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Edison Merlon Roberts
Pastor Edison Merlon Roberts, age 84 of Imperial Park, Nassau, The Bahamas, died at Doctors Hospital, Collins Avenue, Nassau, on Saturday, 8th August, 2015. Pastor Roberts was predeceased by his wife, Madge Udean Roberts; his father and mother, Merlon and …
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It's a first as Giants stun Jaspers 88-82
THE Manhattan College Jaspers were hoping to return home to Riverdale, New York, with a perfect run through the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s 5th annual BTC Summer of Thunder Classic in the Bahamas.
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25% of mortgage credit ‘past due’
Almost $1 out of every $4 mortgage dollars lent by Bahamian commercial banks was past due at end-October 2014, Tribune Business can reveal, as the Government moves to revive its “dead in the woods” relief plan.
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AML 'stops counting' at 2,000 resumes for 90 jobs
AML Foods yesterday told Tribune Business it had “stopped counting” after receiving over 2,000 applications for the 90 jobs that will be created when its Solomon’s Fresh Market store at Harbour Bay opens before Christmas, the situation highlighting why proposed Employment Act reforms should be shelved.
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Banks see $49.5mbad loans decline
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor Bahamian commercial banks experienced a collective $49.5 million or 4.1 per cent loan arrears reduction in February 2012, it was revealed last night, although it is probably too early to herald the start of a cred
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Arawak Port repayment causes $41m loan fall
The Arawak Port Development Company’s (APD) repayment of its $43 million Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) bridging loan resulted in total bank commercial loans declining by $40.6 million in August.
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New transport minister targets boating revenue
The newly-appointed transport minister yesterday said he will look to introduce Family Island mooring fees, while suggesting that the 4 per cent foreign-flagged yacht charter fee is “too low”.Renward Wells, the former minister of agriculture and mari
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Ron Johnson
Final Rites and Burial for the late Mr. Ron “Shorts” Johnson , Age 40yrs, a resident of Garden Hill #2, will be held at The Voice of Deliverance Deciple Centre, on Saturday, November 21st, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will …
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Man, 73, dies in boat accident off Sandyport
A 73-year-old man has died after a collision between two boats two miles off Sandyport, New Providence.
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Hilda Smith
Hilda Smith age 90 years of Turtle Drive Bel Air Estate and formerly of McQueen’s Cat Island died on Friday February 7 2014 at the Princess Margaret Hospital. She is survived by her sons: Rev. Ishmael Smith, Hiriam Smith and …
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Leotha Romer
Leotha Romer, 90 of Jumbey Street, Pinewood Gardens and formerly of Rolleville, Exuma, died on February 29th, 2020 at The Princess Margaret Hospital. She is survived by Four (4) Sons: Anthony (Latovia), Preston, Aldone (Keva) and Dwayne Romer. Four (4) …
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Four arrested after marijuana found
FOUR men were arrested after police discovered six boxes of marijuana worth $90,500 in New Providence.
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Police to beef up manpower as holiday season begins
WITH the murder rate now up to 90 for the year, National Security Minister Marvin Dames yesterday said the police force will be beefing up manpower in the capital as the holiday season approaches.“We have many police officers out there on the streets
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NATHALINE GRACE GILBERT-HEPBURN
Funeral Service for the late NATHALINE GRACE GILBERT-HEPBURN age 98 years of Lily of The Valley Corner and formerly of New Bight, Cat Island will be held on Friday, September 30th, 2016 at 11:00 am at St Agnes Anglican Church, …
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Aliv ‘credibility’ boost as roll-out targets hit
The Bahamas’ second mobile operator yesterday received a “credibility” boost from regulators confirming it had met its first network roll-out targets, and disclosed it was ahead of schedule in bring service to Abaco, Grand Bahama and Eleuthera.
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The day a German submarine was sighted in the Bahamas
THE morning of Saturday, August 7, 1943, began clear and calm, with good visibility from the bluff on which the town of Clarence Town, Long Island, Bahamas is perched.
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Sports in brief
Sports in brief NPBA CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER taking a break for the Easter holiday weekend, the New Providence Basketball Association (NPBA) is scheduled to resume play in their best-of-five championship series at the DW Davis gym tonight. The MailBoat Cybot
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Eliminations begin on Hugh Campbell day 4
Day four of the Hugh Campbell Basketball Classic traditionally produces the first group of eliminations in the annual tournament as the field starts to dwindle headed into mid-term break for most schools.
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Vehicle imports down up to 90%
Vehicle import volumes at the Nassau Container Port have dropped by up to 90 percent, its top executive revealed yesterday, as half-year profits dropped by almost 36 percent compared to pre-COVID.
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Bahamian engineers told to seek more foreign JVs
Bahamian companies should seek foreign joint venture partnerships to present a more “complete package” to Government when bidding on contracts, a leading Bahamian engineer said yesterday, suggesting this was an area where many were ‘falling down’.
