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‘IF YOU WANT WAR, YOU’LL GET WAR’: Furious Speaker shuts down Parliament over government’s inaction on COVID outbreak
HOUSE Speaker Halson Moultrie accused the government of disrespecting Parliament by ignoring and refusing to implement his COVID-19 preventative measures, leading him to abruptly adjourn yesterday’s sitting until May 3.
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Immigration repatriated 1,100 in the last two months and numbers could exceed last year
IMMIGRATION Minister Keith Bell said 1100 people have been repatriated so far this year.
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Radshad Davis cans 16 in win over Troy
RADSHAD Davis concluded the regular season with one of his better offensive performances of the year and helped his team clinch home court advantage in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference tournament. Davis finished with 16 points on 7-9 shoot
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UPDATED: PM announces weekend lockdown, new midweek curfew hours
THE recent surge of COVID-19 cases prompted Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis on Friday to reinstate a weekend lockdown and implement a new 7pm to 5am curfew midweek.
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Jones catches fire with monster 44-point game
Jonquel Jones had the most dominant performance of her professional basketball career to lead Bosnia and Herzegovina to an opening round win in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2023 Qualifiers.
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Buddy Hield prepares for tonight's NBA debut
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - Set to make his debut tonight for the New Orleans Pelicans, Buddy Hield noted the adjustment to his preparation and his game day routine at the NBA level.
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Demitri No.1 option in V Tech's passing game
DEMITRI Knowles’ productivity as the No.1 option in Virginia Tech’s passing game continues to pay dividends for the Hokies as they won their fifth consecutive game on Saturday.
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Taxis suffer 80% business fall-off
Taxi drivers have seen an 80 percent fall in business as they enter the traditionally slow September period, their union head said yesterday, adding that COVID testing and changed protocols are also to blame.
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T Frank Kerr
Funeral service for T. Frank Kerr, age 82 years, of Skyline Drive, will be held on Saturday May 12, 2018 at 11:00 a.m., at Christ Church Cathedral, George Street. Officiating will be The Very Rev’d Dean Patrick Adderley assisted by …
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Winston Cardinal Knight
Funeral Service for the late Winston Cardinal Knight, aged 82 years of Stapledon Gardens and formerly of Barbados, who died on Friday, 19th August, 2016, will be held on Friday, September 2nd, 2016, 10:30 a.m. at the Most Holy Trinity …
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Leon Alexander Turnquest
Funeral Service For Leon Alexander Turnquest Age: 82 Service Held at: Zion Baptist Church Matthew Town, Inagua, Bahamas Saturday, November 25th, 2017 at 11:30 A. M. Officiating: The Venerable Archdeacon James Palacious Assisted by: Assistant Pastor Audrey Burrows Pastor Evamae …
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Thomas Vernon Gladstone Livingstone Rolle
Funeral Service Thomas Vernon Gladstone Livingstone Rolle, 82 a resident of Pinewood Gardens, will be held at Emmanuel Gospel Chapel, Malcolm Allotment, on Friday, 14th July, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Officiating will be Pastor Ricardo Turner & Pastor Jeffrey Evans, …
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Lavania Patricia Thompson
A Funeral Service for the late Mrs. Lavania Patricia (Tootsie) Thompson, aged 82 years, of Ryswick Road, Nassau, The Bahamas will be held at the Chapel of Love, Kemp’s Funeral Home Limited, Palmdale Avenue and Bradley Street,Nassau on Friday, 28th …
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Rupert Alonzo Adams
Funeral Service for the Late Rupert Alonzo “Lonnie” Adams, 82 years of #557 Joan Heights, South Beach, will be held on Saturday August 10th, 2013, 10:00 a.m. at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, West Hill Street. Fr. Glen Nixon will officiate. …
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Chimene Paul
CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR: Chimene Paul Age: 82 Years Old A Resident of #12 Bamboo Street Golden Gates #1 who passed away peacefully on Saturday January 25th, 2020 at Princess Margaret Hospital. Celebration will be held on Saturday February 15th …
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Tropical storm Danny strengthens in Atlantic - could become first hurricane of the season
TROPICAL Storm Danny - the fourth named storm of the season - is strengthening far out in the Atlantic Ocean and could become a hurricane on Thursday, the National Hurricane Centre (NHC) in Miami said on Wednesday morning.
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One Family leader hailed as 'Queen of Junkanoo'
THE first woman to lead a major Junkanoo group was yesterday officially recognised as the “Queen of Junkanoo”, something government officials said effectively “shattered the glass ceiling” for the advancement of women in the traditional cultural expression.
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Senators hand in resignations
CARL Bethel, Kwasi Thompson and Dr Duane Sands each last night confirmed that they tendered resignations, with immediate effect, from the Senate following a bombshell move from the majority of Free National Movement (FNM) MPs to have Dr Hubert Minnis removed as leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Assembly.
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Why bring race into it?
“If you are black and you are poor, you die. Surely a tax is better than death.” What kind of idiotic statement is that in a country of 85 per cent black, ruled by the majority?
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STATESIDE: Messi makes and impact on Miami sports with a look at Mas Canosa’s impact on Cuban-US relations
WE all know about the close ties The Bahamas maintains with South Florida. It’s hardly a secret that the legal as well as the illegal commerce between us has over many decades proven to be enduring, necessary, lucrative and quite creative. Miami-Dade County has 30 “sister city” agreements with foreign municipalities around the world, including one with The Bahamas. And one of Miami’s two “friendship city” relationships is with Barcelona which might prove to be prophetic, as we will see.
