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Tourism urged: Do more to counter COVID inaccuracy

A senior tourism official yesterday questioned what the industry is doing collectively “to counter” COVID-19 disinformation on social media as he revealed the “uneven” Family Islands recovery.

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DPM urges Bahamian investors to help add to room capacity as hotels are full

TOURISM Minister Chester Cooper urged Bahamian investors to open their homes to help meet tourism demand, citing room capacity as a challenge due to high hotel occupancy rates.

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Tourism chief: ‘Step up our game’ over vaccination roll-out

A senior Ministry of Tourism executive yesterday urged the Bahamas to “step up its game” on the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out over fears its Caribbean rivals are outpacing it.

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Bahamas must target 70% cruise visitor ratio

A well-known hotelier says The Bahamas must do a better job on cruise passenger “conversion” and increasing the number of resort rooms if it is to maximise tourism’s economic benefits.

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Our toxic world: the burden of toxins and the importance of detoxification

In the world in which we live today it is no longer an issue of “If you are toxic”, but “How toxic are you?”

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NFL Picks: Week Three Results

An absolute mess is the only way to describe it. The NFL has but one storyline.

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Natasha Ellis

Funeral Service for Mrs. Natasha Ellis, age 45 years, a resident of Carmichael Road, will be held on Saturday, December 15th, 2018, 10:00 a.m., at Golden Gates World Outreach Ministries, Carmichael Road. Officiating will be Bishop Ros L. Davis, assisted …

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Remanda Jane Carey Cooper

Funeral Service for Retired Nurse Remanda Jane Carey “Carrie” Cooper, age 91 years, of #38 Farrington Road, and formerly of Bennett’s Harbour, Cat Island will be held on Saturday, August 23rd, 2014, 10:00 a.m., at Holy Spirit Anglican Church, #18 …

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Remanda Jane Carey Cooper

Funeral Service for Retired Nurse Remanda Jane Carey “Carrie” Cooper, age 91 years, of #38 Farrington Road, and formerly of Bennett’s Harbour, Cat Island will be held on Saturday, August 23rd, 2014, 10:00 a.m., at Holy Spirit Anglican Church, #18 …

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NATHALIE RACHEL TURNQUEST-GARCIA

Funeral Service for the late NATHALIE RACHEL TURNQUEST-GARCIA age 79 years of 91 Falcon Crest, Eastern Estates will be held on Saturday, February 14th, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Bethel Baptist Church, Meeting Street. Officiating will be Rev. Timothy Stewart, …

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IDELLA LORD-SIMMONDS

FUNERAL SERVICE for MATRIARCH IDELLA LORD-SIMMONDS age 91 years of #21 Laura Hill Subdivision, Yamacraw Beach Estates who died on Sunday, November 12th, 2017 will be held on Saturday, December 2nd, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Margaret’s Anglican Church, …

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Neville Eugene Gibson

Funeral Service for Neville Eugene Gibson age 91 of Durham Street and formerly of Turnbull, Long Island who died on September 13, 2016 will be held on Friday September 23, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Centreville Seventh Day Adventist Church, …

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Hester Mae Kerr

Funeral Service For Mrs. Hester Mae Kerr, 91 of #16 Simms Street, off Maxwell Lane and formerly of Staniard Creek, Andros, will be held on Sunday, October 1st, 2017, 2:30 p.m. at Grants Town Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Officiating will be …

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Carmen Blunetta Tinker

Funeral Service for the Late Carmen Blunetta Tinker, 91 years of South Beach Estates and formerly of Port Howe, Cat Island, will be held on Sunday February 24th, 2013, 2:30 p.m. at St. Agnes Anglican Church, Baillou Hill Road. The …

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Call for Elisha Obed to be remembered

WITH the Ministry of Education putting a little more focus on Bahamian history being taught in the high school curriculum, Wellington Miller is calling for a renewed sensitisation of the students to the achievements of so many great sporting icons, including former world boxing champion Oswald ‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson.

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Call for Elisha Obed to be remembered

WITH the Ministry of Education putting a little more focus on Bahamian history being taught in the high school curriculum, Wellington Miller is calling for a renewed sensitisation of the students to the achievements of so many great sporting icons, including former world boxing champion Oswald ‘Elisha Obed’ Ferguson.

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Louise Jane Hall

Funeral service for Louise Jane Hall, 91 yrs., a resident of #15 Carl Road, Claridge Subdivision & formerly of Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Island, will be held at Zion Baptist Church, East & Shirley Streets, on Saturday, September 28, …

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Deaconess Doreen Albertha Williams-Black

Funeral service for the late Deaconess Doreen Albertha Williams-Black age 91 years of #3 Honey Creeper Lane and formerly of United Estates, San Salvador will be held on Saturday, April 13th, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at Zion South Beach Baptist …

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Jones and Foxes are still undefeated in EuroLeague

Jonquel Jones and her UMMC Ekaterinburg Foxes needed some late game heroics, but they rebounded from last week’s Super Cup final loss to remain undefeated in the FIBA Women’s EuroLeague.

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Lucayan managers to ‘very shortly’ get new payout offer

The Grand Lucayan’s managers should “very shortly” receive a new voluntary payout offer following “a productive meeting” last Friday with the minister of tourism.