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Adlean Armbrister

Funeral Service for Ms. Adlean Armbrister age 94yrs of Mosquito Drive, Foxdale formerly of Old Bight Cat Island will be held at Zion Baptist Church East and Shirley Street on Friday August 5th 2016 at 11a.m. Officiating will be Rev …

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Vetol Flowers

Funeral Service for Mrs. Vetol Flowers, age 94 years, of Driggs Hill, South Andros, will be held on Saturday, April 1st, 2017, 10:00 a.m., at St. Luke Baptist Church, Driggs Hill, South Andros. Officiating will be Rev. Dr. Carrington S. …

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Preselitta Nesbitt

Funeral Service for Preselitta Nesbitt aged 94 years of Young Street and formerly of Water Cay, Grand Bahama who died on May 13th 2012 will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Mt. Pleasant Green Baptist Church, East & …

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Investigation demanded over China's alleged BTC 'spying'

A "serious investigation" was demanded yesterday into allegations that China has exploited the Bahamas Telecommunications Company's (BTC) mobile phone network to spy on US citizens.

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BVI court criticises Bahamas liquidators

The Bahamian liquidators for an alleged multi-million dollar international fraud have been blasted by a British Virgin Islands (BVI) judge over a “remarkable” and “gratuitous” agreement with a BISX-listed broker/dealer.

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Mystics beat Jones and Sun 95-86 in WNBA Finals opener

The Washington Mystics got off to a hot shooting start in the first quarter and it proved to be too much for the Connecticut Sun to overcome in game one of the WNBA Finals. The Mystics won 95-86 over the Sun at home yesterday in Washington DC’s Ente

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Coca-Cola goes for gold in Rio Olympics with the global #thatsgold campaign

AS the clock ticks down to the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Coca-Cola has its eyes set on celebrating gold – but not just the gold found on top of the world’s most elite podium.

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Ayton and Suns tie series 2-2

Deandre Ayton had his fourth consecutive double double in the 2021 NBA playoffs and his Phoenix Suns evened their best-of-seven round one series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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DNA reveals plan to tackle landfill problems

DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Leader Branville McCartney yesterday questioned if the government has “some interest” in Renew Bahamas, charging that there are frequent dump fires because “there are people in high places benefitting from it”.

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Web shop licence winners named

ONLY eight web shop operators have been awarded conditional gaming house operator licences, with the “disqualified” applicant ordered to close its business in less than two weeks, Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe announced last night.

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Laing: Immigration can boost economy

FORMER State Minister for Finance Zhivargo Laing believes that the country should look at its immigration policy as a means of bringing new economic injection in The Bahamas.

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DNA says latest Budget is filled with empty gestures

DNA Leader Branville McCartney said yesterday that while that 2015/2016 budget contained “some glimmers of hope” it was mostly filled “with few details and empty gestures as part of a bid to distract the public” the government’s “poor record on issues of national importance”.

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‘Premature’ to hand back VAT windfall

A top private sector executive yesterday warned it might be “premature” for the Government to start ‘handing back’ its Value-Added Tax (VAT) windfall via other tax breaks, arguing that deficit reduction was the priority.

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Port regulatory trust 'spells potential chaos'

A businessman yesterday reiterated his warning that proposals to ‘split-off’ the Grand Bahama Port Authority’s (GBPA) regulatory functions into an independent trust “spell potential chaos”.

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$150,000 goal in battle to beat breast cancer

THE Bahamas Breast Cancer Initiative Foundation is hoping to raise at least $150,000 this month for research and support for its education outreach programme in the country. 

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Giants rout Stingers

The New Providence Basketball Association resumed its regular season on Monday night after taking a break for the Christmas holiday. The Commonwealth Bank Giants pulled off a rout and the Pyramid Food Rockets got by in a squeaker at the AF Adderley Gymnasium.

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Gov't pension liability is a 'ticking timebomb'

By NATARIO McKENZIE

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Air arrivals 100,000 off pre-COVID in ‘22

Air arrivals to The Bahamas in 2022 fell just 100,000 short of the 1.6m received in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic that shut tourism down for much of 2020 and 2021, it was revealed yesterday.

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BGDBA Playoffs: Cybots and Avengers go up 1-0 in first round

The Bain and Grants Town Cybots and Airport Authority Avengers nabbed the first wins in their round one playoff matchups.

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EDITORIAL: Deny bail to keep killers alive?

SHOULD bail be a right?