furious post-budget counter
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Web shop industry: 2,000 jobs will be lost due to tax hikes
The web shop industry yesterday warned that 2,000 jobs will be lost, and 75 per cent of its locations will close, if the Government follows through with aggressive triple-digit tax hikes.
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Moody's: Tourism, domestic demand woe make Budget too 'optimistic'
A Wall Street rating agency yesterday effectively warned the Christie administration its Budget sums were unlikely to add up, with the tourism industry - down 18 per cent from its pre-recession visitor spending peak - set to lag the overall economic recovery.
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Oceania fury: DPM rejects reduced tax from 80% value fall
Property owners at the controversy-torn Oceania Heights development are furious that they will have to pay Stamp Duty based on their initial purchase price, despite values having fallen by up to 80 per cent.
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Theresa Rolle
Theresa Rolle, age 84 of Emile Street, Lowe Sound, Andros died on Monday, February 19th, 2018. She is survived by her Nephew: Bishop Caleb & (Elmira) Evans; 2 Grandsons: Philip & Shaquille Outten; 1 Great Grand-Daughter: Shaquel Outten; 1 Great …
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Anna Margareta Russell
Anna Margareta Russell, 84 yrs., a resident of #81 Pigeon Plumb Street, Pinewood Gardens, died at her residence on 28th December, 2015. She is survived by her 2 sons: Calvin Demeritte & McCalton Demeritte; numerous grand & great grand children; …
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Julia Anvitha Mills
Julia Anvitha Mills, 84 yrs., a resident of #21 Sampson Street, Nassau Village died at her residence on 17th February, 2017. She is survived by her 2 daughters: Patricia & Sherryann Mills; 1 son: Patrick Mills; numerous grand children & …
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Johnnie Ash
DEATH NOTICE Johnnie Ash, 84 yrs., aresident of Kennedy Subdivision & formerly of Kemp's Bay, Andros, died at his residence on 31st January, 2013. He is survived by his wife:Vera Ash; son: John Ash;sister:Irene Charlton of Mayaguana, Maggie Walkes & …
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Sylvia Culmer
DEATH NOTICE Sylvia Culmer, 84, a resident of Nassau Village, died at PMH on 26th March, 2012. She is survived by her 4 sons: Rev. Charles Culmer, Lorenzo & Michael Culmer & Ruben Johnson; 4 daughters: Elder Patricia Warren, Dorothy, …
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Baron Stephan Dean
Mr. Baron Stephan Dean A Resident of #84 Ridgeland Park East Ashley Street died at PMH, February 6th 2020 He is suirvived by his Son: Baron Dean Jr., Mother: Christena Dean, Brothers: Kamaal, Lynden and Maceo, Aunt: Lillis Dean-Bethel, Numerous …
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Junior college basketball prospects soak up early season success in US
BAHAMIAN basketball prospects have teamed up at the junior college level across the United States and have experienced early season success with their respective programmes.
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DIANE PHILLIPS: Walkabout not workout uncovers lost glories
On Tuesday, my personal trainer, a man named Robert Hamilton, and I were walking. It’s what we do when I am too lazy to work out after a gruelling 12-hour day when I could think of at least a dozen things more preferable to push-ups and crunches.